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Playing Around with Nielsen
This past week many enjoyed the livestreaming of the Nielsen competition.'Playing around with Nielsen' was one of the competition features. Each performer created their own flute piece based on...
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Summer re-start for me
Dear Flute-lovers,Well you may have noticed the quietness of this flute-blog!! Yes, sorry....I've been taking a two year break from the flute, and am about to start playing again! I retired from...
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Audio - Sheridon Stokes
Dear Flute-lovers,Sheridon Stokes (1935-2022) being interviewed with amazing flute audio!In 2021 Sheridon spoke about his career as a studio musican in Hollywood, and his many collaborations with John...
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A Song of Dusk Unfolding
Dear Flute-lovers,Like all of us, I'm seeking stunningly beautiful flute pieces, always.This month, a truly gorgeous one showed up. Like a tall poppy it stands head and shoulders above others of its...
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Still Here, Still Thinking
Dear Flute-Lovers, I'm still here, and just wanted you to know that. :>)The world of flute has gone somewhat quiet on the internet, I find. Not much chat on the email groups. Perhaps those who are...
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Wonderful Outspokeness
This week we lost one of the most enthusiastic flute players of the 20th Century, the wonderfully outspoken, Atarah Ben-Tovim. Enjoy these wonderful interviews!First Interview (audio-only video...
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Scottish Baroque; beautiful music
Well I do love a good piece of Scottish music, that's for sure. And what a lovely set of pieces this is, by Scottish composer James Oswald (1711-1769) arranged by Jan Boland for two flutes (or...
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Composer An-lun Huang; beautiful music
Dear Flutelovers, In my hunt for new repertoire that is absolutely beautiful, a piece of music has surfaced this week that I had never heard before, even though it was written in 1981 by composer...
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Prokofiev Classical Symphony Update
(to enlarge, click on photo)Dear Flutelovers,Eleven years ago ago I re-wrote the final movement of Prokofiev's Classical Symphony op. 25, for both flute players to switch to piccolos and play all the...
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Eight Fun-tasies by Slovenian composers
click on photos to enlarge New music for flute from Slovenia!! I just love how smart this is. The composers are performing, the flutist is making a professional recording in a live concert, and they...
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Dear Flute Lovers,Recently the great Hollywood soundtrack flutist and teacher Sheridon Stokes passed away, and I posted about a superb audio podcast that had some thrilling recordings of his work with...
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A very quiet whistle
(click on picture to enlarge)This week the two flute email groups I belong to seemed to spring back to life!Perhaps we can again begin to think of whistling while we work now! :>) One interesting...
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New Carol Wincenc film
A new flute film to enjoy! Hot off the presses! Flutist Carol Wincenc interviewed by Christopher Caliendo (video)Carol Wincenc, the American flutist, has a full and varied career as a soloist,...
View ArticleAbsolutely Gorgeous Bach
Dear Flute-lovers, All J.S. Bach lovers, get ready to be stunned once again!!This may be not strictly about flute playing, but boy howdy is this not one of the most riveting performances of...
View ArticleWhy the best players don't always win auditions
Dear Flutelovers,Well, I just love the way that Nathan Cole teaches! Sure it's about violin instead of flute, but since it's also about auditions, orchestras, dynamics, tempo and musical style, it's...
View ArticleInsights into playing a great second flute
Hello Flutelovers and happy spring!While I get my new season of house and self together (I spent most of March working on the homefront, but not fluting), please enjoy this very informative interview...
View ArticleJust love it when this happens
Dear Flutelovers,I just love it when this happens:Denis Bouriakov's Encore (video)Talk about a sophisticated and tuned-in audience!hahahahhahaha!I'd love to hear comments and springtime flutey...
View ArticleThe Tchaikovsky Competition
Dear Flutelovers,Well how thrilling! The famous Tchaikovsky Competition is on again from June 21-30th. The Russian contestants abound and the repertoire list looks interesting. The performances...
View ArticleLive-Stream Tchaikovsky competition
Update June 29:The competition's third round is complete and you can scroll down here to see the Winners!! Videos of all of the performances are archived for later viewing on the competition's...
View ArticlePlaying the Recorder
Dear Flutelovers,How many of us started the flute by starting the recorder first? Please comment if you have a story on this. I started in grade 3 and the only song I remember is "Go From My Window...
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