December 11th Meeting Canceled

Due to the majority of the board members being unable to attend, the December membership meeting has been canceled. Our next meeting will be held at LCRA Thursday, January 8th at 7:30pm. Happy holidays to everyone!

Eva Amsler Recital and Master Class Nov. 24 & 25

Ellen C. Johnson, Adjunct Professor of Flute at Concordia University, is proud to announce a flute recital and master class with Professor Eva Amsler from Florida State University on November 24th and 25th.

Prof. Amsler will perform in recital on Monday, November 24, at 7:00 p.m., at Concordia University Chapel, Building A. This recital is free and open to the public. (Prof. Amsler has graciously invited Austin Flute Club members to join her for dinner after the recital at Kerbey Lane Cafe off of 183 and Anderson Mill Rd.).

Additionally, Prof. Amsler will lead a master class on Tuesday, November 25, from 4-5:30 p.m., at Concordia University Building B, Room 226. Admission to the master class as an audience member is free.

If you are interested in taking a private lesson with Prof. Amsler, please contact Ellen C. Johnson for more information at ellen.johnson@concordia.edu. For more information on Professor Eva Amsler, please visit http://www.evaamsler.com .

Ellen Johnson in Recital

Ellen Johnson, professor of flute at Concordia University, is giving a recital Monday, November 10th at 7:30pm in the Concordia University Chapel. Dr. Patricia Griggs and Jonathan Dotson will contribute their talents on piano and guitar respectively. Works by Colquhoun, Doppler, Handel and Piazzolla will be performed. Admission is free.

Reminder- High School All-State Music Workshop

Attention Austin-area flute teachers and high school flutists: The Austin Flute Club is hosting a High School All-State Music Workshop. UT DMA candidates Joanna Martin and Francois Minaux have kindly donated their services to lead this event. The only requirement to participate in this 2-hour flute workshop is an Austin Flute Club student-level membership. If you have not already joined, then please plan on filling out an application and paying your $15 dues during the registration period just before the workshop begins.

Details for the workshop are as follows: 

Sunday, November 9, 2008
1:45pm Registration
2-4 pm Workshop
UT Butler School of Music
MRH 2.604 and 2.614

Don Bailey in Austin

Don Bailey, recently featured in Flute Talk magazine, will be in Austin from October 18th through the 30th filling in for one of the area teachers. Don is available to take a few more students if anyone is interested. Please email him directly for details.

Don Bailey, flutist
don@DONBAILEY.NET
http://donbailey.net
http://voyageunlimited.org
New York, NY 10023

High School All-State Music Workshop

Attention Austin-area flute teachers and high school flutists: The Austin Flute Club is hosting a High School All-State Music Workshop. UT DMA candidates Joanna Martin and Francois Minaux have kindly donated their services to lead this event. The only requirement to participate in this 2-hour flute workshop is an Austin Flute Club student-level membership. Either download the membership application and mail this in with a check (payable to Austin Flute Club) for your $15 membership dues by Saturday November 1st, or plan on filling out an application and paying your dues during the registration period just before the workshop begins.

Details for the workshop are as follows:

Sunday, November 9, 2008

1:45pm Registration
2-4 p.m Workshop

UT Butler School of Music
MRH 2.604 and 2.614

For more information, contact Ann Kjerulf Knien, Austin Flute Club President.

Stephanie Jutt Master Class and Recital on Tues, Oct 7

Stephanie Jutt, from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, is a guest artist of the University of Texas Flute Studio on Tuesday, October 7.  She will lead a Master Class at 2 p.m. and will perform in recital at 6 p.m.  Both events are free and will be held at the U.T. School of Music Recital Studio.

For more information, visit the U.T. Butler School of Music online calendar.

October AFC Meeting

From Marilyn:

Another reminder that the OCTOBER FLUTE CLUB MEETING will be held THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, at 7:30 PM. Our meeting room is the Board Conference Room, in the main LCRA building at 3700 Lake Austin Blvd. You can turn into the LCRA parking lot from Lake Austin Blvd. and park in any slot marked Visitor Parking. Go into the Hancock Building (main building) and ask the security guard on duty to direct you to the Board Conference Room for the Austin Flute Club meeting.

We'll have 2008-09 membership forms available, so bring your checkbook if you'd like to pay your dues then. Hope to see everyone there!

Membership Fees Due

Membership fees for our 2008-2009 season are currently due. Download your membership application here, and send it in with a check payable to the Austin Flute Club.

Thank you for your support. We are looking forward to a great year!