The Song of the Angels Flute Orchestra is a Los Angeles based professional flute choir dedicated to bringing joy and comfort to others through beautiful music. In addition to performing romantic flute choir classics, this flute orchestra concentrates much of its attention on taking well-known orchestral works and re-arranging them for flute orchestra, both for performance and publication. Another particularly unique feature of this flute choir is its full use of the lowest members of the flute family - the contrabass, sub/f-bass and double contrabass flutes. This flute choir has among it's members one of only four C double contrabass flutes, and the only F double contrabass flute, in the world!
Theobold Boehm, who preferred playing the alto flute on his own time, would have hailed the day of the C Bass Flute, the F and C Contrabass Flutes and the F and C Double Contrabass Flutes! Song of the Angels is the only orchestra of flutes in the world which contains this configuration: 16 concert flutes, piccolo, 5 alto flutes, 5 C bass flutes, 2 contrabass flutes in C, F contrabass flute, and F and C double contrabass flutes.
The upcoming release of Song of the Angels Flute Orchestra Live At St. James in the City has a sound like the BBC symphony; full bodied, evoking a heartfelt fire but a contrasting embrace, a Heavenly choir-like resonance and radiant beauty like that of Chanticlaire, the great vocal ensemble. As Internationally reknowned flutist Jean Ferrandis, from Paris has remarked " I was amazed at the quality of pitch and beauty of sound of Song of the Angels flute orchestra."
Further accolades include:"Hearing the Song of the Angels Flute Orchestra is an exceptionally rare experience. This group is unique because of it's wide range of flutes from the piccolo's highs to the double contrabass' ultra lows. The name of this orchestra is apropos for the angelic sounds each song exudes. You will be enthralled by the quality of music produced by this most talented group of dedicated musicians." (Jesse Taiko)
*Frederick staff has been called by James Galway "A Samson on flute!"
(James Galway, during a masterclass in the 1980s)