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F L U T E V E N T S

July 20 - 24, 2009, from 10 am - 3 pm daily ~ 2009 ELYRICA SUMMER CHAMBER MUSIC CAMP for Harp and Flute, With Vanessa Breault Mulvey, flute & Wendy Kerner Lucas, harp (Darien, CT)
The camp offers intensive performance and educational opportunities in chamber music for harp and flute for students of all levels, age 8 to adult. Students enjoy a variety of opportunities at the Elyrica camp, including: flute & harp ensembles, harp orchestra, flute choir, small ensemble playing (duos, trios) and instrumental classes. Elyrica also includes a number of music workshops. These classes will have a variety of themes such as: Instrumental Performance Techniques, Body Mapping, a Masterclass featuring students and an Open Rehearsal by the Faculty. A Gala concert is held on Friday, July 24th. Housing is available for out of town students.
Location: St. John's Church, 1986 Post Road, Darien, CT
Tuition: $450 by April 15th, $550 after April 15th
Info: visit www.elyrica.org, email vmulvey@flutezone.com, or call 781-942-9641

Thursday, July 23-Sunday, July 26 ~ 8th Annual New England Conservatory Summer Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra, Paige Dashner Long, Director (Boston, MA)
The Summer Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra is a unique ensemble opportunity for students and teachers at the intermediate and advanced levels. The weekend combines large ensemble and smaller select advanced ensemble rehearsals, concluding with a final festival concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall on Sunday, July 26 at 5:00pm. Teachers are invited to participate with students in the large flute ensemble and will be featured in the advanced select ensemble. We welcome their studio participation. In addition, university/conservatory music majors will be featured for one selection in the concert. Director Paige Dashner Long will bring her unique flute collection, including her Kotato double contrabass flute, and will select flutists to use them during this weekend.
Info: 386-569-3010, or e-mail contraflute@msn.com or visit www.newenglandconservatory.edu/summer, following the prompts for Summer School Intensives; also see www.contraflute.com

July 24 - July 26, 2009 and July 27 - August 1 ~ 2009 White Mountain Flute Conservatory Adult Flute Camp & High School Flute Camp (Bretton Woods/Bethlehem, NH)
Current GBFA member and former founding President of the Philadelphia Flute Society flutist Judy Braude (Director) will be and performing and teaching at the White Mountain Flute Conservatory Adult Flute Class and the White Mountain Flute Conservatory High School Class. Also on the faculty are NFA and current Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia member flutist Beverly Pugh and the class pianist Nicholas Mastripolito.
Location: Adult Flute Class: at the AMC Highland Center, Bretton Woods, NH ~ High School Class: at the White Mountain School, Bethlehem, NH
Tuition: Adult Flute Class $350 ~ High School Class $500 But GBFA Members get a 10% discount - just mention the current Member Authentication Phrase when you order -- (not a GBFA member? not renewed? click here)
Info: visit www.wmfc.net, email judy.braude@gmail.com, or call 978-749-3185. See also NFA online Masterclass Listings at www.nfaonline.org/resources/masterclass

July 28, 30, & August 1 ~ James Galway at Tanglewood (Lenox, MA)
A once-in-a-lifetime chance for numerous GBFA flutists ages 8-13 to perform live in performance with James Galway! If selected, you will perform in front of an audience of thousands in a world-premiere piece written to celebrate James Galway's 70th birthday.
Application deadline: May 20th!
Location: Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox MA 01240
Admission: Free for participating flutists.
Info: visit the BSO website for further information and application forms: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/perf_detail.jsp;jsessionid=USA1SGKATMNPACTFQMGCFEQ?pid=prod2880026, or email Liz Bench LBench@bso.org at the Boston Sympony Orchestra.

** 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
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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 GBFA's Health & Wellness rep Vanessa Breault Mulvey for receiving certification as an Andover Educator in February. The Andover Educators are a group of musicians trained to teach Body Mapping. In workshops and lessons they guide musicians to natural, free movements through the refinement of body maps. The organization was founded in 1997 by Barbara Conable, teacher of the Alexander Technique, and author of the book, What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body (GIA). The book and companion course are used by performers and teachers alike. For more information about The Andover Educators visit http://www.bodymap.org. To peruse Vanessa's BodyMapping brochure on workshops and lessons, click here!

Congratulations to GBFA's Irish flute rep Shannon Heaton! Matt & Shannon Heaton's latest CD, "Lovers' Well" is four months old! For her outstanding Irish flute work on this new CD, Shannon received The Irish American News Female Musician of the Year award: "A great singer, but Shannon's flute playing on Lovers' Well is so stunning she had to receive this Award. She is beautifully accompanied by husband Matt on a variety of instruments in an album that celebrates both love itself and Irish music... Her technical ability is matched only by her taste and grasp of the music." --Bill Margeson. To celebrate with fellow flute lovers, Shannon is offering GBFA members CDs for just $10 through August 1st (shipping included). To receive online OR mail order instructions, email info@EatsRecords.com with GBFA Promo in the subject line.

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 Brannen-Cooper Headjoint: 9K rose gold tubing with sterling silver lip plate, Modern Cooper style. Plays beautifully and offers many color options to the player. Very flexible. Contact Sarah Graumann at sbgraumann@bluebottle.com or call 401.270.6716. Sells new for $4,160. Asking $3,000 or bo.

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 now located in New Jersey. For more info, or appt to try, contact Jeff at (732) 249-1034 (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