The Flute Society of South Australia Inc. PLEASE visit our new website at http://saflutesociety.org/

From the President Dear Flute Society Members,

October, 2015

Founder Professor David

Cubbin

Patron Alison Rosser

Vice Patrons Associate Professor

Elizabeth Koch OAM Robert Brown

South Australian Flute News Print Post Pub. No. 100002101 ABN: 96 991 331 922

Contents President’s Report 1

Coming Events 2-4

Concerts 4-5

Notes and News 5

Scholarship 5

Articles 6-7

Recent Events 7-10

Flute Festivals and

Conventions 11-14

Overseas Study Trip 15

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for the afternoon. Congratulations to all the performers who played in front of their family, friends and peers. It was wonderful to listen to 13 performers/groups from various levels and backgrounds exploring pieces from different genres. It was wonderful to have this second opportunity.

I would like to thank all the committee members for their assistance, time and dedication throughout 2015 to make all events successful with full of enthusiasm. It was so wonderful to work with such a fantastic team and I was so happy to see members’ happy faces at each event.

All the best with end of year flute exams and concerts.

Have a great summer and hope you have another enjoyable year with flute!

Masako Kondo

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Playing. Sharing. Inspiring.

Welcome to the October edition of South Australian Flute News. It is lovely to have beautiful weather after a long winter. It is hard to believe it’s almost the end of the year. Hope you all had a fulfilling year with lots of fluting activities.

We had the annual Fabulous Flute Fun Day on Sunday, August 9 at St Andrew’s School. Many thanks to Peter Bartels, who put together a very exciting and inspirational day for the young flute players. Thanks to Stephanie Pols, Gemma Warner and Hannah Lewis for the enthusiastic help. It was fantastic to have you there. And thanks to the committee members, Linda Pirie for organising, Samantha Hennessy, Karen Fletcher, Scott Gunn and Cara Seppelt who helped make the occasion run smoothly. We had lots of fun, many insights for different aspects of flute playing, and played some challenging pieces in ensemble groups and in a big group. It was great to see lots of smiley excited faces throughout the day.

Our last event for the year was the September Tutti Flutti Flute Performance Afternoon, which was held on September 13 at Unley Uniting Church. Special thanks to Linda Pirie, who organised the event, and Nerissa Pearce, who provided accompaniment

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Fine Fluting

to all of our members and their families.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 7-30 pm Venue: Unley Uniting Church, 187 Unley Road, Unley The nomination form was posted to members in early October.

THE COMMITTEE IS PLANNING SOME EXCITING EVENTS FOR 2016!!

More details will be given in the March 2015 issue of South Australian Flute News but here are some announcements!

TUTTI FLUTTI – FLUTE PERFORMANCE AFTERNOONS When: Sunday, May 17, and Sunday, September 11, 3-5 pm Where: Unley Uniting Church, 187 Unley Road, Unley Admission: gold coin donation. Come along for a relaxed afternoon of flute performances. A scrumptious afternoon tea will be provided. The application form for the May Tutti Flutti Afternoon will be included in the March 2016 issue of South Australian Flute News.

CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2016 When: Sunday, June 19, 2016 Venue: Unley Uniting Church, 187 Unley Road, Unley Admission: gold coin donation. Adjudicator: to be announced. Set piece: Chaminade: Pièce romantique (AMEB Fourth Grade Flute

Book, Series 3). The brochure and entry form will be included in the March 2016 issue of South Australian Flute News.

ADULT AMATEURS FLUTE ENSEMBLE AFTERNOON When: Sunday, June 26, 2-4 pm Where: Unley Uniting Church, 187 Unley Road, Unley Enquiries: Amy Johansen, 0413-873-130.

ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE AND WOODWIND DIVISIONS 2016

When: August 12-14. Venue: Unley Uniting Church, 187 Unley Road, Unley. Adjudicators: Julia Grenfell, Lisa Gill, Alan Aungles (flute).

Entries for the 2016 Adelaide Eisteddfod will again be electronic. Stardom will be used. To enter the Adelaide Eisteddfod, visit http://www.sacomment.com/aes.htm, look for the link to Stardom, and then look for ‘Adelaide Eisteddfod’ under ‘Participating Eisteddfods’. It is envisaged that access to the Adelaide Eisteddfod via Stardom will begin in early February 2016, but it would be helpful to check out the Stardom website in advance. Entries will close on April 15. No late entries will be accepted. Ensemble sections – please think about entering. We would like the number of entries to increase. Please decide which ensemble partner is going to submit the entry, and remember to give your partner’s name(s). Check out the Orchestral Excerpts section. The opportunity to present orchestral excerpts is now only

COMING EVENTS WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

Imogen Steyn Royce Wong Elaine Chen

Dev Mer

We hope you enjoy being part of the Flute Society and look forward to seeing you at our events.

Please visit our website!

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICES

These were posted in early October. Members who are using direct bank transfer for payment are welcome to e-mail a PDF of the renewal form (instead of posting it) to robbrown@adam.com.au. If you are using a cheque or postal order please post your membership renewal form to the Membership Secretary, PO Box 3208, Norwood, SA 5067. Regardless of the method of payment your membership renewal cannot be processed until the renewal form has been received. To ensure your inclusion on the March 2016 Flute Teachers List please renew your membership and pay the Flute Teachers List fee no later than Friday, February 5.

LIBRARY

The Flute Society Library is housed in Elizabeth Koch’s room (LG 14) at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. There is a large selection of sheet music, flute ensemble music (duets, trios, quartets and quintets), magazines, books and cassettes. Elizabeth may be contacted during office hours on 8313-5343 or e-mail elizabeth.koch@adelaide.edu.au to arrange a time for borrowing.

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available in the AMEB syllabuses at Licentiate level. Previous First prize winners may enter this section again.

Think about entering the Flute Concerto, Adelaide Eisteddfod Concerto, Wind Recital and the Eisteddfod Ensemble Event. Please note that different concerti must be played for the Flute Concerto section and Adelaide Eisteddfod Concerto. Entry in the SA Final of Young Virtuoso, offered by the Fine Music network of radio stations, is via the Wind Recital. The National finalist will be awarded a travelling scholarship ($10,000).

SUMMARY OF SECTIONS IN THE ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FOR 2016 Section Set pieceFlute Solo 6 Years and Under Flute Solo 8 Years and Under Flute Solo 10 Years and Under Flute Solo 10 Years and Under, Folk tune Flute Solo 12 Years and Under Flute Solo 14 Years and Under Flute Solo 16 Years and Under Flute Solo 18 Years and Under Set pieces come from the AMEB Grade Books, Series 3, except for Grade 5. Grade 2 Flute Solo Vesti la giubba, Leoncavallo Grade 3 Flute Solo Drunken Sailor, John Reeman Grade 4 Flute Solo Allegro from Sonata, Opus 2, No 4, Locatelli Grade 5 Flute Solo Pretty Flower, Kerin Bailey (Kerin Bailey Music) Grade 6 Flute Solo Blowing blue, Paul Harris Grade 7 and 8 Flute Solo Open Flute Solo

Flute Solo, own choice of work(s) by any Australian composer

French Flute Solo

Complete Flute Sonata or Suite

Wind Recital (for entry into the SA Final of Young Virtuoso 2015)

Flute Concerto

Adelaide Eisteddfod Concerto

Flute Study

Unaccompanied Flute Solo

Orchestral Excerpts

Flute Duet, Grade 4 and Under

Flute Duet, Grades 5 and 6

Flute Duet, Grade 7 and Above

Flute Trio or Quartet, Primary/Secondary School

Eisteddfod Ensemble Event

COMING EVENTS IN MEMORIAM

Flute Society member Lies Ruiter died on August 12, aged 92. She was a well-known flute teacher in Mt Gambier and the lower south-east for many years. Lies continued teaching untill she was 88 and was a Girl Guides Leader in Holland, Tasmania and Mt Gambier. We extend our sympathy to the members of her family.

Lies Ruiter

The Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship honours the memory of Carolyn White, who died in September 1995. Carolyn’s parents, Doris and Syd Webb, attended the Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship every year, and were members of the Flute Society. Doris died on August 17, aged 89, and Syd died on October 5, aged 93. We extend our sympathy to the members of their family.

Doris and Syd Webb

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COMING EVENTS

THE FLUTE SOCIETY PROGRAM ON 5MBS - presented by Robert Brown

The Flute Society Program is broadcast on Monday evenings at 7 pm and repeated on the following Sunday at 5 pm. 5MBS is located at 99.9 on the FM Band.

Dates Program Monday, November 16 Sunday, November 22

Music for the Festive Season, including Elizabeth Koch and Suzanne Handel playing Christmas classics.

Monday, February 8 Sunday, February 14

J.S. Bach Flute Sonatas performed by Sir James Galway and Vernon Hill

The theme music used for the Flute Society Program is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, played by Sir James Galway, flute, with Hiro Fujikake, synthesizer.

CONCERTS Send your concert details to the Editor for inclusion in this section.

RECITALS

Wednesday Lunch Hour Concerts 2015 Where: Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide When: 12-10 pm and 1-10 pm Admission: Adults: $5 Tickets at the door. Enquiries: Recitals Australia, Ph. 8266-4936. See http://www.recitalsaustralia.org.au/ for more information.

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CONCERTS

Elder Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series 2015 When: 1-10 pm Admission: $12 See www.elderhall.adelaide.edu.au for more information.

Date Program Friday November 6

Crème De La Crème, Elder Conservatorium of Music presents top students in an exciting mix of solo and chamber music.

Elder Perspectives 2015, Intimate Concerts at Elder Hall

Admission: $25/$18. See www.elderhall.adelaide.edu.au for more information.

Date Music by Saturday, November 28 6-30 pm

Trio Avium (Ros Bandt and Ruth Wilkinson, recorders)

Couperin, Hotteterre, Bornehi, Biber, Monteclair and Ros Bandt

Evenings at Elder Hall 2015 Admission: $28/$18/$12 See www.elderhall.adelaide.edu.au for more information.

Burnside Symphony Orchestra Natalie Zwar and Maria Foot will be the flute soloists in Burnside Symphony Orchestra’s next two concerts.

Date Venue Music by Sunday, November 22 3-00 pm

Soldiers Memorial Hall 3 Basedow Road, Tanunda Humperdinck, Franz and Karl

Doppler and Vaughan Williams Wednesday, November 25 8-00 pm

Burnside Ballroom corner Greenhill and Portrush Roads, Tusmore

NOTES AND NEWS

DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL FUND FOR 2016 Grants are available to assist young Australian flautists attend a Flute Festival or Flute Event during 2016. Please send a letter requesting financial assistance to David Cubbin Memorial Fund, C/- Robert Brown, PO Box 3228, Norwood, SA 5067 by Monday, May 2, 2016. Please include your contact information - postal address, telephone number, e-mail address. Applicants are required to provide a supporting letter from their teacher.

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by Amy Johansen I took up the flute almost three years ago because I love music and ‘I needed a hobby’. There is no way that I could have known then just how much the flute and my music would come to mean in my life. I live with chronic, severe Anxiety and Depression and fatigue. It impacts on my day to day life in more ways than are imaginable. I know I’m not the only one who finds each day such a challenge. The flute for me has become a life-line. I spend the first year just playing what I felt like (and getting dizzy very quickly!) because that is what I needed. Practice was sporadic but it was fun and light-hearted. At the end of that year I didn’t want to just be able to play Twinkle, Twinkle, I wanted to be able to play it well, so I started incorporating serious tone work. At some point I decided to work my way through the AMEB syllabus and also teach myself music theory (and later, music history). My music has become many things for me. In lieu of being able to work full-time it has become something that I work hard at and can see progress with over time. At the times that I need this I engage with all the technical work and dedication that one would expect from a star employee. It has also become something that I can come back to, regardless of the current status of my health. When the waters are choppier and life is that extra bit difficult, I put away the scales and pull out ‘easy’ pieces and ones that sing to my soul. I play 17th and 18th century carols. I play lilting Irish blessings and well known classics. I play hymns that sing to the heavens and act as a balm on a raging wound. I play things that nourish me. Occasionally I just need time away from the instrument, and learning to trust that the sky won’t fall in when I do this has been a great (and continuing)

JOKES

A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She

started her class by saying, ‘Everyone who thinks they’re stupid, stand up!’

After a few seconds, Little Larry stood up. The teacher said, ‘Do you think

you’re stupid, Larry?’ ‘No, ma’am, but I hate to see you standing there all by

yourself!’

‘How do you like your new rooms?’ ‘Oh, quite all right. Only, you know, old man, there’s a fellow in the room next

to me who plays the saxophone incessantly’.

‘Well, you can soon remedy that. Why don’t you buy a flute?’

‘Well, I did. That’s why he bought the saxophone!’

WEBSITES

Scott’s Flute History: http://flutehistory.co.uk/

Oxford Music On-Line: Flute: https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/jaro2011/SH

K19/um/Flute.pdf

YOUTUBE

Being James Galway, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6r

h4I_fSEw

The process of making a flute, John Lunn,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31KR46tCucI

ARTICLES WHAT MY MUSIC MEANS TO ME

lesson for me. Being satisfied with a less than perfect performance also continues to challenge the way I play and the way I live; it gives me a chance to practice patience with and kindness for myself. A lot of the breathing exercises to help develop good breath use while playing are identical to breath work used to help calm panic and a racing mind. That the practices were so complimentary made me smile in a time when that was hard to do. My flute comes everywhere with me; holidays, retreats, hospital. It is my constant and in a life where the weather is unpredictable. Through storm or calm, music has become my constant companion and faithful friend. I don’t know what your music means for you or why you play, but this is just a taste of what I have found within its bounds. I hope that you are able to find what you need, too. Maybe you’d like to share with us here what it means to you?

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Wissam Boustany

Fabulous Flute Fun Day

Silly socks

Balloons

Peter rehearses a small ensemble

Peter rehearses the large ensemble

I HAD A GOOD TIME…

‘It was fun playing all the pieces. I liked doing the ping-pong

race!’ Charlotte Moore

‘There were a lot of fun activities to do and I really enjoyed the end

concert’. Madeline Fielke

performer from Melbourne, and culminated in a concert for parents at the end of the afternoon. There was a ‘silly sock’ theme (with a prize for the silliest socks going to Elaine Chen) and activities centred around improving breathing. There was a chance to try some breathing contraptions at a gadget table, and an object lesson about air pressure using a hose and tap. Large and small ensembles learnt new music throughout the afternoon with the help of tutors, and these items were performed to rapturous applause by the parents who attended the final concert. A truly Fabulous Flute Fun Day!

by Linda Pirie Held: Sunday, August 24 Where: St Andrew’s School, Walkerville Director: Peter Bartels

Fabulous Flute Fun Day is an annual event run by the Flute Society of South Australia for primary-aged flute players. On Sunday August 9 it was hosted by St Andrew’s School for the first time, and was a great chance for all the St Andrew’s flute players to show off their beautiful school! Seven St Andrew’s students participated in the event that saw a total of 30 flute players from all over Adelaide performing. The activities were led by Peter Bartels, a fantastic talented, enthusiastic teacher and

RECENT EVENTS Fabulous Flute Fun Day

ARTICLES

Music is not something you do, it’s what you ARE. We can either deal with our fear and make a friend of it, or we can run away from it. Somebody who may seem confident on the outside is battling their own kind of hell on the inside. There is nothing small about playing soft. The dynamics on the page are the last thing you should read. Fall in love with the notes and how they thread together. The end of a note is a beautiful place; it looks forward to what’s going to be. Projection is not about pushing the sound out. Really glow with your presence and people will be drawn into what you’re saying. Without love, music is pointless. The magic is in the connection, not the isolation.

WISSAM WISDOM, PART 1 Compiled by Margaret Crawford

Don’t let practice become an exercise in avoiding ourselves. Confidence and fear are very close. Create time to breathe. Start with expression before technique. [On memorising] The most difficult time is just before you play...will you play with fear, run away, or go for it? Don’t play a dynamic because it’s written, play it because you feel it. We often worry too much about the start of the note and don’t actually prepare for the note itself well enough. From the audience point of view, don’t rob them of the silence in the music. Let them digest it. It’s all about timing, like the punch-line of a good joke.

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TUTTI FLUTTI

In tune…

One flute…

Two flutes…

Solo item…

ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE

DIVISION

Booking in

by Ernastina Lippett (Bachelor of Music, Performance and Pedagogy, Year 2)

Held: Sunday, September 13 Where: Unley Uniting Church Director: Linda Pirie

I attended the Tutti Flutti Performance Afternoon at Unley Uniting Church. It was a great celebration of flute playing at all ages and abilities. Players have the opportunity to perform unaccompanied or accompanied pieces with a fantastic guest pianist. For me it was an invaluable opportunity to trial an exam piece in an encouraging, non-threatening environment. Concluding the afternoon

ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION Held: August 7-9, Rosefield Uniting Church, Highgate Adjudicator: Peter Bartels

MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENOR by Robert Brown

Thank you to the sponsors who generously supported the 2015 Flute Division and the team of volunteers who helped with booking in, ticket selling, announcing and time keeping. Thank you to the adjudicator, Peter Bartels, for his friendly, helpful comments and detailed written reports. Congratulations to all of the competitors – I enjoyed hearing your performances. I look forward to hearing more performances in 2016.

RESULTS

The Ray Rosser Memorial Award for the most promising flautist from the 10 years and Under and 12 years and Under Sections, was awarded to Samara Ball. The David Cubbin Flute Award, for the most promising flautist in the Open Flute Section, was awarded to Jordan Paterson. SECTION F627 - Solo Flute 6 Years and Under Medallion: Maiara Boehe SECTION F625 - Solo Flute 8 Years and Under 1st Prize: Royce Wong; 2nd Prize: Phoebe Chalmers SECTION F601 - Solo Flute 10 Years and Under 1st Prize: Imani Brechin; 2nd Prize: Jasmin Lu; 3rd Prize: Nina Seedsman; Hon. Mention: Siena Lucic, Daniel Fry. SECTION F623 - Solo Flute 10 Years and Under, Folk tune 1st Prize: Akane Mears; 2nd Prize: Abigail Taylor; Hon. Mention: Jasmin Lu, Daniel Fry.

of performances is a lovely afternoon tea, giving an opportunity to get to know other flute players. I can’t recommend participating in Tutti Flutti enough: it has helped me gain that much needed performance experience and confidence. Join in next time!

A younger performer…

TUTTI FLUTTI – FLUTE PERFORMANCE AFTERNOON

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RECENT EVENTS

Grade 4 Flute Solo prize winners with

Peter Bartels

16 Years and Under Flute Solo prize

winners with Peter Bartels

Grade 5 Flute Solo prize winners with

Peter Bartels

SECTION F602 - Solo Flute 12 Years and Under 1st Prize: Asha Reilly; 2nd Prize: Samara Ball; 3rd Prize: Ivy Larwood. SECTION F600 - Grade 2 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Indya Dodd; Hon. Mention: Ivy Larwood. SECTION F603 - Grade 3 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Rosa Twyford; 2nd Prize: Suzy Iguchi. SECTION F604 - Solo Flute 14 Years and Under 1st Prize: Lily Seymour; 2nd Prize: Suzy Iguchi; 3rd Prize: Tahlia West. SECTION F605 - Grade 4 AMEB Flute Solo 1st Prize: Heidi Li; 2nd Prize: Emily Nolis; 3rd Prize: Kelsey Craig. SECTION F606 - Solo Flute 16 Years and Under 1st Prize: Natasha Slater; 2nd Prize: Andi Custodio; 3rd Prize: Jenny Hu. SECTION F607 - Solo Flute 18 Years and Under 1st Prize: Kaya Nicholls; Hon. Mention: Natasha Meseldzija, Simone Koch. SECTION F608 - Grade 5 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Tahlia West; 2nd Prize: Sophie Rosser; Hon. Mention: Sarina Iguchi. SECTION F609 - Grade 6 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Fred Butcher; 2nd Prize: Sarina Iguchi; 3rd Prize: Sophia Fry. SECTION F610 - Grade 7 and 8 AMEB Solo Flute 1st Prize: Alisha Dutschke; 2nd Prize: Kaya Nicholls; 3rd Prize: Jenny Hu. SECTION F611 - Open Flute Section 1st Prize: Jordan Paterson; 2nd Prize: Andrew Baird; 3rd Prize: Emily Fox; Hon. Mention: Natasha Slater. SECTION F612 - Complete Flute Sonata or Suite 1st Prize: Kelsey Robinson. SECTION F615 – Piccolo Solo 1st Prize: Jessica Stanhope; 2nd Prize: Anita Chaplin. SECTION F616 – Flute Duet, Trio or Quartet 1st Prize: Lily Seymour, Andi Custodio, Eva Giannakis, Jessika-May Robinson; 2nd Prize: Kendall West and Tahlia West; Hon. Mention: Indya Dodd and Matilda Rosser. SECTION F624 - Flute Duet, Grade 7 and Above 1st Prize: Jessica Stanhope and Kelsey Robinson; 2nd Prize: Bethany Jones and Madeleine Stewart. SECTION F617 – Flute Study 1st Prize: Anita Chaplin; 2nd Prize: Natasha Meseldzija. SECTION F618 – Unaccompanied Flute Solo 1st Prize: Jordan Paterson; 2nd Prize: Madeleine Stewart; Hon. Mention: Emily Fox, Hannah Lewis.

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Sébastian Jacot, Lorna McGhee and Thies Roorda

Low flutes in the Festival Flute Orchestra

Margaret Crawford, Flute Festival Patron, studies

the programme

RECENT EVENTS

The next Australian Flute Festival will be held in Sydney or Brisbane in 2017. Stay tuned for further news.

FLUTE FESTIVAL COMPETITION RESULTS OPEN FLUTE COMPETITION First prize - Kim Falconer Second prize - Rosie Gallagher YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION First prize - Brian Kim Second prize - Nicholas McCabe COMPOSITION COMPETITION First prize - John Peterson – Emergence Second prize - Leah Blankendaal - ...to the winding ancient stair

Held: October 3-5, 2015, ANU School of Music, Canberra Theme: Finding your voice Patron: Margaret Crawford The International Guest Artists included Lorna McGhee, Principal Flute, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Sébastian Jacot, Prinicipal Flute, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Thies Roorda, Emeritus Flautist of the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Ludwig Böhm, great great grandson of Theobald Böhm, Gareth McLearnon, internationally renowned flautist, and Abigail Burrows, who directed the Junior Day. The organising team of David and Lyndie Leviston, and the Artistic Advisors: Virginia Taylor, Vernon Hill and James Kortum, are to be thanked and congratulated for presenting another wonderful Australian Flute Festival. There were many outstanding performances, masterclasses and presentations.

FLUTE FESTIVALS AND CONVENTIONS AUSTRALIAN FLUTE FESTIVAL

SECTION F619 – Orchestral Excerpts, Grades 6 to 8 1st Prize: Jessica Stanhope; 2nd Prize: Gemma Warner; Hon. Mention: Emily Fox. SECTION F622 – French Flute Solo 1st Prize: Jordan Paterson; 2nd Prize: Jessica Stanhope; Hon. Mention: Natasha Slater, Tegan Beck. SECTION 939 – Wind Recital 1st Prize: Kelsey Robinson (flute); 2nd Prize: Jordan Paterson (flute); Hon. Mention: Joshua Oates (oboe). SECTION C901 – Adelaide Eisteddfod Concerto 1st Prize: Kelsey Robinson (flute); 2nd Prize: Kyle Fraser (piano)

ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION RESULTS (Cont.)

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Ludwig Böhm

by Ludwig Böhm (October 15, 2015) REYKJAVIK Áshildur Haraldsdóttir organised from March 27 to 29, 2015 the Iceland Flute Festival in the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik. Many guests already came one day earlier and could enjoy in the splendid concert hall Harpa directly on the harbour, a very beautiful concert of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. To the festival came about 40 adults and about the same number of children. The foreign guests were Robert Bigio, Caroline Debonne, Cordula Hacke, Moshe Aron Epstein (who plays a flute with open G sharp key), Gitte Tangen Dulat and Ruth Wentorf.

On Saturday evening, there was a concert with Icelandic flautists, the final concert on Sunday was performed by the children. Besides, there were more beautiful concerts, master classes and lectures. Worth mentioning are also a swimming and a gymnastics hour for all participants. All events, with the exception of the courses for children, took place one after the other. My slide lecture about my great-great-grandfather Theobald Böhm (flautist, composer, flute maker, inventor of the Böhm flute, 1794–1881) had about 40 listeners. Emilía Rós played one of my favourite pieces, Souvenir des Alpes, Andante pastorale, Opus 31, by Theobald Böhm. Of course, during a trip to Iceland, an

REYKJAVIK, CANBERRA, BANGKOK. MY IMPRESSIONS OF THREE FLUTE FESTIVALS

FLUTE FESTIVALS AND CONVENTIONS

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QUOTES

‘The flute player played songs of the forest

And songs of the sky, Songs of the meadows And songs of the sea, All day and all night’.

Robyn Eversole, in The Flute Player

but where is it written that everything should be to one single person’s taste? J.G. Tromlitz, The Virtusos Flute Player

‘From the start, when it was the instrument of the wood-god Pan, the flute has been associated with pure (some might say impure) energy. Its sound releases something naturally

untamed, as if a squirrel were let loose in a church’.

Seamus Heney

‘The flute player puts breath into a flute, and who makes the music? Not

the flute. The Flute player!’ Rumi

excursion by bus to the Blue Lagoon, a small hot lake in a lava field, and to the waterfall Gulfoss must not be missed. The icy temperatures and the icy wind there fitted perfectly to the name ‘Iceland’. CANBERRA Lyndie und David Leviston organised from October 2 to 5, 2015 the Australian Flute Festival in the Australian National University, School of Music, in Canberra. After the Australian Flute Society had nearly finished its activities, we have to thank them that there are Australian Flute Festivals also in the future. Travelling to Australia was a little tiresome and took with four flights and stops in Dubai, Singapore and Brisbane about 30 hours. To the festival came about 300 visitors. Among the numerous foreign guests were Michel Bellavance, Sébastian Jacot, Lorna McGhee and Thies Roorda. Sébastian Jacot, after Kobe in 2013 and Carl Nielsen in 2014, had won one month before also the ARD competition in Munich. Lorna McGhee was a juror in the 2nd International Theobald Böhm Competition for Flute and Alto Flute in Munich in 2011. The Festival began with a competition, in which only female participants reached the final round and in which modern pieces were mostly played. Besides, there were again many beautiful concerts, master classes, lectures and a flute exhibition. I was particularly delighted that there were two concerts with works and arrangements by Theobald Böhm and that Sébastian Jacot played in his final concert breathtakingly the Grande Polonaise, Opus 16, by Theobald Böhm. The events took place, partly at the same time, in one large and two smaller rooms. My slide lecture about Theobald Böhm had again about 40 listeners. The accompanying music was played by Christine Draeger (who also plays a flute with Open G sharp key) with Theobald Böhm’s Opus 31 and Vernon

Hill with Theobald Böhm’s Opus 34. After the Festival, I undertook in perfect spring weather an excursion by bus to Sydney. The harbour with the famous Opera House and the Harbour Bridge is really impressive. BANGKOK

Hiroshi Matsushima organised from October 8 to 10, 2015 the 1st Thailand Flute Festival in the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. To the Festival came about 70 visitors. The foreign guests were Jasmin Choi, Raphael Leone and Alenka Zupan. There were again many beautiful concerts, master classes, lectures and a flute exhibition. Raphael Leone played on a piccolo, Alenka Zupan played with guitar accompaniment and Jasmin Choi ended her final concert in the presence of the Corean ambassador with the brillianly played Grande Polonaise by Theobald Böhm, which received the greatest applause of all pieces. The events, with the exception of the courses for the youth, took place one after the other. My lecture had about 50 listeners. At the end, Hiroshi Matsushima played Opus 31 and 34 by Theobald Böhm. After the Festival, I made an excursion by taxi to the Grand Palace with the famous Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. The streets in the city of 12 million are chronically jammed and with a temperature of 33° C, frequent rain showers and an air humidity of about 80 %, the excursion was clearly more strenuous than in Australia. But the structure of the palace with wonderful temples with partly gold-plated roofs and the Emerald Buddha, who is in reality made of green jade, made up for the troubles.

MY IMPRESSIONS OF THREE FLUTE FESTIVALS (Cont.)

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Marianne Gedigian, Professor of Flute at the University of Texas

Christine Draeger, flute composer

Alison Rosser, Patron, Flute Society

of SA, with Kathryn Moorhead

FLUTE FESTIVALS AND CONVENTIONS

by Alison Rosser Flute Conventions overseas and in Australia are always opportunities to catch up with colleagues and friends, to explore new ideas and confirm old teachings. It is also a great opportunity to absorb new ideas and hear new music. This year I attended the NFA Flute Convention in Washington DC from August 11-16. Whilst I was standing in the Metro subway waiting for the Red line train to take me to the Convention, I noticed a young lady holding the Convention Booklet of Events. She appeared to recognise me and yes, on second glance I recognised Anna Cooper, who studied at the Adelaide Conservatorium a few years ago. She is currently studying in USA with Marianne Gedigian, and enjoying her time there. Whilst at the Convention I heard a performance of Christine Draeger’s composition: Melusina’s Dream,-a new piece that is included in the new AMEB flute syllabus. Christine was a student in Adelaide many years ago and is now living in Sydney freelancing as a performer and composer. Her work was performed by a young Sydney flautist, Alexander Mc Pherson. Melusina’s Dream is one of the set pieces for the Australian Young Performers Competition to be held in Canberra this year, and it is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, The Mermaid. In the large Exhibits Hall, amongst the myriads of products, flutes and music for sale, I encountered David Leviston, the organiser of the Australian Flute Festival to be held this October. Brand names such as Yamaha, Haynes, Trevor James, Powell, Altus, Pearl, Jupiter and many other manufacturers were displaying flutes, piccolos, alto and bass flutes for sale. The cacophony of sound was overwhelming, making it hard to select the flute one desired.

NFA FLUTE CONVENTION 2015: AUSTRALIAN FLAUTISTS OVERSEAS

I also attended a concert entitled ‘Across Borders’ and heard another ex-Adelaidean, Kathryn Moorhead, perform. She played a 1950s Australian work, Fantasy for flute and piano, by Melbourne composer, Helen Gifford, and another interesting work Te Tangi A Te Matui (Call of the Matui) for solo flute by Helen Fisher, a New Zealand women composer, which required Kathryn to combine singing with the flute melody lines. [Editor’s note: Kathryn also performed Call of the Matui at the Australian Flute Festival.] In latter years Kathryn has focused on performing compositions of women composers and now lives in New Zealand, where she is Associate Principal Flute of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Helen Gifford at 80 Melbourne-based composer Helen Gifford celebrates her 80th birthday on September 5. Gifford’s career has been characterised by busy creative periods - notably two decades producing large-scale orchestral works and music theatre pieces in the 1960s and 1970s - and periods marked by fragile health. While Modernism’s falling out of fashion has affected Gifford’s fortunes, and some major works have not yet been performed, her music has attracted renewed interest in the 21st century, with her opera Iphigenia in Exile performed, after 25 years, in 2010. To mark the anniversary, ABC RN’s ‘The Music Show’ has recently broadcast a long interview with Helen Gifford (visit http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/musicshow/sunday-06-september-2015/6741372) The interviewer talks with Helen Gifford about her early years as a composer as well as her regular return to the subject of war in her music. Gifford continues to be active as a composer, and her 2003 work Spell against Sorrow for mezzo-soprano and guitar is included in Jenny Duck-Chong and Ken Murray’s concert in Melbourne on September 15. The Melbourne Composers’ League concert on Saturday September 26 also features a

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Instruments in the Dayton Miller

Flute Collection

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new work by Gifford. Read about Helen Gifford at http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/gifford-helen. Listen to her 1986 opera Iphigenia in Exile and the 1969 orchestral work Imperium on ABC Classic FM’s online Australian music collection. Read Rosalind Appleby’s 2012 article ‘Helen Gifford: still writing, still modernist and still brilliant’ at http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/helen-gifford-still-writing-still-modernist-and-still-brilliant. I visited the Library of Congress to see an exhibition given by the Curator of the Dayton Miller Flute Collection. This collection is one of the largest collections of flutes in the World. There were flutes made from ivory, ebony, glass and boxwood as well as the more modern silver and gold ones. One flute was

designed as a walking stick. There were original copies of music such as Poulenc’s Sonata and La Flûte de Pan by Mouquet. It was good to see some of these famous compositions in their original handwritten format. During the Convention, I heard performances and lectures given by many international flautists and I was amazed at the number of activities to choose from. There were sessions on overcoming nerves, Alexander Technique, Tone quality, Performance philosophy, and Masterclasses which dealt with technical aspects, finger positions and dexterity, as well as exploring expressive and tonal qualities. There was also the opportunity to perform in a flute choir- something for everyone - overall it was a wonderful learning experience.

man was in no way ‘inexperienced’. His fierce intelligence was unwittingly present but intermingled with such a charming, warm presence. After the class, we took him out to dinner (yes - more shrimp quenelle soufflés, floating in islands of cream!) and following that, he gave us an ‘after-dark’ backstage tour of the Lyon Opera, including a scenic rooftop view from the darkened Dance Studio. The following day, Julien hosted an all-day walking tour of Lyon, including an insider’s guide to the many heritage-listed 14th Century hidden passageways (Les Traboules) in the old city, a Funicular ride up to the Cathedral and the Roman Ruins, where we devoured the local specialty, ‘Salmon Pink Praline Brioche’ and advice on where to buy the best local hazelnut cake in the centre of the city (there was a line around the corner). We obliged, naturally! In true French style, Julien walked us personally back to the train station where he sent us safely back to Paris. Our last days in Paris were spent navigating Sophie Cherrier’s incredible Flute class, sight-seeing and bumbling around in search of yet another Bertillon salted-caramel ice-cream.

Continued from Page 16: OVERSEAS STUDY TRIP On the final day, the students hosted Liz to a beautiful lunch at ‘Les Hombres’ restaurant at Musee Branly, with the Eiffel Tower as a backdrop, where they demonstrated their gratitude, appreciation and no doubt relief at the conclusion of an exhilarating and enriching experience for all of us, with an exuberant ‘leap of faith’. Liz, Karen and I were fortunate to spend our last night at the opulent Opera Garnier, where we saw a modern ballet choreographed by Benjamin Millepied. Under that awe-inspiring Chagall ceiling and accompanied by the French National Opera Orchestra (note: spectacular Piccoloist), we even managed some Aussie/French relations, by hand-gesturing back and forth to the Principal Flute, who was trying to work out who we were … just a couple of lunatic fans, it turns out! All of this, made possible by such a dedicated teacher; the wonderful Elizabeth Koch – ‘Thank you Liz – indelible memories which will last a lifetime’.

Outside the Paris Conservatoire

Group with Sophie Cherrier

‘Leap of faith’

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by Samantha Hennessy Recently, Karen Fletcher and I returned from an inspirational ‘Flute-a-licious’ trip to London and France. Associate Professor of Woodwind at the Elder Conservatorium, Elizabeth Koch OAM organised and co-ordinated every detail of the itinerary, which saw four of her most senior University students play in masterclasses for eight of London and France’s most prestigious flute professionals. She kindly invited us to join the students to observe these fantastic musicians, who were very generous with both their time and expertise. Alessandra Woods, Jennifer Bird, Andrew Baird and Kelsey Robinson meticulously prepared concerti, orchestral excerpts and standard concert repertoire for these famous flute professionals. Among them Gareth Davies – Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra; Simon Channing – Professor of Flute, Royal College of Music; Michael Cox – Principal Flute, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Flute Professor, Royal Academy of Music; Paul Edmund-Davies – former Principal Flute, London Symphony Orchestra/Flute Professor, Royal College of Music; Susan Milan – recording artist for Chandos/former Principal Flute for a number of the abovementioned London orchestras; Patricia Nagle – Flute Professor, Darius Milhaud Conservatoire, Paris; Sophie Cherrier – Flute Professor, Ecole Superior Paris Conservatoire/Flautist Ensemble Contemporain and Julien Beaudiment – former Principal Flute, Los Angeles Philharmonic/Principal Flute, Lyon Opera Orchestra/Flute Professor, Lyon Conservatoire. We spent eleven nights in London and she was kind to us – the weather was spectacular with only a couple of days of drizzling rain. After some five classes later, two London Symphony

Orchestra concerts, ‘Evensong’ at Westminster Abbey, a play at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre and some impressive eating, we also spent an unforgettable day trip to Susan Milan’s house in the country and Paul Edmund-Davies’ all-day Flute/food/champagne/discovery tour of Turnham Green, near to where he lives in Chiswick. We were lucky to spend an entire day with the exuberant mind (and moustache!) of Michael Cox, who invited us to observe a morning of his own teaching, followed by Elizabeth’s students playing for him in an extended session. This was interspersed with snippets of Michael performing some heavenly works in between. Pizza to finish – a long but incredible day. There were exhilarating moments of losing one another on the tube, sightseeing of various kinds (including some brave bicycling by Jen and Alessandra) and the students presenting themselves in a really professional, but relaxed way. Unfortunately, there we no hedgehog sightings … a great disappointment for me personally. In France, we were typically dazzled by the stunning city of Paris and we were prepared for the decadence of her culinary pleasures. Fortunately because there were so many healthy choices available in London, we managed to ‘save’ ourselves for the onslaught of the French ‘luxe’ but disciplined way of eating…(am I kidding??). Although there were less classes scheduled in France, the students in no way relaxed here! With Sophie Cherrier’s class at the Paris Conservatoire, scheduled last on the itinerary, the students were still madly rotating their practice hours in the apartment they shared, in their spare moments. We were very fortunate to spend a couple of glorious days with Julien Beaudiment in the city of Lyon, two hours south of Paris by train. The youngest teacher of the group, at 36 years, this

OVERSEAS STUDY TRIP ‘FLUTES OF ADELAIDE’ EUROPEAN STUDY TOUR 2015

Karen Fletcher, Elizabeth Koch and

Samantha Hennessy

Everyone with Paul Edmund-Davies (left)

Jennifer Bird with Paul Edmund-

Davies’ headjoints

Elizabeth Koch with Michael Cox

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