In addition there are two jazz bands and a flute choir.
The instrument is rare today, only occasionally found in flute choirs or private collections.
Most flute ensembles of five or more people can be considered a flute choir, although this is not a fixed number.
In the 1960s, flute choirs began to surface within colleges and communities.
The following instruments, listed by descending range, can be included in a flute choir:
The most common instrumentation for a "standard" flute choir can be seen in much of the literature:
Their main use has been in large flute choirs and occasionally in film scores.
It is scored for the typical wind orchestra, as well as an extended flute choir.
The second movement is playing by a moderately-sized extended flute choir.
The sixth group is the flute choir which has 12 members performing only on flute.