October 2010 - The Flute Society of South Australia Inc.

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SA FLUTE NEWS
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The Flute Society of South Australia Inc.
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Print Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017
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PO Box 3208, Norwood SA 5067
(08) 8267 4319
Membership enquiries – Ph. (08) 8431 0452
Founder
Founder
Professor
David Cubbin
Cubbin
Professor David
We’re on the Web! See us at:
www.saflutesociety.asn.au
About The Flute Society of South Australia Inc.
The Flute Society of South Australia is a non-profit
organization that aims to foster and encourage the enjoyment
of flute playing at all levels.
The Flute Society of South Australia Inc. was founded in
July 1972 at the instigation of the late Prof. David
Cubbin.
The Society's role includes promoting local and interstate
artists, encouraging young players and forging links out into
the community.
Its members represent a wide cross-section of the
community – teachers, students, amateur flautists,
professional musicians and people from all walks of life,
all sharing the same interest – playing, talking about and
listening to the flute.
Regular activities include workshops, concerts, fun days,
masterclasses and recitals.
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March 2011 issue deadline – Friday, February 5
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PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Koch OAM – 8303 5343
[email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT
Karen Fletcher – 8333 0665
[email protected]
PUBLIC OFFICER/MEMBERSHIP
SECRETARY/EDITOR
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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TREASURER
Cara Seppelt – 8267 4319
[email protected]
Pauline Michelson – 8278 1756
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Ann-Marie Oates – 8326 4531
[email protected]
Linda Pirie – 8342 1237
[email protected]
Contents
Contents
President’s Report
Coming Events
Coming Events
Dates for 2011
Dates for 2011
Scholarships
Scholarships
Concerts
Concerts
Recent Events
Recent Events
CD Review
CD Review
Articles
Articles
Flute Society Info
Flute Society Info
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SA FLUTE NEWS
COMING EVENTS
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
When:
Congratulations to
Amelia Turner,
aged 12, from Pasadena,
for sending in
the first correct entry for
the Music Quiz for Juniors.
Amelia will receive a Sir
James Galway CD, just in
time for his visit to Adelaide on
December 1!
Sunday, November 21, 1-15 pm (just before Adult Amateurs Flute
Afternoon)
Venue:
Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue,
Unley
All members welcome to attend.
ADULT AMATEURS FLUTE AFTERNOON
When:
Venue:
Sunday, November 21, 2 pm
Unley
Fee:
$5
Director:
Kerryn Schofield
The brochure can be downloaded at www.saflutesociety.asn.au
SIR JAMES GALWAY’S CONCERT
A reminder that Sir James will be presenting a concert of classical, popular and Irish
favourites at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on Wednesday, December 1 at 8 pm.
Bookings can be made at BASS, Ph. 131-246 or visit
http://www.bass.net.au/events/database/SIRJAMESGALWAY2010/.
Sir James Galway
TOP TEACHER
Our President,
Elizabeth Koch OAM,
has been named the most
outstanding university teacher
in South Australia in 2010.
We send her our
congratulations. Visit
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ne
ws/news41641.html
for more information.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FLUTE ENSEMBLE
The South Australian Flute Ensemble is looking for new members.
Meetings:
Tuesdays at 7-45 pm (no longer on Mondays)
Where:
The Mitcham Community Centre, corner Belair Road and Grange
Road, Lower Mitcham.
Dates for 2010: October 26, November 9, 23 and 30, December 14.
Dates for 2011: February 8 and 22, March 8, 22 and 29, April 12 and 26, May 10, 24
and 31, June 14 and 28, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23, September
13 and 27, October 11 and 25, November 8 and 22, December 13.
Current players range in standard from 4th Grade to Masters and range in age from
18 to 86. If you would like to join please contact Caroline Weatherstone, Ph. 71238154 or 0401-176-230.
DATES FOR 2011
CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
When:
Venue:
Saturday, June 18, 12 noon
Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church
560 Goodwood Road, Daw Park (corner Aver Avenue)
Adjudicator:
Anna Lester
Closing date: Thursday, June 9
The brochure and entry form will be included with the March newsletter.
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SA FLUTE NEWS
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ARTICLE: SIMPLY BREATHE by Peter Bartels
Peter Bartels
Having a basic understanding of
how the body breathes can greatly
enhance the way a flautist organises
his/her breathing. Oddly enough,
many flautists don’t know how their
bodies breathe. One fundamental
principal needs to be comprehended
to develop relaxed, effective
breathing.
A common misconception is that
when we inhale our body gets bigger
because of the air filling us up. It is
in fact the other way around. Our
bodies get bigger and draw the air
in. Much in the same way as a set
of bellows draws air into the nozzle
as the user pulls the handles apart.
To put in simply, a flautist needs to
get bigger to inhale and get smaller
to exhale.
‘our bodies expand therefore we fill
up with air’
There are four main areas of the
body that expand to draw air into the
lungs. The ribs, diaphragm,
abdominal wall and pelvic floor.
Lets look at them in turn.
Place your right hand under your
left arm and spread your fingers
across your ribs. Now inhale and
feel the excursion of the ribs as you
inhale. The ribs swing outwards and
upwards as you inhale, causing the
size of the chest cavity to increase.
The action of the ribs is much like
the handle of a bucket if the bucket
is held sideways. Try grabbing just
one rib and feeling how it travels
when you inhale and exhale.
The diaphragm is a dome shape
and separates your chest cavity
from your abdominal cavity. It is the
bottom part of the chest cavity and
the front edge of the dome sits
higher at the front than at the back.
As you inhale the dome shape
flattens out slightly increasing the
size of the chest cavity in the
downward direction. As you exhale
the diaphragm returns to it’s domed
shape. It is not possible to
voluntarily control your diaphragm;
you can only think ‘inhale’ and then
the diaphragm will do it’s job. If you
tuck your fingers in under your
bottom ribs at the front and inhale
you can feel the muscles stretching
your diaphragm out a little.
As your diaphragm expands
downwards all your gizzards below
start to get squashed. This is where
the abdominal wall comes into play
by expanding and making a bit more
room for your gizzards to get out of
the way of your descending
diaphragm. Your abdominal wall is
primarily what we call your stomach
muscles or where you wish your six
pack was. Place your hands flat
onto your stomach and inhale. If you
are breathing well for flute playing,
your stomach will expand. Dig your
fingers into your waist line and
inhale. Your waistline should also
expand sideways. Place your hands
on your lower back, either side of
your spine, and with an effective
breath you will feel some outward
expansion there too.
At this point some of you may well
be saying ‘but my stomach goes in
when I breath in’. This unfortunately
means that your breathing is not
optimal for flute playing. Your breath
is probably quite high in your body;
known as a clavicular breath
because it is focused up around the
clavicle or collar bones. With some
self exploration and practice you will
learn how to optimise your breathing
by allowing your abdominal wall to
expand as you breath in; an
abdominal breath.
Finally we get to the pelvic floor.
The pelvic floor is the group of
muscles that sit in your pelvis and
form the base of your torso,
supporting everything above them.
In German the pelvis is ‘das becken’
which means ‘the basin’. Think of
you pelvic floor as a basin made of
muscle stopping all your innards
from spilling out onto the floor! As
your innards are squashed
downwards by the movement of the
diaphragm these pelvic floor
muscles also give a little to allow for
more expansion of you body.
It’s tricky to experience your pelvic
floor moving but if you place your
hands on your hips and inhale, you
can get a sense of the muscles
within your pelvis relaxing. Your can
sense your ‘downstairs’ muscles
giving slightly. Almost a sense of
expanding into the tops of your legs.
So putting it all together, your ribs
expand sideways and upwards, your
diaphragm descends downwards,
your abdominal wall expands
outwards and your pelvic floor
relaxes and descends as you inhale.
Your body breathes from the top
downwards but really it is a
combined action of the ribs,
diaphragm, abdominal wall and
pelvic floor designed to expand your
body, creating a negative pressure
in your chest cavity and drawing air
into your lungs.
As flautists, the more we can relax
when we need to inhale and let our
miraculous bodies do the job they
are so good at doing, the better our
air intake will be.♫
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SA FLUTE NEWS
DATES FOR 2011
ADELAIDE EISTEDDFOD FLUTE DIVISION
When:
Venue:
Adjudicator:
August 12-15
Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate
Carolyn Bounds
The 2011 Syllabus will be available free of charge from early February. Either send a
self-addressed envelope 220 x 110 mm with $1.20 stamp to Adelaide Eisteddfod
Society, 239 Magill Road, Maylands, SA 5069, collect a copy from one of the major
music stores or visit the website at http://www.sacomment.com/aes.htm. Entries will
close on April 8. Also look for Sight Reading, 18 Years and Under (see Strings Division,
Section S307), Eisteddfod Concerto and the Eisteddfod Ensemble Event. There will be
a new section for music by Australian composers; please look for this in the 2011
Syllabus!
AUSTRALIAN FLUTE FESTIVAL
When:
October 1-3, 2011, Canberra School of Music, ANU, Canberra
Director:
David Leviston, [email protected]
Director/Co-ordinator: Lyndie Leviston, [email protected], Ph. (02) 8006-5345,
mobile 0424-504-104
Post:
140 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063.
Website:
http://www.australianflutefestival.com
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IN MEMORIUM
Sir Charles Mackerras,
International Australian
Conductor, died on July 14,
aged 84 years. He was a
Patron of the Australian
Flute Society. Visit
http://www.australianfluteso
ciety.org.au/new/mackerras
.html for more information.
Sir Charles Mackerras
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DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL FUND 2011
Grants are available to assist young Australian flautists attend a Flute Festival or Flute
Event during 2011. Please send a letter requesting financial assistance to David
Cubbin Memorial Fund, C/- Robert Brown, PO Box 3228, Norwood, SA 5067 by
Monday, May 9, 2011. Please include your contact information - postal address,
telephone number, e-mail address. Applicants are required to provide a supporting
letter from their teacher.
THE FLUTE SOCIETY PROGRAM ON 5MBS – presented by Robert Brown
The Flute Society Program is broadcast on Monday evenings at 7 pm and repeated on
the following Saturday mornings at 9 am. 5MBS is located at 99.9 on the FM Band.
Monday, December 13/Saturday, December 18, Music for the Christmas Season,
including Elizabeth Koch and Suzanne Handel playing Christmas classics, the
Cambridge Buskers and much more!
Monday, February 14/Saturday, February 19, German Flute Concertos played by
Bruno Meier with the Prague Chamber Orchestra.
Monday, April 11/Saturday, April 16, Performances by Denis Bouriakov, including the
Sibelius Concerto in D Minor.
WEBSITE
Visit
to see the new look
website. We thank
Annie Oates
for doing the make-over.
The theme music used for the Flute Society Program is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the
Bumblebee, played by Sir James Galway, flute, with Hiro Fujikake, synthesizer.
NOTES AND NEWS: NEW AMEB FLUTE SYLLABUS - PUBLIC CONSULTATION
by Alison Rosser, SA Representative
Just letting flute players know that over the next couple of years the Federal body of the
AMEB are formulating a new Flute Syllabus. The first meeting of the Flute Syllabus and
Publications Committee was held on October 8, 2010 in Sydney. At this meeting the
Syllabus Writing Brief instructions were discussed. They have been formulated into a
Document that will soon be made available to the public for feedback. A Draft version
of the syllabus will also be available for public feedback at a later date.↗
↗ It is exciting news that at last
we have a review of the Flute
Syllabus and that this
development can be viewed on
the Federal AMEB website in
the next few weeks. If you
wish to have some input into
this please go to
http://www.ameb.edu.au.
SA FLUTE NEWS
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CONCERTS
Send your concert dates to the Editor for inclusion in this section.
Recitals Australia Wednesday Lunch Hour Concerts 2009,
Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide, at 12-10 pm and 1-10 pm. Adults: $5,
Concession: $4. Tickets at the door.
Wednesday, October 27, Jane MacKenzie, flute; Berenice Harrison, piano. Includes
Khachaturian Flute Concerto.
Enquiries, Recitals Australia, Ph. 8266-4936.
See http://www.recitalsaustralia.org.au/ for more information.
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BUY AND SELL
For sale:
Zentner piccolo,
grenadilla body, sterling silver
keys, split E mechanism. Has
a beautiful tone, plays high B,
high G# without the extra
fingers, has very good
intonation. Chosen as best
from a range of piccolos.
Suitable for moving up from a
student level instrument.
$2,500. Contact
Tim Nott, 0421-507-319,
e-mail [email protected].
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Elder Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series,
1-10 pm. Admission: $7.
See www.adelaide.edu.au/events/concert/lunch/ for more information.
ASME (SA) YOUNG COMPOSERS AWARD CONCERT 2010
Celebrate the musical works of young South Australian composers
When:
Monday November 22, 7-30 pm
Where:
Maughan Church (corner of Pitt and Franklin Streets, City)
Tickets (at door): Adults: $5, Children: Free
RECENT EVENTS
Held:
Venue:
August 13-16
MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENOR by Robert Brown
Booking in
RESULTS
Adjudicators: Peter Webb
OAM, Josie Hawkes, Julia
Grenfell, Lisa Gill
The Ray Rosser Memorial
Award, for the most promising
flautist from the 10 years and
Under and 12 years and Under
Sections, was awarded to
Natasha Slater.
Thank you to the sponsors who generously
supported the 2010 Flute Division and the
team of volunteers who helped with
booking in, ticket selling, announcing and
time keeping. Thank you to the
adjudicators, Peter Webb OAM, Josie
Hawkes, Julia Grenfell and Lisa Gill, for
their friendly, helpful comments, detailed
written reports and for being so quick –
we managed to stay on schedule!
Congratulations to all of the competitors –
I enjoyed hearing your performances.
Next year, 2011, will be the 30th
Anniversary of the Adelaide Eisteddfod
Flute Division.
The David Cubbin Flute Award, for the
most promising flautist in the Open Flute
Section, was awarded to Stephanie
Heather.
1st Prize: Natasha Slater; 2nd Prize:
Natasha Meseldzija; 3rd Prize: Grace
Roache; Hon. Mention: Julia Foley, Emily
Squires.
SECTION F601 - Solo Flute 10 Years
and Under
1st Prize: Erin Birchwood; 2nd Prize:
Christopher Balnaves; 3rd Prize: Ciara
Garvey; Hon. Mention: Elysha
McCauley.
SECTION F600 - Grade 2 AMEB Flute Solo
1st Prize: Ciara Garvey; 2nd Prize: Erin
Birchwood; Hon. Mention: Grace Lane,
Alisha Dutschke, Elysha McCauley.
and Under
1st Prize: Lottie Dickson; 2nd Prize: Emma
Bochsma; Hon. Mention: Emily Dally.
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SA FLUTE NEWS
RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER (Cont’d)
included looking for the often forgotten
2nd beat in semiquaver passages as
part of a long upbeat, rather than overaccenting the 1st beat.
Every evening we were treated to an
array of world-class performers.
Highlights included Niccola Mazzanti,
Principal Piccolo with Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino, who demonstrated his
exquisite control and delicacy on this
instrument. Matthias Ziegler, Principal
Flute, Zurich Chamber Orchestra,
added a completely different
perspective with his own compositions
performed on various low flutes,
including an Eva Kingma contrabass
flute, and a strange creation of his own
invention. He premiered a ‘duet’
featuring a contrabass flute and piccolo
piece he performed simultaneously –
strapping the piccolo to the mouthpiece
of the larger instrument, and with the
help of computer loops providing a
drone. Placing microphones inside the
instruments, he was able to amplify
those noises within a flute that are often
overlooked, thereby expanding the
expressive palette in some quite
fascinating ways. His sheer enthusiasm
for these huge, cumbersome
instruments was infectious!
One quirky common feature of many
of the evening performances included
many different Flight of the Bumblebee
versions played as encores, no doubt
as a nod to the showpiece favoured by
Sir James himself. One night it
appeared as an accompanied flute
duet, another as piccolo solo, and
another comically as a piccolo and
contrabass duet! Another night we
were treated to a Night at the Opera,
with Davide Formissano from the Teatro
alla Scala, and some astonishingly
beautiful playing by Stefan
Hoskuldsson, an ex-student of Sir
James, and now an acclaimed
performer in America as the Principal
Flute with the New York Metropolitan
Opera. His playing was delicate and
expressively beautiful, with a dazzling
effortless technique. Other players
included Raffaele Trevisani, from Italy,
and Bulent Evcil from Turkey. All were
inspiring world-class performers with
much to commend. Sir James and
Lady Galway shared the platform
another evening, but unfortunately I
was unable to stay ... thankfully they
will be arriving in Australia in
December, where we can all witness
their unique musical partnership.
An event like this has many benefits.
Being a live-in conference, you have
ready access to the many amazing
performers who attend and present
during the day. From one day to the
next, I was able to discuss headjoints
with Mr Nagahara and other flute
makers, or chat with international
performers from Istanbul, Moscow,
New York, Italy, as well as with the
always engaging Sir James and Lady
Galway. Friendships from far-away
places are forged over coffee or warmups, as we were all drawn together with
the common aim of our love for the
flute. It was truly an inspiration, in an
idyllic setting, and an opportunity I can
highly recommend for those who aspire
to improve their flute playing.
Sir James Galway
SOME OF SIR JAMES’ PEARLS OF
WISDOM:
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
Educate the embouchure.
Always sing beautifully – always!
Experiment with the placement of the
tongue in the mouth for clarity of
articulation.
Slow embellishments when playing
slow movements.
Have a method or routine of practice
for scales.
Practice fragments.
Make music with it!
Playing the flute is always a situation of
adjustment.
Vocalise and improvise.
Better to play nicely than with a hard
tone.
C# is a high maintenance note!♫
CD REVIEW
by Robert Brown
Canto Del Piccolo, Works for
Piccolo and Piano. XXI-CD 2
1620.
Patrick Healey, piccolo; Brigitte
Poulin, piano.
Order from:
http://www.amazon.com/Piccolopatrick-healey-brigittepoulin/dp/B001T4J2S2
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/he
aleyp39#p/a/u/0/yb1gnFDuWYA
Tracks: Frank Hannaway:
Sonata for Piccolo and Piano;
Cecilia McDowall: Impressions
for Piccolo and Piano; Alan
Ridout: Farndale Dances for
Solo Piccolo; Michael Isaacson:
November Song for Piccolo and
Piano; Mike Mower: Sonata for
Piccolo and Piano; Frank
Hannaway: American Suite Dances for Piccolo and Piano;
Denis Gougeon: Canto del
Piccolo for Piccolo and Piano.
Canadian Piccolo player Patrick
Healey has been a member of
Montreal’s National Arts Centre
Orchestra since 2002. On this
CD he presents a collection of
modern music for the piccolo
and piano with outstanding
accompanist, Brigitte Poulin.
Patrick Healey is an
accomplished and exciting
performer. This CD showcases
some of the original and
interesting repertoire that has
been composed for the piccolo
in recent years. Highly
recommended.♫
Cover for Canto Del Piccolo
SA FLUTE NEWS
Page 8
RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER – WEGGIS SUMMER SCHOOL WITH
SIR JAMES AND LADY GALWAY by Linda Pirie
Page 5
SA FLUTE NEWS
RESULTS (Cont’d)
and Under
1st Prize: Lauren Carthew; 2nd Prize:
Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Jade DeGregorio; Hon. Mention: Keira Simmons.
SECTION F610 - Grade 7 & 8 AMEB
Solo Flute
1st Prize: Scott Gunn; 2nd Prize:
Aleksandra Olekalns; 3rd Prize: Anna
Hartley.
SECTION F605 - Grade 4 AMEB Flute
Solo
1st Prize: Julia Foley; 2nd Prize: Jacalyn
Pickering; 3rd Prize: Mathieu Audras;
Hon. Mention: Kate Buckley.
In July, I was fortunate to travel to
the beautiful town of Weggis, on
the banks of Lake Lucerne in
central Switzerland. Each year Sir
James Galway and his wife Lady
Jeanne Galway host a unique
summer school – ‘Seven Days
with the Master’ – in this idyllic
setting.
Sir James Galway
The school opened with a
concert on the first evening. This
concert featured a young Russian
flautist Irina Stachinskaya –
Principal Flute with the Moscow
Symphony Orchestra, who was
the recipient of the inaugural
‘Rising Star’ prize awarded by Sir
James. In her impressive recital,
she demonstrated a powerhouse
of dazzling technique and inspiring
musical interpretations of works by
Muczynski and Russian
composers. Her style was bold
and strong – and especially suited
to the heavy Russian repertoire –
yet also contained some
appealing delicate nuances. This
young flautist was ably
accompanied by her mother.
Each morning began with an hour
of vocal warm-ups. Sir James felt
strongly that flautists have much to
learn from singing technique –
particularly in regards to breathing
and phrase line. Each morning we
took part in some vocalise exercises,
in conjunction with physical
movements designed to allow the
breath to flow in a natural, fluid
manner. Posture, relaxation of
muscles, allowing the inhalation to
be unforced and completely relaxed
– these were all discussed and
applied.
Following this session, Sir James
led a flute warm-up, where he
discussed his philosophy of a
beautiful tone. Whilst leading us in
the familiar Moyse slurs, he
enlightened us as to the importance
of always listening and creating the
most beautiful tone. He admonished
us to not play these exercises too
slowly – ‘Don’t meditate on a note!
The note will not improve by just
holding it longer!’ Instead we were
to stop and start, not falling into
metronomic habits with these
exercises, but to truly listen and
create a beautiful sound with active
practice. He was scathing to those
who forced their sound in the upper
register – we were to gently draw out
the sound in this often troublesome
register.
After being thoroughly warmed up,
the bulk of the rest of the day was
devoted to masterclasses, where
students from around the world
performed their much-prepared
pieces, and received positive
instruction from the Master. The
youngest performer was from China,
and was around 9, performing (quite
admirably) the Prokofiev Sonata. Other
performers were university students or
young professionals from throughout
Europe, Russia and the UK. There was
a wide variety of playing styles and
levels, but all no-doubt benefited from
the wealth of knowledge and inspiration
that Sir James passed on. He would
often focus on a particular area of
technique – for instance flexibility of
embouchure – where he encouraged
more jaw movement for correct
placement and adjustment of
embouchure. He would then turn from
the individual and address the entire
group, ensuring all participants
gathered the maximum benefit from his
sessions. When Sir James discussed
scales, he encouraged us to not simply
aim for velocity, but to train the
embouchure for each key and register.
Often at the conclusion of a session Sir
James would join in some duets with
the participants, providing a rare
chance to perform with him.
SECTION F609 - Grade 6 AMEB Solo
Flute
1st Prize: Keira Simmons; 2nd Prize:
Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Kathryn
Pennell; Hon. Mention: Laura Bey.
SECTION F611 - Open Flute Section
1st Prize: Helen Seppelt; 2nd Prize:
Amy Balales; Hon. Mention: Stephanie
Heather.
and Under
1st Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns; 2nd
Prize: Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Kirsten
Palmer; Hon. Mention: Andrew Baird.
and Under
1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize: Scott
Gunn; 3rd Prize: Laura Bey.
Flute
1st Prize: Kaya Nicholls; 2nd Prize:
Charlotte Gillespie; 3rd Prize: Natasha
Meseldzija; Hon. Mention: Eliza Dickson,
Esther Phipps.
SECTION F612 - Complete Flute
Sonata or Suite
1st Prize: Stephanie Heather; 2nd Prize:
Mandy-Jane Hutchinson; 3rd Prize:
Kirsten Palmer.
SECTION F614 - Flute Duet, Grade 5
and Over
1st Prize: Keira Simmons and Harry
Lambert; 2nd Prize: Aleksandra
Olekalns and Nicole Pearce; Hon.
Mention: Natasha Meseldzija and Julia
Foley.
Carthew.
SECTION F618 - Unaccompanied
Flute Solo, Grade 5 and Above
1st Prize: Mandy-Jane
Hutchinson; 2nd Prize: Amy
Balales.
SECTION F619 - Orchestral
Excerpts, Grades 6 to 8
1st Prize: Lauren Carthew.
SECTION F620 - 18 Years and
Over Flute Solo
1st Prize: Amy Balales; 2nd Prize:
Helen Seppelt; Hon. Mention:
Mandy-Jane Hutchinson, Nicole
Pearce.
SECTION S307 - Sight Reading,
18 Years and Under
1st Prize: Nicole Pearce.
SECTION M639 - Wind Recital,
25 Years and Under
1st Prize: Anna Cooper.
SECTION F615 - Piccolo Solo
1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize:
Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Danica Edgar;
Hon. Mention: Emma Quigley, Kirsten
Palmer.
Carolyn Bounds
Grade 5 Section competitors with Peter Webb OAM
SECTION F617 - Flute Study, Grade 5
and Above
1st Prize: Kirsten Palmer; 2nd Prize:
Keira Simmons; Hon. Mention: Lauren
Brass & Woodwind Specialists
Lady Jeanne Galway also ran a series
of masterclasses in the afternoon, with
the focus on developing some good
solid foundations for flute players. Her
warm, inclusive manner encouraged all
to participate. She provided several
handouts with useful tone and
technique exercises that Sir James had
devised, and we strived to play
exquisite Bs! Other useful advice
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SA FLUTE NEWS
RECENT EVENTS: STATE MUSIC CAMP 2010 by Michal Rosiak
RECENT EVENTS: FLUTE TEACHERS’ EVENING
When Peter Webb OAM, Director
of South Australian Music Camp,
rang me asking if I would be
interested in being involved in the
2010 SA Music Camp, the answer
was written all over my face: ‘Of
course!’.
I really enjoyed my work as a flute
tutor over the past couple of years
helping those talented young
musicians to prepare outstanding
performance on their final concert.
Although I was ready for an
immediate positive reply, Peter
took me by surprise and offered
something far different from
tutoring. He asked me if I was
interested in conducting the
Shephard Concert Band. I
couldn’t have been more surprised
and excited at the same time.
Obviously I agreed and started
putting everything together in my
head.
The crucial step was to choose
a suitable programme. I knew it
must be something that would
draw the constant attention of
eighty young people who came
On the evening of Wednesday,
September 15, a number of teachers
gathered at the Unley Uniting Church to
share ideas, favourite resources and
repertoire choices. This was a
wonderful opportunity to put faces to
names and learn from others. As
teachers, we hungrily attend seminars
and workshops provided by international
guests, but we have a wealth of talent
and experience right here in Adelaide
who are willing to give of their time and
talents to enhance our knowledge of
both technical performance and
teaching methodologies.
Elizabeth Koch compiled an interesting
choice of repertoire that was beautifully
executed by Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher,
Natalie Zwar, Nicole Pearce, Stephanie
Heather, Helen Seppelt and Anna
Cooper. As the evening contained so
much music, we were only given a
snippet of each, but that was enough to
from various backgrounds, schools
and levels. It turned out on the day
that some of them were quite
advanced players, and some had
been learning their instruments for
only six or so months (!!!).
I spent two months in the library with
a thick catalogue on my laps finding
suitable music. I thought it should be
something classical, light (jazzy),
modern and challenging. I ended up
choosing the following repertoire: A.
Khachaturian - Waltz from
Masquerade; O. Peterson - Place St.
Henri, M. Rosiak - Telephone Dance,
J. Williams - The Cowboys.
The first day of camp came and it’s
hard to describe how anxious I was…
But from the very first note to the last
one sounding on Friday night, my
team of the best South Australian
players was behaving and performing
extremely well. I don’t hesitate to say:
Professional!! For me standing on the
other side, preparing rehearsals,
repeating the same phrase a gazillion
times, managing time, yelling but also
laughing and joking was the best
feeling. There was an amazing
connection going on and we were all
rewarded on Friday night, when the
concert band played on a
professional level.
The pieces I chose were very
demanding, required playing in tune,
together, in groups, solo, and the
most important, interesting musically.
It all has been achieved! Some of
the young players didn’t even know
what they were capable of. I’m glad I
was there to help them in finding it
and expressing themselves.
Considering this is a flute magazine,
I need to point out that there was a
wonderful bunch of 20 flute players,
with their principal, Chelsea Easton,
and two amazing piccolo players,
Kate Buckley and Emily Squires. I
am truly looking forward to the SA
Music Camp in 2011, and after
making a large coffee, I will be
heading to the music library .
I would like to thank and
acknowledge the special support and
help of Major Jeff Cocks and the
team from the Australian Army
Band’s Kapooka Library.♫
by Naomi Hanock
State Music Camp was held from Monday July 5 to Friday
July 9. The auditions were held in mid May. The audition
comprised of two prepared contrasting pieces, a short sight
reading piece and scales. Based on performance at the
audition, places for the five ensembles were then set.
I was fortunate enough to be placed in the Alexander
Orchestra. This provided a great opportunity to play a wide
variety of music in an orchestral setting. Throughout the
week activities included group rehearsals, tutorials, and
sectionals. Tutorials allowed the opportunity to work closely
with a variety of well-established musicians who imparted
much wisdom, helping us to master our challenging pieces
and perform them at the final concert.
This was Josie Hawke’s last season as camp
administrator. She has played a pivotal role on the
organising committee for many years and her enthusiasm
and character will be missed in the future. I learned so
much at camp this year, and it gave me the opportunity to
spend time with experienced tutors and conductors as well
as other passionate and committed young musicians.♫
Held:
Venue:
by Michelle Maddaford
Wednesday, September 15, 7-30 pm
Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue, Unley
ascertain whether it appealed to us as
individuals, or whether we had students
in mind who would enjoy performing
that particular piece. A short discussion
followed each musical excerpt helping
us to determine the estimated AMEB
level of each example.
The middle section of the evening
focused on Flute
Methods/Exercise/Reference Books.
Liz spoke passionately about several
books she uses and gave clear
examples as to why she prefers them.
During the course of the evening we
were able to flick through each of them
and view more content.
Linda brought along a relatively new
series called ‘Funky Flute’ for us to
peruse. It is split into two series, one
for younger beginners, and the second
for teenagers. It comes with a CD and
the piano accompaniment is also
available.
Natalie Zwar gave the group
some wonderful ideas on what
repertoire is suitable for Flute
Ensembles and duet playing
(again available to look through
during the evening). She also
shared with us some practical
ideas on how to have fun with
your ensemble while they are
still learning important skills such
as intonation.
Thank you to everyone who
was involved in the evening; it
was well planned, with a good
mix of gorgeous solo
performances, technical
knowledge hand-outs, duet and
ensemble repertoire on show
and of course the whole event
concluded with the famous Flute
Society supper. Don’t miss the
next one teachers!! ♫
DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL PRIZE 2010
Held:
Venue:
Adjudicator:
Wednesday, October 20
Unley Uniting Church
Patrick Power
First Prize:
Nicole Pearce
Second Prize: Anna Cooper
Own choice work or works
Scholarship. She has received a
number of First prizes in the Adelaide
Eisteddfod, including 14 Years and
Under, Grade 5, Grade 7 and 8 and
Unaccompanied Flute solo sections.
Nicole was Principal Flute of the Bishop
Orchestra at the South Australian Music
Camp in 2009, and is currently Second
Flute in the Adelaide Youth Orchestra
and Principal Piccolo of the Elder
Conservatorium Wind Orchestra.
Lydia Sharrad, Melanie Walters, Anna Cooper,
Patrick Power, Nicole Pearce, Helen Seppelt.
Nicole Pearce is currently in her first
year of study at the Elder
Conservatorium, and has been
attending lessons with Elizabeth Koch
OAM since 2006. She was awarded
the 8th Grade Flute Award in 2009 and
the 7th Grade Award in 2008. Nicole
received an Honorary Mention in the
2007 Carolyn White Memorial
Scholarship, and Second Prize in the
Anna Cooper is a third year flautist,
studying with Elizabeth Koch OAM for
her Bachelor of Music Performance at
the Elder Conservatorium. Before
moving to Adelaide, Anna studied with
Sydney flautist Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone,
with whom she was awarded the AMEB
Licentiate and Associate Diplomas.
Anna has performed in numerous
masterclasses with both International
and Australian artists including Michael
Cox, Marianne Gedigian, Jeanette
Manricks, Tara Helen O’Connor, Rose
Plummer, Gary Schocker and
Janet Webb. Whilst at the Elder
Conservatorium, Anna has been
Khurana Frost Scholarship for
Music Performance, a Director’s
Award and the Elizabeth
Matthews Prize for Woodwind.
Anna has performed in the
Australian Youth Orchestra,
Australian Youth Orchestra Style
Workshop, Australian
International Summer Orchestra
Institute, National Music Camp
and the Sydney Youth
Orchestra. Anna is currently
Principal Flute of the Elder
Conservatorium Symphony
Orchestra and the Adelaide
Youth Orchestra. ♫
SA FLUTE NEWS
Page 6
RECENT EVENTS: STATE MUSIC CAMP 2010 by Michal Rosiak
When Peter Webb OAM, Director
of South Australian Music Camp,
rang me asking if I would be
interested in being involved in the
2010 SA Music Camp, the answer
was written all over my face: ‘Of
course!’.
I really enjoyed my work as a flute
tutor over the past couple of years
helping those talented young
musicians to prepare outstanding
performance on their final concert.
Although I was ready for an
immediate positive reply, Peter
took me by surprise and offered
something far different from
tutoring. He asked me if I was
interested in conducting the
Shephard Concert Band. I
couldn’t have been more surprised
and excited at the same time.
Obviously I agreed and started
putting everything together in my
head.
The crucial step was to choose
a suitable programme. I knew it
must be something that would
draw the constant attention of
eighty young people who came
from various backgrounds, schools
and levels. It turned out on the day
that some of them were quite
advanced players, and some had
been learning their instruments for
only six or so months (!!!).
I spent two months in the library with
a thick catalogue on my laps finding
suitable music. I thought it should be
something classical, light (jazzy),
modern and challenging. I ended up
choosing the following repertoire: A.
Khachaturian - Waltz from
Masquerade; O. Peterson - Place St.
Henri, M. Rosiak - Telephone Dance,
J. Williams - The Cowboys.
The first day of camp came and it’s
hard to describe how anxious I was…
But from the very first note to the last
one sounding on Friday night, my
team of the best South Australian
players was behaving and performing
extremely well. I don’t hesitate to say:
Professional!! For me standing on the
other side, preparing rehearsals,
repeating the same phrase a gazillion
times, managing time, yelling but also
laughing and joking was the best
feeling. There was an amazing
connection going on and we were all
rewarded on Friday night, when the
concert band played on a
professional level.
The pieces I chose were very
demanding, required playing in tune,
together, in groups, solo, and the
most important, interesting musically.
It all has been achieved! Some of
the young players didn’t even know
what they were capable of. I’m glad I
was there to help them in finding it
and expressing themselves.
Considering this is a flute magazine,
I need to point out that there was a
wonderful bunch of 20 flute players,
with their principal, Chelsea Easton,
and two amazing piccolo players,
Kate Buckley and Emily Squires. I
am truly looking forward to the SA
Music Camp in 2011, and after
making a large coffee, I will be
heading to the music library .
I would like to thank and
acknowledge the special support and
help of Major Jeff Cocks and the
team from the Australian Army
Band’s Kapooka Library.♫
by Naomi Hanock
State Music Camp was held from Monday July 5 to Friday
July 9. The auditions were held in mid May. The audition
comprised of two prepared contrasting pieces, a short sight
reading piece and scales. Based on performance at the
audition, places for the five ensembles were then set.
I was fortunate enough to be placed in the Alexander
Orchestra. This provided a great opportunity to play a wide
variety of music in an orchestral setting. Throughout the
week activities included group rehearsals, tutorials, and
sectionals. Tutorials allowed the opportunity to work closely
with a variety of well-established musicians who imparted
much wisdom, helping us to master our challenging pieces
and perform them at the final concert.
This was Josie Hawke’s last season as camp
administrator. She has played a pivotal role on the
organising committee for many years and her enthusiasm
and character will be missed in the future. I learned so
much at camp this year, and it gave me the opportunity to
spend time with experienced tutors and conductors as well
as other passionate and committed young musicians.♫
Page 7
SA FLUTE NEWS
RECENT EVENTS: FLUTE TEACHERS’ EVENING
Held:
Venue:
by Michelle Maddaford
Wednesday, September 15, 7-30 pm
Unley Uniting Church, SW corner Unley Road and Edmund Avenue, Unley
On the evening of Wednesday,
September 15, a number of teachers
gathered at the Unley Uniting Church to
share ideas, favourite resources and
repertoire choices. This was a
wonderful opportunity to put faces to
names and learn from others. As
teachers, we hungrily attend seminars
and workshops provided by international
guests, but we have a wealth of talent
and experience right here in Adelaide
who are willing to give of their time and
talents to enhance our knowledge of
both technical performance and
teaching methodologies.
Elizabeth Koch compiled an interesting
choice of repertoire that was beautifully
executed by Linda Pirie, Karen Fletcher,
Natalie Zwar, Nicole Pearce, Stephanie
Heather, Helen Seppelt and Anna
Cooper. As the evening contained so
much music, we were only given a
snippet of each, but that was enough to
ascertain whether it appealed to us as
individuals, or whether we had students
in mind who would enjoy performing
that particular piece. A short discussion
followed each musical excerpt helping
us to determine the estimated AMEB
level of each example.
The middle section of the evening
focused on Flute
Methods/Exercise/Reference Books.
Liz spoke passionately about several
books she uses and gave clear
examples as to why she prefers them.
During the course of the evening we
were able to flick through each of them
and view more content.
Linda brought along a relatively new
series called ‘Funky Flute’ for us to
peruse. It is split into two series, one
for younger beginners, and the second
for teenagers. It comes with a CD and
the piano accompaniment is also
available.
Natalie Zwar gave the group
some wonderful ideas on what
repertoire is suitable for Flute
Ensembles and duet playing
(again available to look through
during the evening). She also
shared with us some practical
ideas on how to have fun with
your ensemble while they are
still learning important skills such
as intonation.
Thank you to everyone who
was involved in the evening; it
was well planned, with a good
mix of gorgeous solo
performances, technical
knowledge hand-outs, duet and
ensemble repertoire on show
and of course the whole event
concluded with the famous Flute
Society supper. Don’t miss the
next one teachers!! ♫
DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL PRIZE 2010
Held:
Venue:
Adjudicator:
Wednesday, October 20
Unley Uniting Church
Patrick Power
First Prize:
Nicole Pearce
Second Prize: Anna Cooper
Own choice work or works
Scholarship. She has received a
number of First prizes in the Adelaide
Eisteddfod, including 14 Years and
Under, Grade 5, Grade 7 and 8 and
Unaccompanied Flute solo sections.
Nicole was Principal Flute of the Bishop
Orchestra at the South Australian Music
Camp in 2009, and is currently Second
Flute in the Adelaide Youth Orchestra
and Principal Piccolo of the Elder
Conservatorium Wind Orchestra.
Lydia Sharrad, Melanie Walters, Anna Cooper,
Patrick Power, Nicole Pearce, Helen Seppelt.
Nicole Pearce is currently in her first
year of study at the Elder
Conservatorium, and has been
attending lessons with Elizabeth Koch
OAM since 2006. She was awarded
the 8th Grade Flute Award in 2009 and
the 7th Grade Award in 2008. Nicole
received an Honorary Mention in the
Scholarship, and Second Prize in the
Anna Cooper is a third year flautist,
studying with Elizabeth Koch OAM for
her Bachelor of Music Performance at
the Elder Conservatorium. Before
moving to Adelaide, Anna studied with
Sydney flautist Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone,
with whom she was awarded the AMEB
Licentiate and Associate Diplomas.
Anna has performed in numerous
masterclasses with both International
and Australian artists including Michael
Cox, Marianne Gedigian, Jeanette
Manricks, Tara Helen O’Connor, Rose
Plummer, Gary Schocker and
Janet Webb. Whilst at the Elder
Conservatorium, Anna has been
Khurana Frost Scholarship for
Music Performance, a Director’s
Award and the Elizabeth
Matthews Prize for Woodwind.
Anna has performed in the
Australian Youth Orchestra,
Australian Youth Orchestra Style
Workshop, Australian
International Summer Orchestra
Institute, National Music Camp
and the Sydney Youth
Orchestra. Anna is currently
Principal Flute of the Elder
Conservatorium Symphony
Orchestra and the Adelaide
Youth Orchestra. ♫
SA FLUTE NEWS
Page 8
RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER – WEGGIS SUMMER SCHOOL WITH
SIR JAMES AND LADY GALWAY by Linda Pirie
Page 5
SA FLUTE NEWS
RESULTS (Cont’d)
and Under
1st Prize: Lauren Carthew; 2nd Prize:
Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Jade DeGregorio; Hon. Mention: Keira Simmons.
SECTION F605 - Grade 4 AMEB Flute
Solo
1st Prize: Julia Foley; 2nd Prize: Jacalyn
Pickering; 3rd Prize: Mathieu Audras;
Hon. Mention: Kate Buckley.
In July, I was fortunate to travel to
the beautiful town of Weggis, on
the banks of Lake Lucerne in
central Switzerland. Each year Sir
James Galway and his wife Lady
Jeanne Galway host a unique
summer school – ‘Seven Days
with the Master’ – in this idyllic
setting.
Sir James Galway
The school opened with a
concert on the first evening. This
concert featured a young Russian
flautist Irina Stachinskaya –
Principal Flute with the Moscow
Symphony Orchestra, who was
‘Rising Star’ prize awarded by Sir
James. In her impressive recital,
she demonstrated a powerhouse
of dazzling technique and inspiring
musical interpretations of works by
Muczynski and Russian
composers. Her style was bold
and strong – and especially suited
to the heavy Russian repertoire –
yet also contained some
appealing delicate nuances. This
young flautist was ably
accompanied by her mother.
Each morning began with an hour
of vocal warm-ups. Sir James felt
strongly that flautists have much to
learn from singing technique –
particularly in regards to breathing
and phrase line. Each morning we
took part in some vocalise exercises,
in conjunction with physical
movements designed to allow the
breath to flow in a natural, fluid
manner. Posture, relaxation of
muscles, allowing the inhalation to
be unforced and completely relaxed
– these were all discussed and
applied.
Following this session, Sir James
led a flute warm-up, where he
discussed his philosophy of a
beautiful tone. Whilst leading us in
the familiar Moyse slurs, he
enlightened us as to the importance
of always listening and creating the
most beautiful tone. He admonished
us to not play these exercises too
slowly – ‘Don’t meditate on a note!
The note will not improve by just
holding it longer!’ Instead we were
to stop and start, not falling into
metronomic habits with these
exercises, but to truly listen and
create a beautiful sound with active
practice. He was scathing to those
who forced their sound in the upper
register – we were to gently draw out
the sound in this often troublesome
register.
After being thoroughly warmed up,
the bulk of the rest of the day was
devoted to masterclasses, where
students from around the world
performed their much-prepared
pieces, and received positive
instruction from the Master. The
youngest performer was from China,
and was around 9, performing (quite
admirably) the Prokofiev Sonata. Other
performers were university students or
young professionals from throughout
Europe, Russia and the UK. There was
a wide variety of playing styles and
levels, but all no-doubt benefited from
the wealth of knowledge and inspiration
that Sir James passed on. He would
often focus on a particular area of
technique – for instance flexibility of
embouchure – where he encouraged
more jaw movement for correct
placement and adjustment of
embouchure. He would then turn from
the individual and address the entire
group, ensuring all participants
gathered the maximum benefit from his
sessions. When Sir James discussed
scales, he encouraged us to not simply
aim for velocity, but to train the
embouchure for each key and register.
Often at the conclusion of a session Sir
James would join in some duets with
the participants, providing a rare
chance to perform with him.
Flute
1st Prize: Keira Simmons; 2nd Prize:
Leanda Michael; 3rd Prize: Kathryn
Pennell; Hon. Mention: Laura Bey.
SECTION F610 - Grade 7 & 8 AMEB
Solo Flute
1st Prize: Scott Gunn; 2nd Prize:
Aleksandra Olekalns; 3rd Prize: Anna
Hartley.
SECTION F611 - Open Flute Section
1st Prize: Helen Seppelt; 2nd Prize:
Amy Balales; Hon. Mention: Stephanie
Heather.
and Under
1st Prize: Aleksandra Olekalns; 2nd
Prize: Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Kirsten
Palmer; Hon. Mention: Andrew Baird.
and Under
1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize: Scott
Gunn; 3rd Prize: Laura Bey.
Flute
1st Prize: Kaya Nicholls; 2nd Prize:
Charlotte Gillespie; 3rd Prize: Natasha
Meseldzija; Hon. Mention: Eliza Dickson,
Esther Phipps.
SECTION F612 - Complete Flute
Sonata or Suite
1st Prize: Stephanie Heather; 2nd Prize:
Mandy-Jane Hutchinson; 3rd Prize:
Kirsten Palmer.
SECTION F614 - Flute Duet, Grade 5
and Over
1st Prize: Keira Simmons and Harry
Lambert; 2nd Prize: Aleksandra
Olekalns and Nicole Pearce; Hon.
Mention: Natasha Meseldzija and Julia
Foley.
Carthew.
SECTION F618 - Unaccompanied
Flute Solo, Grade 5 and Above
1st Prize: Mandy-Jane
Hutchinson; 2nd Prize: Amy
Balales.
SECTION F619 - Orchestral
Excerpts, Grades 6 to 8
1st Prize: Lauren Carthew.
SECTION F620 - 18 Years and
Over Flute Solo
1st Prize: Amy Balales; 2nd Prize:
Helen Seppelt; Hon. Mention:
Mandy-Jane Hutchinson, Nicole
Pearce.
SECTION S307 - Sight Reading,
18 Years and Under
1st Prize: Nicole Pearce.
SECTION M639 - Wind Recital,
25 Years and Under
1st Prize: Anna Cooper.
SECTION F615 - Piccolo Solo
1st Prize: Nicole Pearce; 2nd Prize:
Anna Hartley; 3rd Prize: Danica Edgar;
Hon. Mention: Emma Quigley, Kirsten
Palmer.
Grade 5 Section competitors with Peter Webb OAM
SECTION F617 - Flute Study, Grade 5
and Above
1st Prize: Kirsten Palmer; 2nd Prize:
Keira Simmons; Hon. Mention: Lauren
Carolyn Bounds
Brass & Woodwind Specialists
Lady Jeanne Galway also ran a series
of masterclasses in the afternoon, with
the focus on developing some good
solid foundations for flute players. Her
warm, inclusive manner encouraged all
to participate. She provided several
handouts with useful tone and
technique exercises that Sir James had
devised, and we strived to play
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CONCERTS
Send your concert dates to the Editor for inclusion in this section.
Recitals Australia Wednesday Lunch Hour Concerts 2009,
Pilgrim Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide, at 12-10 pm and 1-10 pm. Adults: $5,
Concession: $4. Tickets at the door.
Wednesday, October 27, Jane MacKenzie, flute; Berenice Harrison, piano. Includes
Khachaturian Flute Concerto.
Enquiries, Recitals Australia, Ph. 8266-4936.
See http://www.recitalsaustralia.org.au/ for more information.
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For sale:
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See www.adelaide.edu.au/events/concert/lunch/ for more information.
ASME (SA) YOUNG COMPOSERS AWARD CONCERT 2010
Celebrate the musical works of young South Australian composers
When:
Monday November 22, 7-30 pm
Where:
Maughan Church (corner of Pitt and Franklin Streets, City)
Tickets (at door): Adults: $5, Children: Free
RECENT EVENTS
Held:
Venue:
August 13-16
MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENOR by Robert Brown
Booking in
RESULTS
Adjudicators: Peter Webb
OAM, Josie Hawkes, Julia
Grenfell, Lisa Gill
The Ray Rosser Memorial
Award, for the most promising
flautist from the 10 years and
Under and 12 years and Under
Sections, was awarded to
Natasha Slater.
Thank you to the sponsors who generously
supported the 2010 Flute Division and the
team of volunteers who helped with
booking in, ticket selling, announcing and
time keeping. Thank you to the
adjudicators, Peter Webb OAM, Josie
Hawkes, Julia Grenfell and Lisa Gill, for
their friendly, helpful comments, detailed
written reports and for being so quick –
we managed to stay on schedule!
Congratulations to all of the competitors –
I enjoyed hearing your performances.
Next year, 2011, will be the 30th
Anniversary of the Adelaide Eisteddfod
Flute Division.
The David Cubbin Flute Award, for the
most promising flautist in the Open Flute
Section, was awarded to Stephanie
Heather.
1st Prize: Natasha Slater; 2nd Prize:
Natasha Meseldzija; 3rd Prize: Grace
Roache; Hon. Mention: Julia Foley, Emily
Squires.
and Under
1st Prize: Erin Birchwood; 2nd Prize:
Christopher Balnaves; 3rd Prize: Ciara
Garvey; Hon. Mention: Elysha
McCauley.
1st Prize: Ciara Garvey; 2nd Prize: Erin
Birchwood; Hon. Mention: Grace Lane,
Alisha Dutschke, Elysha McCauley.
and Under
1st Prize: Lottie Dickson; 2nd Prize: Emma
Bochsma; Hon. Mention: Emily Dally.
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RECENT EVENTS: SEVEN DAYS WITH THE MASTER (Cont’d)
included looking for the often forgotten
2nd beat in semiquaver passages as
part of a long upbeat, rather than overaccenting the 1st beat.
Every evening we were treated to an
array of world-class performers.
Highlights included Niccola Mazzanti,
Principal Piccolo with Maggio Musicale
Fiorentino, who demonstrated his
exquisite control and delicacy on this
instrument. Matthias Ziegler, Principal
Flute, Zurich Chamber Orchestra,
added a completely different
perspective with his own compositions
performed on various low flutes,
including an Eva Kingma contrabass
flute, and a strange creation of his own
invention. He premiered a ‘duet’
featuring a contrabass flute and piccolo
piece he performed simultaneously –
strapping the piccolo to the mouthpiece
of the larger instrument, and with the
help of computer loops providing a
drone. Placing microphones inside the
instruments, he was able to amplify
those noises within a flute that are often
overlooked, thereby expanding the
expressive palette in some quite
fascinating ways. His sheer enthusiasm
for these huge, cumbersome
instruments was infectious!
One quirky common feature of many
of the evening performances included
many different Flight of the Bumblebee
versions played as encores, no doubt
as a nod to the showpiece favoured by
Sir James himself. One night it
appeared as an accompanied flute
duet, another as piccolo solo, and
another comically as a piccolo and
contrabass duet! Another night we
were treated to a Night at the Opera,
with Davide Formissano from the Teatro
alla Scala, and some astonishingly
beautiful playing by Stefan
Hoskuldsson, an ex-student of Sir
James, and now an acclaimed
performer in America as the Principal
Flute with the New York Metropolitan
Opera. His playing was delicate and
expressively beautiful, with a dazzling
effortless technique. Other players
included Raffaele Trevisani, from Italy,
and Bulent Evcil from Turkey. All were
inspiring world-class performers with
much to commend. Sir James and
Lady Galway shared the platform
another evening, but unfortunately I
was unable to stay ... thankfully they
will be arriving in Australia in
December, where we can all witness
their unique musical partnership.
An event like this has many benefits.
Being a live-in conference, you have
ready access to the many amazing
performers who attend and present
during the day. From one day to the
next, I was able to discuss headjoints
with Mr Nagahara and other flute
makers, or chat with international
performers from Istanbul, Moscow,
New York, Italy, as well as with the
always engaging Sir James and Lady
Galway. Friendships from far-away
places are forged over coffee or warmups, as we were all drawn together with
the common aim of our love for the
flute. It was truly an inspiration, in an
idyllic setting, and an opportunity I can
highly recommend for those who aspire
to improve their flute playing.
Sir James Galway
SOME OF SIR JAMES’ PEARLS OF
WISDOM:
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.
Educate the embouchure.
Always sing beautifully – always!
Experiment with the placement of the
tongue in the mouth for clarity of
articulation.
Slow embellishments when playing
slow movements.
Have a method or routine of practice
for scales.
Practice fragments.
Make music with it!
Playing the flute is always a situation of
adjustment.
Vocalise and improvise.
Better to play nicely than with a hard
tone.
C# is a high maintenance note!♫
CD REVIEW
by Robert Brown
Canto Del Piccolo, Works for
Piccolo and Piano. XXI-CD 2
1620.
Patrick Healey, piccolo; Brigitte
Poulin, piano.
Order from:
http://www.amazon.com/Piccolopatrick-healey-brigittepoulin/dp/B001T4J2S2
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/he
aleyp39#p/a/u/0/yb1gnFDuWYA
Tracks: Frank Hannaway:
Sonata for Piccolo and Piano;
Cecilia McDowall: Impressions
for Piccolo and Piano; Alan
Ridout: Farndale Dances for
Solo Piccolo; Michael Isaacson:
November Song for Piccolo and
Piano; Mike Mower: Sonata for
Piccolo and Piano; Frank
Hannaway: American Suite Dances for Piccolo and Piano;
Denis Gougeon: Canto del
Piccolo for Piccolo and Piano.
Canadian Piccolo player Patrick
Healey has been a member of
Montreal’s National Arts Centre
Orchestra since 2002. On this
CD he presents a collection of
modern music for the piccolo
and piano with outstanding
accompanist, Brigitte Poulin.
Patrick Healey is an
accomplished and exciting
performer. This CD showcases
some of the original and
interesting repertoire that has
been composed for the piccolo
in recent years. Highly
recommended.♫
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ARTICLE: SIMPLY BREATHE by Peter Bartels
Peter Bartels
Having a basic understanding of
how the body breathes can greatly
enhance the way a flautist organises
his/her breathing. Oddly enough,
many flautists don’t know how their
bodies breathe. One fundamental
principal needs to be comprehended
to develop relaxed, effective
breathing.
A common misconception is that
when we inhale our body gets bigger
because of the air filling us up. It is
in fact the other way around. Our
bodies get bigger and draw the air
in. Much in the same way as a set
of bellows draws air into the nozzle
as the user pulls the handles apart.
To put in simply, a flautist needs to
get bigger to inhale and get smaller
to exhale.
‘our bodies expand therefore we fill
up with air’
There are four main areas of the
body that expand to draw air into the
lungs. The ribs, diaphragm,
abdominal wall and pelvic floor.
Lets look at them in turn.
Place your right hand under your
left arm and spread your fingers
across your ribs. Now inhale and
feel the excursion of the ribs as you
inhale. The ribs swing outwards and
upwards as you inhale, causing the
size of the chest cavity to increase.
The action of the ribs is much like
the handle of a bucket if the bucket
is held sideways. Try grabbing just
one rib and feeling how it travels
when you inhale and exhale.
The diaphragm is a dome shape
and separates your chest cavity
from your abdominal cavity. It is the
bottom part of the chest cavity and
the front edge of the dome sits
higher at the front than at the back.
As you inhale the dome shape
flattens out slightly increasing the
size of the chest cavity in the
downward direction. As you exhale
the diaphragm returns to it’s domed
shape. It is not possible to
voluntarily control your diaphragm;
you can only think ‘inhale’ and then
the diaphragm will do it’s job. If you
tuck your fingers in under your
bottom ribs at the front and inhale
you can feel the muscles stretching
your diaphragm out a little.
As your diaphragm expands
downwards all your gizzards below
start to get squashed. This is where
the abdominal wall comes into play
by expanding and making a bit more
room for your gizzards to get out of
the way of your descending
diaphragm. Your abdominal wall is
primarily what we call your stomach
muscles or where you wish your six
pack was. Place your hands flat
onto your stomach and inhale. If you
are breathing well for flute playing,
your stomach will expand. Dig your
fingers into your waist line and
inhale. Your waistline should also
expand sideways. Place your hands
on your lower back, either side of
your spine, and with an effective
breath you will feel some outward
expansion there too.
At this point some of you may well
be saying ‘but my stomach goes in
when I breath in’. This unfortunately
means that your breathing is not
optimal for flute playing. Your breath
is probably quite high in your body;
known as a clavicular breath
because it is focused up around the
clavicle or collar bones. With some
self exploration and practice you will
learn how to optimise your breathing
by allowing your abdominal wall to
expand as you breath in; an
abdominal breath.
Finally we get to the pelvic floor.
The pelvic floor is the group of
muscles that sit in your pelvis and
form the base of your torso,
supporting everything above them.
In German the pelvis is ‘das becken’
which means ‘the basin’. Think of
you pelvic floor as a basin made of
muscle stopping all your innards
from spilling out onto the floor! As
your innards are squashed
downwards by the movement of the
diaphragm these pelvic floor
muscles also give a little to allow for
more expansion of you body.
It’s tricky to experience your pelvic
floor moving but if you place your
hands on your hips and inhale, you
can get a sense of the muscles
within your pelvis relaxing. Your can
sense your ‘downstairs’ muscles
giving slightly. Almost a sense of
expanding into the tops of your legs.
So putting it all together, your ribs
expand sideways and upwards, your
diaphragm descends downwards,
your abdominal wall expands
outwards and your pelvic floor
relaxes and descends as you inhale.
Your body breathes from the top
downwards but really it is a
combined action of the ribs,
diaphragm, abdominal wall and
pelvic floor designed to expand your
body, creating a negative pressure
in your chest cavity and drawing air
into your lungs.
As flautists, the more we can relax
when we need to inhale and let our
miraculous bodies do the job they
are so good at doing, the better our
air intake will be.♫
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SA FLUTE NEWS
DATES FOR 2011
When:
Venue:
Adjudicator:
August 12-15
Carolyn Bounds
The 2011 Syllabus will be available free of charge from early February. Either send a
self-addressed envelope 220 x 110 mm with $1.20 stamp to Adelaide Eisteddfod
Society, 239 Magill Road, Maylands, SA 5069, collect a copy from one of the major
music stores or visit the website at http://www.sacomment.com/aes.htm. Entries will
close on April 8. Also look for Sight Reading, 18 Years and Under (see Strings Division,
Section S307), Eisteddfod Concerto and the Eisteddfod Ensemble Event. There will be
a new section for music by Australian composers; please look for this in the 2011
Syllabus!
AUSTRALIAN FLUTE FESTIVAL
When:
October 1-3, 2011, Canberra School of Music, ANU, Canberra
Director:
David Leviston, [email protected]
Director/Co-ordinator: Lyndie Leviston, [email protected], Ph. (02) 8006-5345,
mobile 0424-504-104
Post:
140 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063.
Website:
http://www.australianflutefestival.com
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IN MEMORIUM
Sir Charles Mackerras,
International Australian
Conductor, died on July 14,
aged 84 years. He was a
Patron of the Australian
Flute Society. Visit
http://www.australianfluteso
ciety.org.au/new/mackerras
.html for more information.
Sir Charles Mackerras
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DAVID CUBBIN MEMORIAL FUND 2011
Grants are available to assist young Australian flautists attend a Flute Festival or Flute
Event during 2011. Please send a letter requesting financial assistance to David
Cubbin Memorial Fund, C/- Robert Brown, PO Box 3228, Norwood, SA 5067 by
Monday, May 9, 2011. Please include your contact information - postal address,
telephone number, e-mail address. Applicants are required to provide a supporting
letter from their teacher.
THE FLUTE SOCIETY PROGRAM ON 5MBS – presented by Robert Brown
The Flute Society Program is broadcast on Monday evenings at 7 pm and repeated on
the following Saturday mornings at 9 am. 5MBS is located at 99.9 on the FM Band.
Monday, December 13/Saturday, December 18, Music for the Christmas Season,
including Elizabeth Koch and Suzanne Handel playing Christmas classics, the
Cambridge Buskers and much more!
Monday, February 14/Saturday, February 19, German Flute Concertos played by
Bruno Meier with the Prague Chamber Orchestra.
Monday, April 11/Saturday, April 16, Performances by Denis Bouriakov, including the
Sibelius Concerto in D Minor.
WEBSITE
Visit
to see the new look
website. We thank
Annie Oates
for doing the make-over.
The theme music used for the Flute Society Program is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the
Bumblebee, played by Sir James Galway, flute, with Hiro Fujikake, synthesizer.
NOTES AND NEWS: NEW AMEB FLUTE SYLLABUS - PUBLIC CONSULTATION
by Alison Rosser, SA Representative
Just letting flute players know that over the next couple of years the Federal body of the
AMEB are formulating a new Flute Syllabus. The first meeting of the Flute Syllabus and
Publications Committee was held on October 8, 2010 in Sydney. At this meeting the
Syllabus Writing Brief instructions were discussed. They have been formulated into a
Document that will soon be made available to the public for feedback. A Draft version
of the syllabus will also be available for public feedback at a later date.↗
↗ It is exciting news that at last
we have a review of the Flute
Syllabus and that this
development can be viewed on
the Federal AMEB website in
the next few weeks. If you
wish to have some input into
this please go to
http://www.ameb.edu.au.
QUIZ RESULT
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COMING EVENTS
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
When:
Congratulations to
Amelia Turner,
aged 12, from Pasadena,
for sending in
the first correct entry for
the Music Quiz for Juniors.
Amelia will receive a Sir
James Galway CD, just in
time for his visit to Adelaide on
December 1!
Sunday, November 21, 1-15 pm (just before Adult Amateurs Flute
Afternoon)
Venue:
Unley
All members welcome to attend.
ADULT AMATEURS FLUTE AFTERNOON
When:
Venue:
Sunday, November 21, 2 pm
Unley
Fee:
$5
Director:
Kerryn Schofield
The brochure can be downloaded at www.saflutesociety.asn.au
SIR JAMES GALWAY’S CONCERT
A reminder that Sir James will be presenting a concert of classical, popular and Irish
favourites at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on Wednesday, December 1 at 8 pm.
Bookings can be made at BASS, Ph. 131-246 or visit
http://www.bass.net.au/events/database/SIRJAMESGALWAY2010/.
Sir James Galway
TOP TEACHER
Our President,
Elizabeth Koch OAM,
has been named the most
outstanding university teacher
in South Australia in 2010.
We send her our
congratulations. Visit
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ne
ws/news41641.html
for more information.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FLUTE ENSEMBLE
The South Australian Flute Ensemble is looking for new members.
Meetings:
Tuesdays at 7-45 pm (no longer on Mondays)
Where:
The Mitcham Community Centre, corner Belair Road and Grange
Road, Lower Mitcham.
Dates for 2010: October 26, November 9, 23 and 30, December 14.
Dates for 2011: February 8 and 22, March 8, 22 and 29, April 12 and 26, May 10, 24
and 31, June 14 and 28, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23, September
13 and 27, October 11 and 25, November 8 and 22, December 13.
Current players range in standard from 4th Grade to Masters and range in age from
18 to 86. If you would like to join please contact Caroline Weatherstone, Ph. 71238154 or 0401-176-230.
DATES FOR 2011
CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
When:
Venue:
Saturday, June 18, 12 noon
Colonel Light Gardens Uniting Church
560 Goodwood Road, Daw Park (corner Aver Avenue)
Adjudicator:
Anna Lester
Closing date: Thursday, June 9
The brochure and entry form will be included with the March newsletter.
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CD Review
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Elder
Conservatorium.
Please
Elder Conservatorium. Please
contact
me
e-mail
contact
me
byby
e-mail
([email protected])
([email protected]) if if
youare
are
thinking
coming
and
would
you
thinking
of of
coming
and
would
like
further
information.
like further information.
fortunate
leading
a group
IIamamfortunate
to to
bebe
leading
a group
my
tertiary
flute
students
a study
ofofmy
tertiary
flute
students
onon
a study
triptoto
London
and
Paris
in late
trip
London
and
Paris
in late
January.We
We
are
having
January.
are
having
masterclasses
with
Michael
Cox,
masterclasses
with
Michael
Cox,
Susan
Milan
and
Paul
EdmundSusan
Milan
and
Paul
EdmundDavies
in in
London
and
in in
Paris
wewe
willwill
Davies
London
and
Paris
not
have
classes
with
Philippe
notonly
only
have
classes
with
Philippe
Bernold
but
also
collaborate
with
thethe
Bernold
but
also
collaborate
with
flute
students
of
Jean
Ferrandis
and
flute students of Jean Ferrandis and
Patricia
Nagle
at at
thethe
Ecole
Normale
Patricia
Nagle
Ecole
Normale
Superieur.
I
am
sure
that
there
willwill
be be
Superieur. I am sure that there
a alotlot
toto
report
when
we
return
at
the
report when we return at the
end
February.
endofof
February.
This
to to
thank
Thisis ismymyopportunity
opportunity
thank
everyone
for
attending
our
events
andand
everyone for attending our events
totoletlet
you
know
that
we
will
present
you know that we will present
another
action
packed
series
of of
another
action
packed
series
events
in
2011.
I
sincerely
thank
mymy
events in 2011. I sincerely thank
loomingand
andI Ihave
havebeen
beenthinking
thinking
looming
aboutsome
someofofthe
theactivities
activitieswe
wehave
have
about
presentedtotoour
ourmembers
membersthis
thisyear.
year.
presented
For
Forinstance,
instance,recently
recentlywe
weheld
helda a
Teachers
TeachersInformation
InformationEvening
Eveningand
andI I
was
so
pleased
with
the
turn
out
was so pleased with the turn outofof
approximately
approximately26
26teachers!
teachers!To
To
those
thosewho
whoattended,
attended,thank
thankyou
youfor
for
making
makingthe
theevening
eveningso
soworthwhile.
worthwhile.I I
also
alsoheartily
heartilythank
thankmy
mywonderful
wonderful
colleagues
colleagueswhose
whoseinput
inputwas
wassoso
valuable
–
Linda
Pirie,
Karen
valuable – Linda Pirie, Karen
Fletcher
Fletcherand
andNatalie
NatalieZwar.
Zwar.We
Wehave
have
aafantastic
community
of
teachers
fantastic community of teachersinin
South
SouthAustralia
Australiaand
andI Ithink
thinkthe
the
consensus
was
at
that
consensus was at thatevent
eventtoto
incorporate
incorporatethese
theseteachers’
teachers’sessions
sessions
into
the
Flute
Society
calendar
into the Flute Society calendarofof
events for 2011.
events for 2011.
H
you all had a chance to look
Have
ave you all had a chance to look
she has set up the revolving photos.
set up
the revolving
photos.
Ifshe
youhas
haven’t
checked
it out please
If
you
haven’t
checked
it
out
please
AA
Annie!
New Year!
Annie!
New Year!
On November 21 we are holding
O
n November 21 we are holding
Best wishes,
two events on the same day. The
Best wishes,
two
events
on
the
same
day.
The
AGM begins at 1-15 pm and the
AGMAmateurs
begins at Afternoon
1-15 pm and
the
Adult
(repeated
Adult
Amateurs
Afternoon
(repeated
by popular demand!) begins at 2 pm.
popular
at 2 pm.
Iby
send
a big demand!)
thank you begins
to Kerryn
I send a big
thank youthese
to Kerryn
Schofield
for directing
events
Schofield
for directingand
these events
with
such enthusiasm
with such enthusiasm
knowledge
of ensembleand
repertoire.
knowledge
of
ensemble
repertoire.
Please watch out for information
lease
watchCox
out Flute
for information
onPthe
Michael
Course,
on thewill
Michael
which
consistCox
of aFlute
weekCourse,
of
masterclasses
andof
teachers
which will consist
a week of
masterclasses and teachers
Elizabeth Koch OAM
Elizabeth Koch OAM

October 2010 - The Flute Society of South Australia Inc.

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