John Thorne Recital and Master Class

John Thorne, associate principal flutist of the Houston Symphony, will give a recital and lead a master class along with Colette Valentine, UT Butler School of Music lecturer of collaborative piano, on Saturday, May 8th from 12:30-3:00pm. This event will be held at Central Christian Church- 1110 Guadalupe St. There is free parking in the back of the church. A reception will follow.
This event is generously sponsored by the Brannen Brothers Flutemakers and the Brannen-Cooper Fund.

~Saturday, May 8th Program~
12:30pm John Thorne and Colette Valentine in Recital
1:00-3:00pm Master Class
Reception to follow

Master Class Performers:
Sayako Seymour- Roussel's Pan from Joueurs de Flute
and a Giga by Bach
Katie Velasquez- Griffes' Poem
Joshua Romatowski- Orchestral Excerpts
by Bizet, Hindemith and Rossini
Joanna Martin- Orchestral Excerpts
by Ravel, Mendelssohn and Brahms

AFC membership required
Flat end of season rate $15- students, adults & teachers alike
Applications will be at the door

Francois Minaux and the Austin Flute Choir

Francois Minaux, DMA student at UT, will give a non-degree chamber recital on Tuesday, April 27th at 7:30pm. The recital is to be held at the UT Butler School of Music Recital Studio, MRH 2.608. The Austin Flute Choir will perform with him on "Meditation" by Stella Sung.

David Wechsler Recital Sat., April 24th at 7pm

David Wechsler, a New York based flutist and founder of the OMNI Ensemble, will perform a recital along with the talents of Ezra Bartz on piano, Texas State- San Marcos faculty. The recital will be held at St. John's UMC of Austin, located at 2140 Allandale Rd. The program is to include:

Hue Fantaisie
Glass Serenade
Bozza Image
Doppler Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise
Wechsler Eight Moods for electronically altered flutes

Reception to follow

$10 Admission
Free for Austin Flute Club Members
Flat end of season membership rate-$15 for adults, teachers and students
(The AFC membership will also get you in to the John Thorne event on May 8th.)

Austin Flute Choir Spring Recital

Congratulations to the Austin Flute Choir on a wonderful spring recital! The collaboration between the choir and the Young Texas Harp Ensemble was well orchestrated. And the performance with soloist Francois Minaux was beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talent with the Austin area. Great performance!

Austin Flute Choir Spring Recital

The Austin Flute Choir presents their spring recital this weekend along with the UT Harp Ensemble. Additionally, Francois Minaux will solo with the flute choir on "Meditation" by Stella Sung.

Saturday, April 10th at 3pm
St. John's UMC of Austin
2140 Allandale Road
Austin, TX 78756