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To be oneself authentically can bring about genuine connections, relationships, and ideas that can ultimately lead to monumental change. There is a renaissance happening within the arts field where individuality is once again taking the forefront over conformity. Authenticity is a value shared by many young artists within the queer community, including flutists Jimmy Walter…
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Flute Specialists Newsletter 1. When did you start sempre|flute? I launched sempre|flute on June 1, 2021. But the idea of sempre|flute had been on my mind for about 2, maybe even 3 years, back when I worked part-time at a local fabric and craft store. 2. What made you want to start your own business?…
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Music for Oboe, Violin or Flute, and Organ or Piano Volume One: Composers of Scandinavia Edited by Marilyn Biery and Stephanie Shapiro With Elizabeth Sobieski (violin) and Laura Larson (flute) These pieces represent Scandinavian composers from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In some cases, they are household names (Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen), others are as…
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Any of the following ring a bell? “I’m feeling bored with what I’m currently practicing.” “I’m practicing regularly but I don’t feel like I’m making any progress.” “I don’t even know what to practice anymore.” If you resonate with any one of these nagging thoughts, don’t worry! As we evolve as musicians, so do our…
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Often the first question people ask me when I tell them I’m a composer is “How did you start composing?” I’m not sure what answer they expect, but usually they’re surprised when I tell them that I started out by writing horn parts for my high school ska band – although more likely the surprise…
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As we celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month, and our eyes turn towards underrepresented composers and flutists, there is a new focus on music making in our world. Nowadays, we care about diverse programing and teaching, and many of us find ourselves looking for information that is, at this moment, a bit hard to find. As…
