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The British Flute Society the President Sir James Galway OBE magazine Vice-president Albert Cooper • Chairman Atarah Ben-Tovim MBE pan lute pan f The Journal of the British Flute Society 3 News 37 Simple circular breathing Volume 26 number 1 Mike MacMahon shows that it’s easier than we March 2007 thought it was. Editor Robert Bigio 43 The flute in Brazil • Contacting the BFS Secretary Anna Munks 27 Eskdale Gardens Purley, Surrey CR8 1ET BFS Performance Plus and Geoffrey Gilbert Telephone and fax 020 8668 3360 competitions. Sir James Galway masterclass. Email [email protected] BFS AGM. Membership secretary John Rayworth 11 The Artful Flute The Nook, How Mill Brampton, Cumbria CA8 9JY André Medeiros, editor of the Brazilian flute Telephone 0845 680 1983 society’s journal, tells the history of the flute in Email [email protected] his country. Editorial Robert Bigio 53 Reviews 1 Doveridge Gardens London N13 5BJ Telephone 020 8882 2627 Fax 020 8882 2728 Email [email protected] Dayton C. Miller is best known for his collection Advertising of flutes. Jan Lancaster looks at his other Anna Munks collection, of works of art including the flute. CDs, music, software, courses and an amazing 27 Eskdale Gardens new flute. Purley, Surrey CR8 1ET Andersen’s Opus 15 Etudes Telephone and fax 020 8668 3360 25 66 Obituaries Email [email protected] Kyle Dzapo on these masterful studies. • Osamu Muramatsu, Jan Osman and Gareth Editorial committee Morris. Robert Bigio 31 Quantum Leaps Simon Hunt 67 Summer schools Mike MacMahon The annual round-up of places to go to Design and typesetting Robert Bigio improve your playing (and have some fun). Copy editing Christopher Steward • 70 The small print Cover illustration James Gillray: Playing in Parts (detail). BFS Council and Officers. Area Representatives. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint, Association of Flute Traders. Small 1801. Dayton C. Miller Collection, advertisements. Announcements. Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Membership information. Printed in the United Kingdom at the 72 The last word University Press, Cambridge Carla Rees talks to jazz great Barbara Charles Dickens and the Earl of Chesterfield Views expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official view of the British Thompson about her new flute concerto. offer warnings… Flute Society. All copyrights reserved. Registered charity No. 326473 The aims of the British Flute Society: …to advance the education of the public in the Art and ISSN 1360-1563 Science of Music and in particular the Art and Science of Flute playing in all its aspects… www.bfs.org.uk The choice of leading artists including Emily Beynon Principal flute Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Emily plays an Altus PS flute. Fantaisie, Just Flutes code BEY029 Pastorale, Just Flutes code BEY027 L’Album des Six, Just Flutes code BEY026 Sample clips available at www.emilybeynon.com Available at specialist dealers across the UK. Distributed by www.justflutes.co.uk +44 (0)20 8662 8400 News The choice of leading artists • including BFS Performance Plus Competition Emily Beynon Principal flute and Geoffrey Gilbert Competition Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam Emily plays an Altus PS flute. Fantaisie, Just Flutes code BEY029 Pastorale, Just Flutes code BEY027 L’Album des Six, Just Flutes code BEY026 Sample clips available at www.emilybeynon.com Available at specialist dealers across the UK. The contestants clearly enjoyed themselves. The British Flute Society Performance Plus and Geoffrey Gilbert Adult Amateur competitions on 14 February were successful beyond anyone’s expectations. No fewer than ninety-five contestants applied and everyone, it seems, enjoyed the event. Enjoyment was the key—this was no cut-throat competition, but rather a pleasant day to play some music. The standard of playing was staggering, with even the youngest performers impress- Distributed by ing the adjudicators. The event went like clockwork as a result of BFS secretary Anna Munks’s superlative organisation, and John Rayworth, our indefatigable membership secretary, reports that it was a terrific event enjoyed by all concerned—even those who didn’t win. BFS chairman (and chairman of the jury) Atarah Ben- Tovim reports, ‘The playing of everyone, young and not so young, was fantastic, showing what a fine level www.justflutes.co.uk of flute teaching we have in Britain.’ More pictures and reports in the June issue. +44 (0)20 8662 8400 the www.bfs.org.uk magazine 3 pan • flute • News More competition news Prize winners (clockwise from above): Jennie Tu, Laurence Carroll and Meera Maharaj; Helen Wilson; Rachel Carson with BFS chairman Atarah Ben-Tovim; Michael Cave; Nick Wallbridge with BFS council member Julie Wright. Photographs by John Rayworth and Julie Wright. Prize Winners Group A (Grade 5) First Meera Maharaj, who won the BFS prize winner’s cup, a BFS voucher for music and two tickets to the BFS masterclass with Sir James Galway on 20 May. Second Laurence Carroll, who won a Just Flutes voucher. Third Jennie Tu, who won a Top Wind voucher. The Hindhead Summer Music Course voucher was won by Harriet Brooks-Davies. Four BFS merit medals were awarded to Jennifer Wheeler, Tabitha Bedford, Lilli Mathod and Ashley Pettit. Group B (Grades 6 to 8) First Rebecca Carson, who won an Emmanuel silver headjoint and the BFS prize winner’s cup. Second Carina Gascoine, who won a BFS music voucher and a ticket to the Sir James Galway masterclass. Third Katherine Walton, who won an All Flutes Plus music voucher and a ticket to the Sir James Galway masterclass. BFS merit medals were awarded to Sarah Grabiner, James Parsliffe, Charlotte Smith and Peter Barry. Group C (Grade 8 and above) First Helen Wilson, who won the BFS prize winner’s cup plus the opportunity to play a solo at the next BFS convention in 2008, an opportunity to play at the Sir James Galway masterclass, two tickets to the masterclass and a BFS music voucher. Second Sarah Bennett, who won the Trinity Guildhall prize and a ticket to the Sir James Galway masterclass. Third Chloe-Angharad Bradshaw, who won a Just Flutes music voucher and a ticket to the Sir James Galway masterclass. The Trevor Wye prize was won by Thomas Hancox. BFS merit medals were awarded to Kristan Swain, Charlotte Ashton, Sagar Masani and Emma Watson. The Geoffrey Gilbert Adult Amateur Competition First Michael Cave, who won £300 and a BFS prize winner’s cup. Second (joint) Andrea Patis and Louise Kellett, who won £100 each. Third Liz Hargest, who won £50 and the Associated Board prize. The Larry Krantz Gilbert Memorial prize was awarded to Nick Wallbridge. The Hunt Edition prize was awarded to Elizabeth Rowan. The British Flute Society is grateful to the companies, organisations and individuals who donated prizes. the 4 pan • flute magazine June 2006 News • New faces Three members of the Croydon Fluteharmonic group, who gave a much-admired recital at Sanderstead United Reformed Church. Rebecca Carey, left, is taking a gap year before going to Southampton University to read music. Beth Wilcock, centre, recently won a scholarship to the RAM, having decided to drop her other choice, to read English at Oxford. Claire Wicks, right, spent a year as principal flute in the National Children’s Orchestra before joining the National Youth Orchestra. Their teacher is the justly proud Carolyn Kelly. 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There is a proposal to establish a professional Anita Biltoo, and new joint life members, Carla Rees standard National Flute Orchestra for professional and Mark Rees Dawson. players. This orchestra will meet once or twice a year for intensive rehearsals with a professional conductor, playing a demanding repertory of good Robert Dick workshop original music, with some good arrangements of standard (symphony) orchestral works. Please The British Flute Society is proud to present a contact Margaret Lowe at 10 Navenby Close, Shirley, weekend workshop with Robert Dick including Solihull, West Midlands, B90 1LH, phone 0121 474 a concert on 13–14 October 2007 at Worden 3549 or email [email protected]. Arts Centre, Leyland, near Preston, Lancashire. 2. The Birmingham Flute Choir is recruiting more Broaden your horizons! You missed Robert Dick adult flute players of all abilities. Contact Merryn at the convention, now come and be inspired by Lloyd at 0121 426 4209 or email: a weekend of contemporary flute technique. All [email protected]. levels of ability welcome. Detailed programme 3. Judith Underwood, director of Phoenix Flutes to be announced.