Above the Wind, for flute, bassoon, horn, and piano

by Paul Basler

$24

Above the Wind was commissioned by and written for bassoonist Bruce Gbur. Composed in the winter of 1993, the work is dedicated to Eva Adcock, who for many years was a professor of music at Western Carolina University and a dominant, inspirational force in the musical world of southern Appalachia. Above the Wind is a predominantly gentle work that tries to capture the quiet yet strong spirit of rural western Carolinians as well as the grandeur of the ancient mountains.