Category Archives: Flutes around the world

Dayton C. Miller Collection

Posted on August 22, 2015 by RQflute

As promised, I wanted to detail the really special way the NFA convention in D.C. started: with a trip to the Library of Congress to see the Dayton C. Miller Collection!  Curator of Musical Instruments Carol Lynn Ward-Bamford, Nancy Toff, … Continue reading →

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NFA New Orleans 2013

Posted on August 24, 2013 by RQflute

I’ve been back from New Orleans for a week now, but it’s taken me this long to process all the concerts, masterclasses and lectures I went to – my head was full of flute!  I arrived at the NFA Convention … Continue reading →

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Korean Dae Geum flute

Posted on February 22, 2013 by RQflute

Jasmine Choi performed the piece “Garak” by Isang Yung (1917-1995) at her recent NYFC recital in NYC.  Yung was a South Korean-born German composer whose art suffered under political prosecution.  The NY Times article covering his death notes that he … Continue reading →

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