Contributors of Edition IV – March, 2022
Francisco Barbosa, described by Jacques Zoon as "one of the most interesting artists of his generation", is the soloist of the BD Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his orchestral career, he recorded 2 albums (2019 and 2022) and is the author of a series of flute books "A New Approach to the Art of Flute Playing", releasing 4 volumes from 2018 to 2021.
Portugal
Dr. Heidi Kay Begay is the founder of the Flute 360 podcast, which can be found through various podcast apps, such as Apple, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and more. Heidi teaches digital courses, coaching sessions, and private music lessons. In addition, she provides musicians with audio and video production needs for their creative projects.
USA
In 1999, Ilja Dvoretsky co-founded the well-known group Marimba Plus, which performs original music at the intersection of jazz, world music and new academic music. From 2012 to 2016 he was a soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic under the direction of Y.Simonov.
Since 2016 - Director of the Moscow Flute Center.
Russia
Australian flute player Laura Chislett has established herself on the international stage as a performer, educator and recording artist across a wide range of musical styles. Her recordings, on ten different labels and multiple streaming platforms, range from Bach and Boulanger, to Ferneyhough and Dench.
Australia
Dr. Lea Pearson has been helping musicians find relief from pain and learn effective ways to move and play since 1998. One of the country’s leading Body Mapping Educators, she works with professional and amateur musicians and trains teachers how to use our bodies to make beautiful music.
USA
Neapolitan flutist and researcher, MIUR flute teacher. Author of works: "New hypothesis on the production of sound in the transverse flute" and "Suono Pensando", holds seminars in Italy and abroad. He is the author of software for flute teaching and of a device that optimizes the sound quality of the flute.
Italy
Mirella Pantano is a soloist in symphonic and television orchestras, including “La corrida”, “Domenica In”, “Concerto di Natale 2009” and many others. She is the author of countless musical fables, including staged "ANOTHER SKY" and " IL BOSCO PRODIGIOSO ” and producing educational CDs.
Italy
Internationally recognized Russian-Swiss flutist, Laureate of international competitions. Director of the Giez Festival and the International Competition for Young Performers in Val-de-Travers (Switzerland), professor of "Musik Hug" school. Recording artist at ARS Production.
Russia - Switzerland
Contributors of Edition III – December, 2021
Alan Weiss is an acclaimed flutist with extensive international experience as a performer in major orchestras and ensembles, as a collaborator in chamber music with many of the world’s outstanding flutists, as a former teacher at a major university, and flute historian. He is currently the co-owner of VintageFluteShop.com.
USA
Laureate of international competitions, has performed in the best concert halls in Russia and Europe as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. Teacher, administrator for International Relations Departments of various state cultural institutions.
Russia
Dr. Hummel performs as an Altus and Azumi flute artist. She is founder and director of Dr. Cate’s Flute Camp, a day camp for flute students based in the Chicago suburbs. She is Adjunct Professor of Flute at the University of St. Francis and teaches privately both in person and online.
USA
Dr. Katherine Emeneth is the founder of KE Creative, a digital company that focuses on the business education and empowerment of classical musicians. She teaches privately through her studio, the Georgia Flute Academy, and enjoys performing with various ensembles in the southeastern United States.
USA
Australian flute player Laura Chislett has established herself on the international stage as a performer, educator and recording artist across a wide range of musical styles. Her recordings, on ten different labels and multiple streaming platforms, range from Bach and Boulanger, to Ferneyhough and Dench.
Australia
Dr. Lea Pearson has been helping musicians find relief from pain and learn effective ways to move and play since 1998. One of the country’s leading Body Mapping Educators, she works with professional and amateur musicians and trains teachers how to use our bodies to make beautiful music.
USA
Ludwig Böhm is a great-great-grandson of Theobald Böhm (flautist, composer, flute-maker, inventor of the Böhm flute, Munich 1794–1881), who dedicated his life to keep the memory of Theobald alive. He is the President of the Theobald Böhm Archive, the Theobald Böhm Society and the Theobald Böhm Foundation. He is the organizer of the International Theobald Böhm Competition.
Germany
Peruvian flute player and composer. He has been a member of the most important symphony orchestras in Lima and is currently developing an intense work as a composer whose works have been premiered in Peru, USA, Brazil, Paraguay and Serbia. His compositions are published on the Sheetmusicplus.com portal.
Peru
Neapolitan flutist and researcher, MIUR flute teacher. Author of works: "New hypothesis on the production of sound in the transverse flute" and "Suono Pensando", holds seminars in Italy and abroad. He is the author of software for flute teaching and of a device that optimizes the sound quality of the flute.
Italy
Mirella Pantano is a soloist in symphonic and television orchestras, including “La corrida”, “Domenica In”, “Concerto di Natale 2009” and many others. She is the author of countless musical fables, including staged "ANOTHER SKY" and " IL BOSCO PRODIGIOSO ” and producing educational CDs.
Italy
Contributors of Edition II – September, 2021
Bill McBirnie is a highly acclaimed and internationally renowned jazz/Latin flutist. Bill is the author of a book on The Technique and Theory of Improvisation, and his most recent album, The Silent Wish (with Bernie Senensky), was nominated for a 2020 Juno award as “Best Instrumental Album of the Year”.
USA
Dr. Hummel performs as an Altus and Azumi flute artist. She is founder and director of Dr. Cate’s Flute Camp, a day camp for flute students based in the Chicago suburbs. She is Adjunct Professor of Flute at the University of St. Francis and teaches privately both in person and online.
USA
Irina Nekipelova teaches flute at the Mravinsky St. Petersburg Children's Art School and is the author of the “Young Virtuoso” competition, dedicated to Ernesto Köhler. Awards: a personal award from the Y.Zhorno Charitable Foundation, gratitude and a certificate of honor of the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg, an honorary badge and an award of the Government of St. Petersburg “For the humanization of the school”.
Russia
Dr. Lea Pearson has been helping musicians find relief from pain and learn effective ways to move and play since 1998. One of the country’s leading Body Mapping Educators, she works with professional and amateur musicians and trains teachers how to use our bodies to make beautiful music.
USA
Ludwig Böhm is a great-great-grandson of Theobald Böhm (flautist, composer, flute-maker, inventor of the Böhm flute, Munich 1794–1881), who dedicated his life to keep the memory of Theobald alive. He is the President of the Theobald Böhm Archive, the Theobald Böhm Society and the Theobald Böhm Foundation. He is the organizer of the International Theobald Böhm Competition.
Germany
Peruvian flute player and composer. He has been a member of the most important symphony orchestras in Lima and is currently developing an intense work as a composer whose works have been premiered in Peru, USA, Brazil, Paraguay and Serbia. His compositions are published on the Sheetmusicplus.com portal.
Peru
Neapolitan flutist and researcher, MIUR flute teacher. Author of works: "New hypothesis on the production of sound in the transverse flute" and "Suono Pensando", holds seminars in Italy and abroad. He is the author of software for flute teaching and of a device that optimizes the sound quality of the flute.
Italy
Maurizio Bignardelli is an internationally recognized author of music research and musical reviews for publishers Ut Orpheus, Zimmermann, Bèrben, and Da Vinci. He has worked with RAI, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the Lyric Institute of Cagliari, the Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Maurizio has recorded 45 solo and chamber CDs and is a flute professor at the "Respighi" Conservatory of Latina.
Italy
Mirella Pantano is a soloist in symphonic and television orchestras, including “La corrida”, “Domenica In”, “Concerto di Natale 2009” and many others. She is the author of countless musical fables, including staged "ANOTHER SKY" and " IL BOSCO PRODIGIOSO ” and producing educational CDs.
Italy
Venezuelan flutist, composer, producer, teacher, an award-winning Artist with 7 CDs, based in Madrid since 1998. His work “Solo de Pajarillo” has become one of the most recorded and performed Latin American solo flute pieces worldwide. Omar Acosta is the creator and director of CIARTS, Centro Integral de Artes, in Madrid.
Venezuela | Spain
Internationally recognized Russian-Swiss flutist, Laureate of international competitions. Director of the Giez Festival and the International Competition for Young Performers in Val-de-Travers (Switzerland), professor of "Musik Hug" school. Recording artist at ARS Production: "French Impressions" (2017) and "Shades Of Love" (2019)
Russia / Switzerland
Contributors of Edition I – June, 2021
Alan Weiss is an acclaimed flutist with extensive international experience as a performer in major orchestras and ensembles, as a collaborator in chamber music with many of the world’s outstanding flutists, as a former teacher at a major university, and flute historian. He is currently the co-owner of VintageFluteShop.com.
USA
Peruvian flute player and composer. He has been a member of the most important symphony orchestras in Lima and is currently developing an intense work as a composer whose works have been premiered in Peru, USA, Brazil, Paraguay and Serbia. His compositions are published on the Sheetmusicplus.com portal.
Peru
Marco Felicioni, flutist, carries out an intense activity in Italy and abroad, performing alongside internationally renowned artists.
Researcher and collector of historical and ethnic flutes for thirty years, he is the author of historical-didactic articles and regularly holds instrumental and musical interpretation courses.
Italy
Neapolitan flutist and researcher, MIUR flute teacher. Author of works: "New hypothesis on the production of sound in the transverse flute" and "Suono Pensando", holds seminars in Italy and abroad. He is the author of software for flute teaching and of a device that optimizes the sound quality of the flute.
Italy
Internationally recognized Russian-Swiss flutist, Laureate of international competitions. Director of the Giez Festival and the International Competition for Young Performers in Val-de-Travers (Switzerland), professor of "Musik Hug" school. Recording artist at ARS Production: "French Impressions" (2017) and "Shades Of Love" (2019)
Russia / Switzerland
Contributors of the Zero Edition – March, 2021
Internationally recognized Russian-Swiss flutist, Laureate of international competitions. Director of the Giez Festival and the International Competition for Young Performers in Val-de-Travers (Switzerland), professor of "Musik Hug" school. Recording artist at ARS Production: "French Impressions" (2017) and "Shades Of Love" (2019)
Russia / Switzerland