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Jeanne Baxtresser (born August 2, 1947) is an American flutist and teacher. She is most notable for her position as principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic for over 15 years, she decided to play the flute when she was only nine years old, as an author (Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with Piano Accompaniment), and as a professor and master teacher.
Flute Force is a New York City-based flute quartet formed in 1981. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Since 2016, the ensemble has consisted of Sheryl Henze, Kathleen Nester, Rie Schmidt and Wendy Stern. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Flute Force has been recognized by critics for its unique composition, wide-ranging programs and recordings, and virtuosic performances of classical and ...
Robert Dick (born January 4, 1950) is a flutist, composer, teacher, inventor, and author.. His musical style is a mix of classical, world music, electronic and jazz.2014, the National Flute Association awarded Dick its Lifetime Achievement Award. [1]
Carol Wincenc (/ ˈ w ɪ n s ɛ n t s / WIN-sents [1]) born June 29, 1949, is an American flutist based in New York City. She is known for her solo and chamber music performances and her support of new music for the flute. She is on the faculty of the Juilliard School and Stony Brook University.
Dana Sheridan began to manufacture his own flutes in 1972, after graduation from Boston's Berklee School. [4] After receiving a degree in music composition from that school, he worked with prominent flute manufacturers William S. Haynes, Verne Q. Powell and Brannen Brothers, before creating his own flute manufacturing company in 1982. [4]
Ms. Piccinini has also been Guest Principal Flute with both the Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. Ms. Piccinini's latest CD release is a double CD set of the complete Flute Sonatas of J.S.Bach (including the solo Partita) in collaboration with the Brasil Guitar Duo for the British label Avie.
Notable concert appearances include recitals at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the Frick Collection in New York, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. In 1962 he was the first flutist to be soloist at the newly inaugurated Lincoln Center in New York.
Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist.Rampal popularised the flute in the post–World War II years, recovering flute compositions from the Baroque era, [1] and spurring contemporary composers, such as Francis Poulenc, to create new works that have become modern standards in the flautist's repertoire.