NEWSLETTER, Volume II, No. 3 May, l977

LOUIS MOYSE COMPOSES SERENADE FOR FIFTH AP\INI\mRSARY OF NFA

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of tine founding of the National Flute Association, Louis Moyse has written a Serenade entitled Uree 4#6ZZ'7.e CJe Fcz7fflZ'?fe. It is scored for piccolo, four flutes in C, alto flute, bass flute and piano. It runs approximately 30-35 minutes. As for the French title, Mro Moyse says, 66I like to have the title in Frencfi. To me it is more specific and adequate than 4 Fcz77?i.dy 4#czz.#, and I think everyone will understand it in that spirit; after all, I am a Frenchman". To keep the composition truly a family affair, there is no first flute, he assures us. All parts are equally important.

Interview with Mr. Moyse on Page 3.

NAUMBURG FOUNDATION TO HOLD MAJOR COMPETITION FOR FLUTE

By Karl Fhaber A great honor has been bestowed upon our instrument: Hall. for the first time in its 51_year history, the Waiter W. Nau- (The 1977 competition is for 6ceflo. From 52 tapes re- burg Foundation will hold a competition for flutists. It will ceived, 38 6cellists were chosen to play in live preliminaries take place in the spring of l978. It is also the first time in the in New York. The finals were held on May 4 in CarneSe Hall U.S. that tfie flute has been given a separate competition- and were open to the public). heretofore flutists have had to compete (when possible) with For an idea of tfie alumni, here is an arbitrary chronologr- violinists, pianists, singersj etc. From the beginning the Nau- cat list of 10 winners (out of.55) from the last 30 years: Beri burg Competition has been recogmized as one of the most Senofsky; IJOrne Munroe; Jules Eskin; Ronald Leonard; prestistous in the country. Regina Sarfaty; Shirley Verrett; Joseph Sflverstein; Wemer The Foundation was created by Waiter W. Naumburg, a Torkanowsky; Jorge Mester; Elmar Oliveira. banker and an extremely devoted amateur musician, Its Fur- There are two otfier important activities of the Naumburg pose was to recognize talented young musicians and help them Foundation. First, the Foundation has for almost 30 years set their careers in motion by arranSng Town Hall recitalso Sven yearly recording awards, choosing one or more American This way they could get the all-important New York reviews works and arranSng for their recording. Second, and mucin so necessary to interest management. At first only violinists more recent, have been the Chamber Music Awards, recogniz- and pianists were admitted, t)ut soon after 6cellists amd singers ing excellent ensembles. were added, and tfiere were anywhere from one to six (usually Next year's Naumt)urg Competition will be open to flut- three) winners in any year. This situation prevailed until the ists of every nationality who reside in the U.S. The age limit is 1960's when conductors were briefly considered. From 1971 17 to 30, inclusive. The first prize winner will receive a $2500

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