This flute and piano version (1999) of The Snow Goose was written in response to a request from New Zealand flautist Alexa Still. The composer writes: “This is a gentle tribute to the goose which, together with Philip Rhayader and Frith, is a central figure in Paul Gallico’s classic story of the Second World War, The Snow Goose. This feathered wanderer from Canada, rescued from the marshes of Essex by Frith, tamed and befriended by Rhayader, follows his boat as far as the beaches of Dunkirk.”
