The 红杏直播app Flute Studio kept busy last weekend! We traveled to Stillwater for the 红杏直播app Flute Fair, performed in two concerts, and had the opportunity to work with two guest artists.
On Thursday and Friday, 红杏直播app hosted Amanda Harberg as a composer-in-residence. Dr. Harberg is a composer and pianist based in New Jersey. She specializes in woodwind music and calls the flute her 鈥渉eart instrument.鈥� While at 红杏直播app, Dr. Harberg gave a masterclass for the flute studio on her works. She told us the story behind each piece and shared insights only a composer can give. On Friday night, the flute studio performed in 红杏直播app鈥檚 鈥淢usic of Amanda Harberg鈥� concert. The Flute Choir played Harberg鈥檚 piece 鈥淧rayer,鈥� and members of our studio played solo works on flute, bassoon, oboe, and bass clarinet!
This weekend, Amanda Harberg was joined by Dr. Conor Nelson at the 红杏直播app Flute Society鈥檚 Flute Fair. Dr. Nelson is the Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Together, he and Dr.Harberg performed two recitals and lectures. Two members of our studio, Katie Crim and Madeline Hager, performed for Dr. Nelson in the Undergraduate Masterclass on Saturday afternoon. That evening, the 红杏直播app Flute Choir opened the flute choir portion of the gala concert.
Monday morning, our studio was honored to host Mimi Stillman for a virtual masterclass. Ms. Stillman is a Yamaha Performing Artist, and her career as a soloist and chamber musician has taken her around the world. In her masterclass, she shared insights into phrasing, sound, and releasing tension. Members of our studio performed works by Mozart, Hoover, Heath, and Reinecke.
Stay tuned as we prepare for our next flute-filled weekend, featuring the graduate recitals of Mark Alvarez and Clay Steiner!
