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by Alexis Kossenko All photos © Alexis Kossenko, Philippe Kossenko and Colin Laurent En 2019, Alexis Kossenko posa la première pierre d’un projet ambitieux visant à enregistrer de très vastes pans du répertoire pour flûte solo. Ces enregistrements poursuivent un but à la fois musical, encyclopédique, historique, organologique et éducatif. Ils dépassent la dimension du simple concert pour mettre…
by Anamarie Diaz, The Financial Flutist The starving artist mindset holds a lot of weight in our society. This ideal is known by artists and non-artists, but we aren’t born believing that artists struggle financially. This concept is learned and internalized by the way artists are portrayed in media and from comments that are said to us by individuals…
Dear flutists, we would like to present the 6th edition of The Babel Flute. For a year and a half of the existence of our magazine and community, it became clear how many talented flutists in the world are ready to share their discoveries, projects, research, experience and unique pedagogical methods! We have 8 new authors and 2 more…
Rogier de Pijper Het derde register van de fluit zorgt vaak voor stress bij fluitisten die ik tegenkom. Het wordt soms geassocieerd met moeilijk, hard en lelijk. Vooral leerlingen die in een harmonieorkest spelen krijgen meer dan eens te horen dat de fluiten te hard en lelijk klinken en dan vooral in het hoge register. Het gevolg is vaak…
By Rachael Simon As a professional flute repair specialist, one of the most common questions I receive from flutists is, “What kind of pads should I get?”. I love getting asked this question, because pads are probably one of my favorite things to talk about. It’s for good reason–there are few components that are as crucial to the sound…
by Stephen Clark There is little doubt that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach is some of the most loved repertoire that we, as flute players, have at our disposal. Often though, as much joy as this music brings flute players around the world, many musicians often feel intimidated and scared to play the music of this great master….
by The Babel Flute team During Spring 2022 semester, some of the school students have been working on a review essay to enter the Best Review of an Article contest promoted and sponsored by The Babel Flute International Flute Magazine. CONTEST The idea belongs to Manuel Domingo Carranza Cueto, The Babel Flute Regional Director for South America! The aim…
by Stefan Keller The fascination of low flutes is something that has been haunting me for nearly thirty years. What really sets this fascination are the deep “slow” vibrations, the “sonorous sound”, the “resonance” of the different sized tubes, and the unbelievable sonority. In the following text I introduce the individual low flutes from my very personal point of…
Dear flutists, We would like to introduce the 5th edition of The Babel Flute! We thank our authors for their incredible articles in which they share their knowledge, experience and talents! This is a truly international magazine, created by flutists from all over the world! 10 new authors have joined us in this edition! We are so happy to…
Il suono dell’anima armena di Anush Naroyan L’Armenia è un paese antico: la sua cultura, così come le sue tradizioni, vantano una storia millenaria. Basterebbe evocare alcuni nomi: il monte Ararat, il lago Sevan… Già presente sulla mappa babilonese del V secolo a.C., il nome “Arminia” è menzionato per la prima volta dal re persiano Dario I (522 –…
Nominations are now open for the 2025…
This Fall marks a very special milestone:…
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Flute Almanac proudly presents its Winter 2025…
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