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September 27, 2008 @ 7:30 PM ~ Cathedral of St Paul Cenacle, 38 High Street, Worcester, MA and
September 28, 2008 @ 3:00 PM ~ Clinton Historical Society, 211 Church Street, Clinton, MA

Worcester Chamber Music Society "Let the New Season Begin" ~~~ Worcester Chamber Music Society perform Berlioz, Beach, Mozart and Franck. Maria Ferrante, soprano; Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Reisner, violin; Peter Sulski, violin/viola; Mark Berger, viola; Michal Palzewicz, cello; Ian Watson and Jonathan Yasuda, piano. With Guest Artist Greg Bassett, French horn.
Tickets: adults $20, seniors $15, students $10, children under 12 free. To order in advance, phone 978-456-2730. Tickets available at the door
Info: www.worcesterchambermusic.org or contact Tracy Kraus at 978-456-2730.

March 29, 2009 @ 9:20 AM ~ Solo & Ensemble Day and Mini Fair! Play well today... Play better tomorrow! (Winchester, MA)
Plan to participate in GBFA's Fifteenth Annual Solo & Ensemble Day and Mini Fair! This event offers an opportunity for participants at any level to perform for a jury. It's different from a competition since everyone is a winner at their own level. Solo performances will be limited to 10 minutes, flute choirs and other ensembles to 15 minutes. Performers or performing groups will receive Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Honorable Mention Certificates. Judges will be established professionals from the New England region. Exhibiters, classes and mini-concerts to be announced.
Location: Winchester Community Music School
Fees: To be announced. GBFA Members save on all fees!
Info: Keep checking back on the gbfa.org website.

** If you need a reminder of this year's Member Authentication Phrase just email us @ copywriter@rcn.com with Gimme A Clue as your subject… Once we verify your membership we’ll email you back the passcode.

Special thanks to GBFA Member-Correspondents Beth Devlin (for New York events information), and Stephanie Wheeler and Tom Scanlon (for Connecticut events information).

Submissions for New England Flute News & Announcements
Email news, concerts and flute happenings as word.doc file attachments, using the format as shown in the above listings, to copywriter@rcn.com with Flute News as your subject. Be sure to submit as far in advance of the event as possible. All submissions must be as word.doc file attachments. Please do not submit event listings embedded in emails -- this creates a great deal of formatting problems. Or send via snail mail to our P.O. Box.

ONGOING EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

Wednesdays 4 - 6 PM, Celtic Crossroads (WVOF radio, Fairfield, CT)
Hosted by GBFA Member Tom Scanlon. Live on the web at Fairfield University's
www.wvof.org. Streams via Media Player and Quicktime (and provides links to these programs at their site). Features great flutists like Matt Molloy, Celtic, world and new age music from all six of the Celtic Nations and news, trivia, and bulletin board items. Tom Scanlon's background includes prior experience in radio with shows on WNLK in Norwalk CT several years ago, as well as being one of the hosts of WVOF's "Irish Melodies" (Sunday's 11 AM - 1 PM). He plays 6 instruments and has played numerous times at Connecticut's Gaelic American Club over the past years. Tom loves talking with people who call in to the show, and readily takes requests.
Studio phone (203) 254-4111
Web phone (203) 254-4002

Thursday evenings @ 7:30, Flute Ensemble (Lancaster, MA)
with Dr. Na'ama Lion, leader/conductor
Rich repertory, from the Renaissance to yesterday!
Thayer Performance Arts Center
Info: TPAC office (978) 368-2100 or call Na'ama Lion @ (617) 244-4974

Saturday, monthly ~ Immersions (Hyde Park, MA) A monthly cross-media improvisational series held at the Artists at Large Gallery. Often appearing are ElectroFlute, Doctor T, Ramona H., and others. They've been having a great time over there; the audience has been growing steadily over the last few months.
Directions & Info: http://artistsatlargeinc.org/directions.html or by calling the gallery at (617) 276-3223).
Artists at Large Gallery, Hyde Park

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to Ona Jonaityte for being named GBFA's New Horizons Artist for 07-08! -- and for winning the first place prize of the 27th annual James Pappoutsakis Memorial Competition on Sunday, February 4th. Ona is a Boston Conservatory student, studying with Linda Toote, and a GBFA member! She performed at GBFA's 2007 NEFF, Exploring the Full Flute Spectrum. Congratulations also to Erin Hunt, Sungwoo Steven Kim and Thomas Wible who were awarded and shared the Bill Grass Memorial Prize from the Pappoutsakis fund.

Congratulations to JB!...
Baxtresser receives NFA's Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to the advanced select ensemble from the New England Conservatory Summer Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra for being selected to perform during the 2006 National Flute Association Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. Directed by Paige Dashner Long, this 17 member ensemble performed on Friday, August 11 at noon presenting works by Respighi, Cohen, Fillmore and Massenet. See related article in June issue of The Gazette!


Submissions for New England Flute News & Announcements
Email news, concerts and flute happenings as word.doc file attachments, using the exact format as shown in the above listings, to copywriter@rcn.com with Flute News as your subject. All submissions must be as word.doc file attachments. Be sure to submit announcements as soon as possible. Please do not submit event announcement listings embedded in emails -- this creates a great deal of formatting problems.

CLASSIFIEDS (Please tell them you saw it here!)

FOR SALE ++ RECORDERS: Choice instruments! Moeck Rottenburgh Alto 439 (Rosewood) $325; Moeck Rottenburgh Tenor (c'-c#'') 349 (Boxwood) $375; Fehr Soprano Model III (Palisander) $425 (first rate); Kung Bass, direct blow, single key, 'F' (Bubinga) $700 (excellent). Included with these is a hard shell, padded case. (Cost: $175 new). Asking $1500 for all four recorders with carrying case. They are located in Woburn, MA. For more info, or appt to try, contact Elizabeth at eawatson@rcn.com or 781-937-0389 (leave a message).

WANTED -- MIYAZAWA FLUTE: All sterling silver; B-foot,. offset G, open-hole, French arms. Call Tom Scanlon at 203 270-0089.

FOR SALE ++ BASS FLUTE CASE: black w/black plush interior. Came w/ an Emerson bass flute w/B foot. New, never used, orig. packaging. $100 + S&H. Call Tom Scanlon 203 270-0089.

FOR SALE ++ BASS FLUTE: Gemeinhardt 20BSP, silver plated, C foot, case and case cover. Like-new condition. $3200. Susan Gall (617) 947-1994 or susan.gall@verizon.net

SOLD! LARGE PROFESSIONAL CASE FOR MULTIPLE FLUTES: Excellent condition. Black plush lining. Spaces for C flutes, alto flute, piccolos and headjoints.
Submissions of Classifieds
Classified rates are per insertion, per month. Inquire re: current rates by emailing copywriter@rcn.com with Classified Query as your subject. Or send via snail mail to GBFA P.O. Box 2184 Woburn, MA 01888-3184