Monday, March 09, 2009

March 09 news & meeting

March 09 meeting

We will meet this Saturday (March 14) from 1-3pm and this month we will view a flute documentary as one of our activities.
We will also have some guests from Tri-state Native American Flute Circle to jam and play flute with so we should have a great meeting again this month.

This will be our meeting leading up to Potomac Native American Flute Festival in Rockville, MD. So we may coordinate ride share and other arrangements. There are still some spots available to attend the festival and the line up will be terrific so you really need to come to the event this year if you can swing it. Another feature of this year’s event will be private lessons available by appointment with all of the performers which has become popular at similar events. The Potomac Flute Circle link is on the right and you can view the entire schedule for the weekend. I will be writing about highlights after the event, but you’ll want to see it for yourself!

Plans continue with our own Elkins event: Timber Flute Festival June 21-26th. A quote from the press release follows:
“The festival will focus on several arts associated with wooden flutes: the one-keyed flute (Baroque/Classical Eras) to the eight-keyed flute (Late Classical/Romantic), Irish traditional music, the Native American flute and fifes. Each day will include a morning session dedicated to a broad experience with each of the traditions followed by an afternoon session for in depth studies in a chosen tradition.

Festival participants can move from one tradition to the other or solely focus on one tradition. Players of modern metal flutes are welcome to attend. Teachers will help you adapt your modern instrument to the playing of Irish traditional music or Baroque music and provide opportunities for you to experiment with wooden instruments. “This is a non-competitive atmosphere,” Dobbs explained, “and we provide hands-on instruction that is not superficial.”

Teachers for the Timber Flutes Festival are stars in their chosen areas. They include Wendell Dobbs, Colin St. Martin, Ron Warren and Grey Larsen. Guitarist Cindy Kallet will assist with Irish traditional music as well as lead workshops on flute accompaniment. Renowned flutemaker John Gallagher will be on hand to explain the construction of fine wooden flutes.”

The link on the right will take you to the TFF site and they have a Face Book group now as well.

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