Primavera is a short virtuosic work for Flute and Coloratura Soprano. It was written in 1971, and premiered by Dorothy Dorow at her concert at the Zagreb Festival of Contemporary Music. It takes its lyricsfroma poem by the Peruvian poet Amalia Elguera, with whom the composer collaborated on several projects, including two operas.

(b. 1928) is a Scottish-American composer. Over a career spanning morethan60 years, she has established herself as one...