Immanuel Davis, guest artist

Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord
Timothy Lovelace, piano

Admission: $25 at the door ($15 for students and seniors); free to NYFC members.

All dates and programs are subject to change. Holiday reception follows the concert.

Immanuel Davis

Flutist Immanuel Davis is a highly versatile performer who enjoys performing a wide range of repertoire, from the baroque to the contemporary. He has performed as a recitalist and master class teacher worldwide, including in Japan, Norway and Colombia. He has appeared as a recitalist and chamber musician at Weill Recital hall at Carnegie Hall, MoMa's Summer Garden Series, Noonday Concerts at Trinity Church, and the Meet the Virtuoso series at the 92nd St Y. Orchestral work has included performances with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Riverside Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Jupiter Symphony, and Buffalo Philharmonic. Mr. Davis has also played on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof, Show Boat and Ragtime, among others. Immanuel released his first CD, Prevailing Winds in December of 2003.

In 2005, Immanuel was a recipient of a Fulbright Grant for study of baroque flute and performance practice with Wilbert Hazelzet at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague. Since then he has performed as a baroque flutist with early music ensembles ARTEK (NYC), The Bach Society (MN), Lyra Baroque (MN), Midtown Concerts (NYC) and Early Music New York.  He has also had the pleasure of performing on NPR’s “Performance Today” and in recitals with Barthold Kuijken.

In 2011, Immanuel released his second CD, “On a Clear Morning”, which is works of Philippe Gaubert performed on Period French Instruments – A 19th century Louis Lot Flute and an Erard Grand Piano, making it the first modern recording of Gaubert’s music on French instruments.

Educated at the Juilliard School, Mr. Davis received both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as a student of Julius Baker. Other studies have been with Keith Underwood, Ransom Wilson, Sandra Miller, and with Philip Dunigan at the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Currently, Immanuel is in the final year of a 3-year teacher-training course to become a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. When he graduates in June 2013, he will become the only flute professor in the United States teaching at a major institution who is also an AmSAT certified Alexander teacher.

Immanuel Davis has been the flute professor at the University of Minnesota since 2001.

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