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Sunday, June 05, 2011

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!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

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!


Saturday, May 21, 2011

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

Friday, May 20, 2011

Flute Solo à la Baroque

What : The first activity of the "Rondo à la Flûte" is a baroque music concert.
Where : Eglise Sainte Rita, 25 rue François Bonvin, 75015 PARIS, M° Sèvres Lecourbe
Time : 19h
Cost : FREE!!
Music : Works of Telemann, J.S. Bach, CPE Bach and Jean Daniel Braun
 

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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.