Instrumentation: Solo Flute

Duration: c. 6'40"

Using many extended techniques, this original solo flute piece asks listeners to expand their ideas of what the flute can be and do and drives aggressively forward like a chase. I was inspired by both the scene in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods when Laura’s Pa tells the story of his father being chased by a panther as he raced home through the dark Wisconsin woods on horseback, and my grandfather’s stories about the return of cougars to Lake of the Woods County in the early 2000s.

The full recording can be found here: https://julieflute.net/track/2456319/the-panther

Cover art by Cheri Johnson: https://www.cheribooksandmusic.com

Julie Johnson is a fiscal year 2024 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.