RAFA Nominations for 2009-10
 The
Nominating Committee is preparing a slate of officers and board members for
RAFA's 2009-2010 season. Most positions
are for a one-year term. We are
especially in need of persons to assist with newsletter layout/graphics (using
Constant Contact) and website design and maintenance. Other open positions to consider are Vice-President, Corresponding
Secretary and Member-at-large.
If you
are interested in joining our wonderful board of enthusiastic organizers,
please contact Tammy Schmidt by April 25 at (919) 326-9329 or schmidtt@gcs.k12.nc.us. The final slate will be
published in next month's Tune In and
voted upon at the RAFA Members' Recital on May 17.
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Collaborations Concert
What a rare treat to hear our professional members last month!! The hour-long program included a wonderful variety of selections ranging from Bach to contemporary. Thank you to Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham for coordinating the event and to St. Philip Lutheran Church for providing the wonderful venue. See the website for additional pictures.
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Galway slated for NFA Convention
 The
National Flute Association's annual convention is coming to New York City this summer, August 13-16. Sir
James Galway will be the featured 2009 Lifetime
Achievement Award recipient, which will be presented at the annual Gala Dinner on Saturday night, August 15. Galway will also perform, teach, and oversee a workshop
for ages 8-17 and adult amateurs. In addition, he will lead an attempt to break the world record for the largest flute ensemble! Other convention
highlights include a Telemann-a-thon with almost six consecutive hours of every
duet Telemann ever wrote for the flute
and a late-night reading of a Tallis Motet for 40 flutes. The best of the
standards will return, of course, including competitions, flute choirs,
performance health workshops, the ever-popular pedagogy sessions, and concerts
and recitals galore. Pre-register now!
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Three Wins in Three Weeks!!!
by Helen Spielman
 Former RAFA member Martha Long won two Young Artist
Competitions less than a month apart. On March 6, 2009
Martha took first place in the Mid-South Young Artist Competition near Nashville, Tennessee.
Three weeks later, on March 29, she won the Pittsburgh Flute Club
Young Artist Concerto Competition, which in addition to a cash
prize, gives her the honor to perform the Griffes Poem with orchestra on
May 16. As if that weren't enough, on March 17 in between those
two victories, Martha achieved second place in the Young
Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra Concerto Competition in Los Angeles.
Martha's earliest flute teacher was Anna Ludwig Wilson in Durham. When Martha's family moved to Chapel Hill,
she began to study with Helen Spielman, in whose studio she remained for seven
years until graduating from Chapel
Hill High School.
During the last year and a half of high school, Martha took lessons concurrently with
Brooks de Wetter-Smith and Helen Spielman to prepare for college
auditions.
Martha was an active RAFA member, participating in the
Silver Winds flute choir for two years during middle school, entering
the Review and Contest in which she received an honorable mention,
and performing in Keith Underwood's masterclass when she was a
senior. She enthusiastically attended as many RAFA Flute Fairs and
events as possible.
Martha attended Oberlin College Conservatory for two years
and then transferred to The Colburn School in Los Angeles (affectionately called "the Julliard of the West"), where she is
currently a student of Jim Walker. She
is principal flute of the Young Musicians Debut
Orchestra and second flute of the American Youth Symphony,
and plays in The Colburn
School Orchestra. She has performed under the baton of Pinchas
Zuckerman, Leon
Fleisher, Sir Neville Mariner, James Conlin, Robert Stano, Jamie Laredo, Keith Lockhart, and
others.
Martha has spent her summers at the Bowdoin International
Music Festival, Brevard
Music Center,
Eastern Music Festival, and has been selected to play with the New York String Orchestra
Seminar, a prestigious ensemble that performs at Carnegie Hall.
This summer, Martha is looking forward to attending the Music Academy of the West in Santa
Barbara, California,
as well as taking a vacation in Alaska
with her boyfriend. Next year she plans
to audition for graduate school to pursue her Artist Diploma
in Flute Performance. Martha
practices yoga and has a special fondness for elephants.
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Headed for Carnegie Hall!
 Ten-year-old pianist Nicholas Allgeier, son of RAFA Board Member Ami
Allgeier, and 11-year-old Korean violinist Hyun Jae Lim will present a
recital for the St. Mary's School Emerging Young Artist Series. They
will perform solo and chamber music works by Bach, Dvorak, Prokofiev,
and Rachmaninoff.The Concert will be on Tuesday, April 14, 8:00 p.m. at Smedes Parlor, St. Mary's School. Free Admission. There will be a reception following the program. Directions.
Many
RAFA members know Nicholas. He has performed at RAFA Members' Recital
when he was seven years old (accompanying his mom playing Taktakishvili).
For the last three years, he has performed ten to twenty times every
year in competitions, recitals, master classes, conferences, and
benefit concerts at various venues and events. He has recently won a
First Prize in the American Protege 2009 International Piano and
Strings Competition in his age category, and will be performing at the
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Performance Anxiety from Inside Out
 Here's two
opportunities to attend Helen Spielman's popular class for musicians, speakers, actors and dancers.
May 5, 12, 19, 26
Four Tues evenings, 6 to 8 p.m.
UNC Wellness Center
(Chapel Hill)
$80 for all four classes. Call 966-5500
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Pre-NFA
Convention Workshop in New York City
(location
near convention center)
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
$125
To
pre-register, visit PerformConfidently.com or email Helen with questions. Bring
a friend and each of you will receive a $25 reduction in the fee.
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Click on the ads below to
learn more about these
RAFA 2008-2009 Sponsors
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Great Events Coming Soon!
April 19Catherine
LeGrand (flute) Randy Reed (guitar)
3:00 p.m.
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
3313 Wade Avenue, Raleigh
Works
by Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Gnattali, Ibert, Giuliani, Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Introducing
a new work by David Kirkland Garner.
Admission $10 Adults, $5 Students with ID
April 26RAFA Silver Pipes 8:15 a.m. St. Philip Lutheran Church 7304 Falls of Neuse RoadThe intermediate-level RAFA choir will play the prelude, offertory and postlude during worship. RAFA sincerely thanks St. Philip for their valued support of the flute choir programs. April 26Happy & Heartfelt Tunes of Yesteryear RAFA Silver Winds & Friends 2:00 p.m. Elmcroft Assisted Living 600 Newton RoadA fun and sentimental journey presented by the Silver Winds with special small-ensemble performances by members of the Pipes and Fantasy choirs. April 26Raleigh Flute Choir 7:00 p.m. Highland United Methodist Church 1901 Ridge Road., RaleighBenefit
concert for Habitat for Humanity. Program includes Madrigali di Monteverdi, Faure's Pavane, Gaubert's Madrigal,
Celtic Suite, Roundabout Rag, Jamestown Trilogy, and Bumblebee
Fantasy. donations
May 1Raleigh Flute Choir 8:00 p.m. Garner Historic Auditorium 742 W. Garner Rd., Garner$5
admission at door Featuring Catherine McMichael's Floris
with guest pianist Nancy Whelan as well as selections from the April 26 program (see entry above).
May 3RAFA Annual Flute Choir Concert 3:00 p.m. Croasdaile Village Retirement Center
2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway, DurhamThe Silver Winds, Silver Pipes and Silver Fantasy flute choirs perform Free admission May 17RAFA Members' Recital
3:00 pm
Umstead Park
United Church of Christ
8208 Brownleigh Dr, Raleigh
No admission charge
The concert extravaganza will
feature 50 flutists from RAFA performing works for solo flute, small ensembles
and flute choirs. June 2 Mary Siachames, flute; Justin
Sturz, piano 8717 Walter Myatt Road, Willow Spring
7:00 p.m.
(919) 552-0537
Free admission The
Fog Is Lifting, Carl Nielsen Sonatina, Eldin Burton Suite Antique, John Rutter Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Franz
Doppler
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