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The New York Flute Club
Welcome
Founded in 1920 by eminent flutist Georges Barrère, composer Lamar Stringfield, and a group of their associates, The New York Flute Club is the oldest such organization in the United States.
Barrère's idea in starting the Club was to provide a common meeting ground for professional, student, and amateur; a place where less experienced players could hear new and unusual music for the flute as well as the classic repertory played by fine artists; a place where all might find performance opportunities helpful to the development of their own talents.
Today, the Club sponsors
- a professional concert series,
- the New York Flute Fair
- an ensemble program,
- the New York Flute Club Competition,
- a young musicians contest,
- an education and enrichment program,
- commissions of new music for flute, and
- a variety of publications and recordings.
We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions about the Club or this website. Please contact us.
The New York Flute Club
Park West Finance Station
P.O. Box 20613
New York, NY 10025-1515
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Workshop with Chris Norman
Chris Norman will conduct a workshop from 4:15-5:00pm before his concert on January 22nd, 2012. The concert will take place at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on 25th Street).
Learn to play a few tunes as an introduction to the traditional music of Maritime Canada. We’ll learn the tunes by ear and a few basics about phrasing & ornaments. Everyone should bring an instrument.
For ALL students (kindergarten through high school) and their guests, admission is $1.00. Admission to the concert and pre-concert demo/workshop is free for NYFC members and $20 for all others ($10 for seniors).
Teachers can download a flyer (PDF) to post in your studio.
2012 Young Musicians Contest
The Young Musicians Contest will be held on Sunday March 4, 2012, at the Greenwich House Music School located at 46 Barrow St. in New York City from 9:00-6:00 p.m.. There will be four categories: age 8 and under, 9 to 11, 12 to 14, and 15 to 17 years old (based on age as of March 1). The winners from each category will perform in concert with the winners of the NY Flute Club Competition at the Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on 25th Street), New York, NY, on Sunday, April 22, 2012. In order to enter, contestants must pay a $25 entrance fee and have a teacher who is a New York Flute Club member. Last year’s winners are not eligible to compete in the same age category. The registration form may be found on the Contest page; forms must be submitted by February 17th, 2012. For more information, please contact contest coordinator Soo-Kyung Park at ymc@nyfluteclub.org.
2012 NYFC Competition
Flutists ages 18 to 27 are invited to compete in the annual New York Flute Club Competition, a prestigious event that has been held each spring for more than thirty-five years. Preliminary and final auditions will be held at the New York Flute Fair on March 24, 2012. The winners will receive monetary awards and a performance at the Competition Winners Recital in New York on Sunday, April 22, 2012, 5:30 pm, at Engelman Recital Hall, Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue. The application (PDF) is now available for download. APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.
Save the Date!
2012 Flute Fair with Amy Porter
We are pleased to announce that The New York Flute Fair will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues), New York, NY. Amy Porter will be the Guest Artist. More information about masterclasses, activities and recitals taking place that day will be posted shortly. The preliminary and final rounds of the New York Flute Club Competition will also take place during the Fair. Please contact Kaoru Hinata, Flute Fair Chairperson, with proposals for masterclasses and workshops.
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In addition to our website, you can now follow the Club's News on the social networking website Facebook. Signup only takes a minute for new users. If you already use Facebook, simply become a fan of New York Flute Club. And please suggest us to your friends!
We invite our Facebook friends to post announcements regarding upcoming recitals and masterclasses on our Wall. Commercial advertisements, individual for-sale notices and advertorial posts endorsing specific products or companies will be removed by the Administrator. All NYFC Members are also welcome to submit events to our Happenings column in the Newsletter. Please visit the Newsletter page for submission deadlines.
