British Flute Society @BritishFluteSoc on Facebook @TheFluteEditor From the Editor Contact Elisabeth at [email protected] his issue of PAN celebrates the 30th anniversary of the British Flute Society. In putting the June magazine together, it has been a treat to comb through the archives of PAN and discover the wealth of treasures that they contain. A handful of past articles have been republished here for you to enjoy, and others will soon Tbe available on the BFS website. A glance at the original committee list: Christopher Hyde Smith (Chairman), John Francis (Secretary), William Bennett (Concert Representative), James Galway (President) gives an insight into the calibre of people Trevor Wye first inveigled into his ambitious plan for a British Flute Society. Trevor himself hid behind the modest title of Assistant Editor, the post of Editor being brilliantly executed by Lorna Lewis, back in the days when producing a magazine required scissors and glue. Malcolm Pollock, Education Representative on the original committee, has rejoined the Council thirty years later, and in this issue contributes fascinating insights on the state of flute teaching then and now. The lowly Concert Rep is now our celebrated President William Bennett OBE; and our original President has become, of course, Sir James Galway, who, with his wife Lady Jeanne Galway, is now our Honorary Patron. The BFS can be justly proud of its achievement in fostering talent, enthusiasm, and flute-playing fun over three decades. Its future looks just as exciting. Do join us for the 30th anniversary celebration picnic in Regent’s Park on 23 June after Trevor Wye’s Premier Flautist recital. I hope you enjoy the June issue of PAN. Elisabeth Hobbs Editor Safe in our hands Protection from theft and damage from just £30 Allianz Musical Insurance provides specialist policies for all types of musical instruments. 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June 2013 1 AMI 4534 s.i.o.h 184.6x123.3.indd 1 18/10/2011 10:15 The Council and Officers of the British Flute Society Chairperson Carole Jenner-Timms Vice Chairperson Rachel Misson Treasurer The British Flute Society Catriona Crosby Area Representative Co-ordinator Kate Cuzner Council Members President William Bennett OBE Helen Druiett; Kate Hill; Anne Hodgson; Vice President Sheena Gordon Lisa Nelsen; Niall O’Riordan; Honorary Patrons Sir James Galway Malcolm Pollock; Sally Quantrill and Lady Jeanne Galway AFT Representative Chairperson Carole Jenner-Timms Hugh Phillips Membership Secretary The Journal of the Nicola Thompson British Flute Society Legal Advisor Alastair Learmont BFS Secretary and Advertising Manager Volume 32 Number 2 Anna Munks June 2013 Editor Editor Elisabeth Hobbs Elisabeth Hobbs [email protected] Convention Programme Director Carla Rees Full contact details for all council members and Contacting the BFS officers are available from the secretary, Secretary and Advertising Anna Munks 27 Eskdale Gardens Purley, Surrey CR8 1ET Area Representatives Telephone and fax 020 8668 3360 [email protected] Avon & Somerset Carole Jenner-Timms 01761 233982 Birmingham Margaret Lowe 0121 474 3549 Membership Secretary Cardiff Justine Swainson 029 2075 1313 Nicola Thompson Cheshire Dawn Savell 01925 416647 48 Wistow Road Cumbria Suzanne de Lozey 01539 560054 Selby YO8 3LY Derry/NI Sarah Murphy 07811 107065 Telephone 0845 680 1983 Devon (West) & Cornwall (East) [email protected] Kym Burton 01837 861138 East Sussex Anne Hodgson 01273 812580 Hertford Sally Quantrill 01992 536236 Editorial Committee Hertfordshire Wendy Walshe 01707 261573 Carole Jenner-Timms Hertfordshire (Hitchin) Liz Childs 07711 080275 Alastair Learmont Isle of Wight Louis Henry 01983 531868 Rachel Mission Kent Pat Daniels 01732 770141 Anna Munks Lancashire Mark Parkinson 01257 410856 Niall O’Riordan Lancashire (Preston) Jane Pembleton-Smyth 01772 864587 Editoral Assistant Sarah Roberts Leicestershire Elizabeth Rowan 0116 2514595 Design and Layout Elisabeth Hobbs London E & Essex Kate Cuzner 01787 273628 NW London Joss Campbell 07930 093564 Cover image cartoon by Wibb (William Oxfordshire Kate Hill 01491 641212 PAN Bennett), first published vol. 1 no. 1 Scotland Marysia Williamson 01501 762 510 Southampton/Hants Sarah Heard 07779 927613 Surrey Jacqueline Cox 020 8773 0436 Printed by Lavenham Press Swansea Hugh Phillips 01792 865825 West Yorkshire Tracey Smurthwaite 01924 211538 Views expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect an official view of the British Flute Society. 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Australia (NSW) Derek Galloway +61 4 50045753 France Atarah Ben-Tovim +33 5574 74428 Italy Geoff Warren +39 85 4159865 Muscat, Oman Nicholas Foster +968 95203966 New Zealand Marion Titmuss +64 75520794 Registered charity No. 326473 Qatar Pat Smith +974 4678121 ISSN 2052-6814 Contents 1 From the editor 4 Letters 6 News 17 Dates for your diary 54 Reviews 58 Last word Marcel Moyse 9 Features 18 The Radcliff flute in traditional Irish music Tom Greene on Paddy Carty 22 Canadian works for flute Jennifer Brimson Cooper on music in Ontario since the 1960s 28 Living with focal hand dystonia David Greenhalgh on his journey back to flute-playing health 32 32 Albert Cooper’s Gadget Page revisited Some early columns from the renowned flute maker 36 Better late than never Tony Corney on his Rudall Carte flute and how he finally learnt to play it Regulars 38 Forgotten composers 44 Roz Trübger on a predecessor to the BFS 42 Baroque Elizabeth Walker on 30 years of historical performance practice 44 Well-being Niall O’Riordan on improving your playing by finding comfort in your jaw 48 Flute choirs Elisabeth Hobbs and Caroline Hobbs-Smith on new repertoire 50 Teachers’ portfolio Malcolm Pollock reflects on the changes since 1983 52 52 Flutewise Liz Goodwin on inspiring the next generation June 2013 3 The Editor, PAN The Dairy Toot Baldon Letters OXFORD OX44 9NG Write to [email protected] Prize Letter have passed the grades without mention of lack of tonging, Synchronicity bad posture, or other particular problems. I look forward to I just wanted to thank you for your articles in the BFS hearing the opinions of other colleagues. magazine on the subject of synchronicity and A Method Manda Williams Called Love. I was introduced to the concepts of positive A county music service perspective thinking, universal oneness and intuition a few years ago and Atarah’s letter really struck a chord for me as a specialist flute thought they were exciting, but didn’t really commit to them teacher working for the last 20 years with a county music as they seemed too esoteric and even weird. Reading articles service. When I started teaching, lessons were individual, on the subject in a traditional, quite conventional classical usually 30 minutes. Over time, with financial pressures, that music magazine written by respected players at the top of time was pared down and small group teaching was introduced. their game (Niall O’Riordan and Wissam Boustany) got me The pressure to recruit more students meant offering group thinking about these ideas again and ‘legitimised’ them in my teaching to younger and younger students, although the fact mind. The result is that it has totally changed my life and flute that the music service only stocked standard flutes for loan playing, the synchronicities are everywhere now I’m aware of meant that most colleagues found it difficult to teach below them, and making music is the joyous activity is supposed to Year 4. be. May the flow continue! Now with Wider Opportunities, music service teachers are Emily Johnson being required to provide whole class general wind teaching to children as young as seven. Some specialist flute teaching From the Editor: colleagues are using fife to good effect, but non-specialists June’s Prize Letter receives a copy of The New Flute: hardly know where to start. The verdict of the music service I Workbook and DVD by Tilmann Dehnhard, kindly donated work for is that flute is just too hard to teach in the large group by Universal Edition. This ground-breaking new tutor book is context and that therefore from now on they will not offer it to reviewed on page 54. young beginners at all. The only new players we are bringing up for the future through the state system, at least in this county, Starting too young? are ones who come in through other means. When it comes to the flute, Wider Opportunities seems to really mean No Readers respond to Atarah Ben-Tovim’s letter Opportunity. published in the March issue If we are going to start children so young, it would be Bad habits really helpful to develop a coherent methodology for doing I agree with Atarah Ben Tovim, I think many children are so, one that could be part of the training of new, enthusiastic, starting to play flute too young. I teach at secondary level young flute teachers, so that we all know how best to train and school, working with children from age 11 to 18. I spend a encourage the very young children we now need to teach to considerable amount of time trying to undo the bad posture ensure the lifeblood of flute playing in the future. habits, wrong fingerings, and so on, that the children have Sadly, I must ask you kindly not to publish my name if you acquired at their prep or primary school (often under the print this letter, as my music service has threatened to discipline tutelage of a non-flautist - but that’s another bugbear!).