Silver Linings and a Daily Routine
Just about a year ago, one week or so before the pandemic hit, I upgraded my flute. I’d been playing a Muramatsu from…
“When the Clouds Clear” (3 movements) for flute and alto flute by Alyssa Reit
About When the Clouds Clear (3 movements): You Can’t Be Serious! is just as the name implies. A Difference of Opinion is intended…
Jane Lenoir and the Roots of Creativity
Tell us about your background. How did you come to the flute and to music as a career? I grew up in a…
The Cuban Charanga Flute Evolution
The Cuban Charanga Flute Evolution through Danzón Improvisations of Antonio Arcaño, Jose Fajardo, Eduardo “Richard” Egües, and Orlando “Maraca” Valle During the nineteenth…
“The Wreath of Silver Birds” for piccolo or flute by Joelle Wallach
“The Wreath of Silver Birds” was written in 1995 as an outdoor work for solo piccolo in honor of the 95th birthday of…
COVID U: Teaching in a Pandemic
“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” Whether it was originally said by Ginger Rogers herself,…
“karner blue” for flute and piano by Kim Sherman
“karner blue” celebrates the life of the Karner Blue Butterfly. This beautiful creature lives an intense short life, unaware of its own endangered…
Move Every Day: A Conversation with Angela McCuiston
JD: What drew you to music as a career? Tell us a little about your background. AM: My mom had a flute in…
Piccolo Playing in a Light of Great Joy: A Conversation with Ilonka Kolthof
JD: Tell us about your background. How did you come to music as a career? IK: When I was seven years old, I…
Xenium by Faye-Ellen Silverman
I have always wanted to be a musician. I started composing with weekly assignments from the Dalcroze School of Music, which I began…