Robert Dick

By performing the same phrase both using circular breathing and playing traditionally, Dick made the case for providing the performer more latitude for expression when supply of air is not an issue. Watching Dick’s upper body while playing was more instructive than merely hearing or reading about circular breathing or hearing a recording. Concluding the entire convention as the lone performer in a cavernous ballroom, Dick performed six works as a mini retrospective of his work. Infusing his final piece on a bass flute in F with “sci-fi” sounds and energy, Robert Dick suggested that his musical language is the direction flutists will take in the future.