"Asphyxia" for flute alone

Nicole Chamberlain: “Asphyxia” for flute alone was written in 2016. The piece was commissioned by the Oklahoma Flute Society specifically for the final round of their 2016 Collegiate Competition.
The title "Asphyxia" refers to the medical condition of oxygen deprivation. Chamberlain intended the piece to mimic the physical demands of flute playing: specifically, how beginners often feel dizzy, but veteran flutists usually do not. The piece uses relentless extended techniques to push even experienced players to a state of "gasping for air".
2016 was a highly successful year for Chamberlain. "Asphyxia" received an Honorable Mention in the Flute New Music Consortium (FNMC) 2016 Composition Competition. She was also a finalist in other categories that same year for works like "Orion's Belt" and "Three Nine Line".
At this time, Chamberlain was firmly established as a "virtuoso flautist-composer" whose works were heavily influenced by her former career as a web animator and graphic designer. She utilized storytelling and visual imagery to inform her use of extended techniques.
By 2016, Chamberlain had been working as a full-time composer and flutist for several years after leaving her design career at age 32. She was actively managing her own independent publishing company, Spotted Rocket Publishing, with her husband.