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Jean Ferrandis Masterclass

Boston Flute Academy presented a Flute Masterclass with acclaimed flutist Jean Ferrandis on Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 from 7:00-9:00pm at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Brookline. FREE. Jean Ferrandis is on the faculty of L’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris and California State University at Fullerton.  Attendance was fantastic.  Click here for more information.

Student performances included:

  • Elizabeth Sperry, 12th grade – Ballade by Perilhou
  • Alexandra Conza, 12th grade – Fantasy No. 10 in f# minor by Telemann
  • Amy Lipman, 11th grade – Kokopeli by Hoover
  • Katie Scholl, 11th grade – Three Preludes for Unaccompanied Flute by Muczynski
  • Bradley Joshowitz, Intensive Immersion student – Concerto by Nielsen
  • Sieon Choi, 10th grade – Grand Polonaise in D Major by Boehm

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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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Elizabeth Rowe Masterclass 2012

THANK YOU to BSO Principal Flute Elizabeth Rowe for a fantastic Master Class at BFA on Saturday, December 8th, 2012. Open to the public. What a great turnout we had for this event!

Student masterclass performers included:

  • Alexandra Conza, 11th grade – Excerpts from Dvorak, Symphony No. 8 and J.S. Bach, Aus Liebe from St. Matthew Passion
  • Issac Alter, freshman at Harvard University – Excerpt from Ravel, Daphnis et Chloe and Exposition of Mozart’s Concerto in G major, 2nd movement
  • Hyo Jin Jamie Park, 12th grade – Ibert Concerto, 1st movement 
  • Sally You Hyun Cho, 12th grade – Debussy, Syrinx 
  • Amy Lipman, 10th grade – Excerpts from Stravinsky, Petrouchka and Ravel, Bolero
  • Oliver Villanueva, BFA Intensive Immersion Student – Excerpt from Debussy, Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun
  • Elizabeth Sperry, 11th grade – Excerpts from Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3 and Gluck, Minuet & Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus

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