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VOLUME XXXIV , NO . 3 S PRING 2009 THE LUTI ST QUARTERLY SIR JAMES GALWAY : LIVING LEGEND Rediscovering Edwin York Bowen Performance Anxiety: A Resource Guide Bright Flutes, Big City: The 37th NFA Convention in New York City THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL FLUTE ASSOCIATION , INC Table of CONTENTS THE FLUTIST QUARTERLY VOLUME XXXIV, N O. 3 S PRING 2009 DEPARTMENTS 5 From the Chair 59 New York, New York 7 From the Editor 63 Notes from Around the World 11 Letters to the Editor 60 Contributions to the NFA 13 High Notes 61 NFA News 16 Flute Shots 66 New Products 47 Across the Miles 70 Reviews 53 From the 2009 Convention 78 NFA Office, Coordinators, Program Chair Committee Chairs 58 From Your Convention Director 85 Index of Advertisers 18 FEATURES 18 Sir James Galway: Living Legend by Patti Adams As he enters his 70th year, the sole recipient of the NFA’s 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award continues to perform for, teach, and play with all kinds of people in all forms of mediums throughout the world. 24 The English Rachmaninoff: Edwin York Bowen by Glen Ballard Attention is only now beginning to be paid to long neglected composer York Bowen (1884–1961). 28 York Bowen’s Sonata for Two Flutes, op.103: The Discovery of the Original “Rough and Sketchy Score” by Andrew Robson A box from eBay reveals romance, mystery, and an original score. 24 32 Performance Anxiety: A Resource Guide compiled by Amy Likar, with introduction by Susan Raeburn Read on for an introduction to everything you ever wanted to know (but were afraid to ask) about performance anxiety and related issues. 40 2009 Masterclasses compiled by Lee Chivers THE NATIONAL FLUTE ASSOCIATION 26951 R UETHER AVENUE , S UITE H SANTA CLARITA , CA 91351 FOUNDED NOVEMBER 18, 1972 IN ELKHART , I NDIANA 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. 40 ISSN 8756-8667 2009 National Flute Association, Inc. 13 nfaonline.org Spring 2009 The Flutist Quarterly 3 OFFICERS Founder, Honorary Life President Mark Thomas 824 Charter Pl. Charlotte, NC 28211-5660 phone/fax: 704-365-0369 [email protected] Chair of the Board Leonard Garrison Lionel Hampton School of Music Music Room #206, University of Idaho Moscow, ID 83844-4015 208-885-6709 fax: 208-885-7254 [email protected] Vice Chair of the Board Jonathan Keeble University of Illinois 1114 West Nevada St. Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-8142 [email protected] Secretary Shelley Collins Delta State University Dept. of Music, P.O. Box 3256 Cleveland, MS 38733 662-843-6341 [email protected] Chair of the Finance Committee Debbie Hyde-Duby 4554 Leathers St. San Diego, CA 92117-3419 858-663-6389 fax: 513-492-4580 [email protected] Assistant Secretary Sandra Saathoff 1515 223rd Pl. NE Sammamish, WA 98074 425-836-4758 [email protected] BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bickford Brannen (2007–2009) 1 Lauren Ln. Southwick, MA 01077 –9385 781-910-3978 [email protected] Robert Dick (2007–2009) 129 Waverly Ave., Apt. 1 Brooklyn, NY 11205 347-244-9373 [email protected], robertdick.net Adrianne Greenbaum (2008–2010) 58 Ridgeview Ave. Fairfield, CT 06825 203-374-0607 [email protected] www.klezmerflute.com Christopher Krueger (2007–2009) 38 W. Pomeroy Ln. Amherst, MA 01002 413-256-4552 [email protected] Paul Taub (2008–2011) 1513 25th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122 206-328-5010 [email protected] Clifford Tretick (2008–2011) PO Box 1066 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 828-242-4489 [email protected] From the CHAIR ll of us have a vested interest in convention registrations and dues the National Flute Association, renewals picks up in the spring, we will Aand now is the time for the repay the endowment. membership to come together to ensure The board and staff have set strategic its future. We have the leadership to goals to cut costs while preserving safeguard resources despite worldwide membership benefits. Total expenses economic challenges. CEO Phyllis came in under budget in 2008. We have Pemberton continues to provide the instituted cost savings in the NFA board with thorough, insightful, and library, the annual membership direc - frequent financial reports. The board tory, and the midwinter meeting— and staff are committed to running when the executive committee con - a sustainable business for the benefit of ducts necessary business. We delayed our members and in fulfillment of hiring a development coordinator and the NFA’s mission. I served a success - in the meantime will use a develop - ful term as NFA treasurer, and finances ment consultant at lower cost to advise are first and foremost in the board’s our volunteer development committee monthly conference call meetings. and its dynamic chair, Katherine Borst Every day brings more economic bad Jones. We can no longer sustain an news to our nation and the world, and ambitious program of expensive major the National Flute Association is not commissions supported by operating Leonard Garrison immune. This past October 31, we fin - funds. The NFA will continue to fund ished the fiscal year with a deficit of the young artist , high school soloist, and $58,274, due to light attendance in piccolo artist commissions, and as the • Book your room at the Marriott Kansas City, an unprecedented attrition endowment grows, there will be addi - Marquis—we have a fantastic room rate penalty due to rooms overbooked by tional opportunities to seek larger com - for a major hotel in New York—and members, a decrease in mailing-label missions. keep your reservation. The NFA must sales, and significantly increased credit How can you help? meet its room block and incurs tens of card transaction fees due to increased • Get listed to break the record as the thousands of dollars in penalties if credit card use by members . The com - world’s largest gathering of flutists per - reservations are cancelled. Starting in fortable operating cushion that we forming together (current number is 2011, we will charge members who can - enjoyed several years ago eroded as 1,701) and make plans to join Sir James cel their reservations past a cutoff date. income from the last three conventions Galway in attending the convention in • Encourage friends and students to fell short of budgeted targets. In New York City. The continued success join the NFA to enjoy its full array of December the board was forced to bor - of the NFA depends on a large atten - benefits. row $50,000 from our endowment to dance from both regular members and • Consider paying your membership maintain our operating balance for the exhibitors, and this promises to be the dues and convention fees with a check, next several months. As income from most exciting convention ever. not a credit card, thus saving transac - tion fees. • Follow me in contributing to the endowment. Our development com - mittee, in honor of our 37th conven - tion, has kicked off a “37” campaign and encourages donations in any denomi - nation of 37, from $3.70 to $37,000. Our investments have been largely out of the stock market since mid-2008, thus reducing losses, but when we get back in, stocks will be cheap and over time will provide income that will take the pressure off our operating account. I am confident that, with your help, the NFA will flourish. See you in New The midwinter meeting attendees. From left: Shelley Collins, Leonard Garrison, Sandra Saathoff, Jonathan York City, and Happy Fluting! Keeble, Debbie Hyde-Duby, and Phyllis Pemberton —Leonard Garrison nfaonline.org Spring 2009 The Flutist Quarterly 5 THE FLUTIST QUARTERLY Anne Welsbacher, Editor Erica Whitcombe, Copy Editor Christine Cleary, Amy Hamilton, Contributing Editors Lee Chivers, Masterclass Reporter Victoria Stehl, Art Director Steve diLauro, 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 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 Jerrold Pritchard Professor of Music Emeritus California State University–San Bernardino San Bernardino, California 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 Nancy Toff Music Historian New York, New York Michael Treister, MD Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon 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 Charles Wyatt Flutist, Writer Nashville, Tennessee Reviews Board Penelope Fischer Principal Flutist, Ann Arbor Symphony Member, Detroit Chamber Winds Ann Arbor, Michigan Patricia George Professor, Performer, Masterclass Teacher, Author Pocatello, Idaho 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 Phyllis T. 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