I Letters to the Editor 3 Why I Play the Flute John Francis 4 Developing Baroque Ornamentation Skills Berry Bang Mather 8 PAN I BFS Rules the World 12 The Journal of the British Flute Society Richard Adeney talks to The Editor 14 President James Galway Portrait Gallery 22 President for 1988 Patricia Lynden Vice President Albert Cooper ( Member's Platform 23 from 1st January 1988 I History Pages 25 Council: Edward Blakeman Chairman Reflections of a "London West End Super Juliet Keeling Secretary Mole" on four seasons in the Royal Opera Simon Hunt Ediror House Pit Patricia Lynden 28 Jenny Wray Membership Secretary Jonathan Myall Treasurer James Dower Events Co-ordinator 'Friend! Look for the first allegro': Trevor Wye Events Co-ordir~aror Some thoughts on the flute in Haydn's Andrew Thomson Publicity O//icer Symphonies Edward Blakeman 3 1 Adrian Brett Publiciry Oflicer Robin Soldan Educational and FIute Clubs Representative The Season in Malta Tom Cotterell 36 Susan Bruce Hon. Legal Adviser I Jonathan Pickford Hon. Auditor The British Flute Society was formed in January 1983. 1 The Flute Player in Art 38 from the constitution: 'The objects of the Society shall be to advance the education of the public I East Anglian Flute Group 39 in the Art and Science of Music and in particular the Art and Science of Flute playing in all its aspects by the presentation of public concerts Flute Events Section 40 and recitals and by such other ways as the Society through its Council I shaU determine from time to time.' Bath Summer School of Baroque Music 43 The Editor warmly welcomes contributions to Pan, and invites manuscripts - typed if possible - by post to 40 Portland Road, Lon- don W 11 4LG. 1 Flute Events 44 Views expressed by the contributors are their own and do not necessari- ly voice any official view of the Society. I Review Section 45 Subscription rates to BFS Complete your collection of PAN 50 Individual Membership UK and Europe £14.35 per annum Husbaod/\lVife Life Membership .&20 per annum Student Membership f8.60 per annum Commercial Membership £34.50 per annum Membership outside Europe L5 extra Life Membership Life L230 Husband and Wife Membership L285 Club membership L20 per annum School membership £14.35 per annum (per 10 members or part) Cover Picture: Adwtisemmt Reoresentarives: Richard Adeney Percival Moon 8; Son Ltd, 147 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2HN. Tel: 01-353 5555 JOIN the BFS, the Society to benefit and bring together all those in- terested in the Flute. Details from Membership Secretary, Jenny Wray, I Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2AH. Printed by Novello and Company Limited, Borough Green, Scvenoaks, Kent All copyrights reserved 1988 areas of flute knowledge and activity which escape my EDITORIAL notice. Remind me of them! Do not forget that if you were not there, Pan would not exist, you are a (partly) 1988 promises to be a year of great activity in the flute unknown force which spurs me to write, enquire, world, with the 7th Australian Flute Convention happen- telephone, collate, conjure and generally rush madly in ing in the year of the bi-centenary in April, the U.S. Na- all directions about the 21st of every fourth month! Thank tional Flute Association's Convention in San Diego in you for your support, and I look forward to seeing you August, and of course our own really exciting Flute Day all on the 1st of May and the 12th of June! at the Royal College of Music, on Sunday June 12th, with Aurtle Nicolet as our star guest..It is very nice that Col- in Fleming is coming from Northern Ireland (that land of virtuosos), to be with us to conduct the flute choir. Life Members of It is significant that with a membership of something like 800, the more recently formed German Flute Society at- the British Flute Society tracted 600 to its last major event, an attendance of 7570%. Wissam' Boustany Anne Jakeman It would be nice ifwe could achieve even 50% of the U.K. Albert Cooper Trevor James membership, which according to Jeremy Wray's splen- Philomena Cooper Susan Milan did map would work out at 457%! Particularly as this .Elena Duran Christopher Paul Money will be the first event organised by our new events co- Michael Ennerson Alexander Murray ordinator James Dower. James Galway Barbara Noble Sunday 1st May is also a day to ring in your diaries. Jeanne Cinnante Galway Stephen Robinson Anybody who has not had the good fortune and indeed ~ ~ Brian Hamilton Trevor Wye privilege to hear Geoffrey Gilbert give a masterclass will have the chance to do so in Leicester, a wonderful day Chairman generously organised by our erstwhile council member A Letter from the Russell Parry. The B.F.S. teacher's course, organised ef- The New Year brings some changes in personnel on ficiently as usual by Robin Soldan, to be held at Ruskin the BFS Council. We are pleased to welcome Patricia College, Oxford on the 15th - 17th April is hlly book- Lynden as the first of our Annual Presidents and we ed. This is splendid evidence of your interest and support. look forward to hearing from her in the pages of Pan. Other European events in 1988 include the Nice Flute Sadly, we have to say goodbye to our Secretary, John Symposium 4 - 7 July (a very good excuse to go to that Francis, who is taking a well earned retirement. John delighthl Edwardian resort, which I remember well from has been one of the pillars of the Society since its for- attending and playing in, Jean-Pierre Rampal's mation, and we have indeed been fortunate to benefit masterclass in 1963), an important flute competition in from his loyalty and hard work. By the time this let- Holland (see last issue of Pan) and, according to a con- ter appears, he will have celebrated his 80th birthday versation with Albert Cooper, several competitions in Ita- - congratulations from all of us, John, and very best ly. Albert is modest about his prowess in the Italian wishes for a happy retirement. language, but it is possible that he likes to practise it when The Council is very pleased to announce that Juliet he attends these events! Keeling, formerly one of the Publicity Officers, has The question of area representatives for the B.F.S. is being pursued by our new secretary Juliet Keeling (to agreed to become Secretary. Any relevant cor- whom 'Welcome') who tells me that she has already had respondence should therefore be addressed to her at: quite a positive response to her letters. This would seem 88 Lexden Road, to be a good way to involve more people and generate West Bergholt, more activities. Really, quite a lot of excellent events have Colchester, materialised as a result of the existence of the B.F.S., but Essex C06 3BW still only in a very limited number of places, and we are We are also pleased to announce that Adrian Brett has well aware that some areas may well feel very neglected. been co-opted to the Council to fill the vacancy in The logistics of organising flute events in for example, publicity. Sunderland from London are horrendous, and expensive, so more Iocal activity is essential. So please come forward The Council meets four times each year (usually and offer your participation. towards the end of March, June, September, and To our chairman's thoughts (no, no Mao's) on Coun- December), so if you have any points about the runn- cil changes, I would just like to add a brief word of my ing of the Society and its activities that you would like own. To say that we will miss John Francis as secretary, raised and discussed, please write to any Council his helpfulness, courtesy and dedication to the job from member in time for one of the meetings. There will the Society's formation; and that we welcome Adrian Brett also be an opportunity for open discussion at the AGM to the task of publicising the Society, to work with Andy which will be during the next London Flute Day on Thomson, it is felt that they may well make our (and their) 12th June. So keep the ideas coming! presence felt! Best wishes. If you have special flute interests let me know, criticise, Edward Blakeman. suggest, contribute, communicate! No doubt there are vast 2 Greetings to all B.F.S. members from James interview which resulted in the article, I should like to Galway set the record straight by stating that the originator and' sole author of the article was, of course, Edward Our President writes from an idyllic sounding Blakeman. remote bay in Victoria, Australia, where he is hav- ing a well-earned rest while on tour there. He tells JOHN SOLUM me of an idea to do a concert for the B.F.S. and perhaps an article sometime. Dear Editor, We certainly look forward to seeing and hearing First of all, I would like to congratulate the BFS for the him again when he is back from his travels and all Flute day in Manchester. It was a thoroughly invigorating send him and Jeannie very best wishes for 1988. Ed. day. I speak as a young professional, always seeking ex- citing sounds. So many flutists want to hear the well known "masters"; it is true that there is a lot to learn LETTERS TO THE EDITOR from them. But I feel there is so much one can learn from young good players, particularly if you are an adult.