Mel Orriss

The full Overture to Mozart's famous Opera (in its original key) is set here for Flute Quartet. A stunning recital piece for an advanced ensemble. Delicious!

This miniature symphony is set here for Flute Quintet, including Cuckoo, Duck Call, Nightingale, Crow and Quail. Charming an a little bit eccentric!

This miniature symphony is set here for Flute Quintet, including Cuckoo, Duck Call, Nightingale, Crow and Quail. Charming an a little bit eccentric!

This miniature symphony is set here for mixed ability flute choir, including Cuckoo, Duck Call, Nightingale, Crow and Quail. For larger forces Toy Trumpet, Drum, and Football Rattle would work equally...

This miniature symphony is set here for mixed ability flute choir, including Cuckoo, Duck Call, Nightingale, Crow and Quail. For larger forces Toy Trumpet, Drum, and Football Rattle would work equally...

An operatic classic, the beautiful Intermezzo originally featured just strings, organ, harp and oboe. This setting for flute ensemble treats the original with respect, and is a great opportunity to wo...

An operatic classic, the beautiful Intermezzo originally featured just strings, organ, harp and oboe. This setting for flute ensemble treats the original with respect, and is a great opportunity to wo...

Edward MacDowell wrote the piano suite Sea Pieces in 1898, shortly after his Woodland Sketches (which feature perhaps one of his most well-loved works, To a Wild Rose). In the first piece, Song, a jau...

Edward MacDowell wrote the piano suite Sea Pieces in 1898, shortly after his Woodland Sketches (which feature perhaps one of his most well-loved works, To a Wild Rose). In the first piece, Song, a jau...

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. The piece...

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. The piece...

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. This new v...

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. This new v...

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. This new v...

1.7.16 was commissioned by The Hamilton Flute Band to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, and was premiered in St Columb's Cathedral, Londonderry on 1st July 2016. This new v...

An unapologetically "tangoey" Tango, written as a warm-up piece for a group of over 150 flautists at the Birmingham Flute Choir Festival in March 2024. The strident minor key 'A' section featuring, in...

An unapologetically "tangoey" Tango, written as a warm-up piece for a group of over 150 flautists at the Birmingham Flute Choir Festival in March 2024. The strident minor key 'A' section featuring, in...

An unapologetically "tangoey" Tango, first conceived as a warm-up piece for a group of over 150 flautists at the Birmingham Flute Choir Festival in March 2024, and here presented in a slightly smaller...

An unapologetically "tangoey" Tango, first conceived as a warm-up piece for a group of over 150 flautists at the Birmingham Flute Choir Festival in March 2024, and here presented in a slightly smaller...

Music from Ravel's masterful piano suite has been arranged for many different groups since its first publication in 1918, including his own spectacular reworking of 4 of the movements for orchestra in...

Music from Ravel's masterful piano suite has been arranged for many different groups since its first publication in 1918, including his own spectacular reworking of 4 of the movements for orchestra in...

Ravel wrote these three charming songs for unaccompanied chorus while waiting to be enlisted into the army during World War 1. The lyrics are Ravel's own, and offer plenty of scope for colourful compo...

Ravel wrote these three charming songs for unaccompanied chorus while waiting to be enlisted into the army during World War 1. The lyrics are Ravel's own, and offer plenty of scope for colourful compo...

This sparkling overture sets the stage for Rossini's 1816 comic opera, fizzing with energy and full of charm. Among its many arrangements, one enduring favourite is the soundtrack to Bugs Bunny's anti...

This sparkling overture sets the stage for Rossini's 1816 comic opera, fizzing with energy and full of charm. Among its many arrangements, one enduring favourite is the soundtrack to Bugs Bunny's anti...