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This is a list of notable flute players, organized alphabetically by the musical genre in which they are best known. Western Classical. Richard Adeney; Egidius Aerts;
Concerto for flute and orchestra, Catacombs (1999–2000) Jacques Hétu. Concerto pour flûte; Vagn Holmboe. Flute Concerto No. 1 (1975–6) Flute Concerto No. 2 (1981–2) Alan Hovhaness. Symphony no 36, Op. 312 for Flute and Orchestra (1978) Jacques Ibert. Flute Concerto (1934) Andrew Imbrie. Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1977) Gordon Jacob
Andante in C major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315 (1778) Carl Maria von Weber: Romanza siciliana for flute and orchestra in G minor, J. 47 (1805) [3] Camille Saint-Saëns: Romance for flute and orchestra in D-flat major, Op. 37 (1871) Odelette for flute and orchestra in D major, Op. 162 (1920) [4]
Welsch was scheduled to play Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 with the orchestra; it was Blanche Honegger who suggested Moyse as a replacement. This was the beginning of the famous Moyse Trio: Marcel - the founder and director - playing flute; Blanche, playing violin and viola; and his son Louis, playing both flute and piano.
At the age of 22, Bennett started working in his first principal flute position in the BBC Northern Orchestra (now the BBC Philharmonic). [1] He played with major British orchestras, including Sadlers Wells Opera, the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra [4] and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Galway was born in North Belfast as one of two brothers. His father, who played the flute, was employed at the Harland & Wolff shipyard until the end of the Second World War and spent night-shifts cleaning buses after the war, while his mother, a pianist, was a winder in a flax-spinning mill.
Cavally's extensive performance career also included touring with soprano Lily Pons for 5 years, first flute with the Armco Band under the direction of Frank Simon, broadcasts on the NBC radio as soloist introducing compositions dedicated to him, Cincinnati Summer Opera and Dayton Symphony Orchestra. He played under the baton of many famous ...
The performers' love of the flute family eventually led to the formation of the National Flute Association. In turn, this led to an increase not only in music written for the flute and flute choir, but also to an increase in flute choirs. As the literature for the ensemble expanded, more flute choirs began to form. [4]