Dear Flute Player,
Booking for the 2014 south west flute festival is now open!
This is to be held at St Joseph’s school in Launceston on the 29th and 30th of March. This year’s special guests will be Daniel Pailthorpe and Tim Carey.
Another weekend of flute fun and inspiration in a series of master classes, workshops, ensemble sessions and an evening concert. It is also a chance to meet other flutists in the region,including other teachers. We recommend the weekend to those of grade 5 standard plus (this is a recommendation only and is not essential). Just Flutes - Europe’s largest suppliers of flutes and flute music are sponsoring the event and will also be present all weekend. With a large array of flutes, music and goodies. Also joining us again is Mike Nottage from Woodwind Repairs to offer advice and minor repairs for those attending the event.
The evening concert is open to all at a cost of £7 or £5 for concessions and event attendees. This will be at 7pm at St Joseph’s school.
Places must be booked in advance. A booking form is attached to this email. I have also attached the flyer for this years event so please pass it on to all flute players!
The weekend costs from £30 a day (which includes a buffet lunch). A discount price of £55 is for the whole weekend and the concert. payment can be made in full or by paying a £20 deposit in advance and the remaining balance anytime up to the 21st March. There may also be the possibility of group discounts, please contact us to discuss this.
Daniel Pailthorpe was the very first special guest back in 2004 so we thought for our 10th anniversary it would very appropriate to ask him back again. Daniel is one of the few orchestral principals of international standing who plays on a modern wooden flute, he has gained a world-wide following for the uniqueness and breadth of his sound as well as the warmth of his musicianship.
As co-principal flautist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Daniel is regularly heard on BBC Radio 3 and at the Proms. He has appeared as a soloist with the orchestra, toured with them to Australia and the Far East, and worked with conductors such as Byschkov, Slatkin, Belohlavek and Gergiev. He is also a Professor at the Royal College of Music.
Richard Shaw
“incisiveness and fluent sensitivity” (The Independent)
“excellent support” (The Times)
“fervent, intensely moving performance” (The Strad)
Richard Shaw specialises in chamber music and accompaniment and has performed extensively in Britain and abroad. In the last few years his many broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 have included live duo performances with a huge variety of musicians. He is also Staff Accompanist at the Royal Academy of Music and gives masterclasses for accompanists at CSSM (formerly the Charterhouse Summer School of Music) each July. He has given recitals for the Double Reed Society, Lionel Tertis International Viola Festival, British Horn Society, British Flute Society, Barbirolli International Oboe Festival & Competition, and the British Clarinet and Saxophone Society. He regularly performs at the Dartington Festival. Richard takes a keen interest in music of our day. The many composers with whom he has worked include Malcolm Arnold, Elena Firsova, Karl Jenkins, Patrick Nunn, Vladislav Shoot and Dmitri Smirnov.
Full details, including itinerary are on our web site http://www.southwestflutes.co.uk/festival14.html .