Flutist, composer and musical innovator Robert Dick managed to miraculously merge the worlds of classical, contemporary and jazz music at his recital at the School of Music Recital Hall Wednesday night.

Dick began his performance playing his own piece, “Techno Yaman”

He walked onstage, flute-in-hand, and turned on a mini-key board for a beat. He used the keyboard to create complimentary and contrasting rhythms. Dick combined the sweet sounding woodwind and harsh beats for his opening piece.

Dick’s performance was not just nice to listen to, but he created a total experience for the audience: It sounded like the sun was calmly rising on a warm horizon in India.

I was taken into the complete sensory experience, and after a few bars the birds began to wake up.

Literally, Dick began to play a lighter and higher melodic tune that flutes are often famous for, but in India the birds were stirring and singing.

The end of the piece was like watching sun completely rise and sit in its place. The movement was over, but the experience and effects last.

Switching his keyboard to a beat-box sound, Dick contrasted the rhythm in his second piece,”Acht Stücke” by Paul Hindemith, Dick began to jump from high to low notes and vice-versa, a difficult feat for any flute player.

Breaking the traditional role of the flute, Dick gave the instrument and piece a grittier feel.

Once again, creating an experience mirroring the chaos of a city, leaving the audience entranced.

Dick is musician far from the norm — by actually becoming so familiar with technique, he is able to gracefully break the rules.

Creating experiences and new forms of music, Dick is indeed a skilled rebel and rule-breaker.