Michal Rosiak
Michal Rosiak is a composer of contemporary works for flute ensemble, writing for the full range of the extended flute family from the familiar concert instruments to the deepest low flutes.
His Quasi Latino, for low flutes quartet, appears on Monologues & Dialogues (MD 3349), a programme devoted to the resonant and meditative colours of modern bass and contrabass flutes.
Angry Tunes (2011), written for the Monash University Flute Ensemble, is included on Fantasie Australis (MD 3366), a collection of recent Australian flute-ensemble scores that ranges from driving rhythm to pure lyricism.
Compositions by Michal Rosiak appear on
Fantasie Australis
Compositions by living Australian composers, most based in Melbourne, performed by the Monash University Flute Ensemble under Peter Sheridan. Australia’s flute-ensemble repertoire is still small beside other national traditions, yet the country has a rich store of fine woodwind writing.
Monologues & Dialogues
This recording features the resonant, meditative colours of modern low flutes. Austere, breathy and at times eerie, these deep registers open a sound-world still little explored in woodwind writing, and invite a wide range of musical imaginings.