Category Archives: NFA

Day 96/126 Dianne’s now had her Skype session, and shared her notes with us.   We’ve had some questions about the ensemble in this piece, because there are two groups throughout.  There is Robert, the soloist, and the people playing … Continue reading →

Day 95/126 Lots of progress: Both Alice and Pam have now Skyped with Robert.  We also had our 3rd rehearsal today, everyone was present for the first time! Our group, Northern Westchester Flutes, has been together for more than 10 … Continue reading →

Day 84/126 Elyse was the first of our group to Skype with Robert.  She passed along her notes from him and they are incredibly helpful! Big news: Robert told Elyse that the whistle tone sections are out of the piece, … Continue reading →

Day 72/126 We had our second NWF rehearsal this morning, everyone was present except for Cecilia who is travelling.  I think I played about 10 notes in 2 hours!  We spent most of the rehearsal talking through the piece, making … Continue reading →

Day 49/126 Robert made us an unbelievably generous offer when he responded to Elyse’s first batch of questions.  Although he is headed to Germany for the summer, he is willing to give EACH of us one Skype lesson to work … Continue reading →