Polly Moller's new flute quartet,
Remove Before Flight, will be premiered at the Hiller Aviation Museum's annual fundraising gala,
Above and Beyond. The piece is written for 2 C flutes, alto flute, and bass flute, and features a slow movement called "The Breeze" and a fast movement called "Takeoff". The piece was commissioned by the Hiller Aviation Museum and supported by a grant from the American Composers Forum's Community Partners program. The performers will be flutists Polly Moller, Julie Burkert, Amy Likar and Stacey Pelinka. The gala will also feature special guest speaker Burt Rutan, designer of SpaceShipOne, the winner of the Anseri X-Prize and Collier Trophy.
Cost: $350