Emily Skala, flute
 

Date & Time

Sunday, November 12, 2017 - 5:30pm

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Monthly Concerts: Emily Skala, flute
Lura Johnson, piano Program Sonata for violin and piano Claude Debussy (1862-1918)                        arr. Zoltán Gyöngyössy                    Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 -1750) Le Merle Noir Oliver Messiaen...
Engelman Recital Hall Baruch Performing Arts Center 55 Lexington Avenue   (entrance on E. 25th Street) New York, New York
 

Location

Engelman Recital Hall
Baruch Performing Arts Center
55 Lexington Avenue
  (entrance on E. 25th Street)
New York, New York

Emily Skala, flute

Lura Johnson, piano

Program

Sonata for violin and piano

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)                        arr. Zoltán Gyöngyössy                   

Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 -1750)

Le Merle Noir

Oliver Messiaen (1908 -1992)

Sonata for violin and piano

César Franck (1822 -1890)                           arr. Douglas Woodfull -Harris                          

Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14
 

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 -1847)
arr. Pierre -Yves Artaud

 
   Program subject to change.             
 

 


Admission: Free to NYFC members, $25 for non-members, $15 for students and seniors (65+) at the door.


Emily Skala is principal flutist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. During her career, she has held three principal positions, performed as guest principal in orchestras throughout the world, and appeared at top music festivals in Aspen, Edinburgh and Brazil. As a soloist, she has worked with internationally-renowned conductors including Marin Alsop, Juanjo Mena, Mario Venzago, and David Zinman. After being appointed principal flutist of the BSO in 1988, Ms. Skala became a faculty member of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in 1989. She has taught masterclasses at the National Orchestral Institute, the Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory and George Mason University; in Suanbo, South Korea; and for the National Flute Association's annual conventions.

As a soloist with the BSO, Ms. Skala has tackled the most demanding repertoire for the flute, including works by Bach, Corigliano, Rouse, and Takemitsu. She has performed on numerous recordings (including Grammy-nominatec, Sony and Naxos labels. During her time with the BSO, Ms. Skala released a solo CD of Brahms and Schubert with Summit Records, which received much critical acclaim.

 

 

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