Black Swan for flute and piano by Leanna Primiani
Introductory notes: Growing up playing the flute, I had performed the works written for the NFA competitions my whole life. I never dreamed…
7 Essential Tools to Empower Artists as Entrepreneurs
Originally featured on the Americans for the Arts ARTSBLOG Note: Because artists – in many cases – are entrepreneurs, I will be using…
Fantasy for flute and piano by Debra Kaye
Fantasy is the first of a three movement suite for flute and piano, commissioned by flutist Carl Gutowski. This first piece was written…
A Student’s Guide for Recital Programming and Preparation
Recitals are exciting opportunities to share with an audience music that is meaningful to you. Preparing for a recital should be a fun…
A Conversation with Eva Amsler
I had the pleasure to sit and talk with my former teacher and mentor Eva Amsler, Professor at Florida State University. Her teaching,…
Blues for Paul by Julie Mandel
As for notes about the work: It was commissioned by Paul Taub, a wonderful Seattle flutist. One of the first performances of the…
Artley of My Heart by Andrea Long
The New York Times has a feature called Tiny Love Stories. These stories are capped at one hundred words and are about the…
Myth and Legend: Prélude and Daphnis
I have always been fascinated by the works of Debussy and Ravel. I remember even as a child, when my father would play…
Rachel Hacker’s 2020 Flute Census
Shrill? In completing my Master of Arts in Teaching degree from Bard College/Longy School of Music, I have decided to write my graduate…
