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 RAFA Members' Recital
(Just off Route 70 near Umstead Park entrance)
No admission charge; all are welcome.
Enjoy the variety of 40 flutists performing solo, small ensemble, and flute choir works. Amy Zhang, who was awarded a solid silver flute in the Lois Allen Flute Award competition sponsored by RAFA earlier this spring, will open the concert with a performance on her "new" flute. Audience members will be invited to join along in playing a closing mass flute choir piece for a rousing conclusion to the afternoon, so remember to bring your flute (alto and bass flutes are welcome, too)! The afternoon's event will also feature the election of officers for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. Refreshments will be served following the recital.
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PROGRAM:
Sicilienne, Gabriel Faure
Amy Zhang, flute
Scherzino, K.J. Andersen,
Katie Moore, flute
Divertimento-Jazz, Raymond Guiot
Raleigh Flute Choir
TRKs (with tape), Ian Clarke/Simon Painter
Mary Rose Nieman, flute
Scarborough Fair, arr. Amy Rice-Young
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, U.S. Spiritual/arr. Ann Cameron Pearce
The Year of the Jubilee, U.S. Spiritual/arr. Ann Cameron Pearce
Silver Winds Flute Choir
Sonata for Flute Solo, mvmt. 2 (Jaunty), John La Montaine
Sonja Noykos, flute
Oh! Susanna, Stephen Foster/arr. Bill Holcombe
Take Five, Paul Desmond/arr. Calvin Custer
Silver Pipes Flute Choir (with piano, bass, guitar & drums)
Divertissement No. 5, Kuhlau
Erin Munnelly, flute
Seven Southern Sketches, Sonny Burnette
Silver Fantasy Flute Choir
Fanfare, Deborah Anderson
Mass Flute Choir -- All attending flutists are welcome to join in playing!
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Nominating Committee has submitted this slate of officers, to be voted upon at the RAFA Members' Recital on May 16.
Officers:
President...............................Rosene Rohrer
Vice-President......................Anna Ludwig Wilson
Treasurer..............................Kimberly Allemang
Corresponding Secretary.......Helen Spielman
Recording Secretary..............Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham
Members-at-Large................Mary Croghan ('08-'11)
Pam Nelson ('09-'12)
Catherine LeGrand ('10-'12)
The following list of appointed positions is not included in the May 16 voting procedure, but we include the positions here for your information:
Appointed Positions:
Masterclass Coordinator..........Erin Munnelly
Membership Chairperson.........Rosene Rohrer
Student Representative.............Mary Rose Nieman
Second Winds.........................Mary Croghan
Review & Contest ..................Lauren Robbins-Pollack
Solo/Ensemble Fest.................Anne Dyke
Fundraising.............................Ann Pearce
Flute Choirs............................Sonja Noykos
Tune In
Editor.........................Rosene Rohrer
Layout/Graphics.........Michelle Dunn
Print Publications....................Michelle Dunn
Website.................................Michelle Dunn, Preston Dunn
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Preview of RAFA's 2010 - 2011 Season of Events
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Kate Steinbeck & Chris Abell, Flutist and Flutemaker
Sunday, September 26, 2010
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Asheville musicians Kate Steinbeck (flutist) and Chris Abell (flutemaker) will present a concert, masterclass, and information about the world-renowned Abell wooden flutes, with an opportunity for participants to test the flutes themselves!
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26th Annual Review and Contest
Sunday, November 7, 2010
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Scholarship competition for flutists of all ages
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 RAFA Flute Fair with Guest Artist Aralee Dorough
Saturday, November 13, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
The day's events include masterclasses, workshops, exhibits, & concerts.
Principal flutist of the Houston Symphony, Aralee Dorough studied flute at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Yale School of Music. She has toured extensively throughout Europe and Japan and recently performed at Chicago's prestigious Ravinia Festival.
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7th Annual Solo/Ensemble Fest
March 2011 - date TBD
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
Graded repertoire examinations for all ages; participants can choose
to enter the solo and/or ensemble category.
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David Weiss: Behind the Scenes on Broadway!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
New York flutist David Weiss will share stories, music, and videos in this multi-media presentation, giving us a glimpse into the fascinating life of a Broadway musician!
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Members' Recital
Sunday, May 15, 2011
3:00 p.m.
Featuring RAFA members performing in solos, small ensembles, and flute choirs
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RAFA Flute Choirs
Biweekly, September through May (Sunday afternoons)
RAFA offers three flute choirs:
Silver Fantasy (advanced), Silver Pipes (intermediate), and Silver Winds (multi-level)
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The Second Winds
Adult amateur players meet every other month for mutual encouragement and support.
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RENEW YOUR RAFA MEMBERSHIP
All RAFA memberships expire on June 30. Renew your membership to stay connected and informed by mailing in the membership application and dues ($15 students, $25 adults). Since 1985, RAFA has established itself as one of the most successful and active flute associations across the country, and it is all because of your participation and involvement. We are excited about the upcoming season and look forward to several fabulous opportunities to learn and share the great art of flute playing!
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Summer Opportunities
National Flute Association (NFA) Convention
August 13-16
New York City - Marriott Marquis Hotel
www.nfaonline.org/convention ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wildacres Flute Retreat
June 20-27, 2009
Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Week-long flute course on a mountaintop near the Blue Ridge Parkway, combining the beauty and peacefulness of a natural setting with instruction and inspiration from world-renowned flutists; open to professional flutists, teachers, students and amateurs; faculty includes Göran Marcusson, Stephen Preston, Bradley Garner, Lea Pearson, Helen Spielman, Norman Thibodeau, and Amara Guitry.
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Review & Contest - November 2010
RAFA's 26th Annual Review and Contest will be held November 7, 2010. Music list, rules and guidelines are now available online, so you might want to take advantage of this opportunity to get an early start in preparing your music over the summer! Contact coordinator Lauren Robbins Pollack with any questions at density21.5@earthlink.net or (919) 557-2272.
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Second Winds
Second Winds will have their next meeting on Sunday, May 23, at 2:00. Do come, one and all! Play something -- or not. As you wish. But don't forget that we are a group of folks who value forgiveness and compassion -- great characteristics for an audience to have!
Our meeting place is St. Philip Lutheran Church at 7304 Falls of the Neuse Road, just across from the Ravenscroft soccer fields.
Question? Call or e-mail me, Mary Croghan: 919-835-4378 or croghanm@gmail.com
Hope to see you on the 23rd!!
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