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from Hammy Hamilton Compositions
People are often concerned about how strong their bottom D is, but I always like to think that the higher ocatves on a flute are just as important, and very few tunes start up high. This tune came about from that sort of thinking and it actually starts on a high B, but you could play a third octave C natural above that as a leading note. It’s a reel and I decided to call it Conor O’Malley’s. Conor O’Malley is my dentist, and he’s also a flute player so he knows how to look after the embouchure. I dedicated this to him because he’s currently doing quite a bit of work on me.
