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VOLUMEXXXVIII , NO . 2 W INTER 2 0 1 3 THE lut i st QUARTERLY Marya Martin: New (Flute) Music Midwife Toward a Cuban Flutistry The Powell Spoon Flute at 102 Flute Festival in Honduras THEOFFICIALMAGAZINEOFTHENATIONALFLUTEASSOCIATION, INC 695RB-CODA Split E THE ONLY SERIES WHERE CUSTOM Sterling Silver Lip Plate IS COMPLETELY STANDARD 1ok Gold Lip Plate Dolce and Elegante Series instruments from Pearl offer custom performance options to the aspiring C# TrillC# Key student and a level of artisan craftsmanship as found on no other instrument in this price range. Choose B Footjoint from a variety of personalized options that make this flute perform like it was hand made just for you. Dolce and Elegante Series instruments are available in 12 unique models starting at just $1600, and like all Pearl flutes, they feature our advanced pinless mechanism for fast, fluid action and years of reliable service. Dolce and Elegante. 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Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra Jeffrey Khaner Table of CONTENTSTHE FLUTIST QUARTERLY VOLUME XXXVIII, NO. 2 WINTER 2013 DEPARTMENTS 11 From the President 52 New Products 13 From the Editor 53 Passing Tones 14 High Notes 61 From the Program Chair 40 Across the Miles 62 Reviews 42 Honor Roll of Donors to the NFA 74 NFA Office, Coordinators, 47 Notes from Around the World Committee Chairs 51 NFA News 78 Index of Advertisers FEATURES 18 18 Marya Martin: New (Flute) Music Midwife by Paul Taub The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013, has become one of the leading American chamber music festivals, thanks largely to the dedication and vision of its founder and artistic director, a fierce proponent of new music. Correction: a fierce proponent of new flute music. 22 Toward a Cuban Flutistry: An Exploration of the Charanga Flute Tradition by Martha Councell-Vargas From the ballrooms of France to the Spanish courtyards to the African rhythms of the Congo Basin, Cuba’s charanga—cooked in a long-simmering international stew of musical tones and timbres—is today a distinct, and very specific, national tradition of flutistry. 30 Second Wind: The Powell Spoon Flute at 102 by Gail Powell Dearing The granddaughter of Verne Q. Powell describes the history of the family’s cherished heirloom, the “spoon flute” her grandfather made more than a century ago. 34 The Confidence Factor 22 by Laura Kaufman The 2012 winner of the Young Artist Competition battled a bad case of perfectionism and deeply waning confidence. Then she let go of her impossible goals to focus on playing the way she wanted the music to be performed. The rest is history. 36 “Now We Can Go On”: The Flute Festival in Honduras by Helen Spielman The author describes her experiences traveling to one of Latin America’s poorest nations to teach at an annual flute festival. She brought gifts to leave with the children, but she returned far richer than she had been when she left. Cover: Photo of Marya Martin courtesy of Jeffrey Hornstein. THE NATIONAL FLUTE ASSOCIATION 26951 RUETHER AVENUE, SUITE H SANTA CLARITA, CA 91351 FOUNDED NOVEMBER 18, 1972, IN ELKHART, INDIANA This magazine is published quarterly by the National Flute Association, Inc., a nonprofit organization. The statements of writers and advertisers are not necessarily those of the National Flute Association, Inc., which reserves the right to refuse to print any advertisement. 30 ISSN 8756-8667 © 2013 National Flute Association, Inc. 34 nfaonline.org Winter 2013 The Flutist Quarterly 5 MURAMATSU HANDMADE FLUTES BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN MURAMATSU AMERICA SALES & SERVICE tel: (248) 336-2323 fax: (248) 336-2320 [email protected] www.muramatsu-america.com OFFICERS Founder, Honorary Life President Mark Thomas 824 Charter Pl. Charlotte, NC 28211-5660 phone/fax: 704-365-0369 [email protected] markthomasflutist.com President Beth Chandler (2012) James Madison University School of Music, MSC-7301 880 S. 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Hi-Lusi Avenue Mount Prospect, IL 60056 847-204-2153 [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Aaron Goldman (2012–2015) 2817 Spencer Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 202-298-8586 [email protected] Sarah Jackson (2010–2013) 31 Martos Dr. South Pasadena, CA 91030 213-393-2223 [email protected] Janet Kinmonth (2012–2015) 33 Page Brook Road Carlisle, MA 01741-1617 978-371-2454 [email protected] Catherine Miller (2011–2014) 1212 5th St. Coralville, IA 52241 319-341-0042 [email protected] Alison Brown Sincoff (2011–2013) 155 Columbia Ave. Athens, Ohio 45701 740-593-1622 [email protected] Terri Sundberg (2011–2014) UNT College of Music 1155 Union Circle #311367 Denton, TX 76203-5017 940-565-3756 [email protected] THE FLUTIST QUARTERLY Anne Welsbacher, Editor Erica Whitcombe, Copy Editor Dolores August, Christine Beard, Lee Chivers, Amy Hamilton, Contributing Editors Victoria Stehl, Art Director Steve Wafalosky, Advertising Sales Representative Editorial Advisory Board John Bailey Professor of Flute University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska Leone Buyse Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Flute Rice University, Houston, Texas Michelle Cheramy Associate Professor of Music Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland Zart Dombourian-Eby Principal Piccolo, Seattle Symphony Seattle, Washington Susan Goodfellow Associate Professor of Flute University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Ellen Huntington Flutist, Lyrebird Ensemble Flute Instructor, Loyola University, Chicago Mount Prospect, Illinois Amy Likar Flute, Piccolo, and Alexander Technique Oakland, California Betty Bang Mather Professor of Flute Emeritus University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Roger Mather Adjunct Professor of Flute (retired) University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Nina Perlove Executive Director, American Classical Music Hall of Fame “Internet Flutist,” realfluteproject.com Adjunct Instructor of Flute, Northern Kentucky University Cincinnati, Ohio Jerrold Pritchard Professor of Music Emeritus California State University–San Bernardino, California Rebecca Quigley Flutist and Studio Teacher, Westchester, New York Eldred Spell Professor of Flute Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina Michael Stoune Associate Director of Graduate Studies, School of Music Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas Paul Taub Professor of Music, Cornish College of the Arts Flutist, Executive Director, Seattle Chamber Players Seattle, Washington Nancy Toff Music Historian New York, New York Michael Treister, MD Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon and Amateur Flutist Chicago, Illinois Brooks de Wetter-Smith James Gordon Hanes Distinguished Professor of Flute University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Reviews Board Penelope Fischer Principal Flutist, Ann Arbor Symphony Member, Detroit Chamber Winds Ann Arbor, Michigan Ruth Ann McClain Flutist and Studio Teacher, Memphis, Tennessee John Wion Professor of Flute, The Hartt School West Hartford, Connecticut National Flute Association, Inc, Staff Katha Kissman, Interim Executive Director Anne Welsbacher, Publications Director Madeline Neumann, Convention Director Maria Stibelman, Membership Director Brian Covington, IT Consultant The National Flute Association does not promote or endorse any products, companies, or artists referenced in the editorial content of The Flutist Quarterly or other NFA publications. 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