What a relief. Flutewise magazine No. 85 is all done and off to the printers. I’ve just got back from driving it up to the print works – not a bad time to finish work, 9.00 pm. The weather was dreadful on the drive there and back with awful rain and lots of floods. I’m pleased it has gone. Although this issue hasn’t been too stressful – although maybe I shouldn’t speak too early as it isn’t printed and out yet.
We did have problems with this cover. Sorry to Wendy, but we had to get rid of the purple cow. The final proofs will be here waiting for me when I get back on Friday and then the printing will be done on Monday.
When I get back – where are you going? I hear you ask. I’m off to Plymouth to meet up with Stephen for another Magic Flute event. Originally I thought it was Portsmouth which is a 45/60 minute drive from me. Plymouth is a lot, lot further. I’m going on the train and it’s taking over 5 and a half hours each way! I’m looking forward to it, I think. I’ve got loads of stuff on my iPod to listen to and a couple of books to read plus loads of games on my iPhone. I’ll let you know how the event went when I get back.
Author Archives: Liz Goodwin
Another magazine to bed and now to Plymouth
Tuttiflutey event
Louise Matthew is holding a Tuttiflutey event on Sunday 6 December 2009 at Cavendish School, 31 Inverness Street, Camden, London NW1 7EY. It is from 2 – 5 pm with concert for family and friends from 5 – 6 pm. It will be good! Ican email you a booking form if you want to go or you could contact Louise via her website www.tuttiflutey.co.uk
Rarescale news
I received this and thought it might interest you.
Here’s the latest news from rarescale:
Our next London concert is the final show of the 2009 premiere series, and takes place on Sat 28th November at 7.30pm at Shoreditch Church (Shoreditch High Street). The concert features music for flute, piano and electronics, including world premieres by Marc Tweedie and Daria Kwiatkowska, as well as Solo by Stockhausen, Unanswered Questions by Murail and Nocturne by Michael Oliva. It would be lovely to have a big crowd for the final concert of the series, so please come along and bring your friends! Tickets are £10 (£8 concessions) at the door. [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164875178870&ref=nf]
Scale and the Universe Planetarium Show – On 6th December, rarescale will be presenting our first full-dome planetarium show, at the ThinkTank in Birmingham. Tickets are the splendid price of £1.95 and available from www.thinktank.ac/rarescale We’ll be performing music by David Burnand, as well as demonstrating our interactive improvisation system, with a tribute to Holst’s Planets Suite and visuals by Bruno Mathez.
Bookings are going well for the 2010 Skye course. Due to popular demand, we are now taking bookings for a second alto/bass flute course during the week of 19-23 April. The oboe and composition courses and retreat still have a few spaces available but book soon to avoid disappointment! We also have bursaries available for all of the courses, thanks to support from the PRS Foundation and Just Flutes. The closing date for these is 31st December – please contact us for further information. www.rarescaleonskye.co.uk
Call for Scores – we’re always very happy to receive new works for alto and bass flute, so feel free to send things in for consideration. At the moment we’re particularly interested in pieces for alto/bass flute with electronics and/or guitar.
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Thank you all for your continued support. Looking forward to seeing you soon
Carla
Stephen Magic Fluting at Abbotsholme
Stephen at Abbotsholme
I’m back from yet another Flutewise event. This happened yestearday at Abbotsholme and was a workshop on the Magic Flute with Stephen. It was really lovely to be at Abbotsholme, but a bit starnge as we weren’t ‘living’ there, just visiting. It was also lovely to see some regular Flutewise members – Lucy and Helen – and also lots of new faces.
We are using three pieces for these workshops, Magic Bells, Papageno’s Song and Queen of the Night. Each arrangement seems to get an extra part added to the score for each event – I’m up to Queen of the Night in 8 parts now! It was an exciting workshop, but a bit tiring. Maybe it was the time of day. We had quite a number of beginners and they all did extremely well. Stephen was his usual, wonderfully energetic self.
As we left, we both agreed we were starving. Would you believe the nearest place to eat was a curry house?! I was very happy as I hardly ever get curry at home and now I’ve had one once a week with Stephen for the last 3 weeks. It will have to be Italian next time I think – or maybe curry.
Right, what’s next ….
Update – I had a lovely email from the excellent head of music at Abbotsholme, Tim Moon. I’m pleased he enjoyed the event:
Many thanks for running the workshop at Abbotsholme yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance and it was good to see you again.
The pupils I have spoken to today have given very positive feedback.
Flutewise and YouTube
I’m very pleased with myself taht I’ve worked out how to use the video camera, iMovies and then upload onto YouTube. I put recordings up of three of our pieces from the concert at Purcell School in August and also the ones from our recent course at Ovingdean – including uke playing. I’m even more pleased that someone (or moe than one person) has given some of them 5 stars. Yeah! I just wish people would also leave comments. It would be so nice.