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Flute Forum Workshop with Paul Edmund-Davies

BFA Guest Artist Paul Edmund Davies – former Principal Flutist, London Symphony Orchestra – returned to BFA on Sunday, February 16th, 2014 to present a special event for flute teachers! Mr. Edmund-Davies presented a Flute Forum Workshop where Boston-area flute teachers and advanced students learned from the master teacher and performer. For more information about this special event, click here.

This event filled the hall in which it took place! Flutists representing BFA as well as area flute studios played for Mr. Edmund-Davies. It was enlightening and educational for all.

Workshop Performers:

  • Michael, 6th grade – By the Brook by Paul Wetzger

    • Student of Julianne Johnston
    • BFA Repertory Ensemble & Seminar
  • Natalie Ramesh, 9th grade – Cantabile et Presto by Enesco

    • Student of Ann Bobo
    • BFA Advanced Repertory Ensemble & Seminar
  • Jessica Cheng, 12th grade – Fantaisie by Fauré

    • Student of David Houston, BFA Faculty
    • BFA Repertory Ensemble & Seminar
  • Issac Alter, Harvard University – Sonata by Taktakshvili

    • Student of Judy Grant, BFA Faculty
    • Member of 2012-2013 BFA Conservatory Ensemble & Seminar
    • BFA College Studies
  • Ceylon Mitchell, Boston University College of Fine Arts – Orchestral excerpts and Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise by Doppler

    • Student of Linda Toote
    • Member of 2011-2013 BFA Teacher Training Program
  • Kanae Kimura, Boston Conservatory – Chant de Linos by Jolivet

    • Artist Diploma candidate

    • Student of Geralyn Coticone, BFA Faculty

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Paul Edmund-Davies Masterclass

THANK YOU to Guest Artist Paul Edmund-Davies  for a very special event at BFA! He performed a gorgeous FLUTE RECITAL and taught an enlightening MASTERCLASS on Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, at BFA’s home in Brookline, MA. Mr. Edmund-Davies was Principal Flute in the London Symphony Orchestra for 20 years. Click here for more details. Powell Flutes Exhibit at 6:00pm. PRE-CONCERT RECEPTION at 6:40pm. RECITAL 7:00pm. MASTERCLASS 8:00pm. Prize Drawing 9:00pm. Open to the public. Packed house! Very fun for everyone.

RECITAL PROGRAM

Concerto by O. Gordeli – Amy Lipman, 10th grade

Syrinx by C. Debussy – Alexandra Conza, 11th grade

Sicilienne et Burlesque by A. Casella – Elizabeth Sperry, 11th grade

Sonata No. 14 in F, Sonata No. 13 in D minor, and Sonata No. 16 in Bb by G. Rabboni *
Fujiko by A. Scott *

Fantaisie for Flute and Piano by G. Hüe *

* Paul Edmund-Davies, Guest Artist and Deborah DeWolf Emery, piano

MASTERCLASS PROGRAM

Sonata, Mvt I. Allegretto malincolio by F. Poulenc – Amy Lipman

Acht Stücke für flöte allein, Mvts I, II, III by P. Hindemith – Austin Hopkins, 12th grade 

Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Mvt. I Molto Andante by F. Doppler – Ina Suresh, 8th grade

Sonata, Mvt IV. Allegro con moto by R. Muczynski – Elizabeth Sperry, 11th grade

Concerto in G, Mvt III. Allegro by G.P. Telemann – BFA Flute Ensemble (David Houston, Conductor)

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BFA Young Artist Selected for the 2013 National Youth Orchestra of the USA

IMG_1956Elizabeth Sperry, an 11th grader from Chelmsford, BFA Young Artist, and member of the BFA Conservatory Ensemble is off to a wonderful new year of exceptional music making. She has been selected as a member of the 2013 National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYOUSA)!

The National Youth Orchestra of the USA is an auditioned orchestra comprised of 120 of the finest young American musicians, ages 16-19. These students will be conducted by legendary conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, and will be joined in performance by violin soloist, Joshua Bell. Additionally, the orchestral sections will be coached by “some of the finest players and section leaders from America’s greatest orchestras and music schools”.

Together with Gergiev and Bell, the NYOUSA will have the opportunity to perform domestic concerts in New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall and in Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, before setting off on an international tour, which includes performances in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and London.

More information about the NYOUSA can be found by clicking here.

Please join the Boston Flute Academy in congratulating Elizabeth on earning this momentous honor!

Written by Christopher A. Petre