Program Notes by Aaron Alter:

The blues can reflect many moods.  Introspective Blues #1 for flute and harp starts out reflecting the state of mind of a person thinking a lot about "why things are the way they are" but not ready to express it outwardly.  As the work unfolds, our "hero" gains more courage, and by the ending, we hear the outward expression that was suppressed initially.

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