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March 2008 

PearsonBody Mapping Seminar & Concert

with Lea Pearson
 
 
Space is limited! Workshop registration required!
(Hurry! Half the seminar spots are already filled!)

Saturday, April 19 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
301 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Raleigh (near Five Points)
Cost: Seminar & Concert free for RAFA members ($10 non-members)
Lunch will be provided ($5 donation suggested)
 
 

Schedule     Registration     Workshop Topics     About Lea Pearson

 

Concert (1:00 - 2:00 pm)

 Lea Pearson (flute) and Barbara Lister-Sink (piano)
Featuring the music by Black women composers
This concert is open to public, even if you cannot attend the seminar.
Concert fee: free for RAFA members; $10 for non-members

Piccinini
 
2008 ECU Flute Symposium

March 27, 28, 29

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

401 E. Fourth Street, Greenville, NC

All events are free of charge

 

Guest Artists:

Maria Piccinini, one of the world's leading flute virtuosos
Erinn Frechette, flute/piccolo with Charlotte Symphony
Sergio Alvares, flute, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil
 
 
Schedule:

Thursday, March 27 

5:00 to 7:00 pm Masterclass with Erinn Frechette

 

Friday, March 28

3:00 to 4:30 pm  Brazilian flute workshop with Sergio Alvares

            7:00 pm  Concert of flute and piccolo music from Brazil, US, and

Europe featuring Erinn Frechette and Sergio Alvares

 

Saturday, March 29

1:00 to 2:00 pm Flute choir reading session - all welcome!
2:45 pm Performance by Maria Piccinini
3:45 to 6:15 pm Masterclass with Maria Piccinini
A reception will follow the master class in the parish hall.   

 

For further information, contact Christine Gustafson at gustafsonc@ecu.edu or
(626) 379-8356.  Free parking is available on the street near the church on Thursday and Friday. Free parking Saturday in the adjacent university lot.


RAFA Member Receives NCSU Award

SindhuCongratulations to NCSU freshman and RAFA board member Sindhu Ravishankar, recipient of a distinguished NCSU Caldwell Scholarship. The award, which recognizes a first-year student's leadership qualities and passion for learning, growing and serving others, includes a three-year tuition stipend as well as annual stipends for personal development and international service projects.
Sindhu writes, "The RAFA community helped me develop and grow as a musician, a leader and a server of the community. I owe a big thanks to all of you for encouraging me the whole way. With my first stipend, I plan to set up dental camps in two villages of southern India. Thank you for preparing me and assisting me in accomplishing such endeavors."



Blue Ridge Mountains

Nestled in the North Carolina mountains just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, the course combines fantastic fluting with a gorgeous setting. Masterclasses with Göran Marcusson, Stephen Preston, Bradley Garner and Tim Carey. Afternoon classes: Flute Choir Symposium with Amy Blumenthal; Beginning Flute Repair with Joy Sears; Beginning and Intermediate Traverso with Amara Guitry; Body Mapping with Lea Pearson; and Performance Anxiety from Inside Out with Helen Spielman.

More info available at  www.wildacresflute.com

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complete listing of RAFA
corporate and individual sponsors!
 

Volunteer Opportunities
A music ministry is being formed in the Triangle to offer healing music in places of need, such as homeless shelters, the Healing Place (drug rehab center), prisons, hospitals, senior centers, and hospice programs. Coordinator Leatta Welch is establishing a list of available musicians (solo or small ensembles) to provide 30-40 minutes of music. You could choose to organize your own ensemble for an occasion, or you could offer to merely be available as needed (perhaps to join another group of musicians who might need a flutist.) Contact Leatta Welch at (919) 303-3377.

Flute Teachers

RAFA's website includes a listing of private flute instructors throughout North Carolina.  If you are looking for a teacher, please check out the list on our website. Teachers who would like to be included or would like to update their current listing should submit information to info@RaleighFlutes.org.

RAFA Pride!
Check out the RAFA T! This attractive shirt is available in light blue or black in adult S, M, L, XL. Perfect for guys and gals. $15 at all RAFA events and by mail. Visit our website for to see a photo and to download an online order form.
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We invite you to visit our website for additional information about upcoming events.

Raleigh Area Flute Association is supported by United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, who in turn receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.