Project Update

Last week was my final project for my Masters, the flute festival for those of you who didn't know. It wasn't much of the festival I wanted to do, because of some last minute situations, but the turn-out was great as was the flutist, Heidi Pintner Alvarez.

For those of you who don't know her personally, she is the Professor of Flute at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, USA, home of the Corvette.

Here is a recap for those who missed out the concerts:
27 may : Concert Baroque at the Saint Rita Church located in the 15th arrondissement, a small  church with very interesting decorations and Saint Rita in real human form in a display case in the back of the church. The acoustics were great and the Bach and Telemann sonatas sounded amazing.  Even though, there was a small crowd of 20 people, the music allowed everyone to share an intimate moment together whether it was a recollection of the melodies or a lesson on baroque style.

28 May : Contemporary Flute Concert at 38 Riv located in the 4th arrondissement. A small concert hall located in a cave or basement of a building, a nice quiet and warm environment. The only negative comment both the flutist and I had was they decided to clean right before the concert and the smell of the cleaning supplies and the cave didn't mix well. There was a little larger crowd than the previous night, mostly friends and family of mine. This concert included a premiere of Michael Kallstrom's "The Falling Cinders of Time, Michael is the Professor of Composition at WKU, as well.

Hope you can join us for our next festival edition, details coming soon!

Journée de la Flûte

What : A Flute Day, 2 masterclasses and fun activity with the scale game, and a conference about Heidi's experiences
Where : IESA (my school), 5 avenue de l'Opéra, 75001 Paris, M° Pyramides
Time : starts @ 10 am
Price : 20 euros masterclass, 10 euros journée, 5 euros audit

Hope to see you sometime during for the festival for those in Paris!

Concert Contemporain

What : The second activity of Rondo à la Flûte, a contemporary flute concert
Where : Cave du 38 Riv, 38 Rue du Rivoli, M°Hôtel de Ville
Time : 16h30
Price : 13 euros, 10 euros - reservation@38riv.com
Music : Works by DeLaney, Higdon, Shocker, Hoover, Larson and  a new creation by Michael Kallstrom

Festival Rondo à la Flûte

 

If you are in Paris next week, check out the flute festival I am organizing. The guest artist is Heidi Pintner Alvarez, professor of flute at Western Kentucky University. Check out the next three blog posts dedicated to each one of the activities.

Festival "Rondo à la Flûte"

For the past four months, my life has been dedicated to my final project for my masters basically a thesis in real-life form. 

My project :

A flute festival of solo music which follows the form of a rondo : concerts, master classes and conferences. A rondo (you have probably all heard Rondo alla Turca by Mozart) is a musical form, vocal at first, alternating with a refrain and many couplets ; therefore, a festival that follows ABCA.

The festival will take place in Paris, France from May 27 to June 6, 2011. The guest artist is flutist, Heidi Pintner Alvarez, the professor of flute at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, USA, and former student of Michel Debost.

27 May Concert Baroque at Eglise Saint Rita, 15th arrondissement

28 May Concert Contemporain at 38 Rue de Rivoli, 4th arrondissement

4 June Flute Day at IESA, 1st arrondissement

Check out the website for more details. 

If you are interested in joining in on the festivities, do not hesitate to ask me. And you don't have to be a flute player, musicians and non-musicians welcome !