Saturday October 11, 2008 at 2 PM.
Freimann Hall, University of Ottawa
610 Cumberland Street.
Performers to the Masterclass $50.00
Admission to audit the Masterclass including recital $10.00
The mastercalss will be followed by a short recital.
Workshop for younger students
A mix of easy technique and warm ups, easy jazz, fun stuff and wit. Attendants are encouraged to bring their flute for some group playing. Questions and answers will complete the day.
Sunday October 12, 2008 at 2 PM
Freimann Hall, University of Ottawa
610 Cumberland Street
Free admission.
Flute exhibit
Powell flutes, piccolos and headjoints will be on display both days one hour before and after the activities.
Paul Edmund-Davies established his international reputation as flautist and soloist in the twenty years that he was Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra. Conductors with whom he has performed concerti include Leonard Bernstein, Rostropovich, Pierre Boulez and Kent Nagano and André Previn.
For the last ten years he has toured extensively, giving recitals, classes and performing concerti in America, Europe, Canada, Australia, asia, the Middle East and the Far East.
He has also edited several books of music entitled The Flautist's Collection. In June 2007 his latest book, ‘The 28 Day Warm up Book for Flautists…eventually!’ was published. This 150 page volume with four sections on Sonority, Fingers, Articulation and Intervals is entirely original and in a logical and musical way helps to address and solve numerous playing related issues.
As of September 22, 2005, he took up the position of Principal Flute with the Philharmonia Orchestra in the U.K.
Paul Edmund-Davies est reconnu comme un des plus grands flûtistes à évoluer sur la scène internationale. Durant plus de vingt ans, il occupa le poste de solo flûte au sein du prestigieux London Symphony Orchestra. Parallèlement à ses fonctions à l’orchestre, il se produit et enregistre comme soliste invité avec plusieurs orchestres, dont le réputé Academy of St-Martin in the Fields. En 1988 il interprète l’oeuvre de Leonard Bernstein "Halil" pour flute et orchestre sous la direction du compositeur. Depuis, il a été invité par les plus grands chefs, tel que Rostropovich, Tilson-Thomas, Gatti, Nagano, Marin et André Prévin. En 2000, il joue en solo avec l’Orchestre de Londres sous la direction de Pierre Boulez dans plusieurs villes européennes, et par la suite au Carnegie Hall de New-York. Depuis dix ans, il prend régulièrement part aux tournées de récitals et classes de maître qui le mènent en Australie, en Europe, à Hong Kong, au Canada et aux Etas-Unis. Paul Edmund-Davies est aussi membre-fondateur du "Deutz Trio" avec lequel il a enregistré à plusieurs reprises.
Après avoir été titulaire de la classe de flûte au Guildhall School of Music pendant seize ans, il enseigne maintenant au Royal College of Music de Londres. De plus, il a publié plusieurs recueils de musique pour flûte, en plus d'un ouvrage de référence sur la technique de réchauffement à la flûte.
Please direct your applications to perform in the Masterclass to Loyda Lastra at
613-744-5700 or loydalastra@rogers.com. Deadline for applications: September 15, 2008. Please provide name and contact information of your flute teacher with your application, as well as the title of the piece you are planning to perform. Accompanied pieces will have to be played with accompanist. Payment of accompanist is the responsibility of the performer.
Mr. Edmund-Davies will be available for private lessons during his stay in Ottawa. Please contact Pascal Véraquin to book your appointment via www.veraquin.com
Event sponsored by Powell Flutes, Pascal Véraquin Inc, the University of Ottawa, and the Ottawa Flute Association.
For those interested in buying Paul's new book, The 28 Day Warm Up Book, please visit the Carolyn Nussbaum website.
The 28 Day Warm Up Book by Edmund-Davies
Written by flautist Paul Edmund-Davies 'for all flautists ... eventually!' this book covers four key areas of study: Sonority, Fingers, Articulation, and Intervals. It tackles these issues in a logical, musical, and interesting way, and can be used to 'tone' everything up or as part of a dedicated regime. Musicians who follow this four-week course from start to finish will notice a very positive improvement in their overall ability, agility, accuracy, security and control.
SUSAN HOEPPNER,Masterclass and Recital March 8, 9, 2008
Event poster (6MB):
Saturday, April 22, 2006, 3:30 pm, Parlour Concert. Location:
McPhail Memorial Baptist Church, 249 Bronson Ave.
Again, this is a fun flutin' opportunity for any member
of the OFA to play any piece(s) of their choosing to an appreciative audience
in a relaxed atmosphere. The following week after this concert is when many
flutists are competing in the Kiwanis Festival so this is the perfect opportunity
to practice your pieces in front of an audience beforehand!
It doesn't matter the experience, the age, the ability...all
are welcome to play....and all are welcome to come out as a supportive audience
(and the audience does not just have to be OFA members). If you are interested
in playing in this upcoming concert, contact Melanie Culina at 792 1129
or email me at culina_m@hotmail.com Please indicate the following: Your
first and last name, the piece your are playing and the composer, as well
as your accompanist (if you choose your own) or any combination of instruments
you are playing with.
The OFA accompanist is Amelie Langlois. There is no cost
to members if she performs with you at the concert. If you would like to
rehearse with her seperately, she will charge her usual rate, which you
will discuss with her when you choose rehearsal times. Her email is amelielanglois@gmail.com and
her phone number is: 820-8138. Even if you decide not to rehearse ahead
of time with her, but would like her to accompany you at the concert, please
send on the music she is to play. Amelie is very busy with Kiwanis, so it
is imperative to contact her as soon as possible. As well, if there are
those interested in performing flute as part of an ensemble with other instruments,
by all means, bring it on! Variety adds interest to the programme!
Hope to hear from many of you soon! I'm looking foward to another fun Parlour
Concert!
Saturday March 11th, 2006, 9:00am to 5:00pm, Intermediate Masterclass with Carolyn Christie, University of Ottawa Music Department, Perez Building, 610 Cumberland St.
This event begins with a Pilates class, physical exercises specifically suited for flutists, followed by a talk on Performance Preparation. This is a special opportunity for intermediate level players, grade 6 and above, to have the Masterclass experience. Eight lucky players will perform. Carolyn will also give a lecture about the Orchestra Musician’s Experience.
Carolyn Christie won the Second Flute chair in the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1978 after playing with the Edmonton Symphony. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has worked with Les Chambristes de Montréal, Les Vents de L’Est and the Jupiter Quintet. She teaches at McGill University, Domaine Forget Music Academy, National Youth Orchestra, and CAMMAC Music Centre.
Carolyn welcomes adolescents of all ages, i.e., younger intermediate students, about 16 years of age. Adult players are also welcomed and encouraged. Each session will be 30 minutes in length.
Fees:
Performers: $65 for OFA members or uOttawa students, $85 for non-members
Auditors: $15 for OFA and uOttawa students, $25 for non-members
Pianist Scott Richardson is available for this class and can be contacted at (613) 746-9111. You may also bring you own accompanist.
Event poster:
Event Pictures: (Note: missing a photo of Kelly Abercrombie,
first to perform at the masterclass)
Pilates class
Carolyn Christie
Saturday, February 4th, 2006, 1- 4:30 PM, Masterclass with Camille Churchfield, University of Ottawa Music Department, Perez Building, 610 Cumberland St., Ottawa, Ontario.
Camille welcomes advanced (Grade 8 +) students of all ages for the Masterclass. Each session will be 35 minutes in length and we have room for having 6 players. Participants may be asked to submit a tape, mini-disc or CD of their playing if the response is high.
Camille Churchfield has been principal flute with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for 29 years. She has been a guest flutist with the NACO, the Seattle and Toronto Symphonies, and has participated in the Scotia Festival as well as in the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. She has been on the faculty of the University of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa, the Domaine Forget Music Academy, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.
Accompanist: We have approached Amélie Langlois to be the pianist, 226-6135 or 820-8138 (after Dec. 12th) email: amelielanglois@gmail.com. She is very experienced with the flute repertoire. Her rates are $35 per hour or $20 for the 35 minute Masterclass session. Students may bring their own accompanist on an instrument or their choice; guitar, harp, i.e., a non-sustain instrument.
Fees:
Performers: $60 for OFA members or uOttawa students
Auditors: $5 for OFA or uOttawa , $10 for non-members
Event poster:
Event Pictures:
Robert Cram Flute Masterclass, Sunday, January
30th, 2005, 2-5 PM, at the Music Department, University of Ottawa, 610
Cumberland Street. Admission $10, members $5. Six flutists have been
chosen to perform.
Come hear our local flutists perform some challenging pieces and hear
one of Canada’s best known flutists and educators share his knowledge
and experience.
Ian Clarke Evening Concert – “Touching the Ether” with guest appearances by Beverley Robinson and UO Silver Sextet
Friday, November 16, 2007
8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tabaret Hall, Room 112, 550 Cumberland Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Event Details
About Ian Clarke
About Jean Desmarais
Flute Try-outs
Event Sponsors
Event Posters
Ian Clarke
An evening masterclass, technique workshop & concert with Ian Clarke, world-renowned flutist/composer and professor of flute at the Guildhall School of Music.
Thursday Nov 15 Masterclass: Four advanced players pre-selected to perform for half hour sessions; auditors $15 for OFA members and Ottawa U students, $20 for non-members.
Auditors and performers from the masterclass are invited to join Ian with their flutes to look at colour and creativity in developing technique
Note: Miyazawa and Yamaha flutes will be available for try outs on Thursday evening. See flute try-out tab above.
Friday Nov 16 Concert: An evening concert will be held at the University of Ottawa featuring some of Ian’s own compositions. $20 for OFA members and Ottawa U students and advance ticket purchases/$25 at the door. The pianist for this concert will be Jean Desmarais. There will also be Guest appearance by Beverley Robinson and UO Silver Sextet.
Tickets for the Ian Clarke concert are on sale at the following locations: The Leading Note, CD Warehouse, Compact Music, Collected Works and St. John’s Music.
Ian Clarke is acknowledged as one of the leading player/composers in the flute world. Embraced by internationally acclaimed performers, teachers, colleges & students alike, his compositions have been performed across five continents and are establishing themselves as some of the most exciting flute repertoire of today. Ian has performed as guest soloist for the British Flute Society including as one of their ‘renowned artists’ at their 20th Century flute day in 2001. His international debut was as guest soloist at the National Flute Association’s 2001 convention in Dallas. Ian has been guest artist at the 2003 Hungarian National Flute Event and headline artist at the 2005 NFA convention in San Diego. He toured the US in 2006, and returned there in 2007, with additional tours in Iceland, Canada and Slovenia. He has given masterclasses at the Royal Academies and Conservatories in the UK and is regularly invited to perform & lead workshops for ‘Flutewise,’ summer schools and numerous other flute events around the world. 2005 saw the release of Ian’s long awaited CD ‘Within…,’ now critically acclaimed and one of the flute world’s best sellers (audio clips at http://www.ianclarke.net/recordings.html). A prize-winning student, Ian studied with Simon Hunt, Averil Williams and Kate Lukas of the Guildhall School of Music, London. He concurrently studied mathematics at Imperial College, graduating with Honours. Ian is professor of flute at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. He works extensively with musician/composer Simon Painter writing, producing and performing music for film & television under the name of Diva Music with numerous recordings between them and applications from Microsoft to Oprah Winfrey! — www.divamusic.co.uk. Ian is an International Miyazawa Flute Endorsee. The Ottawa Flute Association is proud to host his Canadian début.
Jean Desmarais will perform as the pianist for the masterclass and concert. In constant demand as a soloist, chamber musician and pianist, Mr. Desmarais earned his Masters degree and Premier Prix in Piano and Chamber Music at the Conservatoire in Montreal and continued his studies in Paris and Berlin. He studied with Monique Collet-Samyn, Anisia Campos, Monique Deschaussées, Johanna Stiller and Dalton Baldwin. He has been a member of the new Canadian music Pierrot Ensemble and premiered over 50 works written by Canadian composers. He has performed in Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Poland, Switzerland and the US. He has collaborated with artists such as Kiri Te Kanawa, Ben Heppner, Amanda Forsyth, Pinchas Zukerman, Robert Cram, Timothy Hutchins, Alain Trudel, Denis Lawlor, Charles Hamman, Joanna G’Froerer, Jessica Linnebach and Kimball Sykes. Jean Desmarais has been on the faculty at the National Arts Centre Young Artists Programme and Young Conductors Programme, the University of Ottawa (Guest professor), Carleton University and the International Music Academy of Nice. Recently he was hired as a coach for the Canadian Opera Company for its production of Verdi Don Carlos. In November, he will be the only Canadian pianist performing in the 50th Anniversary Concert Celebration of the famous recital given by Glenn Gould in 1957. This concert will take place at the Tchaikowski Conservatory in Moscow. This coming season he will also be performing in Berlin. Mr Desmarais is the music director and resident pianist for the popular Lectures-Midi series organised by the NAC French Theatre. He has performed for many concerts broadcast on SRC/CBC. Mr Desmarais has received the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of Canada for his remarkable contribution to the arts.
Flute Try-outs information for Thursday, November 15
Ian Clarke event sponsors Miyazawa and St. John’s Music will be present with intermediate and high end flutes and piccolos which you may try out.
On behalf of Miyazawa, Patricia Dydnansky of Long & McQuade (Toronto) will be bringing to Ottawa a wide assortment of Miyazawa flutes, Lyric flutes and Hammig piccolos. Flutes will include the PA 102RH models up to the Boston Classic – including 9K and 14K gold Boston Classic models – both models of Lyric flutes (Miyazawa’s intermediate line), some extra headjoints and the 3 models of the Hammig 650 series.
On behalf of St. John’s Music, Michael Pollard will have a selection of Yamaha’s intermediate and professional range of flutes and piccolos on display (list to follow).
Flute try-outs will be available in Room 112 at Tabaret Hall on Thursday, November 15 from 4:30 p.m. (one hour prior to the masterclass, at break, and following the workshop). For those who wish to follow up, the instruments will be available for further demos during regular store hours at St. John’s Music, 1541 Merivale Rd., and at Long & McQuade (Ottawa), 2631 Alta Vista Drive.
This event is being sponsored by the following organizations:
Masterclass poster
Recital Poster
November 15th, 2005, 8:00 PM: Ensemble Fusions, all instrument families and a number of flutists representing the whole flute family!
Jeffrey Ray-Miller, flute, Concerto for flute in D minor, C.P.E. Bach.
Also music by:
Paul Hindemith: Kammermuzik Op. 24, No.1
Robert Platz: Piece noire
Wolfgang Rihm: Bild (eine chiffre)
Christian Girard: Sonata for piano (world premier), Frederic Lacroix, piano
Samy Moussa: Fire
At Galerie Montcalm, 25 rue Laurier, Gatineau. Sponsored by the German Embassy, Quebec Arts Council, and City of Gatineau. Adults: $22.50, Students: $12.50
November 12th, 8:00 PM:
Healing Music Concert - Friends of Hospice Benefit, at the McLeod Stewarton United Church, 507 Bank Street, featuring
flutist Debbie Danbrook, with Steve Raiman, and Ian Hepburn. Tickets:
$15 in advance, at Singing Pebble Books, 202-A Main St 613-230-9165 or
$18 at the door.
Parlour Concert, Saturday, October 29th, at 2:00
PM, Bell St. United Church, 384 Arlington (Bronson and Queensway). Parking
and entrance at the rear. Pianist, Amelie Langlois, is provided by the OFA members to accompany you. Your chance to try out your stuff – all music, all levels, all ages are invited to participate. You may bring your own ensemble. Playing is open to all OFA members.
Invite your family and friends to join the audience which is open to the public. Free will donation to offset expenses is appreciated. Refreshments will be served.
OPUS FOUR, Sunday, October 16th, 2005, 7:30 PM, St. Luke's
United Church, 760 Somerset St. West. This fabulous quartet featuring
Cathy Rollins Baerg, Kirsten Carlson, Natasha Harrison, and Loyda
Lastra are regular favourites on the Ottawa scene blending and contrasting
their flute voices in delightful and surprising ways. Attention all
flute chorists. The program will consist of Marc Berthomieu's Chats, descriptive and evocative, Handel's Queen of Sheba, Haydn's
Horsemen Quartet, Sandra Tucker's Etchings written for the NFA
2004 Convention, and Joseph Lauber's Visions de Corse (Pictures
of Corsica) with references to Napoleon in a string quartet's
texture of intertwining melodies on alto flute, flute and piccolo.
If you haven't heard them yet, you must hear them at least once
in your life!
Montreal Flute Event 2005, October 1st and 2nd featuring Ransom Wilson and Maxence Larrieu, the University
of Quebec at Montreal, 1440 St. Denis (at Maisonneuve), Room F3080.
Saturday will be masterclasses from 9 AM to 12 noon and from 2 to 5 PM.
Guests are invited to try Powell flutes, piccolos and headjoints throughout the day.
Sunday there will be a recital, Music for two flutes, with Diane Mauger, piano.
The program will consist of Bach, Mozart, Damase, Mercadante, La Montaine, Doppler.
Beverley Robinson, flute, with harp, Recital, Sunday,
May 15 th, 2005, 2:30 PM, at the Unitarian Church, 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa.
Robert Cram , flute, Andrew
Tunis, piano, Recital, Sunday, February 13 th, 2005, 8:00 PM, at Tabaret
Hall, University of Ottawa, 550 Cumberland Street. Robert Cram is Canada’s
best know flutist, winner of the 2004 Juno Award, former principle flutist
of the NACO, professor of flute University of Ottawa.
Pascale Margely , flute, Jane Perry,
piano, Recital, Saturday, January 22 nd, 2005, 8:00 PM, at the Unitarian
Church, 30 Cleary Avenue, Ottawa. Pascale Margeley plays in the Ottawa
Symphony Orchestra and is professor of flute at the Quebec Conservatory
in Gatineau.
