Alex Conway, flute player in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, introduces the many instruments in the flute family—from familiar bird-like tunes to some new sounds you might not have seen up close before!

https://wso.ca/blog/musician/conway-alex/

Musical Excerpts:
Camille Saint-Saens, ’The Swan’ from Carnival of the Animals (bass flute – 7:50)
John Williams, Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter (alto flute – 9:19)
John Williams, excerpt from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (recorder – 10:06)
Camille Saint-Saens, ‘The Aviary' from Carnival and the Animals (flute – 10:58)
Sergei Prokofiev, excerpt from Peter and the Wolf (flute – 11:05)
Claude Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (flute – 11:33)
Maurice Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe (piccolo – 12:39)
Rossini, Semiramide (piccolo – 13:37)