Calendar of events and appearances
August 16 2009
National Flute Convention, Marriott Hotel, New York City, 4pm
Premiere of "Solesmes" for 24 Flutes
September 20 2009
City Hall, Hong Kong
"Flute Fantastic - The Legendary Series" Flute & Harp Duo Recital by Robert Aitken & Erica
Goodman with the Hong Kong Flute Centre Flute Orchestra
Program includes music by Damase, Dopller/Zamara and Mozart's
Concerto for Flute and harp with flute orchestra
http://www.flute.hk/recital/
September 26 2009
The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington
143 Simpson Ave., Bowmanville, Ontario
Tel. 905.623.5831 Tickets $50
"Norma Beecroft - Her Life in Music"
Robert Aitken, flute, Erica Goodman, harp
http://www.vac.ca/
October 10-14 2009
11. Festival Slowind 2009
"Varese Before and After" (5 concerts)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
conductor - Robert Aitken
Festival SLOWIND 2009
October 15 2009
Orchestre Francais de Flûtes (OFF)
Salle Cortot. 78 rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris
World Premiere of "Tsunami" and second performance of "Solesmes"
http://www.off-paris.fr/
October 25-30 2009
Masterclass and Workshop
at Coyiuto Penthouse, 119 Palanca Street, Legaspi Village, Makati, Phillipines
October 29 2009
Robert Aitken in Concert
The Philippine Flute Society Concert at the Francisco Santiago Hall of Banco De Oro, Makati, Philippines
with pianist Cristine Coyiuto and the Philippine Flute Society Flute Orchestra, Ringo Chan, conductor
November 1-7 2009
Flute Masterclass and Orchestra Rehearsal
Sichuan Conservatory of Music, China
November 8 2009
Robert Aitken Flute Concert
Sichuan Conservatory of Music, China
November 10 2009
Robert Aitken Flute Masterclass
Nanjing Arts Institute, Nanjing, China
November 11 2009
Flute Masterclasses
Shanghai Normal University and Tongji University, China
November 12-13 2009
Flute Masterclasses
Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China
November 29 2009
Off Centre Music Salon
Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West
15th Annual Schubertiad
http://www.offcentremusic.com/concerts.html
December 13 2009
Happy Birthday, Udo!
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
Stephen Clarke; New Music Concerts Ensemble; Robert Aitken, direction
Udo Kasemets (Estonia/Canada, 1919)
fraCtal fibONaCciERTO (1996) for piano and mixed ensemble
New Music Concerts
January 10 2010
Zigmunt Krause and the Polish Perspective
Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken, direction
New Music Concerts
January 20 2010
James Avery Celebration Concerts
Freiburg, Germany
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg im Breisgau
February 14 2010
Chinese New Year / Valentine’s Day concert
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
William Lau, dancer; Beverley Johnston, percussion;
New Music Concerts Ensemble;
Robert Aitken, flute & direction
Music by Chan Ka Nin, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Chinary Ung and Christos Hatzis
New Music Concerts
February 28 2010
Hommage à Jim
compositional contribution in memory of James Avery
Ensemble Surplus
E-werk, Freiburg im Breisgau
e-werk restaurant
February 23-27 2010
Master classses and concert, Chemnitz, Germany
Stätische Musikschule Chemnitz
March 12 2010
Jonathan Harvey
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
Hidéki Nagano, piano; New Music Concerts Ensemble;
Robert Aitken, flute and direction
Music by Jonathan Harvey and Geoffrey Palmer
New Music Concerts
March 19-21 2010
German Flute Association Convention
Munich, Germany
Flute Festival of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Floete
March 31 2010
Flute Concerto by R. Murray Schafer
Robert Aitken, flute soloist
Esprit Orchestra, Jane Mallet Theatre, 8:00, Toronto
Esprit Orchestra
April 25 2010
Afiara String Quartet, with Robert Aitken, flute
Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, 3:15 pm
Mooredale Concerts
April 28 2010
Brian's Picks
The Music Gallery, 197 John Street
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Brian Current, direction
New Music Concerts
May 30 - June 9 2010
Jurist, Carl Nielsen Konkurrence & Festival
Odense, Denmark
Carl Nielsen International Music Competition & Festival
July 17-24 2010
Master classes
Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar
August 2-7 2010
Master classes
Toronto Summer Music Festival 2010 (TBA)
August 12-15 2010
National Flute Association
Anaheim, California
http://www.nfaonline.org/convention
August 20-29 2010
Internationale Meisterkurse
XXIII. Sommerliche Musikakademie
Wohldorf-Ohlstedt, Hamburg
http://www.sommermusikakademie.de/