During the 49th National Flute Association Convention - Variations on a Dream, BETA Quartet performs flute quintet “Flock” by Allison Loggins-Hull with flutist Emily Bedard Dierickx and the world premiere of the third movement of “Where We Come From…” by Marcus Elliot.

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"Flock" was inspired by minimalist composer Steve Reich's "Vermont Counterpoint", a tour de force for multiple flutes. The flutes in "Flock" represent the flight pattern of a flurry of birds who move in and out of chaos, harmony, and tight togetherness. The original version of "Flock" includes electronics and drums (performed by Joe Blaxx), and can be heard on Flutronix's sophomore album, "2.0". The sheet music for this acoustic version for four concert flutes and alto flute can be purchased through Carl Fischer.

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“Where We Come From…” is a 2019 commissioned work that due to COVID-19 has yet to receive its world premiere. This work is a meditation on the divine feminine in relation to the planet Earth and the human race. We have a lot of problems going on in our world today. These are truly troubling times. One thing that seems to happen is that people try to create a solution for the problem at hand, instead of sitting, listening, seeing and asking, ‘what exactly is the problem, how did come to be, and has it always been there? The first three movements attempt to explore the problem’. The last movement is not a solution or an idea, but a prayer to our mother, Earth. “We will sing this song to our mother, in her last days, in our last days, so that we can remember, together, Where We Come From”.