Flute Specialists Blog

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  • Diversions Album by Rose Bishop

    Diversions is Rose Bishop's debut album of solo flute repertoire that she either commissioned during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic or performed as part of her residency with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra in October 2021. This album features compositions by all female composers and includes works by Amber Beams, Nicole Chamberlain, Linda Robbins…
  • 3 Things That Will Take Your Flute Compositions To The Next Level

    by Eric LacyNo Substitute for Hard WorkAn aspiring composer was working on some music he was writing for a small orchestra. After several months of composing, he reached a point of frustration with the outcome. When his teacher looked at the score, he assessed the music as being above average. However, he insisted that if…
  • Flutelight Emerges with “Duets & Dahlias!”

    by Barbara OgarFlutelight was created with the goal of creating community through music by presenting free and budget friendly Music Education opportunities, performances/masterclasses from stellar artists, and coupling everything with Community Service.  Flutelight was very active and then Covid prohibited live music/in-person group opportunities of listening, learning, and playing together.On September 19, how happy we…
  • A Flutist’s Guide to the Voxman Etudes

    By Rose Bishop & Lizzy DarlingThough the pandemic-induced lockdown utterly changed our performance schedules, we chose to look at these unprecedented events as an opportunity to pursue scholarly and educationally minded projects our usual schedule left little time for. This decision was especially exciting, as we had received a mechanical license for the Voxman etudes…
  • How the DSO flute section was able to #keepthemusicplaying (and more!) during the pandemic

    This past year has been like no other and flexibility, creativity, and patience have been more important than ever. Through all the challenges and many concert cancellations that the COVID-19 pandemic forced upon all of us, various musical projects have helped us stay inspired. Many of these projects were through the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and…