Jonathan Cohen

One Ann Arbor Morn is a quaintly touching suite of scenes from the composer's childhood; scored for the rich and rare trio instrumentation of C Flute; Alto Flute; and Bass (or Contrabass). I. Through...

Cohen's compositions for flute ensembles; ranging from duets through large choirs; are well known and frequently performed. Less familiar than his flute chamber music is a treasure chest of gems for m...

Helen's Backyard is a celebration of life told through a backyard day, presented in five movements. 'Dawn Processional' paints a sunrise and the sun's triumphal march across the land. Tentative but en...

Mood Swings, in three movements, take the mood up, down, and up again. 'Pink Flamenco' opens the piece with a Spanish flavor with a snappy dance in three that offers an alto solo and a surprise ending...

Free As A Child recalls memories of freedom that most of us will remember from childhood. The first movement, 'Bicycle Breeze', is a waltz: 'We rise at dawn on a sunny Saturday. Nobody stirs as we sil...

Flutes and Vegetables offers a full daily recommended allowance of energetic dances sure to hold the interest of you and your audience, and consists of four courses. The meal begins with Pepper Presto...

Piccolos In The Pub consists of three movements of Celtic flavor featuring a pair of piccolos, but giving ample voice to the rest of the choir. The piece opens with the piccolos playing The Jiggered P...

This jaunty four-movement piece for flute choir by Jonathan Cohen follows a particularly irreverent vicar on a typical day. Contrasting, playful movements include Making His Rounds, Flirting on High S...

This collection presents seven original flute duets which are designed specifically for low flutes, but can also be played by standard C flutes. Each duet is arranged in three different ways, so it ca...

Cohen presents five descriptive and varied miniatures for flute choir, inspired by a major food group. All parts of the choir are featured, from the low flutes in An Ugli Fruit Goes Bad to the piccolo...

Jonathan Cohen just likes to have fun with his flutes (Out of Their Rinds, Tropical Flute Punch, Precipitation to the Dance, and more). In She Flutters Me!, he considers the absolute joy and despair o...

Jonathan Cohen writes fun and fun-to-play flute choir music (Flutes and Vegetables, Tropical Flute Punch, Out of Their Rinds). In I Paused in the Wood, he takes a moment for a more reflective approach...

A set of three outdoor scenes, Flutes of Nature describes the joy of childhood play, the quiet of a falling snow, and the frenetic romp of little pine squirrels. Flutes of Nature was written for the P...

Inspired by a drive through the Sierra Nevada; Jonathan Cohen's Sierra Morning Freedom beautifully captures the majesty and charm of the Western American mountain range known as the High Sierras. Brea...

Albisiphonics is a piece for bass flute and piano written for Peter Sheridan on the occasion of his acquiring an Albisiphon Baritono. This rare flute was manufactured c. 1920 and was designed by Albel...

Three movements (Amabo (I shall love); Amavi (I have loved); Amo (I do love)) with a Latin flair from award-winning composer Jonathan Cohen. Don't be fooled by the ancient Latin movement titles, as ea...

L'Esprit des Petits Enfants' expresses the joy, energy, and darting interest that exude from young children. From the beginning, the music happily careens between exuberant speed and flowing exaltatio...

Inspired by the many ghost stories of New Orleans, Danse des Mysteres is primarily set in a 5/4 meter and a haunting, slow introduction leads to a lively dance. Commissioned by Danielle Breisach and t...

Play your licks on Flute 66. Bomb down the open highway in your shades, playing jazz with some tight chords. Flute 66 takes your audience on a classy road trip where cool jazz meets

In the space of a few tentative heartbeats, longing rockets into the ecstatic effervescence of a new love, caroming from each gesture, whisper, reaction, then slowly calming in reveries only to ascend...

Written for and premiered by the 10,000 Lakes Flute Orchestra to open the 2017 National Flute Association Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

I May Be Down, but the Jig Is Up' was commissioned for the 2018 National Flute Association High School Flute Choir, under the direction of George Pope. A three-movement piece with a Celtic flavor: Kno...

Beyond the Black Stump' is an Australian expression meaning 'remote from civilization' or 'in the Outback.' This piece offers the composer's impressions of the Outback, attempting (in only a few minut...

Land of Arctic Fire: Impressions of Iceland' was commissioned by the Song of the Angels Flute Orchestra (Los Angeles, California) and consists of five movements: Just Below the Surface, Glacier, Casca...

Forbidden Forest' by Jonathan Cohen was premiered at the 2019 Annual Convention of the National Flute Association in Salt Lake City. The Double Down Throw Down Low Flute Orchestra was conducted by Dr....