2010 Austin Flute Club Young Artist Competition

The 2010 AFC Young Artist Competition will be held on Sunday, March 7th beginning at 2pm at the UT Butler School of Music. Applications need to be postmarked by February 15th to be eligible to participate.

8th and 9th graders will compete in the Junior Flute Division. 10th, 11th and 12th graders will compete in the Senior Flute Division and/or the Piccolo Division. Cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third places of the flute divisions and to the first place of the piccolo division.

All those who place in the competition will be showcased in the YAC Winners' Recital on Sunday, March 28th beginning at 3pm in the UT Butler School of Music Recital Studio, MRH 2.608. A reception will follow.

~YAC Timeline~
Monday, Feb. 15th Application postmark deadline
Sunday, Mar. 7th Competition beginning at 2pm
Sunday, Mar. 28th Winners' Recital beginning at 3pm

Saturday, January 30th French Music Master Class & Student Recital

Francois Minaux will lead a master class and recital with pianist Colette Valentine focusing on the French repertoire. Works by Faure, Godard, Jolivet, Perilhou and Poulenc will be performed. Attendance is free for Austin Flute Club members. (We will have membership applications at the door.) A reception will follow.

A student recital will begin early afternoon. There will be thirteen middle and high school students presenting a wide variety of the flute literature.

Come join us for a day filled with wonderful music!

Saturday, January 30th
St. John's UMC of Austin
2140 Allandale Road
10:00-12:00pm French Music Master Class
12:00-12:30pm Minaux & Valentine in Recital
~Reception~
1:30pm on Student Recital

Ervin Monroe displaying Muramatsu flutes

Ervin Monroe, the former principal flute of the Detroit Symphony, will be showing Muramatsu flutes on both Monday, December 7th and Tuesday, December 8th in Austin. Details are below. Come check out these wonderful flutes and have the chance to meet Ervin Monroe!

Mon. 12/7 from 5:00-8:00pm
Casulo Hotel- casulohotel.com
3017 South I-35 Austin, TX 78741
Flute technician on duty for free general adjustments
Food and Drinks will be provided

Tues. 12/8 from 2:00-4:00pm
UT Butler School of Music
Recital Studio, MRH 2.608

Articulation Workshop Saturday, November 21st

French flutist Francois Minaux hosts an articulation workshop at the Galaxy Dance Studio on Saturday, November 21st from 2:00-3:00pm. Registration begins at 1:45pm with the class costing $10 per participant. The class will explore the articulatory mechanism, how to develop an expressive articulation, and will include demonstrations from the repertoire with applied exercises. Bring your flute!

The Galaxy Dance Studio
Suite 338, Studio II
1700 S. Lamar
Austin, TX 78704
http://www.galaxydances.com