I recently had the opportunity to be on the committee that judged the flute choir portion of the National Flute Association’s Newly Published Music Competition. This competition includes several categories: solo flute, flute and keyboard, flute and guitar, flute and tape, flute choir, and flute plus one to three non-keyboard instruments. It also includes pedagogical …
My latest music acquisition is the Sonata for Flute and Piano by Beryl Rubinstein (1898 – 1952). I have only a passing knowledge of this work. I have never heard it performed live and have heard it only on Jeffery Khaner’s American music recoring. I became interested in the work after learning that Rubinstein can …
I was interested to read that Joan Tower has written a brand new flute piece. According to an email I received from her a couple of weeks ago, the work For Marianne was written for the retiring Executive Director of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Marianne Lockwood. It’s a five minute work, and Tower is …
So many students ask me about proper concert etiquette. If you’ve never been to a classical concert before, I can understand your anxiety. Probably you’ve been to a popular music concert, so let’s start there. What’s the appropriate dress for a popular music concert? It depends. You probably wouldn’t wear cowboy boots to a Green …
If you’re reading this particular post, you’re most likely a student of mine, in some capacity. This blog is for you. The purpose of it is to add an additional perspective to the material we cover in class. Some of it is to help clarify lecture topics, and some of it is to give you …
