Hospice Flute: Music & Photography by Elaine Whitman
Hospice Flute
Music & Photography by Elaine Whitman
Elaine Whitman explains . . .
“I am performing this piece on a Native American Flute which I commissioned from the artist (http://www.billhughesflutes.com/) specifically as a hospice instrument. I play it in a variety of medical settings, but primarily at the bedside of patients who are in the last days or hours of their life. During these vigils, I play only the lowest notes of the flute. I do not play recognizable songs, but rather long, drawn-out tones. My eyes are on the patient’s chest, so that the length and spacing of my notes are congruent with the inhalation and exhalation of the patient’s breath.”
CLICK LINK TO PLAY – FLUTE MEDITATION
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