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2006 August, SA Flute News South Australian Flute News Print Post Pub. No. PP531629/00017 August, 2006 ABN: 96 991 331 922 Founder The Flute So ciety of South Australia Inc. www.saflutesociety.asn.au Professor David Cubbin Patron From the President Alison Rosser Vice Patrons Elizabeth Koch, OAM Hello Everyone! dynamic event. This four day festival Robert Brown was packed with brilliant concerts, On May 10 we held the David Cubbin masterclasses and workshops Memorial Prize in Bishop Hall at the presented by an impressive line up of Unive rsity of Adelaide. Congratulations Coming Events International and Australian artists. See to the three competitors, Anouvong Flute Recital, inside the newsletter for a full report. Liensavanh, who won First Prize; Claire Uwe Grodd Walker, winner of the Second Prize and It will soon be time for our own Flute Saturday, August 26 Quan Zhao, the Third Prize winner. Festival with Uwe Grodd, German Pilgrim Church, 7-30 Special thanks to our patron, Alison born flautist, resident of Auckland, New Rosser, for her adjudication. The Zealand. The Festival Weekend Flute Festival 2006 audience enjoyed excellent commences with a Recital at Pilgrim Uwe Grodd performances by all of the competitors. Church, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide on Sunday, August 27 Saturday August 26 at 7.30 pm, Our competition for students 15 Years Marryatville High continuing with masterclasses and and Under, the Carolyn White ensemble sessions on Sunday August Memorial Scholarship , was held on Flute / Fife Fun Day 27 at Marryatville High School. Two Saturday June 24. The competitors Sunday, Sept 24 scholarships v alued at $200 each will be had a challenging set piece in the Guest: Peter Bartels provided to assist young flautists living Entr’acte from Carmen by Bizet, and I’d Beaumont Uniting in the country to attend the Festival. We like to congratulate each of them for hope to see you at this exciting Festival their performance. Well done to our Concert and AGM event!! Sunday, Nov 12 prize winners; First Prize: Mary Booth, Unley Uniting , 2 -30. Second Prize: Kathleen Davies and On Sunday September 24 we are Third Prize: Helen Seppelt. Thank you holding our Fabulous Flute and Fife Contents very much to Linda Pirie for Fun Day for our younger members with adjudicating on this very chilly day! interstate guest Peter Bartels at Beaumont Uniting Church, 100 President’s Report 1 Very soon the Adelaide Eisteddfod Devereux Road, Beaumont. Those of will be upon us, so good luck to all New Members 2 you who have attended before know just entrants. You can come and hear how fun this day can be… those of you Events Reports 2-3 competitors in the Flute Division on who haven’t yet attended a Fun Day Friday August 11 from 2.15 pm and Website Contents 3 may have heard about the incredible Saturday August 12 from 9 am at afternoon tea… Come along to Library Details 4 Rosefield Uniting Church, 2 Carlton experience it for yourself!! Street, Highgate. Flute Events 4 We do hope that we’ll see you soon at I have just returned from Sydney where one of our events and don’t forget, we’d Flute Concerts 5 I attended the First Sydney Flute love to hear from you if you have any Festival at the Sydney For Sale 5 special requests or comments. Conservatorium, a beautiful venue for Teachers’ Page 6-7 this event. Congratulations to all of the All the best, organisers, including David Leviston Students’ Page 8 (Director), Alexa Still (Artistic Advisor), In Memorium 10 Janne Frost (Secretary), Kellie Karen Fletcher Ensemble Competitions 10 Grennan (Junior Program Coordinator) and James Kortum (Assistant to Alexa Letters to the Editor 11 Still) for organising a fabulous and Congratulations 11 Flute Society Info 12 SA FLUTE NEWS Page 2 David Cubbin Memorial Prize by Clare Beens On Wednesday the 10th of May I was The own choice works performed were lucky enough to find myself at Bishop Hall Sixieme Solo de Concert by J. Demerssemann, performed by Claire for the David Cubbin Memorial Prize. Walker, Ballade by Frank Martin, Originally my attendance was to support performed by Anouvong Liensavanh, my peers and perhaps discover a new and Grande Polonaise by Boehm, unaccompanied work and some performed by Quan Zhao. These works accompanied pieces that I hadn’t yet provided a contrast to the Hindemith and studied. to each other, given the style and time of composition. David Cubbin Performers Once the performance started though, I Claire Walker, Quan Zhao, realised that I was also going to enjoy the Congratulations are due to Anouvong, Anouvong Liensavanh competition for exactly what it was: a very who was awarded First prize, for a high standard concert performed by some compelling performance of Frank very talented young musicians. Martin’s Ballade , and also to both Claire and Quan, for amazing performances of The set piece, Acht Stücke für flöte their choice pieces. allein by Hindemith was a new work for me, and each time it was performed I liked Thanks also to Alison Rosser for being WELCOME TO OUR it more and more. It was wonderful to be the adjudicator on the night and NEW MEMBERS able to hear the different personalities that providing the performers with some very the performers placed on the five helpful comments. Quan Zhao movements which were performed. Sally Morris Amelia Verlato Who’s Who O f Winners! We hope you enjoy being part of the Flute Anouvong Liensavanh is studying flute Degree at the University of Adelaide. at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. H is She was awarded the David Cubbin Society and we look teacher is Elizabeth Koch. In 2005, Award in the 2003 Adelaide Eisteddfod. forward to seeing you at Anouvong was awarded an Elder Mary Booth is a student at Immanuel our events and having Conservatorium Entrance Scholarship and College where she plays in the Senior the David Cubbin Award in the Open Flute you visit our website! Concert Band. Mary’s flute teacher is Section of the Adelaide Eisteddfod. Alison Rosser. In the Adelaide Recently Anouvong was awarded the Eisteddfod Flute Division Mary has won Victor Edgeloe Woodwind Award. First prizes in the 12 Years and Under, Claire Walker is combining Music with Grades 2 and 3, 14 Years and Under Molecular Biology at the University of and Grade 4 sections, Second prize in Adelaide. Her flute teacher is Elizabeth the Grade 6 section and an Honorary Koch. Claire has performed at the Special Mention in the Orchestral excerpts. Award Concerts of the Adelaide and Kathleen Davies attends Wilderness Balaklava Eisteddfods and was award ed a School where she plays in the Senior Music Teachers’ Association of SA Inc. Concert Band. Kathleen’s flute teacher Encouragement Award in 2004. She has is Karen Fletcher. won the David Merchant Prize for Musicianship and participated in the Flutes Helen Seppelt goes to Walford of Adelaide European tour in 2005. Anglican School for Girls. She plays in the Walford Senior Orchestra, Senior Quan Zhao was born in China and is Band and Flute Ensemble. Helen’s flute studying in Australia as an International teacher is Alison Rosser. Helen has student. After piano lessons at primary won First prizes in the following sections school she began learning the flute, of the Adelaide Eisteddfod; 10 Years Carolyn White Scholarship completing the Grade 9 examination of the and Under, 12 Years and Under, Performers Central Conservatory of Music, China. Grades 2 & 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade She came to Australia in 2002 and is 6 and Flute Duet, 15 Years and Under undertaking a Bachelor of Arts/Music (with Olivia Basheer). Page 3 SA FLUTE NEWS Carolyn White Scholarship Report by Jasmin Bowden On Saturday June 24 at 12 noon I had Second place was awarded to the pleasure of attending the Carolyn Kathleen Davis who performed White Memorial Scholarship. There Moderato con moto and Andantino by were eight competitors in total, aged Koechlin. ‘There are two means of 15 years and under. The standard of Linda Pirie was the adjudicator and refuge from the miseries playing was quite high and this awarded first place to Mary Booth , of life. Music and cats.’ provided myself and other audience who performed Chopin’s Variations on members with a delightful afternoon’s a Theme by Rossini . Albert Schweitzer. entertainment and musical experience. All three flautists played with excellent ___________________ tone quality, controlled vibrato and The young flautists where asked to strong sound production throughout all play a set work, Entr’acte from registers. Their playing showed much Carmen , and a piece of their own maturity, polish and all displayed good choice. All performances were of a performance technique. high standard, displaying an interesting and varied selection of Congratulations to all who works and styles. participated, it takes much dedication and courage to perform in front of This year a third prize was included, others. I hope this experience will aid in recognition of the 21st Anniversary you all in your future playing. It was of the Flute Society’s Scholarship an enjoyable afternoon and a Fund. This placing was awarded to rewarding experience for both Helen Seppelt who chose to perform competitors and audience members ON OUR WEBSITE the 4th movement from Suite Modale alike, it is always a pleasure to watch • Membership information by Bloch. young musicians perform and display and prices their talents. • How to contribute to and advertise in this Carolyn White Scholarship Report newsletter • Download events forms by Helen Seppelt • Buy and Sell • Overseas Events Eight brave flautists (aged 15 and under) • 5MBS Program met at Beaumont Uniting Church on Mary Booth, playing Variations on a • SA Flute Ensemble Saturday the 24th of June, to compete for Theme by Rossini , came first, • Links the Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship.
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