Ep. 6 "Flute Set for Solo Flute" by Adolphus Hailstork | Performed by Zoe Cagan

March 18, 2019 | After playing a marathon performance for us, we spoke to Zoe about her experience as a black woman studying flute. Zoe says that she was lucky enough to receive financial support from her parents for both an instrument and music lessons from a young age, but “growing up it was obviously a bit lonely being one of the only black faces in a classical space-- a space that’s so dominated by the people that can afford it.”

[ ARTIST ]
Zoe Cagan | flutist, performer

[ ABOUT THE MUSIC ]
“The first movement dances between solid and jazz rhythms, almost like a play on the Baroque era. A Blues Baroque, if you will. The second movement continues to play with the Baroque style. Each descending scale lands firmly on resonant pitch, and the never-ending “string-crossing” intervals give this movement a violin-esque feel.” - Zoe Cagan

[ ABOUT EXPOSURE TV ]
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