2013-14 Education and Enrichment
Past Event: Gergely Ittzés Masterclass: A Silver Lining
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
6:30pm-9:30pm
Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on E. 25th Street)
New York, NY
Do you remember Hungarian flutist Gergely Ittzés' insightful Doppler presentation last November amid the noisy blowers of the rehearsal room at Baruch? Do you recall his exquisite pianissimo phrases despite the noise of the adjoining theater? The Baruch Performing Arts Center has offered him a second chance to share his artistryGergely's masterclass is geared for advanced high school and college students.
Open to all NYFC members, admission is free. Auditors are welcome. Performers will be chosen by teacher recommendation. Teachers and/or students, please contact info@nyfluteclub.org for more information.
Past Event: Ian Clarke Workshop
Sunday, February 2, 2014
4:00pm
Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on 25th Street)
New York, NY
Flutists of all ages, bring your flutes. International Flutist Ian Clarke is coming to New York and wants to play flute with you. No need to prepare any specific music. Ian Clarke will teach everyone simple melodies and rhythms and help put them together to create a spontaneous musical composition.
The workshop is free for New York Flute Club members; $15 for students who are not members. Admission includes Ian's concert at 5:30pm that day.
Ian Clarke is acknowledged as one of the leading player/composers in the flute world. In his career he has performed in genres ranging from classical opera to a guest appearance with rock group Jethro Tull/Ian Anderson. His compositions have been performed across five continents on stages ranging from London’s South Bank to the Glastonbury Rock Festival and have been featured in four consecutive BBC Young Musician Woodwind finals. These published works are establishing themselves as some of the most exciting flute repertoire of today and are being embraced by internationally acclaimed performers, teachers, colleges and students alike.
Videos and Photos from Ian Clarke's Workshop and Concert
Credit: David Pressler
In the workshop, Ian Clarke demonstrated a number of extended techniques that he taught to the assembled participants. Hear the group integrate the techniques with some simple melodies and rhythms to create a spontaneous musical composition. In the concert that followed, with pianist Dianne Frazer, he performed seven of his flute compositions and Taffanel's Fantaisie sur Der Freischutz. Hear a segment of the concert.
Past Event: Jamie Baum Workshop
Sunday, December 15, 2013
4:00pm - 5:00pm (prior to her concert)
Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on E. 25th Street)
New York, NY
Jamie Baum will present her workshop, "A Fear-Free Approach to Improvisation for the Flute" prior to her concert at 5:30pm at Engelman Hall.
Past Event: Special Presentation by Gergely Ittzés
Sunday, November 10, 2013
4:00pm - 5:00pm (prior to his concert)
Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue (entrance on E. 25th Street)
New York, NY
Prior to the concert, Mr. Ittzés will give a presentation on the musical style of Franz Doppler, with special focus on Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise. Contact info@nyfluteclub.org, if you would like to perform in this class.
Hungarian gypsy music (not the same as the Hungarian folk music), which effected most of Doppler's music, has a living tradition still today. The basic band consists of 1 or 2 violins, a viola, double bass and dulcimer (cimbalom). If there is a wind instrument joining them, it is usually the clarinet (replaced here with flute). This style has a lot of improvisational elements which you can hear on this recording, too, especially in the accompaniment. It was recorded for the CD "Flute For Four" published by the Fon-Trade Music including tracks by András Adorján, Gergely Bodoky, Imre Kovács and Gergely Ittzés, all playing on the same golden flute. www.fontrade.music.hu, www.ittzesgergely.hu
Past Event: Masterclass with Raffaele Trevisani
Saturday, October 12, 2013
12:00pm - 3:00pm
92nd Street Y School of Music, Room S251
1395 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY
The participants of the class were Morgan Pappas, Lauren Osaka, David Ordovsky, Mitzy Nonaka, Shannon Hara, Rachel Susser, Coreisa Lee, and Michelle Stockman.
Photos by Zach Hicks from Raffaele Trevisani's masterclass.
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