by Erin Nichols | Feb 15, 2022 | Bios, Performers, Symphony, Teachers
If you’re in the Indianapolis area–or even if you’re not!–there’s a good chance you’ve come across Indy’s flute GOAT, Karen Moratz. Not only is she an accomplished performer, professor, and entrepreneur; she also has an...
by Erin Nichols | Oct 20, 2020 | Bios, Performers, Symphony, Teachers
Indianapolis is chock-full of amazing performing groups, and I wanted to take some time to highlight some of them in the coming months. This week, we’re talking about the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, a small chamber group based in the Butler University area,...
by Erin Nichols | Sep 18, 2018 | Clinics, Symphony
Those of you who have been following my blog for any length of time know that one of my absolute favorite performers these days is Mimi Stillman–and it certainly helps that she is so unbelievably kind and gracious. We were lucky enough to host her at the shop...
by Erin Nichols | Jul 19, 2016 | Symphony
If you are an at all experienced flute player, you have probably played a few cadenzas in your life. Johann Quantz defines a “cadenza” as “that extempore embellishment created, according to the fancy and pleasure of the performer, by a concertante...
by Julia | Apr 15, 2010 | Symphony, YouTube
This video from 1949 shows Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra. The flutist playing is William Kincaid, who was my teacher’s teacher. Video here As I was watching the video, it struck me that Ormandy addressed the orchestra, saying...
