Jane Shelly's flute choirs play at the New Canaan
Historical Society's tea
and at the First Presbyterian Church in New Canaan.
 
Press
Release
For Immediate Release
On Saturday, March 5 a number of
local flute students played with the Greater
Bridgeport Symphony in a performance of John
Corigliano’s Pied Piper Fantasy. The work tells the
story of the mysterious Pied Piper of Hamlin who
appears and, at the request of the townspeople, rids
the town of its rat infestation by charming the
rodents with his flute playing. When he returns for
payment, the burgers refuse to pay him his fee. In
retaliation, so the legend goes, he then charms the
children of the town and takes them off never to be
seen again. In the last movement of the work, the
composer calls for an ensemble of flutists, drummer
and non-playing children to appear in the audience,
march up on stage, play back and forth with the
piper and then follow him off through the audience
while the orchestra plays a lament at their parting.
Under the direction of Jane Shelly, principal flute
of the GBS and co-owner of Wilton Music Studios, the
ensemble started rehearsing the piece in the fall
and even gave a mock performance of the last
movement at the New Canaan Inn, as assisted living
facility in New Canaan. Principal percussionist of
the GBS, Anthony DeQuattro provided three of his
students and the non-playing children are members of
the children’s choir of the United Church in
Bridgeport.
CONTACT PERSON: Jane Shelly
761-0889
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