Ensemble Program

NYFC Ensemble participants at the May 19, 2024 concert    Photo: Brian Klasewitz        

NY Flute Club Ensemble 2024-25 season

We meet once a month, usually on the third weekend, either Saturday or Sunday from 2:00-4:00 pm, September through April, and play a concert at the May Annual Meeting. Rehearsals are at Studios 353 at 353 W 48th Street. Dates are posted below. We will all miss our longtime co-director Denise Koncelik (who moved to Florida this past May)!

To join the ensemble:

• You must be a current member of the NY Flute Club.
• No audition is required. We accept all levels of players.NOTE: If you wish to participate in the ensemble program you must email Mark at: ensembles@nyfluteclub.org. Please include your name, preferred email address, and instrument (C flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, contrabass). For new members, include a short note describing your playing level (high school, college, amateur, professional).

We will email parts in PDF files. If you need a hard copy, please let us know.

SMALL ENSEMBLES PROGRAM:  Interested in playing in a group of two to four or five players in a player’s home? The NYFC has revived its matchmaking service for NYFC members interested in playing in a small ensemble. See the December 2021 NYFC Newsletter for details and/or contact Tereasa Payne at tereasapayne@hotmail.com.

Photos and reports of the NYFC Ensemble's activities in past seasons, starting with 2016-17, may be found here.

Meeting Schedule for the 2024-25 Season

Our Saturday, November 16, 2024 Meet-up

Participants at the November 16 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Carmen Brown

On Saturday, November 16 the NYFC Ensemble held its third rehearsal of the season with 23 members (20 returning and three new) participating at Studios 353 in Manhattan. Mark Vickers led the group through Masques (McGinty), Ancient Airs (arr. Jicha), Apollo March (arr. Thurston), American Flute Salute (arr. Holcombe), A Musical Snuff Box (Giannone), and Reverie (arr. Ben-Meir). 

During our mid-rehearsal break, the question “What would you teach if you could choose what you teach?” was posed to the members.  Surprisingly we discovered that a number of the members already were or had been teachers. Answers included music at various levels and capacities, philosophy, and cooking.

Our Sunday, October 20, 2024 Meet-up

Participants at the October 20 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Carmen Brown

On Sunday, October 20, the NYFC Ensemble held its second rehearsal of the season with 15 members (14 returning and one new). Mark Vickers led the group through Edelweiss (arr. Koncelik), Ancient Airs (arr. Jicha), American Flute Salute (arr. Holcombe), Diffusion and Light (McIntosh), Reverie (arr. Ben-Meir), and our own Bill Giannone’s revised arrangement of A Musical Snuff Box featuring Bill on piccolo solo. 

The icebreaker question was “What’s your favorite thing to do in the fall in NYC?”  Answers included heading to the parks inclusive of Central Park, Riverside Park, and Palisades Park to see foliage; enjoying fall fashions; and doing some cooking of fall foods.

Our Saturday, September 21, 2024 Meet-up

Participants at the September 21 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz

On Saturday September 21, the NYFC Ensemble began its new 2024-2025 season with 26 members (23 returning and 3 new). Director Mark Vickers led the group through a set of old and new pieces including Scarborough Fair (arr. Young), Reverie (arr. Ben-Meir), McGinty's Masques, McIntosh's Diffusion and Light, Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1, mvts. 1 and 2 (arr. Jicha), American Flute Salute (arr. Holcombe), A Musical Snuff Box arranged by ensemble member Bill Giannone, and Edelweiss arranged by former co-director Denise Koncelik. Returning members miss Denise and wish her the best. Within the group was NYFC president Lish Lindsey sharing the deep, dark sounds of the contra-bass flute, a great addition to the ensemble. 

The icebreaker question was "What was your favorite highlight of the summer?"  Answers ranged from hiking in Europe to sitting back and enjoying a view of the ocean.  Some spent time with family traveling and some were happy to just rest at home.