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March - April 2011 Performances ~ News ~ Flute Opportunities Esther
Golton Esther says: Arctic Wind Flute Choirs Winter Concert with all 3 Flute Choirs The
Arctic Wind Flute Choir, Junior Flute Choir Sunday
March 27, 2011 Thank
You to the Business who support Able
Body Shop “The Finest in Collision Repair” * * * * * * * * Borealis Flute Choir Jennifer Father, Director Spring
Quarter Rehearsals begin Wednesday March 30 The Borealis Flute Choir is part of the Alaska Flute Studies Center. This flute choir is for beginning-intermediate level, adult, flute enthusiasts who want to upgrade their playing skills. There are no auditions required. The sessions will include rehearsals of flute choir repertoire and instruction on fundamentals of performance. The program is designed for individuals who are looking to blow the dust out of their instruments and start playing again! Rehearsals are at
the Turnagain Arts Center 4105 Turnagain Blvd (Room 212) * * * * * * * * Northwind Flute Choir Laura
Koenig, Director
The Northwind Flute Choir of the Alaska Flute Studies Center is an ensemble for adult, flute enthusiasts who are looking for an exclusive ensemble with which to play. There are no auditions required. The sessions will include rehearsals of flute choir repertoire and instruction on fundamentals of performance. The program is designed for intermediate to advanced players who are looking for a chance to play with other flutists. Spring Session 2011: April 4, 18, May 2, 16, final rehearsal and performance - tba 7:30 – 9:00 pm * * * * * * * * Flute Masterclass with Dr. Jennifer Rhynes Thursday May 5, 2011 7:00 – 9:00 pm We are very pleased to announce that
the
Jennifer Rhyne serves as Affiliate Artist and Senior Lecturer in Flute at Pacific Lutheran
University where she teaches flute and music theory, directs the Sølvvinden
Flute Ensemble, and performs with the Camas Woodwind Quintet. Before
joining the faculty of PLU, Rhyne taught at Fort Hays State University in
Kansas. The North Carolina native holds a Bachelor of Music degree from
the Oberlin Conservatory of Music as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience
from Oberlin College. Her teachers include Kathleen Chastain and Michel
Debost at Oberlin, Lorna McGhee at the University of Michigan (MM degree), Carol
Wincenc at Stony Brook University (DMA degree), and Pierre-Yves Artaud at the
École Normale de Musique in Paris. She has been a prize winner in
competitions sponsored by the National Flute Association, the Texas Flute
Society, the Albuquerque Flute Association, and the Washington, DC Flute
Society and has performed at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden in New
York. She is a member of the Tacoma Symphony and has performed in the
Northwest with Bellevue Opera, Vashon Opera, the Northwest Bach Festival, on
the Second City Chamber Music Series, and at the Icicle Creek Music Center in
addition to directing the Tacoma Flute Choir. She has performed in the
Northeast with the New Haven Symphony and the Atlantic Philharmonic. She
has appeared as a concerto soloist with the PLU Wind Ensemble, the Fort Hays
Wind Ensemble, the Stony Brook Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony. A
dedicated pedagogue, her articles have been published in School Band and
Orchestra Magazine and Flute Talk, and she has been a featured
lecturer and masterclass clinician at the Kansas Music Educators Convention,
the University of Oregon, Cornish College of the Arts, Ohio University, and
Columbus State University in Georgia as well as a frequent adjudicator for
contests in the Northwest. Her students have won prizes in competitions
sponsored by PLU, the Coeur d’Alene Symphony, the Tacoma Philharmonic, the
Washington Music Educators Association, and the National Flute Association.
Rhyne enjoys performing a wide variety of music from all genres and eras,
including historically-informed performances of early music on a one-keyed
traverse flute as well as performances of avant-garde contemporary solo and
chamber works. Select students will participate as performers To apply as a performer,
contact
Date: Thursday May 6, 2010 Time:
Location: The
Tuition: Performers:
$25 ($20 for members of the
Auditors: $20 ($15 for
members of the
* * * * * * * * High School Solo & Ensemble State Competition Friday May 6 at UAA All eligible students be sure to register with your band directors. * * * * * * * * Congratulations to
Mimi Ahn Dimond High Flute Duo South High Flute Duo * * * * * * * * Anchorage Youth Symphony Auditions Mon. 5/9/11 4 pm - 7 pm Auditions are by appointment and there is an audition fee of $15.00. For audition appointment phone 566-7297, leave name and number and your call will be returned to discuss appointment time. Or you may email AYS at ancys@juno.com, tell them your name and instrument, and they can assign a time via email. * * * * * * * * Advance Notice: Duet Recital with Jennifer Father & Laura Koenig Friday
May 13th * * * * * * * * If
you have any questions about your membership or items announced in this
newsletter, feel free to call me at 336-5991. |
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