What I’m tuning into this week

As our lifestyle of quarantining and social distancing drags on for another week, I’ve really been looking for the silver linings whenever I can. I am so thankful for continued employment for myself and my husband, the chance to be home with my daughter (who...

New flute choir arrangements

Being a local small business, I am always happy to support fellow small businesses whenever possible. From flute bags to private lessons, there are tons of opportunities to shop and support these types of businesses in the flute world. Now, I’m happy to announce...

State Solo and Ensemble Contest

This blog post is one from the archives, but it has a ton of useful information in it so I’m reposing it in honor of ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble contest this Saturday! And remember, we’re just a quick drive from North Central High School, in case the...

Legends: Jean-Pierre Rampal

Last Friday, I posted a wonderful video from 1987 of Jean-Pierre Rampal playing Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (see it here). It made me realize that while I have covered many important composers of flute music, that I have...

Galway Crusader Headjoint

A few weeks ago, I had the honor (or honour, as the case may be) of seeing Sir James Galway perform some of the greatest standards in flute literature at the Palladium Center for Performing Arts in Carmel. I also was fortunate enough to meet him briefly after the...

Sir James Galway

What an exciting day for flutists in the Indianapolis area–Sir James Galway, along with his wife, Lady Jeanne Galway, is playing at the Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts in Carmel this evening! We just received word of a very special meet-and-greet...