I may be late to the party but I'm thrilled to discover Jacob Collier's harmonizations and how he thinks them up!
No, this isn't strictly flute-related, but it's musically fascinating. This young person plays guitar, piano and sings, and his parents are both classical musicians. Enjoy this; it's like meeting J.S. Bach and watching how he works!!
Oh holy cow batman! This is just SO much fun and well worth seeing! Here's the energy for the final piece in the concert (video), and now you can go back and watch the whole thing one piece at a time!!
The establishment of the Slovenian Flute Orchestra was a kind of logical consequence, a response to the challenges of the time during the pandemic, when we also questioned the meaning of our professional activities. The orchestra is composed of flutists, all academically trained musicians, united by a fundamental love for music and performance, forming a deeply connected community. In the flute orchestra, music is not only played, but it is lived and breathed together with it. Every note, every heartbeat of the music carries immense emotional richness, created by the flutists, many of whom are former classmates and long-time colleagues. Through rehearsals and concert preparations, they bond and connect, creating friendships and reviving memories of their shared musical journeys. The orchestra consists of piccolo flutes, concert flutes, alto flutes, bass flutes, with additional color provided by double bass, piano, and percussion. The sound of the orchestra, in the right balance, without vibrato and with a beautifully placed chord, resembles the lovely sound of an organ, which is certainly something unique. The repertoire consists of original compositions for this ensemble and arrangements of pieces from choral and orchestral literature.
At this concert, among other pieces, we premiered a new piece of which we are especially proud, entitled Circus Flautasticus, which was composed by our orchestra member, flutist Agata Gojkošek. You are welcome to listen also our other performances which are listed below.
The orchestra begins its historical journey with two concerts - in Murska Sobota and in the new premises of the Academy of Music at the University of Ljubljana, in the beautiful Kazina Palace, where most of the orchestra members also graduated, making it fitting for them to visit and experience the new spaces and thus “return home” in spirit. See: Event photos
In the description below each of the videos on youtube there is information about where to order the sheet music.
Zequinha de Abreu (1880-1935) TICO TICO NO FUBÁ (arr. Albert Arantes)
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Lots of very enjoyable listening, great music for your own ensemble to order (each youtube has a link to contact for ordering), and a terrific event all around for the flute world! Yay Slovenian Flute Orchestra! What incredible imagination and togetherness. Love it!
There is a lovely flute recital online at the moment, featuring the two flutists of the National Arts Centre Orchestra featuring one of my favourite all time flutists, Joanna G'froerer, and the newly appointed second flutist (joining Joanna in the Doppler) Stephanie Morren.
Stephanie is also featured playing the Farrenc Trio in an additional filmed performance. Here are the links. Enjoy!!
BONIS Suite en trio for flute, violin, and piano, Op. 59 MESSIAEN Le Merle noir for flute and piano VALERIE COLEMAN Danza de la Mariposa for solo flute DOPPLER Concert-Paraphrase on Schubert's Die Verschworenen for two flutes and piano, Op. 18 ELIZABETH BROWN Liguria for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Trio for flute, cello, and piano _________________
This second concert features the chamber music debut of Stephanie Morren, the NAC Orchestra’s new Second Flute, who began her first season in September 2020. Louise Farrenc Flute Trio, Op. 45 (22’)
I really enjoyed this podcast about how to deal with Envy, the ever recurring human phenomena. Super listening. Here's the link and the blurb to go with it.
Annalisa (podcast host) writes:What is envy? How does it differ from jealously? Where does it come from and how does it manifest? If you've ever left a person feeling like little bits of you have been taken away, well envy may be the answer. We talk about how envy feels, why people get jealous or envious, how it's on the rise with social media; and we also talk about some nifty ways to 'interrupt' envy. How to answer back to those barbs. I found this one of the most thought-provoking episodes I've ever done and I have to admit I looked at certain people in a different way. Dare I say this is life-changing? I think it might be.
I thought it might be helpful for new readers to know about my free flute pdfs in a single blogpost, so here are all the links below. They've been created over the years, and can be printed out for your practise pleasure. Enjoy! Best, Jen
I'm really enjoying the long-running Flute Vlog of Katie Althen-Velázquez . She is a recent graduate of the Juilliard, now free-lancing and making realistic videos about her life as a flutist. See all her vlog videos here.
I enjoyed her honest talk about taking auditions as well as how she feels when "down in the dumps". So honest, so real, and such a good reality check! Yes, I feel exactly like that when I'm in the dumps about my playing too!
But here's a new twist! Katie is playing a set of Advanced-Intermediate etudes that I've never heard before, and playing them beautifully, and giving tips! You can download the pdf of the etudes for free at IMSLP: Kummer op 110
And here are the first three videos so far (Kummer Etude youtube playlist).
And if these particular Kummer etudes are just a little too advanced, there are plenty of Intermediate etudes on Katie's Playlist; An Etude a Day, which may be more familiar to you.
