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osiak The Flute Society of South Australia Inc. www.saflutesociety.asn.au F r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t October, 2010 Founder Professor David Cubbin Patron Alison Rosser Vice Patrons Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM Robert Brown South Australian Flute News Print Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017 ABN: 96 991 331 922 Contents President’s Report 1 Coming Events 2 Dates for 2011 2-3 Scholarships 3 Concerts 4 Recent Events 4-9 CD Review 9 Articles 10 Flute Society Info 12 Dear Flute Society Members, Greetings! The end of the year is looming and I have been thinking about some of the activities we have presented to our members this year. For instance, recently we held a Teachers Information Evening and I was so pleased with the turn out of approximately 26 teachers! To those who attended, thank you for making the evening so worthwhile. I also heartily thank my wonderful colleagues whose input was so valuable – Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher and Natalie Zwar. We have a fantastic community of teachers in South Australia and I think the consensus was at that event to incorporate these teachers’ sessions into the Flute Society calendar of events for 2011. Have you all had a chance to look at the website? Annie Oates has done a brilliant job – I love the way she has set up the revolving photos. If you haven’t checked it out please do so as it is impressive. Thank you Annie! On November 21 we are holding two events on the same day. The AGM begins at 1-15 pm and the Adult Amateurs Afternoon (repeated by popular demand!) begins at 2 pm. I send a big thank you to Kerryn Schofield for directing these events with such enthusiasm and knowledge of ensemble repertoire. Please watch out for information on the Michael Cox Flute Course, which will consist of a week of masterclasses and teachers sessions beginning July 4, 2011 at the Elder Conservatorium. Please contact me by e-mail ([email protected] ) if you are thinking of coming and would like further information. I am fortunate to be leading a group of my tertiary flute students on a study trip to London and Paris in late January. We are having masterclasses with Michael Cox, Susan Milan and Paul Edmund- Davies in London and in Paris we will not only have classes with Philippe Bernold but also collaborate with the flute students of Jean Ferrandis and Patricia Nagle at the Ecole Normale Superieur. I am sure that there will be a lot to report when we return at the end of February. This is my opportunity to thank everyone for attending our events and to let you know that we will present another action packed series of events in 2011. I sincerely thank my committee for their enthusiasm, humour and diverse talents! They have been the life-blood of the Flute Society and their contributions are very much appreciated and treasured. All the best and Happy Christmas and New Year! Best wishes, E l i z a b e t h K o c h O A M Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Fine Fluting to all of our members and their families! Merry
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From the President
October, 2010
Founder Professor David Cubbin
Patron Alison Rosser
Vice Patrons Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM
Robert Brown
South Australian Flute News Print Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017 ABN: 96 991 331 922
Contents
President’s Report 1
Coming Events 2
Dates for 2011 2-3
Scholarships 3
Concerts 4
Recent Events 4-9
CD Review 9
Articles 10
Flute Society Info 12
Dear Flute Society Members, Greetings! The end of the year is looming and I have been thinking about some of the activities we have presented to our members this year. For instance, recently we held a Teachers Information Evening and I was so pleased with the turn out of approximately 26 teachers! To those who attended, thank you for making the evening so worthwhile. I also heartily thank my wonderful colleagues whose input was so valuable – Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher and Natalie Zwar. We have a fantastic community of teachers in South Australia and I think the consensus was at that event to incorporate these teachers’ sessions into the Flute Society calendar of events for 2011. Have you all had a chance to look at the website? Annie Oates has done a brilliant job – I love the way she has set up the revolving photos. If you haven’t checked it out please do so as it is impressive. Thank you Annie! On November 21 we are holding two events on the same day. The AGM begins at 1-15 pm and the Adult Amateurs Afternoon (repeated by popular demand!) begins at 2 pm. I send a big thank you to Kerryn Schofield for directing these events with such enthusiasm and knowledge of ensemble repertoire. Please watch out for information on the Michael Cox Flute Course, which will consist of a week of masterclasses and teachers
sessions beginning July 4, 2011 at the Elder Conservatorium. Please contact me by e-mail ([email protected]) if you are thinking of coming and would like further information. I am fortunate to be leading a group of my tertiary flute students on a study trip to London and Paris in late January. We are having masterclasses with Michael Cox, Susan Milan and Paul Edmund-Davies in London and in Paris we will not only have classes with Philippe Bernold but also collaborate with the flute students of Jean Ferrandis and Patricia Nagle at the Ecole Normale Superieur. I am sure that there will be a lot to report when we return at the end of February. This is my opportunity to thank everyone for attending our events and to let you know that we will present another action packed series of events in 2011. I sincerely thank my committee for their enthusiasm, humour and diverse talents! They have been the life-blood of the Flute Society and their contributions are very much appreciated and treasured.
All the best and Happy Christmas and New Year! Best wishes,
Elizabeth Koch OAM
Merry Christmas, Happy New
Year and Fine Fluting to
all of our members and their families!
osiak
The Flute Society of South Australia Inc. www.saflutesociety.asn.au
From the President
October, 2010
Founder Professor David Cubbin
Patron Alison Rosser
Vice Patrons Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM
Robert Brown
South Australian Flute NewsPrint Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017 ABN: 96 991 331 922
Contents
President’s Report 1
Coming Events 2
Dates for 2011 2-3
Scholarships 3
Concerts 4
Recent Events 4-9
CD Review 9
Articles 10
Flute Society Info 12
Dear Flute Society Members, Greetings! The end of the year is looming and I have been thinking about some of the activities we have presented to our members this year. For instance, recently we held a Teachers Information Evening and I was so pleased with the turn out of approximately 26 teachers! To those who attended, thank you for making the evening so worthwhile. I also heartily thank my wonderful colleagues whose input was so valuable – Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher and Natalie Zwar. We have a fantastic community of teachers in South Australia and I think the consensus was at that event to incorporate these teachers’ sessions into the Flute Society calendar of events for 2011. Have you all had a chance to look at the website? Annie Oates has done a brilliant job – I love the way she has set up the revolving photos. If you haven’t checked it out please do so as it is impressive. Thank you Annie! On November 21 we are holding two events on the same day. The AGM begins at 1-15 pm and the Adult Amateurs Afternoon (repeated by popular demand!) begins at 2 pm. I send a big thank you to Kerryn Schofield for directing these events with such enthusiasm and knowledge of ensemble repertoire. Please watch out for information on the Michael Cox Flute Course, which will consist of a week of masterclasses and teachers
sessions beginning July 4, 2011 at the Elder Conservatorium. Please contact me by e-mail ([email protected]) if you are thinking of coming and would like further information. I am fortunate to be leading a group of my tertiary flute students on a study trip to London and Paris in late January. We are having masterclasses with Michael Cox, Susan Milan and Paul Edmund-Davies in London and in Paris we will not only have classes with Philippe Bernold but also collaborate with the flute students of Jean Ferrandis and Patricia Nagle at the Ecole Normale Superieur. I am sure that there will be a lot to report when we return at the end of February. This is my opportunity to thank everyone for attending our events and to let you know that we will present another action packed series of events in 2011. I sincerely thank my committee for their enthusiasm, humour and diverse talents! They have been the life-blood of the Flute Society and their contributions are very much appreciated and treasured.
All the best and Happy Christmas and New Year!
Best wishes,
Elizabeth Koch OAM
Merry Christmas, Happy New
Year and Fine Fluting to
all of our members and their families!
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COMING EVENTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: Sunday, November 21, 1-15 pm (just before Adult Amateurs Flute
Afternoon) Venue: Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue,
Unley All members welcome to attend.
ADULT AMATEURS FLUTE AFTERNOON When: Sunday, November 21, 2 pm Venue: Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue,
Unley Fee: $5 Director: Kerryn Schofield
The brochure can be downloaded at www.saflutesociety.asn.au
SIR JAMES GALWAY’S CONCERT A reminder that Sir James will be presenting a concert of classical, popular and Irish favourites at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on Wednesday, December 1 at 8 pm. Bookings can be made at BASS, Ph. 131-246 or visit http://www.bass.net.au/events/database/SIRJAMESGALWAY2010/.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FLUTE ENSEMBLE The South Australian Flute Ensemble is looking for new members. Meetings: Tuesdays at 7-45 pm (no longer on Mondays) Where: The Mitcham Community Centre, corner Belair Road and Grange
Road, Lower Mitcham. Dates for 2010: October 26, November 9, 23 and 30, December 14. Dates for 2011: February 8 and 22, March 8, 22 and 29, April 12 and 26, May 10, 24
and 31, June 14 and 28, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23, September 13 and 27, October 11 and 25, November 8 and 22, December 13.
Current players range in standard from 4th Grade to Masters and range in age from 18 to 86. If you would like to join please contact Caroline Weatherstone, Ph. 7123-8154 or 0401-176-230.
DATES FOR 2011
CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP When: Saturday, June 18, 12 noon Venue: Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church
560 Goodwood Road, Daw Park (corner Aver Avenue) Adjudicator: Anna Lester Closing date: Thursday, June 9
The brochure and entry form will be included with the March newsletter.
QUIZ RESULT
Congratulations to
Amelia Turner, aged 12, from Pasadena,
for sending in the first correct entry for
the Music Quiz for Juniors. Amelia will receive a Sir
James Galway CD, just in time for his visit to Adelaide on
December 1!
Sir James Galway
TOP TEACHER
Our President, Elizabeth Koch OAM,
has been named the most outstanding university teacher
in South Australia in 2010. We send her our
congratulations. Visit http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ne
ws/news41641.html for more information.
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Peter Bartels Having a basic understanding of how the body breathes can greatly enhance the way a flautist organises his/her breathing. Oddly enough, many flautists don’t know how their bodies breathe. One fundamental principal needs to be comprehended to develop relaxed, effective breathing.
A common misconception is that when we inhale our body gets bigger because of the air filling us up. It is in fact the other way around. Our bodies get bigger and draw the air in. Much in the same way as a set of bellows draws air into the nozzle as the user pulls the handles apart. To put in simply, a flautist needs to get bigger to inhale and get smaller to exhale. ‘our bodies expand therefore we fill up with air’ There are four main areas of the body that expand to draw air into the lungs. The ribs, diaphragm, abdominal wall and pelvic floor. Lets look at them in turn. Place your right hand under your left arm and spread your fingers across your ribs. Now inhale and feel the excursion of the ribs as you inhale. The ribs swing outwards and upwards as you inhale, causing the size of the chest cavity to increase. The action of the ribs is much like the handle of a bucket if the bucket is held sideways. Try grabbing just one rib and feeling how it travels when you inhale and exhale.
The diaphragm is a dome shape and separates your chest cavity from your abdominal cavity. It is the bottom part of the chest cavity and the front edge of the dome sits higher at the front than at the back. As you inhale the dome shape
ARTICLE: SIMPLY BREATHE by Peter Bartels flattens out slightly increasing the size of the chest cavity in the downward direction. As you exhale the diaphragm returns to it’s domed shape. It is not possible to voluntarily control your diaphragm; you can only think ‘inhale’ and then the diaphragm will do it’s job. If you tuck your fingers in under your bottom ribs at the front and inhale you can feel the muscles stretching your diaphragm out a little.
As your diaphragm expands downwards all your gizzards below start to get squashed. This is where the abdominal wall comes into play by expanding and making a bit more room for your gizzards to get out of the way of your descending diaphragm. Your abdominal wall is primarily what we call your stomach muscles or where you wish your six pack was. Place your hands flat onto your stomach and inhale. If you are breathing well for flute playing, your stomach will expand. Dig your fingers into your waist line and inhale. Your waistline should also expand sideways. Place your hands on your lower back, either side of your spine, and with an effective breath you will feel some outward expansion there too.
At this point some of you may well be saying ‘but my stomach goes in when I breath in’. This unfortunately means that your breathing is not optimal for flute playing. Your breath is probably quite high in your body; known as a clavicular breath because it is focused up around the clavicle or collar bones. With some self exploration and practice you will learn how to optimise your breathing by allowing your abdominal wall to expand as you breath in; an abdominal breath.
Finally we get to the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is the group of muscles that sit in your pelvis and form the base of your torso, supporting everything above them. In German the pelvis is ‘das becken’ which means ‘the basin’. Think of
you pelvic floor as a basin made of muscle stopping all your innards from spilling out onto the floor! As your innards are squashed downwards by the movement of the diaphragm these pelvic floor muscles also give a little to allow for more expansion of you body.
It’s tricky to experience your pelvic floor moving but if you place your hands on your hips and inhale, you can get a sense of the muscles within your pelvis relaxing. Your can sense your ‘downstairs’ muscles giving slightly. Almost a sense of expanding into the tops of your legs. So putting it all together, your ribs expand sideways and upwards, your diaphragm descends downwards, your abdominal wall expands outwards and your pelvic floor relaxes and descends as you inhale. Your body breathes from the top downwards but really it is a combined action of the ribs, diaphragm, abdominal wall and pelvic floor designed to expand your body, creating a negative pressure in your chest cavity and drawing air into your lungs.
As flautists, the more we can relax when we need to inhale and let our miraculous bodies do the job they are so good at doing, the better our air intake will be.♫
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ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION When: August 12-15 Venue: Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate Adjudicator: Carolyn Bounds The 2011 Syllabus will be available free of charge from early February. Either send a self-addressed envelope 220 x 110 mm with $1.20 stamp to Adelaide Eisteddfod Society, 239 Magill Road, Maylands, SA 5069, collect a copy from one of the major music stores or visit the website at http://www.sacomment.com/aes.htm. Entries will close on April 8. Also look for Sight Reading, 18 Years and Under (see Strings Division, Section S307), Eisteddfod Concerto and the Eisteddfod Ensemble Event. There will be a new section for music by Australian composers; please look for this in the 2011 Syllabus!
AUSTRALIAN FLUTE FESTIVAL When: October 1-3, 2011, Canberra School of Music, ANU, Canberra Director: David Leviston, [email protected] Director/Co-ordinator: Lyndie Leviston, [email protected], Ph. (02) 8006-5345,
mobile 0424-504-104 Post: 140 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063. Website: http://www.australianflutefestival.com
DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL FUND 2011 Grants are available to assist young Australian flautists attend a Flute Festival or Flute Event during 2011. Please send a letter requesting financial assistance to David Cubbin Memorial Fund, C/- Robert Brown, PO Box 3228, Norwood, SA 5067 by Monday, May 9, 2011. Please include your contact information - postal address, telephone number, e-mail address. Applicants are required to provide a supporting letter from their teacher.
THE FLUTE SOCIETY PROGRAM ON 5MBS – presented by Robert Brown The Flute Society Program is broadcast on Monday evenings at 7 pm and repeated on the following Saturday mornings at 9 am. 5MBS is located at 99.9 on the FM Band. Monday, December 13/Saturday, December 18, Music for the Christmas Season, including Elizabeth Koch and Suzanne Handel playing Christmas classics, the Cambridge Buskers and much more! Monday, February 14/Saturday, February 19, German Flute Concertos played by Bruno Meier with the Prague Chamber Orchestra. Monday, April 11/Saturday, April 16, Performances by Denis Bouriakov, including the Sibelius Concerto in D Minor. The theme music used for the Flute Society Program is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, played by Sir James Galway, flute, with Hiro Fujikake, synthesizer.
NOTES AND NEWS: NEW AMEB FLUTE SYLLABUS - PUBLIC CONSULTATION by Alison Rosser, SA Representative
Just letting flute players know that over the next couple of years the Federal body of the AMEB are formulating a new Flute Syllabus. The first meeting of the Flute Syllabus and Publications Committee was held on October 8, 2010 in Sydney. At this meeting the Syllabus Writing Brief instructions were discussed. They have been formulated into a Document that will soon be made available to the public for feedback. A Draft version of the syllabus will also be available for public feedback at a later date.↗
DATES FOR 2011
♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠ IN MEMORIUM
Sir Charles Mackerras, International Australian
Conductor, died on July 14, aged 84 years. He was a Patron of the Australian
Flute Society. Visit http://www.australianflutesociety.org.au/new/mackerras.html for more information.
Sir Charles Mackerras
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WEBSITE
Visit www.saflutesociety.asn.au
to see the new look website. We thank
Annie Oates for doing the make-over.
↗ It is exciting news that at last we have a review of the Flute Syllabus and that this development can be viewed on the Federal AMEB website in the next few weeks. If you wish to have some input into this please go to http://www.ameb.edu.au.
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For sale: Zentner piccolo,
grenadilla body, sterling silver keys, split E mechanism. Has a beautiful tone, plays high B,
high G# without the extra fingers, has very good
intonation. Chosen as best from a range of piccolos.
Suitable for moving up from a student level instrument.
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Booking in
CONCERTS Send your concert dates to the Editor for inclusion in this section.
Recitals Australia Wednesday Lunch Hour Concerts 2009, Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide, at 12-10 pm and 1-10 pm. Adults: $5, Concession: $4. Tickets at the door. Wednesday, October 27, Jane MacKenzie, flute; Berenice Harrison, piano. Includes Khachaturian Flute Concerto. Enquiries, Recitals Australia, Ph. 8266-4936. See http://www.recitalsaustralia.org.au/ for more information.
Elder Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series,
1-10 pm. Admission: $7.
See www.adelaide.edu.au/events/concert/lunch/ for more information.
ASME (SA) YOUNG COMPOSERS AWARD CONCERT 2010 Celebrate the musical works of young South Australian composers When: Monday November 22, 7-30 pm Where: Maughan Church (corner of Pitt and Franklin Streets, City) Tickets (at door): Adults: $5, Children: Free
RECENT EVENTS ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION Held: August 13-16 Venue: Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate
MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENOR by Robert Brown Thank you to the sponsors who generously supported the 2010 Flute Division and the team of volunteers who helped with booking in, ticket selling, announcing and time keeping. Thank you to the adjudicators, Peter Webb OAM, Josie Hawkes, Julia Grenfell and Lisa Gill, for their friendly, helpful comments, detailed
written reports and for being so quick – we managed to stay on schedule! Congratulations to all of the competitors – I enjoyed hearing your performances. Next year, 2011, will be the 30th Anniversary of the Adelaide Eisteddfod Flute Division.
RESULTS Adjudicators: Peter Webb OAM, Josie Hawkes, Julia Grenfell, Lisa Gill The Ray Rosser Memorial Award, for the most promising flautist from the 10 years and Under and 12 years and Under Sections, was awarded to Natasha Slater.
The David Cubbin Flute Award, for the most promising flautist in the Open Flute Section, was awarded to Stephanie Heather. SECTION F601 - Solo Flute 10 Years and Under 1st Prize: Erin Birchwood; 2nd Prize: Christopher Balnaves; 3rd Prize: Ciara Garvey; Hon. Mention: Elysha McCauley. SECTION F602 - Solo Flute 12 Years and Under
1st Prize: Natasha Slater; 2nd Prize: Natasha Meseldzija; 3rd Prize: Grace Roache; Hon. Mention: Julia Foley, Emily Squires.
SECTION F600 - Grade 2 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Ciara Garvey; 2nd Prize: Erin Birchwood; Hon. Mention: Grace Lane, Alisha Dutschke, Elysha McCauley. SECTION F603 - Grade 3 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Lottie Dickson; 2nd Prize: Emma Bochsma; Hon. Mention: Emily Dally.
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included looking for the often forgotten 2nd beat in semiquaver passages as part of a long upbeat, rather than over-accenting the 1st beat. Every evening we were treated to an array of world-class performers. Highlights included Niccola Mazzanti, Principal Piccolo with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, who demonstrated his exquisite control and delicacy on this instrument. Matthias Ziegler, Principal Flute, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, added a completely different perspective with his own compositions performed on various low flutes, including an Eva Kingma contrabass flute, and a strange creation of his own invention. He premiered a ‘duet’ featuring a contrabass flute and piccolo piece he performed simultaneously – strapping the piccolo to the mouthpiece of the larger instrument, and with the help of computer loops providing a drone. Placing microphones inside the instruments, he was able to amplify those noises within a flute that are often overlooked, thereby expanding the expressive palette in some quite fascinating ways. His sheer enthusiasm for these huge, cumbersome instruments was infectious!
One quirky common feature of many of the evening performances included many different Flight of the Bumblebee versions played as encores, no doubt as a nod to the showpiece favoured by Sir James himself. One night it appeared as an accompanied flute duet, another as piccolo solo, and another comically as a piccolo and contrabass duet! Another night we were treated to a Night at the Opera, with Davide Formissano from the Teatro alla Scala, and some astonishingly beautiful playing by Stefan Hoskuldsson, an ex-student of Sir James, and now an acclaimed performer in America as the Principal Flute with the New York Metropolitan Opera. His playing was delicate and expressively beautiful, with a dazzling effortless technique. Other players included Raffaele Trevisani, from Italy, and Bulent Evcil from Turkey. All were inspiring world-class performers with much to commend. Sir James and
Lady Galway shared the platform another evening, but unfortunately I was unable to stay ... thankfully they will be arriving in Australia in December, where we can all witness their unique musical partnership.
An event like this has many benefits. Being a live-in conference, you have ready access to the many amazing performers who attend and present during the day. From one day to the next, I was able to discuss headjoints with Mr Nagahara and other flute makers, or chat with international performers from Istanbul, Moscow, New York, Italy, as well as with the always engaging Sir James and Lady Galway. Friendships from far-away places are forged over coffee or warm-ups, as we were all drawn together with the common aim of our love for the flute. It was truly an inspiration, in an idyllic setting, and an opportunity I can highly recommend for those who aspire to improve their flute playing.
Sir James Galway
SOME OF SIR JAMES’ PEARLS OF WISDOM: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Educate the embouchure. Always sing beautifully – always! Experiment with the placement of the tongue in the mouth for clarity of articulation. Slow embellishments when playing slow movements. Have a method or routine of practice for scales. Practice fragments. Make music with it! Playing the flute is always a situation of adjustment. Vocalise and improvise. Better to play nicely than with a hard tone. C# is a high maintenance note!♫
CD REVIEW by Robert Brown Canto Del Piccolo, Works for Piccolo and Piano. XXI-CD 2 1620. Patrick Healey, piccolo; Brigitte Poulin, piano. Order from: http://www.amazon.com/Piccolo-patrick-healey-brigitte-poulin/dp/B001T4J2S2 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/healeyp39#p/a/u/0/yb1gnFDuWYA
Tracks: Frank Hannaway: Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Cecilia McDowall: Impressions for Piccolo and Piano; Alan Ridout: Farndale Dances for Solo Piccolo; Michael Isaacson: November Song for Piccolo and Piano; Mike Mower: Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Frank Hannaway: American Suite - Dances for Piccolo and Piano; Denis Gougeon: Canto del Piccolo for Piccolo and Piano.
Canadian Piccolo player Patrick Healey has been a member of Montreal’s National Arts Centre Orchestra since 2002. On this CD he presents a collection of modern music for the piccolo and piano with outstanding accompanist, Brigitte Poulin. Patrick Healey is an accomplished and exciting performer. This CD showcases some of the original and interesting repertoire that has been composed for the piccolo in recent years. Highly recommended.♫
Cover for Canto Del Piccolo
RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER (Cont’d)
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RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER – WEGGIS SUMMER SCHOOL WITH SIR JAMES AND LADY GALWAY by Linda Pirie
Each morning began with an hour
of vocal warm-ups. Sir James felt strongly that flautists have much to learn from singing technique – particularly in regards to breathing and phrase line. Each morning we took part in some vocalise exercises, in conjunction with physical movements designed to allow the breath to flow in a natural, fluid manner. Posture, relaxation of muscles, allowing the inhalation to be unforced and completely relaxed – these were all discussed and applied.
Following this session, Sir James led a flute warm-up, where he discussed his philosophy of a beautiful tone. Whilst leading us in the familiar Moyse slurs, he enlightened us as to the importance of always listening and creating the most beautiful tone. He admonished us to not play these exercises too slowly – ‘Don’t meditate on a note! The note will not improve by just holding it longer!’ Instead we were to stop and start, not falling into metronomic habits with these exercises, but to truly listen and create a beautiful sound with active practice. He was scathing to those who forced their sound in the upper register – we were to gently draw out the sound in this often troublesome register.
After being thoroughly warmed up, the bulk of the rest of the day was devoted to masterclasses, where students from around the world performed their much-prepared pieces, and received positive instruction from the Master. The
youngest performer was from China, and was around 9, performing (quite admirably) the Prokofiev Sonata. Other performers were university students or young professionals from throughout Europe, Russia and the UK. There was a wide variety of playing styles and levels, but all no-doubt benefited from the wealth of knowledge and inspiration that Sir James passed on. He would often focus on a particular area of technique – for instance flexibility of embouchure – where he encouraged more jaw movement for correct placement and adjustment of embouchure. He would then turn from the individual and address the entire group, ensuring all participants gathered the maximum benefit from his sessions. When Sir James discussed scales, he encouraged us to not simply aim for velocity, but to train the embouchure for each key and register. Often at the conclusion of a session Sir James would join in some duets with the participants, providing a rare chance to perform with him.
Lady Jeanne Galway also ran a series of masterclasses in the afternoon, with the focus on developing some good solid foundations for flute players. Her warm, inclusive manner encouraged all to participate. She provided several handouts with useful tone and technique exercises that Sir James had devised, and we strived to play exquisite Bs! Other useful advice
In July, I was fortunate to travel to the beautiful town of Weggis, on the banks of Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland. Each year Sir James Galway and his wife Lady Jeanne Galway host a unique summer school – ‘Seven Days with the Master’ – in this idyllic setting.
Sir James Galway
The school opened with a concert on the first evening. This concert featured a young Russian flautist Irina Stachinskaya – Principal Flute with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, who was the recipient of the inaugural ‘Rising Star’ prize awarded by Sir James. In her impressive recital, she demonstrated a powerhouse of dazzling technique and inspiring musical interpretations of works by Muczynski and Russian composers. Her style was bold and strong – and especially suited to the heavy Russian repertoire – yet also contained some appealing delicate nuances. This young flautist was ably accompanied by her mother.
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RESULTS (Cont’d) SECTION F604 - Solo Flute 14 Years and Under 1st Prize: Lauren Carthew; 2nd Prize: Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Jade De-Gregorio; Hon. Mention: Keira Simmons. SECTION F605 - Grade 4 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Julia Foley; 2nd Prize: Jacalyn Pickering; 3rd Prize: Mathieu Audras; Hon. Mention: Kate Buckley. SECTION F606 - Solo Flute 16 Years and Under 1st Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns; 2nd Prize: Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Kirsten Palmer; Hon. Mention: Andrew Baird. SECTION F607 - Solo Flute 18 Years and Under 1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize: Scott Gunn; 3rd Prize: Laura Bey. SECTION F608 - Grade 5 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Kaya Nicholls; 2nd Prize: Charlotte Gillespie; 3rd Prize: Natasha Meseldzija; Hon. Mention: Eliza Dickson, Esther Phipps.
Grade 5 Section competitors with Peter Webb OAM
Carthew. SECTION F618 - Unaccompanied Flute Solo, Grade 5 and Above 1st Prize: Mandy-Jane Hutchinson; 2nd Prize: Amy Balales. SECTION F619 - Orchestral Excerpts, Grades 6 to 8 1st Prize: Lauren Carthew. SECTION F620 - 18 Years and Over Flute Solo 1st Prize: Amy Balales; 2nd Prize: Helen Seppelt; Hon. Mention: Mandy-Jane Hutchinson, Nicole Pearce. SECTION S307 - Sight Reading, 18 Years and Under 1st Prize: Nicole Pearce. SECTION M639 - Wind Recital, 25 Years and Under 1st Prize: Anna Cooper.
Carolyn Bounds
SECTION F609 - Grade 6 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Keira Simmons; 2nd Prize: Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Kathryn Pennell; Hon. Mention: Laura Bey. SECTION F610 - Grade 7 & 8 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Scott Gunn; 2nd Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns; 3rd Prize: Anna Hartley. SECTION F611 - Open Flute Section 1st Prize: Helen Seppelt; 2nd Prize: Amy Balales; Hon. Mention: Stephanie Heather. SECTION F612 - Complete Flute Sonata or Suite 1st Prize: Stephanie Heather; 2nd Prize: Mandy-Jane Hutchinson; 3rd Prize: Kirsten Palmer. SECTION F614 - Flute Duet, Grade 5 and Over 1st Prize: Keira Simmons and Harry Lambert; 2nd Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns and Nicole Pearce; Hon. Mention: Natasha Meseldzija and Julia Foley. SECTION F615 - Piccolo Solo 1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize: Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Danica Edgar; Hon. Mention: Emma Quigley, Kirsten Palmer. SECTION F617 - Flute Study, Grade 5 and Above 1st Prize: Kirsten Palmer; 2nd Prize: Keira Simmons; Hon. Mention: Lauren
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RECENT EVENTS: STATE MUSIC CAMP 2010 by Michal Rosiak from various backgrounds, schools
and levels. It turned out on the day that some of them were quite advanced players, and some had been learning their instruments for only six or so months (!!!). I spent two months in the library with a thick catalogue on my laps finding suitable music. I thought it should be something classical, light (jazzy), modern and challenging. I ended up choosing the following repertoire: A. Khachaturian - Waltz from Masquerade; O. Peterson - Place St. Henri, M. Rosiak - Telephone Dance, J. Williams - The Cowboys. The first day of camp came and it’s hard to describe how anxious I was… But from the very first note to the last one sounding on Friday night, my team of the best South Australian players was behaving and performing extremely well. I don’t hesitate to say: Professional!! For me standing on the other side, preparing rehearsals, repeating the same phrase a gazillion times, managing time, yelling but also laughing and joking was the best feeling. There was an amazing
When Peter Webb OAM, Director of South Australian Music Camp, rang me asking if I would be interested in being involved in the 2010 SA Music Camp, the answer was written all over my face: ‘Of course!’. I really enjoyed my work as a flute tutor over the past couple of years helping those talented young musicians to prepare outstanding performance on their final concert. Although I was ready for an immediate positive reply, Peter took me by surprise and offered something far different from tutoring. He asked me if I was interested in conducting the Shephard Concert Band. I couldn’t have been more surprised and excited at the same time. Obviously I agreed and started putting everything together in my head.
The crucial step was to choose a suitable programme. I knew it must be something that would draw the constant attention of eighty young people who came
connection going on and we were all rewarded on Friday night, when the concert band played on a professional level. The pieces I chose were very demanding, required playing in tune, together, in groups, solo, and the most important, interesting musically. It all has been achieved! Some of the young players didn’t even know what they were capable of. I’m glad I was there to help them in finding it and expressing themselves. Considering this is a flute magazine, I need to point out that there was a wonderful bunch of 20 flute players, with their principal, Chelsea Easton, and two amazing piccolo players, Kate Buckley and Emily Squires. I am truly looking forward to the SA Music Camp in 2011, and after making a large coffee, I will be heading to the music library . I would like to thank and acknowledge the special support and help of Major Jeff Cocks and the team from the Australian Army Band’s Kapooka Library.♫
by Naomi Hanock State Music Camp was held from Monday July 5 to Friday July 9. The auditions were held in mid May. The audition comprised of two prepared contrasting pieces, a short sight reading piece and scales. Based on performance at the audition, places for the five ensembles were then set. I was fortunate enough to be placed in the Alexander Orchestra. This provided a great opportunity to play a wide variety of music in an orchestral setting. Throughout the week activities included group rehearsals, tutorials, and sectionals. Tutorials allowed the opportunity to work closely with a variety of well-established musicians who imparted much wisdom, helping us to master our challenging pieces and perform them at the final concert. This was Josie Hawke’s last season as camp administrator. She has played a pivotal role on the organising committee for many years and her enthusiasm and character will be missed in the future. I learned so much at camp this year, and it gave me the opportunity to spend time with experienced tutors and conductors as well as other passionate and committed young musicians.♫
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DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL PRIZE 2010 Held: Wednesday, October 20 First Prize: Nicole Pearce Venue: Unley Uniting Church Second Prize: Anna Cooper Adjudicator: Patrick Power Own choice work or works
Lydia Sharrad, Melanie Walters, Anna Cooper, Patrick Power, Nicole Pearce, Helen Seppelt. Nicole Pearce is currently in her first year of study at the Elder Conservatorium, and has been attending lessons with Elizabeth Koch OAM since 2006. She was awarded the 8th Grade Flute Award in 2009 and the 7th Grade Award in 2008. Nicole received an Honorary Mention in the 2007 Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship, and Second Prize in the 2008 Carolyn White Memorial
Scholarship. She has received a number of First prizes in the Adelaide Eisteddfod, including 14 Years and Under, Grade 5, Grade 7 and 8 and Unaccompanied Flute solo sections. Nicole was Principal Flute of the Bishop Orchestra at the South Australian Music Camp in 2009, and is currently Second Flute in the Adelaide Youth Orchestra and Principal Piccolo of the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra. Anna Cooper is a third year flautist, studying with Elizabeth Koch OAM for her Bachelor of Music Performance at the Elder Conservatorium. Before moving to Adelaide, Anna studied with Sydney flautist Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone, with whom she was awarded the AMEB Licentiate and Associate Diplomas. Anna has performed in numerous masterclasses with both International and Australian artists including Michael Cox, Marianne Gedigian, Jeanette Manricks, Tara Helen O’Connor, Rose
Natalie Zwar gave the group some wonderful ideas on what repertoire is suitable for Flute Ensembles and duet playing (again available to look through during the evening). She also shared with us some practical ideas on how to have fun with your ensemble while they are still learning important skills such as intonation. Thank you to everyone who was involved in the evening; it was well planned, with a good mix of gorgeous solo performances, technical knowledge hand-outs, duet and ensemble repertoire on show and of course the whole event concluded with the famous Flute Society supper. Don’t miss the next one teachers!! ♫
On the evening of Wednesday, September 15, a number of teachers gathered at the Unley Uniting Church to share ideas, favourite resources and repertoire choices. This was a wonderful opportunity to put faces to names and learn from others. As teachers, we hungrily attend seminars and workshops provided by international guests, but we have a wealth of talent and experience right here in Adelaide who are willing to give of their time and talents to enhance our knowledge of both technical performance and teaching methodologies. Elizabeth Koch compiled an interesting choice of repertoire that was beautifully executed by Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher, Natalie Zwar, Nicole Pearce, Stephanie Heather, Helen Seppelt and Anna Cooper. As the evening contained so much music, we were only given a snippet of each, but that was enough to
ascertain whether it appealed to us as individuals, or whether we had students in mind who would enjoy performing that particular piece. A short discussion followed each musical excerpt helping us to determine the estimated AMEB level of each example.
The middle section of the evening focused on Flute Methods/Exercise/Reference Books. Liz spoke passionately about several books she uses and gave clear examples as to why she prefers them. During the course of the evening we were able to flick through each of them and view more content. Linda brought along a relatively new series called ‘Funky Flute’ for us to peruse. It is split into two series, one for younger beginners, and the second for teenagers. It comes with a CD and the piano accompaniment is also available.
RECENT EVENTS: FLUTE TEACHERS’ EVENING by Michelle Maddaford Held: Wednesday, September 15, 7-30 pm Venue: Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue, Unley
Plummer, Gary Schocker and Janet Webb. Whilst at the Elder Conservatorium, Anna has been the recipient of the inaugural Khurana Frost Scholarship for Music Performance, a Director’s Award and the Elizabeth Matthews Prize for Woodwind. Anna has performed in the Australian Youth Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra Style Workshop, Australian International Summer Orchestra Institute, National Music Camp and the Sydney Youth Orchestra. Anna is currently Principal Flute of the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Youth Orchestra. ♫
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RECENT EVENTS: STATE MUSIC CAMP 2010 by Michal Rosiak from various backgrounds, schools
and levels. It turned out on the day that some of them were quite advanced players, and some had been learning their instruments for only six or so months (!!!). I spent two months in the library with a thick catalogue on my laps finding suitable music. I thought it should be something classical, light (jazzy), modern and challenging. I ended up choosing the following repertoire: A. Khachaturian - Waltz from Masquerade; O. Peterson - Place St. Henri, M. Rosiak - Telephone Dance, J. Williams - The Cowboys. The first day of camp came and it’s hard to describe how anxious I was… But from the very first note to the last one sounding on Friday night, my team of the best South Australian players was behaving and performing extremely well. I don’t hesitate to say: Professional!! For me standing on the other side, preparing rehearsals, repeating the same phrase a gazillion times, managing time, yelling but also laughing and joking was the best feeling. There was an amazing
When Peter Webb OAM, Director of South Australian Music Camp, rang me asking if I would be interested in being involved in the 2010 SA Music Camp, the answer was written all over my face: ‘Of course!’. I really enjoyed my work as a flute tutor over the past couple of years helping those talented young musicians to prepare outstanding performance on their final concert. Although I was ready for an immediate positive reply, Peter took me by surprise and offered something far different from tutoring. He asked me if I was interested in conducting the Shephard Concert Band. I couldn’t have been more surprised and excited at the same time. Obviously I agreed and started putting everything together in my head.
The crucial step was to choose a suitable programme. I knew it must be something that would draw the constant attention of eighty young people who came
connection going on and we were all rewarded on Friday night, when the concert band played on a professional level. The pieces I chose were very demanding, required playing in tune, together, in groups, solo, and the most important, interesting musically. It all has been achieved! Some of the young players didn’t even know what they were capable of. I’m glad I was there to help them in finding it and expressing themselves. Considering this is a flute magazine, I need to point out that there was a wonderful bunch of 20 flute players, with their principal, Chelsea Easton, and two amazing piccolo players, Kate Buckley and Emily Squires. I am truly looking forward to the SA Music Camp in 2011, and after making a large coffee, I will be heading to the music library . I would like to thank and acknowledge the special support and help of Major Jeff Cocks and the team from the Australian Army Band’s Kapooka Library.♫
by Naomi Hanock State Music Camp was held from Monday July 5 to Friday July 9. The auditions were held in mid May. The audition comprised of two prepared contrasting pieces, a short sight reading piece and scales. Based on performance at the audition, places for the five ensembles were then set. I was fortunate enough to be placed in the Alexander Orchestra. This provided a great opportunity to play a wide variety of music in an orchestral setting. Throughout the week activities included group rehearsals, tutorials, and sectionals. Tutorials allowed the opportunity to work closely with a variety of well-established musicians who imparted much wisdom, helping us to master our challenging pieces and perform them at the final concert. This was Josie Hawke’s last season as camp administrator. She has played a pivotal role on the organising committee for many years and her enthusiasm and character will be missed in the future. I learned so much at camp this year, and it gave me the opportunity to spend time with experienced tutors and conductors as well as other passionate and committed young musicians.♫
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DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL PRIZE 2010 Held: Wednesday, October 20 First Prize: Nicole Pearce Venue: Unley Uniting Church Second Prize: Anna Cooper Adjudicator: Patrick Power Own choice work or works
Lydia Sharrad, Melanie Walters, Anna Cooper, Patrick Power, Nicole Pearce, Helen Seppelt. Nicole Pearce is currently in her first year of study at the Elder Conservatorium, and has been attending lessons with Elizabeth Koch OAM since 2006. She was awarded the 8th Grade Flute Award in 2009 and the 7th Grade Award in 2008. Nicole received an Honorary Mention in the 2007 Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship, and Second Prize in the 2008 Carolyn White Memorial
Scholarship. She has received a number of First prizes in the Adelaide Eisteddfod, including 14 Years and Under, Grade 5, Grade 7 and 8 and Unaccompanied Flute solo sections. Nicole was Principal Flute of the Bishop Orchestra at the South Australian Music Camp in 2009, and is currently Second Flute in the Adelaide Youth Orchestra and Principal Piccolo of the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra. Anna Cooper is a third year flautist, studying with Elizabeth Koch OAM for her Bachelor of Music Performance at the Elder Conservatorium. Before moving to Adelaide, Anna studied with Sydney flautist Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone, with whom she was awarded the AMEB Licentiate and Associate Diplomas. Anna has performed in numerous masterclasses with both International and Australian artists including Michael Cox, Marianne Gedigian, Jeanette Manricks, Tara Helen O’Connor, Rose
Natalie Zwar gave the group some wonderful ideas on what repertoire is suitable for Flute Ensembles and duet playing (again available to look through during the evening). She also shared with us some practical ideas on how to have fun with your ensemble while they are still learning important skills such as intonation. Thank you to everyone who was involved in the evening; it was well planned, with a good mix of gorgeous solo performances, technical knowledge hand-outs, duet and ensemble repertoire on show and of course the whole event concluded with the famous Flute Society supper. Don’t miss the next one teachers!! ♫
On the evening of Wednesday, September 15, a number of teachers gathered at the Unley Uniting Church to share ideas, favourite resources and repertoire choices. This was a wonderful opportunity to put faces to names and learn from others. As teachers, we hungrily attend seminars and workshops provided by international guests, but we have a wealth of talent and experience right here in Adelaide who are willing to give of their time and talents to enhance our knowledge of both technical performance and teaching methodologies. Elizabeth Koch compiled an interesting choice of repertoire that was beautifully executed by Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher, Natalie Zwar, Nicole Pearce, Stephanie Heather, Helen Seppelt and Anna Cooper. As the evening contained so much music, we were only given a snippet of each, but that was enough to
ascertain whether it appealed to us as individuals, or whether we had students in mind who would enjoy performing that particular piece. A short discussion followed each musical excerpt helping us to determine the estimated AMEB level of each example.
The middle section of the evening focused on Flute Methods/Exercise/Reference Books. Liz spoke passionately about several books she uses and gave clear examples as to why she prefers them. During the course of the evening we were able to flick through each of them and view more content. Linda brought along a relatively new series called ‘Funky Flute’ for us to peruse. It is split into two series, one for younger beginners, and the second for teenagers. It comes with a CD and the piano accompaniment is also available.
RECENT EVENTS: FLUTE TEACHERS’ EVENING by Michelle Maddaford Held: Wednesday, September 15, 7-30 pm Venue: Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue, Unley
Plummer, Gary Schocker and Janet Webb. Whilst at the Elder Conservatorium, Anna has been the recipient of the inaugural Khurana Frost Scholarship for Music Performance, a Director’s Award and the Elizabeth Matthews Prize for Woodwind. Anna has performed in the Australian Youth Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra Style Workshop, Australian International Summer Orchestra Institute, National Music Camp and the Sydney Youth Orchestra. Anna is currently Principal Flute of the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Youth Orchestra. ♫
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RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER – WEGGIS SUMMER SCHOOL WITH SIR JAMES AND LADY GALWAY by Linda Pirie
Each morning began with an hour
of vocal warm-ups. Sir James felt strongly that flautists have much to learn from singing technique – particularly in regards to breathing and phrase line. Each morning we took part in some vocalise exercises, in conjunction with physical movements designed to allow the breath to flow in a natural, fluid manner. Posture, relaxation of muscles, allowing the inhalation to be unforced and completely relaxed – these were all discussed and applied.
Following this session, Sir James led a flute warm-up, where he discussed his philosophy of a beautiful tone. Whilst leading us in the familiar Moyse slurs, he enlightened us as to the importance of always listening and creating the most beautiful tone. He admonished us to not play these exercises too slowly – ‘Don’t meditate on a note! The note will not improve by just holding it longer!’ Instead we were to stop and start, not falling into metronomic habits with these exercises, but to truly listen and create a beautiful sound with active practice. He was scathing to those who forced their sound in the upper register – we were to gently draw out the sound in this often troublesome register.
After being thoroughly warmed up, the bulk of the rest of the day was devoted to masterclasses, where students from around the world performed their much-prepared pieces, and received positive instruction from the Master. The
youngest performer was from China, and was around 9, performing (quite admirably) the Prokofiev Sonata. Other performers were university students or young professionals from throughout Europe, Russia and the UK. There was a wide variety of playing styles and levels, but all no-doubt benefited from the wealth of knowledge and inspiration that Sir James passed on. He would often focus on a particular area of technique – for instance flexibility of embouchure – where he encouraged more jaw movement for correct placement and adjustment of embouchure. He would then turn from the individual and address the entire group, ensuring all participants gathered the maximum benefit from his sessions. When Sir James discussed scales, he encouraged us to not simply aim for velocity, but to train the embouchure for each key and register. Often at the conclusion of a session Sir James would join in some duets with the participants, providing a rare chance to perform with him.
Lady Jeanne Galway also ran a series of masterclasses in the afternoon, with the focus on developing some good solid foundations for flute players. Her warm, inclusive manner encouraged all to participate. She provided several handouts with useful tone and technique exercises that Sir James had devised, and we strived to play exquisite Bs! Other useful advice
In July, I was fortunate to travel to the beautiful town of Weggis, on the banks of Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland. Each year Sir James Galway and his wife Lady Jeanne Galway host a unique summer school – ‘Seven Days with the Master’ – in this idyllic setting.
Sir James Galway
The school opened with a concert on the first evening. This concert featured a young Russian flautist Irina Stachinskaya – Principal Flute with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, who was the recipient of the inaugural ‘Rising Star’ prize awarded by Sir James. In her impressive recital, she demonstrated a powerhouse of dazzling technique and inspiring musical interpretations of works by Muczynski and Russian composers. Her style was bold and strong – and especially suited to the heavy Russian repertoire – yet also contained some appealing delicate nuances. This young flautist was ably accompanied by her mother.
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RESULTS (Cont’d) SECTION F604 - Solo Flute 14 Years and Under 1st Prize: Lauren Carthew; 2nd Prize: Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Jade De-Gregorio; Hon. Mention: Keira Simmons. SECTION F605 - Grade 4 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Julia Foley; 2nd Prize: Jacalyn Pickering; 3rd Prize: Mathieu Audras; Hon. Mention: Kate Buckley. SECTION F606 - Solo Flute 16 Years and Under 1st Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns; 2nd Prize: Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Kirsten Palmer; Hon. Mention: Andrew Baird. SECTION F607 - Solo Flute 18 Years and Under 1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize: Scott Gunn; 3rd Prize: Laura Bey. SECTION F608 - Grade 5 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Kaya Nicholls; 2nd Prize: Charlotte Gillespie; 3rd Prize: Natasha Meseldzija; Hon. Mention: Eliza Dickson, Esther Phipps.
Grade 5 Section competitors with Peter Webb OAM
Carthew. SECTION F618 - Unaccompanied Flute Solo, Grade 5 and Above 1st Prize: Mandy-Jane Hutchinson; 2nd Prize: Amy Balales. SECTION F619 - Orchestral Excerpts, Grades 6 to 8 1st Prize: Lauren Carthew. SECTION F620 - 18 Years and Over Flute Solo 1st Prize: Amy Balales; 2nd Prize: Helen Seppelt; Hon. Mention: Mandy-Jane Hutchinson, Nicole Pearce. SECTION S307 - Sight Reading, 18 Years and Under 1st Prize: Nicole Pearce. SECTION M639 - Wind Recital, 25 Years and Under 1st Prize: Anna Cooper.
Carolyn Bounds
SECTION F609 - Grade 6 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Keira Simmons; 2nd Prize: Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Kathryn Pennell; Hon. Mention: Laura Bey. SECTION F610 - Grade 7 & 8 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Scott Gunn; 2nd Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns; 3rd Prize: Anna Hartley. SECTION F611 - Open Flute Section 1st Prize: Helen Seppelt; 2nd Prize: Amy Balales; Hon. Mention: Stephanie Heather. SECTION F612 - Complete Flute Sonata or Suite 1st Prize: Stephanie Heather; 2nd Prize: Mandy-Jane Hutchinson; 3rd Prize: Kirsten Palmer. SECTION F614 - Flute Duet, Grade 5 and Over 1st Prize: Keira Simmons and Harry Lambert; 2nd Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns and Nicole Pearce; Hon. Mention: Natasha Meseldzija and Julia Foley. SECTION F615 - Piccolo Solo 1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize: Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Danica Edgar; Hon. Mention: Emma Quigley, Kirsten Palmer. SECTION F617 - Flute Study, Grade 5 and Above 1st Prize: Kirsten Palmer; 2nd Prize: Keira Simmons; Hon. Mention: Lauren
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CONCERTS Send your concert dates to the Editor for inclusion in this section.
Recitals Australia Wednesday Lunch Hour Concerts 2009, Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide, at 12-10 pm and 1-10 pm. Adults: $5, Concession: $4. Tickets at the door. Wednesday, October 27, Jane MacKenzie, flute; Berenice Harrison, piano. Includes Khachaturian Flute Concerto. Enquiries, Recitals Australia, Ph. 8266-4936. See http://www.recitalsaustralia.org.au/ for more information.
Elder Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series,
1-10 pm. Admission: $7.
See www.adelaide.edu.au/events/concert/lunch/ for more information.
ASME (SA) YOUNG COMPOSERS AWARD CONCERT 2010 Celebrate the musical works of young South Australian composers When: Monday November 22, 7-30 pm Where: Maughan Church (corner of Pitt and Franklin Streets, City) Tickets (at door): Adults: $5, Children: Free
RECENT EVENTS ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION Held: August 13-16 Venue: Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate
MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENOR by Robert Brown Thank you to the sponsors who generously supported the 2010 Flute Division and the team of volunteers who helped with booking in, ticket selling, announcing and time keeping. Thank you to the adjudicators, Peter Webb OAM, Josie Hawkes, Julia Grenfell and Lisa Gill, for their friendly, helpful comments, detailed
written reports and for being so quick – we managed to stay on schedule! Congratulations to all of the competitors – I enjoyed hearing your performances. Next year, 2011, will be the 30th Anniversary of the Adelaide Eisteddfod Flute Division.
RESULTS Adjudicators: Peter Webb OAM, Josie Hawkes, Julia Grenfell, Lisa Gill The Ray Rosser Memorial Award, for the most promising flautist from the 10 years and Under and 12 years and Under Sections, was awarded to Natasha Slater.
The David Cubbin Flute Award, for the most promising flautist in the Open Flute Section, was awarded to Stephanie Heather. SECTION F601 - Solo Flute 10 Years and Under 1st Prize: Erin Birchwood; 2nd Prize: Christopher Balnaves; 3rd Prize: Ciara Garvey; Hon. Mention: Elysha McCauley. SECTION F602 - Solo Flute 12 Years and Under
1st Prize: Natasha Slater; 2nd Prize: Natasha Meseldzija; 3rd Prize: Grace Roache; Hon. Mention: Julia Foley, Emily Squires.
SECTION F600 - Grade 2 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Ciara Garvey; 2nd Prize: Erin Birchwood; Hon. Mention: Grace Lane, Alisha Dutschke, Elysha McCauley. SECTION F603 - Grade 3 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Lottie Dickson; 2nd Prize: Emma Bochsma; Hon. Mention: Emily Dally.
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included looking for the often forgotten 2nd beat in semiquaver passages as part of a long upbeat, rather than over-accenting the 1st beat. Every evening we were treated to an array of world-class performers. Highlights included Niccola Mazzanti, Principal Piccolo with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, who demonstrated his exquisite control and delicacy on this instrument. Matthias Ziegler, Principal Flute, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, added a completely different perspective with his own compositions performed on various low flutes, including an Eva Kingma contrabass flute, and a strange creation of his own invention. He premiered a ‘duet’ featuring a contrabass flute and piccolo piece he performed simultaneously – strapping the piccolo to the mouthpiece of the larger instrument, and with the help of computer loops providing a drone. Placing microphones inside the instruments, he was able to amplify those noises within a flute that are often overlooked, thereby expanding the expressive palette in some quite fascinating ways. His sheer enthusiasm for these huge, cumbersome instruments was infectious!
One quirky common feature of many of the evening performances included many different Flight of the Bumblebee versions played as encores, no doubt as a nod to the showpiece favoured by Sir James himself. One night it appeared as an accompanied flute duet, another as piccolo solo, and another comically as a piccolo and contrabass duet! Another night we were treated to a Night at the Opera, with Davide Formissano from the Teatro alla Scala, and some astonishingly beautiful playing by Stefan Hoskuldsson, an ex-student of Sir James, and now an acclaimed performer in America as the Principal Flute with the New York Metropolitan Opera. His playing was delicate and expressively beautiful, with a dazzling effortless technique. Other players included Raffaele Trevisani, from Italy, and Bulent Evcil from Turkey. All were inspiring world-class performers with much to commend. Sir James and
Lady Galway shared the platform another evening, but unfortunately I was unable to stay ... thankfully they will be arriving in Australia in December, where we can all witness their unique musical partnership.
An event like this has many benefits. Being a live-in conference, you have ready access to the many amazing performers who attend and present during the day. From one day to the next, I was able to discuss headjoints with Mr Nagahara and other flute makers, or chat with international performers from Istanbul, Moscow, New York, Italy, as well as with the always engaging Sir James and Lady Galway. Friendships from far-away places are forged over coffee or warm-ups, as we were all drawn together with the common aim of our love for the flute. It was truly an inspiration, in an idyllic setting, and an opportunity I can highly recommend for those who aspire to improve their flute playing.
Sir James Galway
SOME OF SIR JAMES’ PEARLS OF WISDOM: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Educate the embouchure. Always sing beautifully – always! Experiment with the placement of the tongue in the mouth for clarity of articulation. Slow embellishments when playing slow movements. Have a method or routine of practice for scales. Practice fragments. Make music with it! Playing the flute is always a situation of adjustment. Vocalise and improvise. Better to play nicely than with a hard tone. C# is a high maintenance note!♫
CD REVIEW by Robert Brown Canto Del Piccolo, Works for Piccolo and Piano. XXI-CD 2 1620. Patrick Healey, piccolo; Brigitte Poulin, piano. Order from: http://www.amazon.com/Piccolo-patrick-healey-brigitte-poulin/dp/B001T4J2S2 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/healeyp39#p/a/u/0/yb1gnFDuWYA
Tracks: Frank Hannaway: Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Cecilia McDowall: Impressions for Piccolo and Piano; Alan Ridout: Farndale Dances for Solo Piccolo; Michael Isaacson: November Song for Piccolo and Piano; Mike Mower: Sonata for Piccolo and Piano; Frank Hannaway: American Suite - Dances for Piccolo and Piano; Denis Gougeon: Canto del Piccolo for Piccolo and Piano.
Canadian Piccolo player Patrick Healey has been a member of Montreal’s National Arts Centre Orchestra since 2002. On this CD he presents a collection of modern music for the piccolo and piano with outstanding accompanist, Brigitte Poulin. Patrick Healey is an accomplished and exciting performer. This CD showcases some of the original and interesting repertoire that has been composed for the piccolo in recent years. Highly recommended.♫
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RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER (Cont’d)
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Peter Bartels Having a basic understanding of how the body breathes can greatly enhance the way a flautist organises his/her breathing. Oddly enough, many flautists don’t know how their bodies breathe. One fundamental principal needs to be comprehended to develop relaxed, effective breathing.
A common misconception is that when we inhale our body gets bigger because of the air filling us up. It is in fact the other way around. Our bodies get bigger and draw the air in. Much in the same way as a set of bellows draws air into the nozzle as the user pulls the handles apart. To put in simply, a flautist needs to get bigger to inhale and get smaller to exhale. ‘our bodies expand therefore we fill up with air’ There are four main areas of the body that expand to draw air into the lungs. The ribs, diaphragm, abdominal wall and pelvic floor. Lets look at them in turn. Place your right hand under your left arm and spread your fingers across your ribs. Now inhale and feel the excursion of the ribs as you inhale. The ribs swing outwards and upwards as you inhale, causing the size of the chest cavity to increase. The action of the ribs is much like the handle of a bucket if the bucket is held sideways. Try grabbing just one rib and feeling how it travels when you inhale and exhale.
The diaphragm is a dome shape and separates your chest cavity from your abdominal cavity. It is the bottom part of the chest cavity and the front edge of the dome sits higher at the front than at the back. As you inhale the dome shape
ARTICLE: SIMPLY BREATHE by Peter Bartels flattens out slightly increasing the size of the chest cavity in the downward direction. As you exhale the diaphragm returns to it’s domed shape. It is not possible to voluntarily control your diaphragm; you can only think ‘inhale’ and then the diaphragm will do it’s job. If you tuck your fingers in under your bottom ribs at the front and inhale you can feel the muscles stretching your diaphragm out a little.
As your diaphragm expands downwards all your gizzards below start to get squashed. This is where the abdominal wall comes into play by expanding and making a bit more room for your gizzards to get out of the way of your descending diaphragm. Your abdominal wall is primarily what we call your stomach muscles or where you wish your six pack was. Place your hands flat onto your stomach and inhale. If you are breathing well for flute playing, your stomach will expand. Dig your fingers into your waist line and inhale. Your waistline should also expand sideways. Place your hands on your lower back, either side of your spine, and with an effective breath you will feel some outward expansion there too.
At this point some of you may well be saying ‘but my stomach goes in when I breath in’. This unfortunately means that your breathing is not optimal for flute playing. Your breath is probably quite high in your body; known as a clavicular breath because it is focused up around the clavicle or collar bones. With some self exploration and practice you will learn how to optimise your breathing by allowing your abdominal wall to expand as you breath in; an abdominal breath.
Finally we get to the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is the group of muscles that sit in your pelvis and form the base of your torso, supporting everything above them. In German the pelvis is ‘das becken’ which means ‘the basin’. Think of
you pelvic floor as a basin made of muscle stopping all your innards from spilling out onto the floor! As your innards are squashed downwards by the movement of the diaphragm these pelvic floor muscles also give a little to allow for more expansion of you body.
It’s tricky to experience your pelvic floor moving but if you place your hands on your hips and inhale, you can get a sense of the muscles within your pelvis relaxing. Your can sense your ‘downstairs’ muscles giving slightly. Almost a sense of expanding into the tops of your legs. So putting it all together, your ribs expand sideways and upwards, your diaphragm descends downwards, your abdominal wall expands outwards and your pelvic floor relaxes and descends as you inhale. Your body breathes from the top downwards but really it is a combined action of the ribs, diaphragm, abdominal wall and pelvic floor designed to expand your body, creating a negative pressure in your chest cavity and drawing air into your lungs.
As flautists, the more we can relax when we need to inhale and let our miraculous bodies do the job they are so good at doing, the better our air intake will be.♫
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ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION When: August 12-15 Venue: Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate Adjudicator: Carolyn Bounds The 2011 Syllabus will be available free of charge from early February. Either send a self-addressed envelope 220 x 110 mm with $1.20 stamp to Adelaide Eisteddfod Society, 239 Magill Road, Maylands, SA 5069, collect a copy from one of the major music stores or visit the website at http://www.sacomment.com/aes.htm. Entries will close on April 8. Also look for Sight Reading, 18 Years and Under (see Strings Division, Section S307), Eisteddfod Concerto and the Eisteddfod Ensemble Event. There will be a new section for music by Australian composers; please look for this in the 2011 Syllabus!
AUSTRALIAN FLUTE FESTIVAL When: October 1-3, 2011, Canberra School of Music, ANU, Canberra Director: David Leviston, [email protected] Director/Co-ordinator: Lyndie Leviston, [email protected], Ph. (02) 8006-5345,
mobile 0424-504-104 Post: 140 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063. Website: http://www.australianflutefestival.com
DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL FUND 2011 Grants are available to assist young Australian flautists attend a Flute Festival or Flute Event during 2011. Please send a letter requesting financial assistance to David Cubbin Memorial Fund, C/- Robert Brown, PO Box 3228, Norwood, SA 5067 by Monday, May 9, 2011. Please include your contact information - postal address, telephone number, e-mail address. Applicants are required to provide a supporting letter from their teacher.
THE FLUTE SOCIETY PROGRAM ON 5MBS – presented by Robert Brown The Flute Society Program is broadcast on Monday evenings at 7 pm and repeated on the following Saturday mornings at 9 am. 5MBS is located at 99.9 on the FM Band. Monday, December 13/Saturday, December 18, Music for the Christmas Season, including Elizabeth Koch and Suzanne Handel playing Christmas classics, the Cambridge Buskers and much more! Monday, February 14/Saturday, February 19, German Flute Concertos played by Bruno Meier with the Prague Chamber Orchestra. Monday, April 11/Saturday, April 16, Performances by Denis Bouriakov, including the Sibelius Concerto in D Minor. The theme music used for the Flute Society Program is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, played by Sir James Galway, flute, with Hiro Fujikake, synthesizer.
NOTES AND NEWS: NEW AMEB FLUTE SYLLABUS - PUBLIC CONSULTATION by Alison Rosser, SA Representative
Just letting flute players know that over the next couple of years the Federal body of the AMEB are formulating a new Flute Syllabus. The first meeting of the Flute Syllabus and Publications Committee was held on October 8, 2010 in Sydney. At this meeting the Syllabus Writing Brief instructions were discussed. They have been formulated into a Document that will soon be made available to the public for feedback. A Draft version of the syllabus will also be available for public feedback at a later date.↗
DATES FOR 2011
♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠♠ IN MEMORIUM
Sir Charles Mackerras, International Australian
Conductor, died on July 14, aged 84 years. He was a Patron of the Australian
Flute Society. Visit http://www.australianflutesociety.org.au/new/mackerras.html for more information.
Sir Charles Mackerras
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WEBSITE
Visit www.saflutesociety.asn.au
to see the new look website. We thank
Annie Oates for doing the make-over.
↗ It is exciting news that at last we have a review of the Flute Syllabus and that this development can be viewed on the Federal AMEB website in the next few weeks. If you wish to have some input into this please go to http://www.ameb.edu.au.
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COMING EVENTS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: Sunday, November 21, 1-15 pm (just before Adult Amateurs Flute
Afternoon) Venue: Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue,
Unley All members welcome to attend.
ADULT AMATEURS FLUTE AFTERNOON When: Sunday, November 21, 2 pm Venue: Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue,
Unley Fee: $5 Director: Kerryn Schofield
The brochure can be downloaded at www.saflutesociety.asn.au
SIR JAMES GALWAY’S CONCERT A reminder that Sir James will be presenting a concert of classical, popular and Irish favourites at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on Wednesday, December 1 at 8 pm. Bookings can be made at BASS, Ph. 131-246 or visit http://www.bass.net.au/events/database/SIRJAMESGALWAY2010/.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FLUTE ENSEMBLE The South Australian Flute Ensemble is looking for new members. Meetings: Tuesdays at 7-45 pm (no longer on Mondays) Where: The Mitcham Community Centre, corner Belair Road and Grange
Road, Lower Mitcham. Dates for 2010: October 26, November 9, 23 and 30, December 14. Dates for 2011: February 8 and 22, March 8, 22 and 29, April 12 and 26, May 10, 24
and 31, June 14 and 28, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23, September 13 and 27, October 11 and 25, November 8 and 22, December 13.
Current players range in standard from 4th Grade to Masters and range in age from 18 to 86. If you would like to join please contact Caroline Weatherstone, Ph. 7123-8154 or 0401-176-230.
DATES FOR 2011
CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP When: Saturday, June 18, 12 noon Venue: Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church
560 Goodwood Road, Daw Park (corner Aver Avenue) Adjudicator: Anna Lester Closing date: Thursday, June 9
The brochure and entry form will be included with the March newsletter.
QUIZ RESULT
Congratulations to
Amelia Turner, aged 12, from Pasadena,
for sending in the first correct entry for
the Music Quiz for Juniors. Amelia will receive a Sir
James Galway CD, just in time for his visit to Adelaide on
December 1!
Sir James Galway
TOP TEACHER
Our President, Elizabeth Koch OAM,
has been named the most outstanding university teacher
in South Australia in 2010. We send her our
congratulations. Visit http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ne
ws/news41641.html for more information.
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From the President
October, 2010
Founder Professor David Cubbin
Patron Alison Rosser
Vice Patrons Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM
Robert Brown
South Australian Flute News Print Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017 ABN: 96 991 331 922
Contents
President’s Report 1
Coming Events 2
Dates for 2011 2-3
Scholarships 3
Concerts 4
Recent Events 4-9
CD Review 9
Articles 10
Flute Society Info 12
Dear Flute Society Members, Greetings! The end of the year is looming and I have been thinking about some of the activities we have presented to our members this year. For instance, recently we held a Teachers Information Evening and I was so pleased with the turn out of approximately 26 teachers! To those who attended, thank you for making the evening so worthwhile. I also heartily thank my wonderful colleagues whose input was so valuable – Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher and Natalie Zwar. We have a fantastic community of teachers in South Australia and I think the consensus was at that event to incorporate these teachers’ sessions into the Flute Society calendar of events for 2011. Have you all had a chance to look at the website? Annie Oates has done a brilliant job – I love the way she has set up the revolving photos. If you haven’t checked it out please do so as it is impressive. Thank you Annie! On November 21 we are holding two events on the same day. The AGM begins at 1-15 pm and the Adult Amateurs Afternoon (repeated by popular demand!) begins at 2 pm. I send a big thank you to Kerryn Schofield for directing these events with such enthusiasm and knowledge of ensemble repertoire. Please watch out for information on the Michael Cox Flute Course, which will consist of a week of masterclasses and teachers
sessions beginning July 4, 2011 at the Elder Conservatorium. Please contact me by e-mail ([email protected]) if you are thinking of coming and would like further information. I am fortunate to be leading a group of my tertiary flute students on a study trip to London and Paris in late January. We are having masterclasses with Michael Cox, Susan Milan and Paul Edmund-Davies in London and in Paris we will not only have classes with Philippe Bernold but also collaborate with the flute students of Jean Ferrandis and Patricia Nagle at the Ecole Normale Superieur. I am sure that there will be a lot to report when we return at the end of February. This is my opportunity to thank everyone for attending our events and to let you know that we will present another action packed series of events in 2011. I sincerely thank my committee for their enthusiasm, humour and diverse talents! They have been the life-blood of the Flute Society and their contributions are very much appreciated and treasured.
All the best and Happy Christmas and New Year! Best wishes,
Elizabeth Koch OAM
Merry Christmas, Happy New
Year and Fine Fluting to
all of our members and their families!
osiak
The Flute Society of South Australia Inc. www.saflutesociety.asn.au
From the President
October, 2010
Founder Professor David Cubbin
Patron Alison Rosser
Vice Patrons Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM
Robert Brown
South Australian Flute NewsPrint Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017 ABN: 96 991 331 922
Contents
President’s Report 1
Coming Events 2
Dates for 2011 2-3
Scholarships 3
Concerts 4
Recent Events 4-9
CD Review 9
Articles 10
Flute Society Info 12
Dear Flute Society Members, Greetings! The end of the year is looming and I have been thinking about some of the activities we have presented to our members this year. For instance, recently we held a Teachers Information Evening and I was so pleased with the turn out of approximately 26 teachers! To those who attended, thank you for making the evening so worthwhile. I also heartily thank my wonderful colleagues whose input was so valuable – Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher and Natalie Zwar. We have a fantastic community of teachers in South Australia and I think the consensus was at that event to incorporate these teachers’ sessions into the Flute Society calendar of events for 2011. Have you all had a chance to look at the website? Annie Oates has done a brilliant job – I love the way she has set up the revolving photos. If you haven’t checked it out please do so as it is impressive. Thank you Annie! On November 21 we are holding two events on the same day. The AGM begins at 1-15 pm and the Adult Amateurs Afternoon (repeated by popular demand!) begins at 2 pm. I send a big thank you to Kerryn Schofield for directing these events with such enthusiasm and knowledge of ensemble repertoire. Please watch out for information on the Michael Cox Flute Course, which will consist of a week of masterclasses and teachers
sessions beginning July 4, 2011 at the Elder Conservatorium. Please contact me by e-mail ([email protected]) if you are thinking of coming and would like further information. I am fortunate to be leading a group of my tertiary flute students on a study trip to London and Paris in late January. We are having masterclasses with Michael Cox, Susan Milan and Paul Edmund-Davies in London and in Paris we will not only have classes with Philippe Bernold but also collaborate with the flute students of Jean Ferrandis and Patricia Nagle at the Ecole Normale Superieur. I am sure that there will be a lot to report when we return at the end of February. This is my opportunity to thank everyone for attending our events and to let you know that we will present another action packed series of events in 2011. I sincerely thank my committee for their enthusiasm, humour and diverse talents! They have been the life-blood of the Flute Society and their contributions are very much appreciated and treasured.
All the best and Happy Christmas and New Year!
Best wishes,
Elizabeth Koch OAM
Merry Christmas, Happy New
Year and Fine Fluting to
all of our members and their families!
