Erica Peel – Sound Advice
Interview by Rose Bishop RB: What advice do you have for someone taking their first professional audition? EP: Although I’m sure there exist…
Chatting with Alexa Still over Coffee at the Slow Train Cafe
Alexa Still and I met for coffee and an interview at The Slow Train Cafe, just a few blocks from Oberlin Conservatory. I…
Make Music and Achieve Success: A Conversation with Molly Barth
JD: Tell us a little about your background. What drew you to music as a career, and who were your most influential teachers?…
Make Yourself Who You Are: Robert Dick On Creativity
Robert Dick is an American composer, improviser, flutist, teacher, inventor. A graduate of Yale University, in 1975 he published The Other Flute, the…
Christie Beard – History in the Making
Most flutists are familiar with the piccolo and have a love/hate relationship with the instrument. When we hear the word “piccolo,” many of…
Power Coffee and 10 Million Concerts: Felipe Tristan, Flutist and Conductor
“Felipe! Felipe! You do it!” called the members of the top high school band in the State Music Program of Mexico. The band…
A Conversation with Roger Martin
I think I first heard Roger Martin play as part of the Cumberland Quintet at an honor band in high school, which we’ll…
Mimi Stillman: A Modern Classic Flutist
Iconic flutist Mimi Stillman has a well-earned reputation for excellence as a performer, a teacher, and a champion of new music, along with…
The Man Behind the Curtain, Adam Pettry
In this month’s Piccolo Edition of The Flute Examiner, I wanted to interview someone who is contributing greatly to the world of the…
