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SFF PROGRAMME 2007

The 2007 programme will include sessions for secondary and tertiary students, teachers, junior players, professional and amateur players.
Please check this website for regular updates to the SFF programme.

RECITALS and concerts will be presented by a stunning array of flautists, including:

• Michael Cox (UK)
• Marianne Gedigian (USA)
• Alexa Still (NZ)
• Virginia Taylor (ACT)
• Laura Chislett-Jones (NSW)
• Melissa Doecke (UK)
• Mia Dreese (NDL)
• Alan Hardy (VIC)
• Vernon Hill (ACT)
• Julia Grenfell (SA)
• Michael Waye (WA)

MASTERCLASSES

• Flute
• Piccolo
• Junior
• Orchestral

COMPETITIONS

• Open Flute
• Open Piccolo
• Young Artist
• Ensemble
• Flute Choir

This programme is subject to change. There are more events to be added to the programme and these will appear shortly.

Saturday September 29 2007
8:30AM – 10:30AM	Registration
9:00AM – 10:00AM	SFF Flute Orchestra rehearsal – Carolyn Bounds
bring your flute, piccolo, alto or bass - music will provided at the first rehearsal
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Morning tea break/Trade Stands
10:30AM – 11:45AM	Masterclass – Marianne Gedigian, Associate Artist - Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
Leah Channon – Reinecke Ballade, Daniel Sakoulas – Gordon Jacob Concerto Allegretto, Nicola Crowe – Mozart Concerto in G movement 2
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Opening Concert and Welcome
Virginia Taylor Tulou Grand Solo No 5 for flute and piano Ian Clarke The Great Train Race for solo flute Ian Clarke Hypnosis for flute and piano Ian Clarke 2TRK’s for flute and CD Alan Hardy Ernst von Dohnanyi (1877 – 1960) Passacaglia for Flute Solo op 48 No 2 Giovanni Paggi (1804 - 1880) ‘Rimembranze Napoletane’ (Memories of Naples) for flute and piano Associate Artist – Gabriella Pusner ‘World’s Greatest Junior Flute Ensemble’ – director Peter Bartels
1:00PM – 2:00PM	Lunch
2:00PM – 2:30PM	Bon Appetit! A Feast of French Flute Music – ‘Flute Music by French Composers’ Part 1
Alexa Still Georges Enesco — Cantabile et Presto Vernon Hill Philippe Gaubert — Fantasie Marianne Gedigian Henri Busser — Prelude et Scherzo Associate Artists - Gabriella Pusner and Leigh Harrold
2:30PM – 3:45PM	Recital - Michael Cox
John Stanley Solo in D Anne Boyd Goldfish Through Summer Rain Bohuslav Martinu Scherzo Rudolph Escher Sonata Gabriel Faure Morceau de Concours Zgraja Flamenco Etude No 1 Bela Bartok Suite Paysanne Hongroise Francis Poulenc Villenelle Francis Poulenc Un Joueur de flute berce les ruins Francis Poulenc Sonata Associate Artist - Leigh Harrold
3:45PM – 4:15PM	Afternoon Tea/Trade Stands
4:15PM – 4:45PM	Take 2!
(come along and sight read some duets and trios)
4:15PM – 5:15PM	‘Colour, Dynamics and Intonation Through Melody – in the steps of Marcel Moyse’ – Alan Hardy
(bring your Tone Development Through Interpretation book!)
4:15PM – 5:15PM	‘The Incredible Journey – from the 15th Century to the Present on Eight Flutes’ – Mia Dreese
a lecture/recital about how music, flutes and societies have developed over the last four centuries. A rare opportunity to listen to the sounds of so many different flutes
5:30PM – 6:45PM	Open Piccolo Competition
Finalists: Lina Andonoska, Kristine Healy, Kate Rockstrom, Georgia Lane Repertoire: Vivaldi Concerto in C (movement 1), Persichetti Parable for solo piccolo and McKimm Concerto (movement 2) Associate Artist – Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
7:30PM – 10:00PM	Open Flute Competition
Finalists: Krzysztof Kaczka, Antares Boyle, Lina Andonovska, Ewa Motyka, Adrian Failla Repertoire: JS Bach Partita in A minor, CPE Bach Solo Sonata in A minor, Takemitsu Voice for solo flute, Dutilleux Sonatine and Jolivet Chant de Linos Associate Artists – Gabriella Pusner and Leigh Harrold
Sunday September 30 2007
8:00AM – 8:45AM	SFF Flute Orchestra – Carolyn Bounds
8:45AM – 10:00AM	Masterclass – Alan Hardy Associate Artist – Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
Monika Leung Dutilleux Sonatine Claire Stokes Martinu Sonata (movement 1) Krysia Heron Feld Quatre Pieces (solo flute)
8:45AM – 10:00AM	Masterclass – Michael Waye (piccolo) Associate Artist – Elizabeth Koch
Judith Carpenter Vivaldi Concerto in C (movement 2) Vanessa Ropa Vivaldi Concerto in C (movement 3) Amanda Barrett Ross Edwards ‘Ulpirra’ for solo piccolo
10:00AM – 10:30AM	Chamber Music Recital
Michael Cox – flute Celia Craig – oboe Leigh Harrold – piano Georges Handel Larghetto Malcolm Arnold Trio Bougeoise for flute, oboe and piano Thea Musgrave Impromptu No 1 for flute and oboe Madeleine Dring Trio for flute, oboe and piano
10:30AM – 11:00AM	Morning Tea/Trade Stands
11:00AM – 11:45AM	Recital – Alexa Still Associate Artist – Gabriella Pusner
Franz Doppler Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy J.S.Bach Sonata BWV 1017 Siciliano Robert Schumann Three Romances Francis Borne Carmen Fantasie
11:00AM – 12:30PM	Young Artist Competition
Finalists: Helen Seppelt Handel Sonata in A minor (movements 1, 2 and 4)   Busser Prelude and Scherzo Gavin Zev Leclair Sonata in E minor (movements 1 and 2)   Carl Vine Sonata (movement 3) Leah Channon Chaminade Concertino Lucy May Doppler Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy Stephanie Vici Demmersseman Sixieme Solo de Concert Associate Artist - Jeanell Carrigan
11:45AM – 1:00PM	Masterclass Michael Cox Associate Artist – Gabriella Pusner
Anouvong Liensavanh Lowell Liebermann Sonata Ewa Motyka Francis Borne Carmen Fantasie Katherine McCombe Reinecke ‘Undine’ Sonata (movement 1)
1:00PM – 2:00PM	Lunch
2:00PM – 2:30PM	Bon Appetit! More of the French Flute Feast ‘Flute Music by French Composers’ Part 2
Julia Grenfell Gabriel Faure Fantasie opus 79 Michael Waye Alphonse Duvernoy Concertino opus 45 Mark Xiao Paul Taffanel Andante Pastorale et Scherzettino Vernon Hill Perilhou Ballade Associate Artists – Gabriella Pusner and Leigh Harrold
2:30PM – 3:45PM	Masterclass – Marianne Gedigian ‘Prokofiev Sonata in the Limelight’
Associate Artist – Leigh Harrold Mary Sheargold Movement 4 Anna Cooper Movement 1 Adrian Failla Movement 2
2:30PM – 3:45PM	‘Bring your embouchure for a checkup!’ – Elizabeth Koch
Open discussion of embouchure issues and exercises to improve tone production. Elizabeth will also share her ideas on new and interesting repertoire for intermediate level players.
2:30PM – 3:45PM	SFF Flute Orchestra Rehearsal – Carolyn Bounds
3:45PM – 4:15PM	Afternoon Break
4:15PM – 5:30PM	Masterclass – Virginia Taylor ‘Solo works for flute’
Stephanie Vici Malcolm Arnold Fantasy Max Winters Paganini Caprice no 24 Carla Hines Marin Marais Folies d’espagne
4:15PM – 5:30PM	Masterclass – Julia Grenfell (flute/piccolo) Associate Artist – Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
Claire Walker Vivaldi Concerto in C (movement 1) Melanie Walters Thea Musgrave Piccolo Play (movements 1 and 7) Jennifer Vaughan Nielsen Concerto (movement 1)
4:15PM – 6:30PM	Flute Ensemble Competition Flute Choir Competition
Flute Ensemble Competition – Finalists: alito d’argento   Marc Berthomieu ‘Chats’ (movements 3 and 4) Eugene Bozza Jour d’été a la Montagne (movts 2,3,4) Canberra Fluties   William J Levis Flute Flirtations Gordon Kerry Seraphim Eugene Bozza Jour d’été a la Montagne Cordelia Quartet   Eugene Bozza Jour d’été a la Montagne Suite Flutes   Eugene Bozza Jour d’été a la Montagne Flute Choir Competition – Finalists: Neun Floten   Jindrich Feld Cassation Mike Mower Big Day Melbourne University Flute Ensemble   Ian Clarke ‘Within...’ Rodriguez(arr C. Grace) La Cumparsita
7:30PM – 9:30PM	Gala Concert
Marianne Gedigian   Lukas Foss Three American Pieces for flute and piano Max Reger Trio for flute, violin and viola Alexa Still   Ian Clarke Zoom Tube for solo flute Samuel Barber Canzone for flute and piano Lowell Liebermann Sonata for flute and piano Michael Cox   Luzuriaga ‘Tierra…Tierra’ flute duo Thea Musgrave Narcissus flute solo with digital delay Associate Artists: Gabriella Pusner piano Leigh Harrold piano Melissa Doecke flute Brian Lewis violin Roger Myers viola
Monday October 01 2007
8:30AM – 9:00AM	Warm ups with Peter Bartels
9:00AM – 10:00AM	Recital – Jane Rutter Associate Artist - Simon Tedeschi
Jane Rutter Partita for solo flute George Gershwin Someone to watch over me   Summertime   I got plenty o Nuttin   A Foggy Day in London Town   Fascinatin’ Rhythm/I Got Rhythm
9:00AM – 10:30AM	Orchestral Workshop – Michael Cox
Performers: Judith Carpenter, Bryony McGillivray, Elizabeth Gunston, Kate Rockstrom, Natalie Nowak, Rebecca Johnson, Eloise Doherty, Krysia Heron, Kristine Healy and Rhiannon Maynes. This class is designed for aspiring orchestral players and will focus on the ability to play with tonal flexibility, show different styles, play chamber music at a high level and be able to blend in an ensemble. Excerpt List: Strauss Salome Ravel Sheherazade Brahms Symphony No 1 Brahms Symphony No 4 Rossini William Tell Overture Mahler Song of the Earth Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3 Saint Saens Voliere (Carnival of the Animals) Hindemith Metamorphosen JS Bach St Matthew Passion Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
9:00AM – 10:30AM	‘How to Play Brilliantly without really trying!’ – Vernon Hill
Vernon gives special attention to rhythm, phrasing, intonation and practice techniques. Robert Fagan Handel Sonata in G minor
10:45AM – 12:00PM	Masterclass – Virginia Taylor Associate Artist – Gabriella Pusner
Erin Howitt Frank Martin Ballade Jennifer Yager William Mathias Sonata Helen Seppelt Hindemith Acht Stucke
11:00AM – 12:00PM	Shared Recital
Laura Chislett-Jones – flute and bass flute Associate Artist Thomas Jones – violin Michael Smetanin ‘Nontiscordardime I’ for solo bass flute 1991 Brett Dean ‘Demons’ for solo flute 2004 Vivienne Olive ‘...Is the Flower of the Heart of Man...’ For solo bass flute, 1972 Colin Bright ‘Kakadu’ for flute and violin 1987 Kshema – Karen Fletcher, Annemarie Oates, Alana Probert, Michal Rosiak Eugene Bozza Deux Esquisses   1. Les Sons et les Parfums dans la plaine   2. Reflet dans le Vent Cecelia McDowell Hotfoot Marianne Schloss Prelude, Interlude and Fugue
11:00AM – 12:00PM	Junior masterclass - Brett Thompson ‘Mostly French’ Associate Artist – Bethany Cook
Antonia Berg Busser Petite Suite (movements 2,3,4) Chelsea Witham Jules Mouquet Pan Et Les Bergers Ray Moebes Handel Sonata in F Siciliano and Gigue Kirrily Swatton Debussy Syrinx
12:00PM – 1:00PM	Recital – Marianne Gedigian. Associates Artist Leigh Harrold and Brian Lewis (violin) and Roger Myers (viola)
Cesar Franck Sonata Devienne Duo III for flute and viola   Allegro molto   Grazioso con Variatione   Variatione 1   Variatione 2 Carl Vine Sonata
1:00PM – 2:00PM	Lunch/Trade Stands
1:00PM – 2:00PM	Lunch/Trade Stands
2:00PM – 2:30PM	Bon Appetit! The final part of the French Flute Feast – Flute Music by French Composers
Virginia Taylor Philippe Gaubert Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando Alan Hardy Louis Ganne Andante and Scherzo Michael Cox Cecile Chaminade Concertino Associate Artists Gabriella Pusner and Leigh Harrold
2:30PM – 3:30PM	Workshop – Vernon Hill
‘Bring the music alive, easily and naturally. Make it appear easy.’ (discussions on using vibrato, tone variation, interpretation and making technique easy) Manjula Shivanandan Faure Sicilienne
2:30PM – 3:30PM	Recital – Melissa Doecke Associate Artist – Mary Callanan
Edwin Roxburgh Flute Music with an Accompaniment Julian Andersen The Colour of Pomegranates (alto flute and piano) Jonathan Harvey Run Before Lightning Mike Mower Deviations on the Carnival of Venice
2:30PM – 3:30PM	‘Play Baroque as a Modern Quantz!’
Mia Dreese will discuss the rules of embellishment, appoggiaturas and slurs.
3:30PM – 4:00PM	Afternoon tea/trade stands
4:00PM – 5:00PM	Shared Recital Julia Grenfell and Michael Waye
Julia Grenfell Peteris Vasks (b.1946) ‘Ainava ar Putniem’ for solo flute (Landscape with Birds) Maria Grenfell (b.1969) Four Pooh Stories for solo flute David Loeb (b. 1939) Five Preludes from Volume III for solo piccolo Michael Waye Associate Artist: Gabriella Pusner Gabriel Faure Sicilienne Gabriel Faure Morceau de Concours Jules Mouquet Cinq Pieces Breves P.D.Q. Bach Sonata Piccola for piccolo and piano
4:00PM – 5:15PM	Masterclass – Alexa Still Associate Artist – Jocelyn Edey-Fazzone
Osvaldo Gomes Ibert Concerto (movement 1) Eloise Doherty Poulenc Sonata (movement 1) Elizabeth Gunston Poulenc Sonata (movement 2)
4:00PM – 5:15PM	Masterclass with Vernon Hill Associate Artist – Bethany Cook
Performers: Emma Lefroy Muczynski Sonata (movement 1) Kate Rockstrom Taktakishvili Sonata (first movement) Eliza Shephard JS Bach Sonata in G minor (movement 1)
7:30PM – 9:00PM	Closing Concert Dedicated to David Cubbin
‘World’s Greatest Junior Flute Ensemble’. Repertoire to be announced Michael Cox Theobald Boehm Fantasie sur des Themes Ecossais Steve Reich Vermont Counterpoint with flautists: Lamorna Nightingale, Kiri Birtles, Lisa Breckenridge, Sarah Broughton, Adrienne Byrne-Burgess, Christine Draeger, James Fortune, Melissa Farrow, Jessica Lee, Rosamund Plummer, Lisa Osmolovski. Conducted by Paul Stanhope Marianne Gedigian and Alexa Still Leo Delibes Flower Duet from ‘Lakme’ arranged by Jeanne and Margaret Baxstresser for two flutes and piano Linda Hallen-Sutto Like a Chicken - for two flutes Vernon Hill and Virginia Taylor Rossini Barber of Seville for two flutes Sydney Flute Festival Guests Smetana The Moldau Sydney Flute Festival Flute Orchestra conducted by Carolyn Bounds Repertoire to be announced Closing Ceremony

Festival Programme subject to change.

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SFF JUNIOR PROGRAMME 2007

This programme is for people aged between 9 and 16 years.

Peter Bartels has designed an exciting series of events for the younger player! The junior players will be significantly involved in the afternoon OPENING CONCERT so there will be a rehearsal in the morning to prepare.

Peter says that “the participation in the Opening Concert is TOP SECRET and our involvement will remain under wraps until closer to the day so as not to spoil the impact and surprise!”

Saturday September 29 2007
8:30AM	Registration
9:00AM	Find someone who...
9:15AM	Preparation for Top Secret Participation in Opening Concert
10:00AM	Top Up The Fuel Tank with Morning Tea
10:30AM	Air is Sound and Sound is Air
11:00AM	Opening Concert Rehearsal
(Shhh! It’s Top Secret)
12:00PM	Opening Concert
(where our huge surprise is revealed)
1:00PM	Lunch
1:45PM	Feverishly frenetic, fabulously fantastic Fingers
2:15PM	Rods, pads, springs and things
3:00PM	Lips, Straws and how to get the Best Sound on the Planet
3:30PM	Anyone for Pavlova?
4:00PM	The World’s Greatest Flute Ensemble Rehearses for Closing Concert
Sunday September 30 2007
9:00AM	Lining Up
9:15AM	Treasure Hunt through Trade stalls
(Good chance for your parents to buy you that gold flute you’ve always wanted)
9:45AM – 10:30AM	The World’s Greatest Flute Ensemble Strikes Again
Monday October 01 2007
5:00PM	The World’s Greatest Flute Ensemble Rehearses AGAIN for Closing Concert
7:30PM	Closing Concert

Junior Programme subject to change.

The Junior Program of the Sydney Flute Festival runs on Saturday September 29th with short activities and rehearsals for the Closing Concert on the following two days. Beyond this, Junior Participants are welcome to attend sessions from the main festival program with their own parental/guardian supervision.

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