Flute Fair with
Jill Felber
Schedule of Events
9-4 Exhibits Open
9-10 Warm-up Class with Ysmael Reyes
10-12 Masterclass with Jill Felber
12-1:30 Lunchtime Flute Choir Concert
(lunch can be eaten during the concert)
1:30-2:30 Extreme Makeover: Flute Edition with Jill Felber
2:30-3:30 Flute Choir Reading Session with Carolyn Keyes
(Bring Your Flutes!)
4:00 Recital with Jill Felber and pianist Robert Koenig
If you are interested in playing for the Jill Felber Masterclass, see details below.
Flute Fair Information
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Information for Jill Felber Masterclass
This event is open to all CFA members between the ages of 9th grade and professional. The preliminary round will be by recorded audition. Flutists must submit an unedited recording of themselves performing a piece of their choosing. Repertoire should be chosen from standard literature for solo flute or flute and piano. Obscure and/or unpublished works are strongly discouraged. Accompaniment is not necessary on the audition tape, but will be used for the masterclass. Each performer is required to bring their own pianist.
TAPING/RECORDING INSTRUCTIONS
You may record onto CD (preferred), DVD, or cassette tape. Except for breaks between pieces and/or movements, the recording may not be edited in any way. Each piece/movement must be recorded, in its entirety, from beginning to end without stopping/editing. Edited recordings will be disqualified. The recording does not need to be professionally recorded; however the recording should be as authentic as possible. Do not put any identification on the cover. All recordings will be judged anonymously. Include your completed entry forms with the recording. Those selected as performers will be notified by February 25th.
Mail your recording and application (Must be received by Feb. 23, 2010) to:
Colorado Flute Association
c/o Becky Weidman-Winter
Music Department
Western State College of Colorado
600 N. Adams St.
Gunnison, CO 81230
For more information, contact Christina Jennings at christina.jennings@colorado.edu
visit the CFA website at: www.coloradofluteassociation.org
Vendor Information
Vendors interested in participating should contact Cobus du Toit.
About Jill Felber
JILL FELBER has been hailed for her "beautifully finished performances" by The Detroit News and has been praised by Musical America for her "handsome performance." "The incredible flutist...the dazzling flutist...the radiant flutist Jill Felber," (The Independent, Santa Barbara), is known to excite audiences everywhere in concerts and recitals "played with flair" (The Los Angeles Times). "The outstanding American flutist Jill Felber" (Gazeta Rybnicka, Poland) is acclaimed worldwide for her "consummate musicianship" (Fanfare).
Ms. Felber has performed solo recitals, chamber music, and concertos on four continents and has held residencies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Great Britain, Italy and the United States. Also a tireless promoter of new music, Ms. Felber has inspired many composers to write solo and chamber works for her and for her flute duo ZAWA!, and is currently engaged in several commissioning projects. She has premiered over three hundred works for the flute and has released world premiere recordings for Centaur Records, CRI, Neuma Records, and ZAWA!MUSIC.
In demand as a guest clinician because of her extraordinary motivational teaching style, Felber is currently Professor of Flute at the University of California, Santa Barbara and performs as Principal Flute with Opera Santa Barbara. Holding degrees from University of Michigan and Bowling Green State University, Ms. Felber has taught on the faculties of Ohio University, Capital University, and Wright State University. Her teachers include Keith Bryan, Judith Bentley, Samuel Baron, and James Galway.
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