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Spring 2006 Flutist Quarterly VOLUME XXXI, NO. 3 S PRING 2006 THE LUTIST QUARTERLY THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL FLUTE ASSOCIATION, INC B he only choice—Yamaha. TWhy? We have world class designers, state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and are committed to producing the industry’s most consistent, superior-sounding instruments available. Just three of the many reasons Yamaha is un- paralleled in providing artists with the world’s premier line of musical instruments. ©2006 Yamaha Corporation of America Yamaha is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corporation of America. All Rights Reserved. www.yamaha.com BWIND449 Jeff Khaner 4C 2/21/06 9:56 AM Page 1 Table of he only choice—Yamaha. CONTENTS TWhy? We have world THE FLUTIST QUARTERLY VOLUME XXXI, NO.3 SPRING 2006 class designers, state-of-the-art manufacturing techniques and DEPARTMENTS are committed to producing the 5 From the President 67 From the Treasurer 9 From the Editor 69 From the Program Chair industry’s most consistent, 11 Letters to the Editor 72 ICONS: Welcome to Pittsburgh superior-sounding instruments 13 High Notes 73 From Your Convention Manager 17 NFA News 76 From the Development Director available. Just three of the 19 Across the Miles 80 New Products many reasons Yamaha is un- 23 Notes from Around the World 82 Convention Forms 26 Canadian News 87 NFA Staff, Coordinators, paralleled in providing artists 27 The Inner Flute Committee Chairs 32 with the world’s premier line of 66 NFA Contributors 89 Index of Advertisers musical instruments. FEATURES 32 Musical Manipulations: An Interview with Matthias Ziegler by Nancy Andrew Flutist Matthias Ziegler has created a world of new sounds through use of improvisation, technology, and consistently fresh approaches to how he plays and hears music. As a teacher, he says he is “very traditional.” 38 Career Advice From the Orchestral Flute Section by Jessica Halpin An aspiring orchestral flutist shares insights from a national study she conducted. Her goal was to learn how best to procure one of the few prized orchestral seats available in today’s dwindling market. Her resources? Current occupants of the flute section. 42 Remembering Karlheinz Zöller 42 by Brooks de Wetter-Smith and Michael Faust, translated and edited by John Bailey Karlheinz Zöller, great flutist and perhaps even greater teacher, died in July 2005 after a severe illness—for all of us, much too soon. 48 Summer 2006 Masterclasses compiled by Tony Watson Cover Photo: Courtesy Matthias Ziegler 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. ISSN 8756-8667 2006 National Flute Association, Inc. 38 69 ©2006 Yamaha Corporation of America Yamaha is a registered trademark of Yamaha Corporation of America. All Rights Reserved. www.yamaha.com Spring 2006 The Flutist Quarterly 3 THE DUO Jennings-Johnson OFFICERS Mark Thomas • Founder and Honorary Life President 824 Charter Plc. Charlotte, NC 28211-5660 704-365-0369 (phone/fax) [email protected] New Release Katherine Borst Jones • President 4635 Rutherford Rd. Powell, OH 43065 Works by Fauré, 740-881-5008 Charles Griffes, fax: 740-881-5252 jones.6@osu .edu Christina Jennings, flute Robert Schumann, Lura Johnson-Lee, piano Alexa Still • Vice President A.J. McCaffrey 301 UCB, College of Music Box 301, UC Boulder and Boulder, CO 80309-0301 303-492-7150 Jeffrey Mumford fax: 303-492-5619 [email protected] Sue Ann Kahn • Immediate Past President 96 Fifth Ave. #4-J "The Jennings-Johnson Duo CD is a spectacular display of extraordinary New York, NY 10011 212-675-1932 musical poise and technical brilliance. The artistry of these two musicians is [email protected] Patricia George • Secretary most compelling and gratifying in this beautifully programmed CD." 311 S. 8th Ave. Pocatello, ID 83201 208-234-4922 - Jeanne Baxtresser [email protected] Former Principal Flute, New York Philharmonic Teresa Beaman • Treasurer Department of Music, CSU-Fresno 2380 E. Keats Ave. MS/MB77 Fresno, CA 93740-8024 559-278-3975 Available at fluteworld.com, flute4u.com, cdbaby.com, [email protected] Carol Dale • Assistant Secretary amazon.com, bestbuy.com, and powellflutes.com. Dept. of Music, University of Mississippi Oxford, MS 38677 662-234-2978 [email protected] Christina Jennings can also be heard on recent Albany record releases which include BOARD OF DIRECTORS Shulamit Ran’s flute concerto “Voices” with the Bowling Green Philharmonia (Troy Robert Aitken (2006–2008) 14 Maxwell Ave. 743) and The Starry Messenger (Troy 776). Both available at www.albanyrecords.com Toronto, ON M5P 2B5 Canada 416-481-4967 fax: 416-481-0040 www.christinajennings.com John Barcellona (2005–2007) 9462 Castlegate Dr. Huntington Beach, CA 92646 714-964-2382 fax: 714-964-2650 [email protected] Zart Dombourian-Eby (2006–2008) 2515 10th Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119 206-285-0206 [email protected] Rhonda Larson (2005–2007) 514 49th St. Grand Junction, MI 49056 269-434-8462 (phone/fax) [email protected] Amy Porter (2006–2008) 1647 Broadway Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-623-4853 [email protected] Jim Walker (2005–2007) 401 Rockedge Dr. Oak Park, CA 91301-3841 818-991-4320 fax: 818/991-9797 [email protected] From the PRESIDENT reetings to each of you! I hope Myrna Brown scholarship provides par- you are enjoying, as I am, our tial financial assistance for a flutist from Gupdated magazine with a new an economically challenged country to look and more varied content. Please attend the NFA Convention to perform. keep your ideas and articles flowing to The scholarship honors the memory of Editor Anne Welsbacher. Myrna Brown for her dedication and Spring brings with it a full schedule devotion to the NFA. Brown was our of concerts, recitals, flute days, and first executive secretary, serving until festivals to be shared by all. The NFA her untimely death in 1990. This year wants to help each of you to publicize the scholarship has been award to Tong these events, and would also appreciate Yu, a very deserving faculty member a presence via publications and from the Shenyang Conservatory in brochures. Please take the time to fill China. Please welcome him when you out the appropriate form on our Web see him in Pittsburgh. site (nfaonline.org), and contact the We are working to obtain, and make office to order available materials. readily available, job descriptions from The Executive Committee met in all committee chairs and officers. A new Katherine Borst Jones Santa Clarita, California, January 9–11, committee has been formed, chaired by as it does every year, to continue the Kim Goodman, to recruit new members business of the NFA. Often items from and also provide a way to determine of us on a yearly basis. This work is the our summer meetings require follow-up, why members do not remain current. lifeblood of the NFA, upon which the and new items come to our attention Plans are under way to improve com- board relies to stay energized through that cannot wait until the following munication with flute clubs throughout the years. For example, the long-range summer. This year has been no exception. the year by offering membership planning committee identified our Included in our meetings were reports brochures, convention brochures, and long-standing need for a publications from our wonderful staff members, other resources to clubs for regional director. Our competition coordinators Madeline Neumann, Anne Welsbacher, festivals. (Contact the office if you wish continue to fine tune the running of Maria Stibelman, and Executive to have materials sent to for your our many competitions. The new music Director Phyllis Pemberton. March 4 meetings.) Look for substantial committee reviews the work of potential marked Pemberton’s 15th anniversary changes in the 2007 Young Artist composers for our commissions, while with the NFA. Please join me in thank- Competition and for new initiatives as the publications committee considers ing her for her devoted service to our your executive committee and board new projects for the future. Please let us organization. The work of the NFA is in continue to look for ways to increase know how you wish to be involved. fine hands! the benefits of membership. Each of us has a place in this amazing Topics that continue to require Please consider making a special organization. attention and creative thinking are donation to our endowment fund while I look forward to joining you this development, communication (among attending the Lifetime Awards Dinner summer at our annual convention in members, committees and staff, flute to honor Stephen Preston and Jeanne Pittsburgh, where we will come together clubs and exhibitors), membership Baxtresser. The endowment was created once again to celebrate our ICONS of retention, and convention-related to provide a secure future for the NFA. the flute community as programmed by issues. With the increased accessibility Donations may be specified to help the masterful Thomas Robertello. The to the Web site, more items may now be fund our competition awards, our NFA is, as our mission states, truly placed online. We encourage each of commissions, or other designated pur- “encouraging the spirit of helpfulness you to visit the site regularly and to poses. Please join me in naming the and fellowship among its members and offer suggestions. We hope you have NFA in your will as well. the flute world.” enjoyed the increased contact that the The work of NFA committees con- e-mail newsletter provides.
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