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The New York Flute Club N E W S L E T T E R March 2005 a CONVERSATION with LEONE BUYSE Interview by Katherine Fink The New York Flute Club N E W S L E T T E R March 2005 A CONVERSATION WITH LEONE BUYSE Interview by Katherine Fink s a student at the Eastman School of Music in the early 1970s, I was indelibly impressed by the elegant and genteel presence of Leone Buyse, an Eastman graduate from the class of 1968. She had won a position with the Rochester Philharmonic just prior to my arrival as a freshman, so I was fascinated to observe a flutist who was so young and yet so Aprofessional and kind (not to mention really, really talented!). I have always been interested in the career choices and musical contributions that Leone has made and I welcomed the opportunity to ask about them. KATHERINE FINK: How did you become Georges Barrère, and I was delighted to interested in Georges Barrère and how do so. Having studied in France for two did this program evolve? years following my undergraduate years LEONE BUYSE: Nancy Toff and I have at Eastman, I am a dedicated Francophile been friends for many years as a result of and greatly enjoy performing French music our involvement in the NFA. When she of all periods. After investigating numerous first told me of her research into Barrère’s works which Nancy had discovered life and accomplishments I was fasci- through years of sleuthing, Martin Amlin nated. She later invited me to record and I made joint decisions regarding some of the repertoire dedicated to repertoire for our two forthcoming CDs. Throughout this process we were in contact with Nancy, whose suggestions were invaluable. In Concert LEONE BUYSE, flute Why did you choose these particular pieces Martin Amlin, piano from the vast “Barrère repertoire?” A Program of Works Dedicated to Georges Barrère The works comprising our March 12 recital are all pieces which will appear on our Saturday, March 12, 2005, 5:30 pm CDs. Our primary goal in choosing LaGuardia Concert Hall repertoire for those discs was to offer well- LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts written works with a good sense of 100 Amsterdam Avenue (at 65th Street) (Cont’d on page 5) I N T H I S I S S U E Romance (1905) .......................................................................... Philippe Gaubert A Conversation with Suite for Flute Alone, Op. 8 (1929) ....................................... Wallingford Riegger Leone Buyse ............................... 1 Interview by Katherine Fink Chant dans la nuit, Op. 14 (1901) ....................................................... Albert Seitz From the President ..................... 2 La Nymphe Bocagère (1909) ..................................................... Christiaan Kriens Why We Are Having a Flute Fair Member Profile ........................... 3 Andante et Scherzo, Op. 51 (1934) ................................................ Albert Roussel Sharon Powers Barrère and New Music ............. 4 Forgotten Modes: Five Pieces for Flute Alone, Op. 29 .................. Marion Bauer by Nancy Toff Sonatine quasi Fantasia (1937) .................................................. Philippe Gaubert Flute Fair 2005 Repertoire: The Barrère Connection............. 5 Announcements Program subject to change. Flute Fair Update ................................ 2 Flute Happenings ............................... 3 2 — NYFC Newsletter Why We Are Having a Flute Fair by Jayn Rosenfeld THE NEW YORK FLUTE CLUB INC. ocial bugs may be any of numerous species that live in colonies and manifest group integrity and division of 2004–2005 S labor. Social bugs are best exemplified by termites, ants, bees, wasps and flutists. The said creatures are differen- Board of Directors tiated in structure, function and behavior. The reproductive Jayn Rosenfeld, President group selects the site for a new colony. The workers care for Ardith Bondi, First Vice President Katherine Fink, Second Vice President the eggs and larvae, collect food, and construct and repair Barbara H. Williams, Recording Secretary the nest, while soldiers defend the colony against predators. Don Hulbert, Membership Secretary From the Swarming is the method by which new colonies are estab- James Blair, Treasurer President lished. Explorers often leave the nest simultaneously with other colonies, which may ensure that individuals from Rochelle Itzen Seth Rosenthal different colonies will have the opportunity to interbreed. Svjetlana Kabalin Rie Schmidt Fred Marcusa Patricia Spencer From the Encyclopedia Britannica. Honest! Patti Monson Stefani Starin It seems to me there are some real parallels between the insects and us. Some Nancy Toff of us found our Flute Fair site at LaGuardia High School and found wonderful participants for our educational and entertaining day; some of us have been Advisory Board teaching and nurturing young flutists, or interested adults, for many years; some of Jeanne Baxtresser Robert Langevin us are union activists protecting all musicians. I’ll let you tease out other similari- Harold Jones Gerardo Levy ties. But the larger message is, if we do not work together, we will not add up to a Marya Martin meaningful community. So, all you termites, ants, bees, wasps (and flutists!), will you come out and help Past Presidents us on the 12th? Laura George, Kathy Fink, I or any member of the board will Georges Barrère .................. 1920–1944 happily try to match you up with a job to fit your schedule and interests. John Wummer ...................... 1944–1947 ❑ Milton Wittgenstein ............ 1947–1952 See you on the 12th! Mildred Hunt Wummer ...... 1952–1955 Frederick Wilkins ................. 1955–1957 Harry H. Moskovitz ............. 1957–1960 Paige Brook ........................... 1960–1963 Flute Fair 2005 Mildred Hunt Wummer ...... 1963–1964 Maurice S. Rosen ................ 1964–1967 Katherine Fink, Flute Fair Chair Harry H. Moskovitz ............. 1967–1970 Paige Brook ........................... 1970–1973 Eleanor Lawrence ............... 1973–1976 THE BARRÈRE LEGACY UPDATE Harold Jones ........................ 1976–1979 Leone Buyse, guest artist Eleanor Lawrence ............... 1979–1982 Paige Brook ........................... 1982–1983 Saturday, March 12, 2005 John Solum ........................... 1983–1986 8:30 am–7:00 pm Eleanor Lawrence ............... 1986–1989 Sue Ann Kahn ...................... 1989–1992 LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts Nancy Toff ............................. 1992–1995 100 Amsterdam Avenue (at 65th Street) Rie Schmidt ........................... 1995–1998 Patricia Spencer ................... 1998–2001 Please check www.nyfluteclub.org for detailed information and updates. Jan Vinci ................................. 2001–2002 Newsletter Concert: Admission to the 5:30 pm Buyse/Amlin concert is free to current Katherine Saenger, Editor members (with membership card) and Flute Fair registrants; $10 for all others. 115 Underhill Road Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 762-8582 NYFC TABLE: New York Flute Club members in good standing are invited [email protected] to sell their recordings and publications at the club table in the exhibit hall. CDs and Alice Barmore, Layout/Production publications only, please; we cannot handle other merchandise. You may offer a 125 Christopher St., #4H total of 10 items at a time; there is no item limit for performers at the fair. Bring items New York, NY 10014 to the table beginning at 8:30 am on the day of the fair. YOU MUST PICK UP (212) 675-9706 (phone and fax) UNSOLD ITEMS BY 5:00 pm. We will not be responsible for unsold items after 5:00 [email protected] pm, and we will not deliver them to you. The NYFC will take a 20% commission on all sales. For more information, contact Barbara Williams at [email protected]. www.nyfluteclub.org Copyright © 2005 by The New York Flute Club Inc. raffle: A free lesson with Leone Buyse will be raffled at the Flute Fair. unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Tickets will be one for $5 or five for $20. ❑ March 2005 — 3 FLUTE HAPPENINGS Current flute(s): A “Louis Lot style” Member Profile FREE to current NYFC members, this section lists upcoming silver Haynes (c. 1953) with especially performances by members; flute-related contests, auditions, and Sharon Powers thin (0.010-0.011") tubing, played with masterclasses organized/sponsored by members; and brief descriptions of members’ new recordings, sheet music, and books. NYFC member since an 18K gold Haynes headjoint. Send submissions to the Newsletter Editor. the 1960s NYFC Corporate Sponsor Influential flute teachers: Sam Baron (her O C TMARCH O B E R ’05 2 0 0 2 Coordinator since 2003 primary teacher for many years, starting Sunday 4:00 pm in high school) followed by lessons with MAR Employment: Flute teacher at the Berk- Rampal (a joyous time in Nice!), Maurice 6 UPTOWN FLUTES in a concert of works by Strauss, McMichael, shire Music School in Pittsfield, MA, the Sharp (in Aspen), Tom Nyfenger, and Hilton, Melicharek, Downes, Ravel/arr. by Hawthorne Valley School in Ghent, NY, Harold Bennett. She says, “Baron was Rie Schmidt, and Boone. St. Patrick’s Academy in Catskill, NY, such an extraordinary teacher. When I • Dorothy Young Center for the Arts, Drew and at home in Copake Falls, NY. find myself slipping, remembering his University, Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ • Admission: $10 • Info, call 973-408-3428. metaphors usually gets me back on track.” A recent recital/performance: A concert Thursday 7:15 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in High school: High School of Music and MAR Hudson, NY, in the winter of 2003, Art in NYC. 10 Harpenflute, with PAMELA SKLAR, flute,
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