Respect Your Elders

"Respect Your Elders" - Baroque flute performance and participatory workshop

Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham

Meredith College, Jones Hall (room 121)

Note: Jones Hall is connected to Wainwright Music Building

Free for RAFA members; $15 General Admission

Rebecca Troxler

Kelly Roudabush

2:00 - 3:00 pm     Concert of baroque music on period instruments, featuring Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham, Rebecca Troxler, and Kelly Roudabush (baroque flutes), and Beverly Biggs (harpsichord).  Music by J.S. Bach, Antoine Dornel, Jacques Morel, and Johann Joachim Quantz.  

3:00 - 4:00 pm     Presentation about the history and development of the baroque flute, followed by a beginner's workshop - hands-on, with baroque flutes! 

4:00 - 5:00 pm    Suggestions of ways to incorporate baroque performance practices in your modern flute playing. 

Second Winds

Denton Dodd (left), playing an Abell whistle with spoon accompanist Karen, entertains fellow Second Winds members at their recent meeting. Photo by Greg Perry.

Thanks to Denton and Karen Dodd from New Bern, NC, a meeting of Second Winds on Saturday, January 26th, was lively, fun, and interesting.  Denton, a former and always faithful member of Second Winds, was with us as our "guest speaker/performer" with his Irish whistles.  Karen, Denton's wife, who we always considered an "honorary" member of Second Winds, also attended and nearly upstaged her husband by displaying some of her really beautiful quilts, which she began making when she decided to end her writing career.

Karen Dodd (standing) displays one of her many colorful quilts. Photo by Greg Perry.

Among other tunes, Denton played Rights of Man, accompanied by Karen on spoons.  What a pair!  Denton plays in several groups in New Bern, one of which performs at the Tryon Palace on occasion. 

A lovely couple, Karen and Denton delighted our group of ten with their vibrancy, humor, and talents!   Many, many thanks to them for making the trip from New Bern to be with us.

The next meeting of Second Winds will be held on Sunday, March 10th, with the theme of The Classical Period (Mozart, Haydn, and many other composers of the period 1770 to 1820 or thereabouts).

Get in touch with Mary Croghan if you have questions:  croghanm@gmail.com, 919-835-4378.

Note: Second Winds is a group of adult amateur flutists of all levels, who gather every other month to play together and separately for the purpose of overcoming performance anxiety.  We are a sympathetic and non-threatening group, and we welcome new players. Contact coordinator Mary Croghan (see above) with questions. 

For Sale: Flute and Headjoint

Head Joint by David C. Williams      

Serial #1249  

Sterling silver throughout, 2 years old, nearly new condition.

$1375.

Purchased to be played with:

Haynes Classic Q2 flute

Sterling silver head and body, low B, headjoint with 14K/riser

Pointed tones arms, open hole, offset G

Serial #3018

$4200  (current retail $5360).

2 years old, nearly new condition

Contact Karen Earle at ncstopover@charter.net or 910-322-0511.

Asheville Flute Vacation

May 27 - June 2

For the avid adult amateur flutist. Come together with other flute lovers for a week of chamber music and instruction in a nurturing, supportive, noncompetitive atmosphere in a charming bed and breakfast in Asheville, NC. Instructors: Lea Kibler and Debby Heller. Bring your spouse or partner, too, for an inspiring week of music-making in the mountains. 

 www.ashevilleflute.com; info@ashevilleflute.com ; 828 650-6666

Asheville Chamber Music Experience

June 9 - 14

UNC Asheville

Designed for intermediate to advanced players, 18 years and older. Refresh and enhance ensemble skills while being immersed in chamber music in this beautiful mountain setting. The institute will focus on repertoire for woodwind quintets. Individuals or pre-formed groups may apply. A limited number of pianists will also be accepted. Register early, as spaces are limited. Outstanding faculty including flutist Kate Steinbeck.

Inspiration and Praise Flute Masterclass (8th annual)

with Tadeu Coelho and Amanda Barrett

June 10 - 14

Greenville, SC

For high school students, college/conservatory flute majors, adult amateurs, and teachers/professionals. Applicants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and no audition is required.

Deadline to register: May 10

Questions: Contact Amanda Barrett at abarrett@tempoprimoenterprises.com; 864-704-3976

Wildacres Flute Retreat

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, Amy Blumenthal, Lea Pearson, Helen Spielman, Nora Kile, Norman Thibodeau, Amara Guitry, and others.  

National Flute Association Convention

August 8 - 11

New Orleans, LA

Come and be inspired by four days of jam-packed flute events, including solo and chamber concerts, masterclasses, competitions, flute choirs, wellness and pedagogy workshops, exhibits, and more! Program Chair of this year's convention is RAFA member Tadeu Coelho!!

http://www.nfaonline.org/Annual-Convention/