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Apply now! => Limited to only 12 students! <= April 19th - 23rd, 2010, 10 am - 5 pm ~ Rarescale on Skye… study with Carla Rees!-- COMPOSERS' RETREAT AND MASTERCLASS COURSE FOR ALTO & BASS FLUTE
A week long music course for alto and bass flute tutored by Carla Rees. Held on the Scottish island of Skye. The price of the course includes shared self-catering accommodation. The course is held at the Sligachan Hotel, in the shadow of the Cullin Mountains and very close to the entrance of the Sligachan Loch which has some of the best scenery on the island. This course offer the highest level of instruction and is set in a beautiful and inspiring location.
Location: Sligachan Hotel, Sligachan Skye, Scotland
Tuition: Adults £450, Seniors £325, Students with valid student ID £325 BUT, GBFA Members get 20% off!
Info: www.rarescaleonskye.co.uk or email info@rarescaleonskye.co.uk or call 07968393883

Apply now! ~ Unique post-bacc program: Certificate in American Contemporary Music (Baltimore, MD)
Study flute with Dr. Lisa Cella (Peabody, UCSD), internationally known performer/teacher. Do graduate level flute studies, get varied performance experience and professional recordings while preparing for graduate school and other professional opportunities. Earn up to 12 graduate credits. Certificate graduates have gotten into Eastman, Peabody, CalArts, NYU, UC San Diego.
Location: The Program is part of the Music Department at University of Maryland/Baltimore County, located in suburbs outside Baltimore and near Washington DC, 3 hrs
Application Deadline: May 16, 2009
Info: visit www.umbc.edu/music or email Dr. Anna Rubin via airubin@umbc.edu or call (410) 455-3190.

February 21, 2010 @ 2:30 PM ~ ECMP Fundraiser with the Essex Jazz Ensemble "EJE" (Haverhill, MA)
Featuring ECMP Artistic Director flutist Michael Finegold, internationally renowned classical composer and jazz pianist Tom McKinley, Boston's top bassist Bruce Gertz, and well known jazz drummer Bob Kaufman
Location: Northern Essex Community College, Tech Center Multi-Purpose Room, 100 Elliott Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
Admission: $10; BUT ==> students & GBFA members - $5 (members must know the new 2010 Membership Authentication Phrase**); NECC students with college ID - free
Info: www.essexchambermusicplayers.org or email ecmp314@comcast.net or call 978-470-1584

April 18, 2010 @ 2:30 PM ~ Essex Chamber Music Players CD 1 Debut -- "Classical Contemporary Chamber Music for the 21st Century, Volume 1" Celebration Concert (Haverhill, MA)
Selections by composers Emma Lou Diemer, Marc W. Rossi, J. Windel Brown and Elaine Erickson from the CD, plus the Haydn Trio in D major
Charlotte Russell - soprano; Michael Finegold - flute; Emmanuel Feldman - cello; David Pihl - piano
Location: Northern Essex Community College, Tech Center Multi-Purpose Room, 100 Elliott Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
Admission: $10; BUT ==> students & GBFA members - $5 (members must know the new 2010 Membership Authentication Phrase**); NECC students with college ID - free
Info: www.essexchambermusicplayers.org or email ecmp314@comcast.net or call 978-470-1584

May 3, 2010 @ 8 PM ~ Music for Flute Ensemble (Medford, MA)
The Tufts Flute Ensemble presents a concert of music for flute choir from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Distler Performance Hall.
Location: Distler Performance Hall, Tufts University Campus, 20 Talbot Avenue, Medford MA
Admission: FREE No tickets required.
Info: www.tufts.edu/musiccenter or call 617-627-3679

May 18-24 ~ Trevor Wye Masterclass, "Preparing for Employment" (Boston, MA)
A 6-day intensive masterclass focusing on increasing the student's chances for employment. Limited to 16 Performers, 10 Participants and unlimited Auditors.
Location: Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
Application Deadline: April 1, 2010
Admission: Performer $600; Participant $500; Auditor $400. Daily rates available
Info: regarding tuition and housing, visit www.twyeboston2010.com or contact Linda Toote via twyeboston2010@gmail.com

** If you are a GBFA Hibernation Mode "member" (08-09 counts) and need a reminder of the new 2010 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 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