NEWSLETTER, Volume II, No. 2 March, 1977 JULIUS BAKER TO PLAY AT NEXT CONVENTION AUGUST 19-21 JuHus Baker will be appearing at the National Flute Association Convention in Sam Francisco playing in the concert on Sunday) August 21st and giving a Master Class on the Nielsen Concerto on Saturday) August 20th. At the Sunday concert, he plans to play the Cesar Franck Sonata, the Borne Fantasy Brilliance on Themes from Careen, and the Doppler Andante and Rondo for two flutes with Paula Robison. (Interview with Mr. Baker on Page 3) HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1977 CONVENTION Plans are firming up for the Sam Francisco Conven- the day on SaturdayJ a day Of great Variety. In the tion according to Donald Peck, Chairman of the morning will be an Industry panel, a performance of the Program Committee. Registration will begin at 8:30 on Newly Published Music and a Master Class on the Friday morning August loth (with early registration Nielsen Concerto given by Julius Baker. That afternoon Thursday evening). A general welcome and introduc- there win be a Jazz lecture-demonstration and a tion of the new Candidates for the Board of Directors workshop on how to tape the flute. At the Special and Offices will take place at 9:30. A teaching panel will Matinee Performance, the new officers and members of convene featuring West Coast flutists Jim Westbrook, the Board will be announced followed by a performance the new Director of Wind Ensemble at UCLA, Roger by flutists from many areas of the country. The formal Stevens, formerly of the Log Angeles Philharmonic and Evening Concert will feature major chamber works for presently faculty member at the University of Southern the flute, a performance of Henry Brant's Angels and California, and Walfrid Kujala, piccolo in the Chicago Devils, for all flutes, and a special piece composed for Symphony and member of the faculty at Northwestern the fifth anniversary of the founding of the NFA by University. In the afternoon there will be a Louis Moyse. lecture-demonstration on flute techniques in Contem- Sunday will open with an Industry panel and a porary Music and a Special Retrospective Program on Newly Published Music performance, just as Saturday. William Kincaid. The Special Matinee Performances at In the afternoon, the Flute Choir will perform under the this Convention are going to feature music for flute direction of Charles Delaney. An explanation of how to alone and flute with instmments other than piano, and use the NFA library will be given by Elsie Phillips from Friday,s concert will be presented by the Sam Francisco the Music Collection of the University of Arizona Symphony flute section, with a special welcome by Paul Library in Tucson. The finals of the Young Artist Renzi, Principal Flute. The Formal Evening Coincert Competition will take place. At the 4 o,clock Matinee will feature flute with Classical Orchestra. Performers Performance) the winner of the Young Artist Competi- and what they will play will be previewed in the next tion will be announced and the President will give a New sle tter. Farewell Speech. At the Final Evening Concert Julius Voting for officers and Board members will start off Baker and Paula Robison will be the performers..