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Canada (Ontario) Samantha Chang +001 416 801 9196 France Atarah Ben-Tovim +33 5574 74428 Italy Geoff Warren +39 85 4155549 Muscat, Oman Nicholas Foster +968 95203966 Registered charity No. 326473 ISSN 2052-6814 PAN March 2017.indd 2 11/04/2017 17:53 Contents 8 In this issue 4 News and people 8 BFS Competitions 20 14 Summer schools 2017 20 Averil Williams: 50 years at the Guildhall 24 New year, new you: goal setting in practice 30 History of the flute, part 4: developments 36 Finding variety in trills 40 Masterpieces on flute and guitar 30 44 The flute, the hammer and the sickle 54 Luna’s Magic Flute 56 Reviews 54 March 2017 3 PAN March 2017.indd 3 11/04/2017 17:53 News and People Flutewise/ABRSM Flute Choir Competition by Liz Goodwin have to admit I’m into the ‘Wrong Grade completely non- Exam’. It was so good we competitive. I’d go as all wanted to repeat it, Ifar to say I really loathe especially as the Chief competition in music. As a Examiner, John Holmes, child I was touted around was up to being murdered festivals together with my again by Darth Vader! If friend, Lynne. We were you weren’t there and are always up against each a bit confused, the ‘Wrong other in classes, taking Exam’ is an educational at how to encourage really tricky to project the it in turns to come first. musical pantomime where involvement with as many size of venue we would need At the time it struck me professional flute players players as possible. Then if we held the first round that this wasn’t doing us take an exam and ‘get things the idea of the flute choir live. The final round will much good as developing wrong’ then it is explained competition came up. This be live on the morning of young musicians, but it how the system works so the appealed to me because 16 July. If the competition was just giving the adults audience know how to get it although it would be a is well supported with lots involved with us kudos. I right. It’s much easier to get competition it’s not one on of entries then I’ll plan a can understand the need the message across that you one, everyone is in a team. bigger event to run it again for competitions for older really do need to learn your Whenever we are teaching at some later date. players, but I’m still not a scales and/or rehearse with we need some goal to work The next question that I fan. your pianist and/or play towards and to give flute had to explore was whether However, I might be what the composer wrote choirs this goal seemed a the competition should be changing my mind after down not what you feel like really good idea. open to just school aged 16 July. On that day we are through comedy. I have no idea how people or should it be having a Flutewise event So the ‘Wrong Grade popular this competition is open to all ages. There are at the John McIntosh Arts Exam’ is going to be the going to be at this stage. The so many adults who enjoy Centre, London Oratory focal point of the event people I’ve talked to have all playing in flute choirs, it School. It’s a good venue and there will be other been very positive about it. seemed wrong to exclude that we’ve used before many activities including warm- Because of the uncertainty them. It brings up child years ago to celebrate Jimmy ups, playalongs, flute choir, of numbers and wanting safe guarding issues for our Galway’s 60th birthday. This shopping and workshops to make it as accessible as afternoon event, but I feel time we are celebrating the for parents and also flute possible, I explored the idea confident we can cope with launch of the new ABRSM teachers. It promises to be a of the possibility of holding those. flute syllabus. We had a great event. the first round by YouTube And then there was the really lovely event at LSO Having looked at the submission. This seemed a question of what should St Luke’s four years ago for venue and planned the perfect way to do something they play? Own choice the launch of the current afternoon event I got as ‘risk free’ as possible. It’s or set piece? Set pieces syllabus and as part of it we thinking about what else a bit scary trying any new seemed the fairest way changed Abbie Burrow’s to do as we had time and venture and it would be forward, but what? I spent famous ‘Wrong Concert’ capacity. I also was looking 4 bfs.org.uk PAN March 2017.indd 4 11/04/2017 17:53 News a long time exploring this This was a tricky one for me. when people hear what the Now all the details are and discussing it with There are obviously quite a first prizes are, I think it will out there all I can do is people. It would have been number of costs involved really encourage them to sit and wait and see what wonderful to be able to have and as we’ve no idea how enter! I’m still working on happens. If you have any commissioned new pieces many groups will enter, the prizes but so far I am feedback about it, I’d really for this, but there wasn’t most of it is guess work. £30 thrilled to announce that appreciate hearing from the budget and time, so we was the amount decided on, Guo are giving a G treble you. I would like to think decided to keep to pieces maybe we’ll break even with flute, The Vibe are giving that this could be the start with a strong Flutewise that, make a loss or make a a £300 voucher towards of something very exciting connection. For the Open profit … we’ll see. Of course a low flute, Just Flutes are for our flute world. Category (all ages) the set any profit, which would be offering £150 worth of flute We’ve got a new website piece is The Flutewise Theme lovely, will just be ploughed choir music, Top Wind dedicated just to Flutewise by Gareth McLearnon back into Flutewise for are offering a voucher and events, you can find it at plus their own choice. It future events. Azumi are sponsoring a www.flutewiselive.org should be obvious why The Every group that enters prize that every entry will This is due to our original Flutewise Theme, yes, it was will win a prize which will receive and also every website being a bit full and written for Flutewise.