This month, I did something I haven’t done in recent memory. I took a vacation. Now, to be fair, I have gone on vacation in the past five years. But it always included work. I brought a computer and flute along, and felt obligated to keep up with email, practicing, reading, writing, and idea generating. …
I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Megan Lanz this week. Megan is a flutist based in Las Vegas, Nevada; she and I met over Twitter, where so many good connections are made. Megan and several friends have recently organized themselves in a group called Whole Musician and have just wrapped up hosting their …
Here is the talk I gave at TEDxBrookings in February, titled “Reinventing Classical Music for a Modern Era.” It includes a performance of a piece by Jay Batzner for glissando flute.
Perennials Albany Records Performed by The Scott/Garrison Duo: Shannon Scott, clarinet; Leonard Garrison, flute and Rajung Yang, piano Perennials for flute, clarinet, and piano (2011) I. Joyous Overture II. Romanza III. Scherzo IV. Winter Prayer V. Spring Awakening Three Romances for flute and clarinet (2007) I. Languid II. Sultry III. Frisky …
I’m really looking forward to performing a brand new work for glissando flute and piano by John Griffin. We first met at the National Flute Association Convention in New Orleans in 2013, where I performed another work using the glissando headjoint. We got the details for a new work ironed out, tweaked it a bit …
I’m looking forward to presenting at a roundtable discussion titled “For the Sounds That Move Us All: Re-envisioning Feminist Action for Twenty-First Century Musicians” at the National Women’s Studies Association conference in November. I’ll be co-presenting with several fantastic colleagues, and it should be an excellent discussion.
Altissimo Flute Fingering and Trill Charts Nestor Herszbaum and Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company These charts, which accompany Herszbaum’s Alternative Fingerings for the Flute, are handy and convenient to use. One of the positive aspects of these is their size; they’re large enough to be clear and hold all of the necessary information but they’re small …
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This summer, I plan to play through as many etudes as possible. The goal is to identify etudes that might be most suitable for my students next academic year, become more familiar with etudes that I have little experience with, revisit some that I have worked on in the past, and develop my technique. I’m …
InteractionsAVIDrecords 2014 Performed by AVIDduo: Brittany Primavera, flute and Jeffery Kyle Hutchins, saxophone We’re from the Internet – Joshua ClausenCracked Brick – Anna E. GarmanInteractions – Lenka Štůralová… deepities – Ted MooreEver Present – Alvin LucierBAAYAMI: From the Sky – Mark OliveiroJanus: I. Janua Coeli – Paul Hayden Janus: II. Janua Inferni Asteroid Baptistina – …
Games of Light MSR Classics (MS 1457) Performed by Francesca Arnone Charles Koechlin – Selections from Les Chants de Nectaire, Op. 198 William Alwyn – Divertimento for Solo Flute I. Introduction and Fughetta II. Variations on a Ground III. Gavotte and Musette IV. Finale alla Gigue Miklós Rózsa – Sonata per Flauto Solo, Op. 39 …
