Daughtrey-Azul (SP)-V/Cro./M/FL

Azul by Nathan Daughtrey for flute and keyboard percussion. Azul, Spanish for "blue", is a two movement work that represents two opposing incarnations of the color blue. The first movement, Cerulean Ice, features only metallic keyboard percussion and is meant to suggest the vast icy-blue glaciers of Antarctica. The second movement, Sapphiric Fire, utilizes only the marimba with the flute to represent the unpredictability of fire.

Instrumentation:
Flute
Crotales (2 octaves)
Vibraphone (3-octave)
Marimba (5-octave)
Sizzle Cymbal (optional)