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Dear flutists, The new VIII Edition of The Babel Flute marks the two year anniversary of The Babel Flute since we announced a new platform and project on March 20, 2021. The global flute community immediately supported it! Thank you so much to all our contributors, readers, and followers! In a sense, this has become a powerful unifying and…
by Jocelyn Crosby Preface: 2001: Middle school band. I can picture the room, which seemed spacious when empty, but far too small when our band filled each chair. The walls were painted white, there were some posters hanging—the usual motivational poster, some composers’ faces and a chart of instrument families. A conductor’s stand was right in front of large…
por Daniel Cueto “Prisma” fue mi primera composición para flauta sola, un proyecto íntimo que se dio en un momento coyuntural dentro de mi carrera como flautista y compositor peruano. Este proyecto empezó en el año 2010, momento en el cual me encontraba estudiando la especialidad de flauta en el Conservatorio Robert Schumann en Düsseldorf, Alemania. A mis 22…
by Rogier de Pijper Vanaf het moment dat we voor de eerste keer het lokaal van onze fluitdocent inlopen is het punt gestart waarop we op zoek gaan naar perfectie. Zo wordt ons bijvoorbeeld vanaf onze allereerste fluitles geleerd om een steeds mooiere klank te maken. Maar, wat is een ‘mooie klank’ eigenlijk en hoe weten we zeker dat…
by Laura Chislett Keyna Wilkins is a British/Australian composer-musician who was one of 3 finalists for the Australian Art Music Awards for Individual Excellence in 2018 and 2021 (APRA/AMCOS). Laura Chislett met with Keyna in Sydney, Friday 29th October, 2022 Keyna and I met up for this interview in the multi-cultural suburb of Ashfield in Sydney about one month…
By Lindsey McChord As a professional hand engraver and flute repair specialist, my customers often ask me about engraving their flute. They want to know where engravings can be added and what areas may be off limits. They want to know how the flute is engraved; what tools and methods are used, and what the process looks like. More…
por Francisca Fernández Incorporar la idea de compasión en el campo de la práctica musical, es un desafío por distintos motivos. En primer lugar, por siglos ha existido la idea del artista “sufriente” que sacrifica su vida, acepta estoicamente vivir con lesiones y vive en una situación precaria en el plano material. Entre películas y casos de la vida real, ejemplos…
Por: Manuel Carranza Cueto En América del Sur hay una vasta y rica geografía donde maravillosas culturas (milenarias algunas como Caral en Lima, Perú) han existido dejando vestigios que aún hoy podemos admirar. Y, dentro de la zona de Perú y Bolivia, se han desarrollado culturas emblemáticas que siguen causando la admiración del mundo como la cultura Tiahuanaco o…
by Rachael Simon Are you interested in becoming a flute repair technician? Are you wondering how to get started in this field? Well, pull up a chair! I am a professional flute technician, and when I first had the realization that this could be the perfect career for me, all of the questions that I had are likely the…
Березень 19-21, 2023 Дорогі друзі! Шановні колеги! Раді повідомити, що 19-21 березня відбувся фестиваль «Київські дні флейти» – Kyiv Flute Days! Мабуть, це єдиний у світі музичний фестиваль, який проводился в екстремальному форматі – у перервах між повітряними тривогами – не завдяки, а всупереч обставинам! Концепція цього заходу була остаточно сформована під час його проведення. Перш за все, той,…
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