Two Flutes Playing

HMC's first commissioned major work. A song cycle for TTBB voices, soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, two flutes, piano, percussion, narrator and two male dancers. Created by Kansas City composer Mark Hayes, based on the book of the same name by Andrew Ramer.

Two Flutes Playing tells the stories of gay tribes who roamed the land during the Ice Age some 10,000 years ago. It was a time when gay men lived without fear in loving, caring communities and were honored and accepted by all the other tribes. These mythological stories communicate universal truths...the beauty of men loving men, both physically and spiritually, the unique gifts we offer the world because of our sexuality, and the special ability to be connectors between seemingly disparate segments of society.

This remarkable piece points to the awesome potential we have to change our world through our lives and through our voices