Conor Nelson Vatory of Music, Where She Studies with Jeanne Bax- Sunday, April 18, 2004, 5:30 Pm Tresser
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The New York Flute Club N E W S L E T T E R April 2004 2004 Young Artist Competition Winners EONIE WALL, 23, is currently pursuing a In Concert L master’s degree at 2004 NYFC YOUNG ARTIST WINNERS the New England Conser- Leonie Wall, Philipp Jundt, Conor Nelson vatory of Music, where she studies with Jeanne Bax- Sunday, April 18, 2004, 5:30 pm tresser. A native of Ottawa, CAMI Hall, 165 West 57th Street she completed her bache- lor’s degree at McGill Uni- Program versity in Montreal with Histoire du Tango ................................................ Astor Piazzolla Timothy Hutchins in 2002 Conor Nelson, flute; Ayano Kataoka, marimba and was principal flute of l’Orchestre des Grands Bal- Fantaisie on Themes from Der Freischutz ........... Paul Taffanel First Place lets Canadiens de Montreal for their 2001–2002 season. Caprice No. 24 (Rampal-Jundt)......................... Nicolo Paganini She spent last summer with the orchestral training pro- Philipp Jundt, flute; Linda Mark, piano gram at the Music Academy of the West, studying with Tim Day and Jeanne Baxtresser. In the summers of 2001 Duo for flute and piano ..................................... Aaron Copland and 2002, Leonie was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, touring the Canadian maritime prov- Pièce en forme de Habanera ............................... Maurice Ravel inces in 2001 and Asia in 2002. She recently completed a Chant de Linos ........................................................André Jolivet month-long tour of the Eastern United States and Puerto Leonie Wall, flute; Linda Mark, piano Rico as principal flute of Les Violons du Roy. ❑ Program subject to change. HILIPP JUNDT, 25, is cur- rently a graduate student P at the New England Conser- vatory of Music, where he studies with Jeanne Baxtresser, and a visiting student at Harvard University, where he studies economics. Born in Basel, he is a graduate of the Munich Hochschule, where he studied with András Adorján. He has performed as soloist with numerous European festival and chamber orchestras, including those of Basel, Bern, and Lithuania, and has been a member of the quartet ERGO I N T H I S I S S U E ensemble Toronto since 1999. Recent CDs include cham- ber music for “Sounds Global” in Belgrade, and a set of 2004 Competition Winners ........ 1 Swiss flute concertos accompanied by the Camerata Zurich, Meet the Young Artists Second Place ❑ conducted by R. Tschupp (Guild). From the President ..................... 2 The Art of Competition ONOR NELSON, 22, is currently a master’s degree Member Profile ........................... 3 student at Yale University, where he studies Chip Shelton with Ransom Wilson. Originally from Canada, he C The Flute-Voice Connection ...... 4 is a recent graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. He by Robert Dick attended the Aspen Music Festival and School as the win- ner of a woodwind WAMSO Young Artists Competition A Chat with Albert Weatherly .... 6 award, and has performed concertos with a variety of or- by Katherine Saenger chestras, including those of Bach and Mozart with the Announcements Toronto Symphony Orchestra in January 2001. His earlier Ensemble Concert Invitation ............. 2 Flute Happenings ............................... 3 teachers were Linda Chesis, Susan Hoeppner, Amy Hamilton Third Place Member Announcements ................... 4 and Ruth Laredo. ❑ Classified ............................................. 4 2 — NYFC Newsletter The Art of Competition by Jayn Rosenfeld THE NEW YORK FLUTE CLUB INC. had a chance to chat with the winners of our 2004 competition after our Flute Fair last month, and I think 2003–2004 I it’s fair to say (no pun intended!) that they are an ex- tremely focused bunch. The parameters of the compe- Board of Directors Jayn Rosenfeld, President tition were: age limit 27, each contestant to play the “set Ardith Bondi, First Vice President piece,” which this year was the first movement of the Katherine Fink, Second Vice President Prokofiev Sonata, in addition to other music of their choice. Svjetlana Kabalin, Recording Secretary There were 28 contestants in all, who were narrowed down George Kimmel, Membership Secretary From the to six finalists, three of whom placed “in the money.” It is James Blair, Treasurer President these three we shall hear in concert on the 18th. Nadine Asin Rie Schmidt Leonie Wall, our first place winner, had two quite distinct Rochelle Itzen Patricia Spencer experiences, she said: first, auditioning for the three judges (Linda Chesis, Sandra Sue Ann Kahn Stefani Starin Church, and Stephanie Mortimore) in the first round, and then playing for a “real” Robert Langevin Nancy Toff audience, at the Fair in the finals. And perhaps one could say that she had three Barbara H. Williams psychic backboards: the judges, the audience, and herself; that is, she was compet- ing against herself, first of all, to play the best she could, and secondly, and more Advisory Board practically, to get into the final round. That was her goal, and, as it turned out, an Jeanne Baxtresser Gerardo Levy extremely realistic one. She spoke of having the confidence one has if one has Harold Jones Laurence Libin prepared “meticulously” (her word) and the insurance one has, if well-prepared, of Marya Martin not being disappointed. This is strikingly mature, and devoutly to be wished. Conor Nelson, 22 years old, seems to thrive on competition. He has entered the Past Presidents NY Flute Club competition before. In his previous appearance he placed among the Georges Barrère .................. 1920–1944 John Wummer ...................... 1944–1947 top six, and this time, he got to third. He joked that if he enters again…hopefully, Milton Wittgenstein ............ 1947–1952 there’s nowhere to go but up. He said, in fact, that rather than a sense of competi- Mildred Hunt Wummer ...... 1952–1955 tion in the preliminary round, there was a supportive camaraderie among the Frederick Wilkins ................. 1955–1957 contestants. I can imagine a hanging together rather than hanging separately type of Harry H. Moskovitz ............. 1957–1960 atmosphere. Conor said he used this competition partly for his own purposes, that Paige Brook ........................... 1960–1963 Mildred Hunt Wummer ...... 1963–1964 is, to focus his flute-playing, to have a clear and immediate goal. He felt it was quite Maurice S. Rosen ................ 1964–1967 different to play in a flute competition versus, for example, a general concerto Harry H. Moskovitz ............. 1967–1970 competition. Again the word “focus” comes to mind. He mentioned that he used his Paige Brook ........................... 1970–1973 friends very constructively: he “grabbed them,” put them in a room, and made them Eleanor Lawrence ............... 1973–1976 listen to him, so he could test his memorization—a very gentle form of exploitation Harold Jones ........................ 1976–1979 Eleanor Lawrence ............... 1979–1982 to be sure. These mini-performances prepared him to be excited instead of nervous Paige Brook ........................... 1982–1983 when he finally arrived at LaGuardia and the big hall on the big day, virtual to actual. John Solum ........................... 1983–1986 Philipp Jundt admired our organization, and didn’t mention his own, which had Eleanor Lawrence ............... 1986–1989 to be considerable. But this is the perfect place to acknowledge the fine work of Pat Sue Ann Kahn ...................... 1989–1992 Zuber who managed all aspects of the competition, and of Kathy Fink, who was Nancy Toff ............................. 1992–1995 Rie Schmidt ........................... 1995–1998 superbly in charge of the whole Fair. They plus the many selfless volunteers made a Patricia Spencer ................... 1998–2001 great day for us. Heroes all round. Jan Vinci ................................. 2001–2002 Recently there was an audition for a flute opening at the Metropolitan Opera, and 100 flutists were picked to audition from a larger pool of flutists who wanted to Newsletter be heard. Does that make some of you happier to be amateurs? ❑ Katherine Saenger, Editor 115 Underhill Road Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 762-8582 [email protected] An Invitation for Ensembles Alice Barmore, Layout/Production If your ensemble would like to play at the NYFC’s Photos of the 2004 125 Christopher St., #4H May 9 concert, please contact Ensembles Coordi- Flute Fair New York, NY 10014 nator Rochelle Itzen immediately at 212-982-2703 are available for viewing (212) 675-9706 (phone and fax) (phone) or [email protected] (email). [email protected] online at Post-concert refreshments will be needed. Please www.peterschaaf.com/ www.nyfluteclub.org phone Beatrice Strauss (718-859-5280) if you can proofs/flutefair2004. bring something. Copyright © 2004 by The New York Flute Club Inc. unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. April 2004 — 3 FLUTE HAPPENINGS James Newton. In 1988 Chip became a Member Profile flutist exclusively, attending Manhattan FREE to current NYFC members, this section lists upcoming performances by members; flute-related School of Music full time for two years contests, auditions, and masterclasses organized/ Chip Shelton sponsored by members; and brief descriptions of as a jazz flute major, studying with John members’ new recordings, sheet music, and NYFC member books. Send submissions to the Newsletter Editor. since 1988 Purcell, Julius Baker, and musicianship master Dr. Helen Hobbs Jordan. O C T OAPRIL B E R ’04 2 0 0 2 Employment: Dual Thursday