11.00 am Atarah announced the start of the activities in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama – there was a masterclass with Jonathan Snowden, a mini concert with the staff of GSMD and guests and a ‘Big Flutes and Little Flutes’ session with Carla Rees, Clare Jefferis and Matjaz Debeljak. On the lower foyer a rehearsal of the Pied Piper started.
Carla Rees Big Flutes and Little Flutes
Jonathan Snowden looked at two pieces in his class from Project:Flutewise book 3 they were Ostinato from Rutter’s Suite Antique and the 2nd movement from York Bowen’s Sonata.
The programme for the Mini Concert with Guildhall Professors & Guests
featuring
Ian Clarke, Philippa Davies, Averil Williams, Matej Zupan (Slovenia) – flutes
with Tim Carey & Jan Willem Nelleke – piano
was
The Great Train Race – Ian Clarke (solo flute)
Ian Clarke- flute
‘maya’ – arr. Ian Clarke by Clarke/Hicks/Painter (2 flutes & piano)
Averil Williams & Ian Clarke – flutes Tim Carey – piano
Slovenian Fantasy by Jani Golob (flute and piano) – premiere
Aria from Sonatina op. 5 by Blaz Pucihar
Matej Zupan – flute & Tim Carey – piano
Funky Quasar – Jan Willem Nelleke (solo flute)
Grand tango – Astor Piazzolla (1921-1922) (flute & piano)
Philippa Davies – flute Jan Willem Nelleke – piano
Caliente Hot – Christopher Caliendo (2 flutes & piano)
Philippa Davies & Ian Clarke – flutes Jan Willem Nelleke – piano
Philippa Davies
In ‘Big Flutes and Little Flutes’ session Flutewise Presentation: The Elephant and the Flea
With Carla Rees, Clare Jefferies, Matjaz Debeljak and Tim Carey
Performance interspersed with demonstrations and opportunities for the children to try alto flute, bass flute and piccolo
1. Maganini – The Boa-Constrictor and the Bobolink (picc & bass flute) CR CJ
2. Mancini – The Pink Panther (2 alto flutes) CR CJ
3. Rinker – Ev’rybody Wants to be a Cat (2 alto flutes) CR CJ
4. Rimsky-Korsakov – Flight of the Bumble Bee (2 alto flutes) CR CJ
5. Voglar – The Elephant and the Flea (premiere) (picc & alto flute) MD CR
6. Koepke – Meadowlark (picc & piano) MD TC
7. Damare – Le Merle Blanc (picc & piano) MD TC
On the Barbican foyer there were performances by Absoflutely, a flute choir directed by Carolyn Wheadon form Essex. They played Simple Gifts arranged by Lombardo.
This was followed by the flute choir, Flute Salad from Yateley, Hampshire, directed by Louise Williams. They played Traditional Sailors’ Hornpipe arr. Brett; It’s a Small World by Sherman arr. Kernan; Pink Panther Theme by Mancini arr. Booth and ABBA medley arr. Smith
Then Chris Hankin performed Claude Arrieu Sonatina 1st movement and In the Clouds by Amanda Fox which can also be heard on her CD, Feminine Flute. She was accompanied by Chris Baxter.
This was followed by Stephen Clark on his beautiful new gold Altus flute. He played Concerto in D major K.314 by Mozart, accompanied by Birmingham Flute Choir and guests and conducted by Sandy Hay.
Stephen Clark