Zwilich’s CONCERTO ELEGIA for flute and strings was commissioned by a consortium of 11 orchestras and premiered by flutist Trudy Kane at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. The work’s three movements are titled Elegy, Soliloquy, and Epilogue, composed in memory of Zwilich’s late husband Erik LaMont. The consortium includes: Frost School of Music, University of Miami (lead consortium member) Thomas Sleeper, Conductor; Trudy Kane, Flute Baylor University Stephen Heyde, Conductor; Francesca Arnone, Flute Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University Philip Dikeman, Flute; Mark Wait, Dean Boston Conservatory Bruce Hangen, Conductor; Marianne Gedigian, Flute Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts Carlos Riazuelo, Conductor; Katherine Kemler, Flute; Todd Queen, Dean Shepherd School of Music, Rice University Larry Rachleff, Conductor; Leone Buyse, Flute; Robert Yekovitch, Dean Skidmore College Anthony Holland, Conductor University of Louisville Kimcherie Lloyd, Conductor; Kathy Karr, Flute University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance Kenneth Kiesler, Conductor; Amy Porter, Flute University of Nevada, Las Vegas Taras Krysa, Conductor; Jennifer Grim, Flute University of North Carolina School of the Arts Tadeu Coelho, Flute; Wade Weast, Dean