Ensemble Program
NYFC Ensemble participants at the May 21, 2023 concert Photo: Jenny Cline
NY Flute Club Ensemble Reconvenes after a successful 2022-23 season
We were grateful to be able to resume rehearsals last year, culminating in a wonderful concert in May of 2023. 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. We hope to resume rehearsals at Studios 353 at 353 W 48th Street. Dates will be finalized soon and posted below.
To join the ensemble:
- You must be a current member of the NY Flute Club.
- You must have proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
- No audition is required. We accept all levels of players.
NOTE: If you wish to participate in the ensemble program (even past members) you must email Denise & 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 2023-24 Season
| Date | Time | Location (if not Studios 353) | Event type |
| Saturday, September 23, 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Sunday, October 15, 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Sunday, November 19, 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Sunday, December 17, 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Saturday, January 13, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Sunday, February 18, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person | |
| Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | In-person |
Our Sunday, April 21, 2024 Meet-up
Participants at the April 21 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz
The March 16 rehearsal was cancelled; see you April 21.
Our Sunday, February 18, 2024 Meet-up
Participants at the February 18 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz
Our Saturday, January 12, 2024 Meet-up
Participants at the January 12 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz
Our Sunday, December 17, 2023 Meet-up
Participants at the December 17 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz
Twenty flutists, including two new players, met on Sunday, Dec. 17, at Studios 353 on West 48th St. We played through most of the pieces that are being prepared for the May concert, and read Bill Giannone's new arrangement of the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The ice breaker question was "Do you have any old or new traditions" for the holiday season or New Year's Eve? Many said they would be with friends or family, cooking, making gifts, some binge-watching ("Twilight Zone" and "The Honeymooners"), and others mentioned avoiding Times Square.
Our Sunday, November 19, 2023 Meet-up
Participants at the November 19 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz
Our Sunday, October 15, 2023 Meet-up
Participants at the October 15 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Carmen Brown
Twenty-two flutists (19 returning and three new) attended the NYFC Ensemble rehearsal on Sunday, October 15 at Studios 353 in Manhattan. Codirector Mark Vickers led the group through most of the season's repertoire, with some extra digging in on Daniel Dorff's Fireworks. The players noted that they were working at a higher level than normal, so tempos were held down until people had more of a chance to practice on their own.
The icebreaker question was "What is your favorite thing to do on Halloween?" Some people like to dress up and go to parties, and others stay at home to dole out candy to the trick-or-treaters (one person reports getting around 400 trick-or-treaters annually and dispensing with around 16 pounds of candy; others hope the trick-or-treaters don't show up so they can eat the leftovers). Mark likes to visit the carved pumpkin show at a zoo in Providence, RI.
Our Saturday, September 23, 2023 Meet-up
Participants at the September 23 ensembles meet-up. Photo: Brian Klasewitz
Twenty-four flutists (21 returning and three new) attended the season's first NYFC Ensemble rehearsal on Saturday, September 23rd at Studios 353 in Manhattan. Codirectors Denise Koncelik and Mark Vickers led the group through a set of mostly new-to-the-group pieces including Via's Fantasia on Red River Valley, McMichael's A Gaelic Offering, Lombardo's The Flute Garden, Tico Tico (arr. Wye), and the last movement of Dvorák's New World Symphony (arr. Long).
The icebreaker question (apropos of the day's weather) was "What do you like to do on a rainy day (other than practicing the flute)?" Most people were happy just to curl up with a book and a favorite beverage, or nap with a pet, but one person just liked watching the rain fall and another enjoyed a wet game of soccer.
