July 21-29 2012
Luxembourg Master Classes
24th Forum Flute and Piano
www.forumflutepiano.com
enquiries: forumflutepiano@gmail.com
July 31 to August 9-29 2012
Bodertzo, Italy Master Classes
Robert Aitken flute • Jan Junker piccolo • Michael Baumann accompanist
Daily master classes • Flute chamber music
Group lessons in technique • Intonation classes
Concerts performed by participants • Flute maintenance and repair
Chamber music with guitar and piano
Download POSTER and APPLICATION FORM here
The course is aimed at flutists who are interested in advanced studies.
Number of participants is limited. Please apply early.
Full board: €680 • Includes course and accomodation
in a double room*with breakfast-lunch-dinner, including drinks.
Half board: €580 • Includes course and accomodation
in a double room*with breakfast and dinner. *Single room add €7 a night.
in a delightful ambience, with excellent food & wine
from Baron Florian von stepski-Doliwa
Contact information:
Jan Junker, Prinz-Eugen-strasse 8, D-79102 Freiburg im Breisgau; Germany
tel./Fax: +49 761 33153 • Cell: +49 174 2429695 • E-mail: floetologe@gmx.de
Location: near Oderzo between Treviso and Venezio.
Rechsteiner di Florian von Stepski-Doliwa
Via Monte Grappa 3, I-34107 San Nicolo di Ponte di Piave (Treviso) Italy
tel. +39 0422 752074 • Fax +39 0422 752155
e-mail: rechsteiner@rechsteiner.it • website: www.rechsteiner.it
March 10, 2012
Peter Eötvös Picks
Glenn Gould Studio • 250 Front St. West
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Peter Eötvös direction
Zoltán Jeney (Hungary 1943) Heraclitian Fragments (1997/2004)
Peter Eötvös (Hungary 1944) Psy for flute, cello & cimbalom (1996)
Eötvös – Octet for winds and brass (2008)
Eötvös – Windsequenzen for ensemble (1975/87)
Igor Stravinsky (Russia/USA 1882–1971) Octet for wind instruments (1923)
February 3, 4, 5 & 7, 2012
The Noble Flute
Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Friday Feb. 3, 11:00 am and 7:30 pm at Assumption University Chapel in Windsor
Saturday Feb. 4, 7:30 at Leamington United Methodist Church in Leamington
Sunday Feb. 5, 7:30 at St. Anne’s Church in Tecumseh
John Morris Russell, Conductor
Robert Aitken, Flute,
Jean-Francois Rompré, Flute
Liesel Deppe, Piccolo
Johann Stamitz: Mannheim Symphony in G
Antonio Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto in C major
Johann Stamitz: Flute Concerto in D major
Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Two Flutes
Carl Stamitz: Symphony in E-flat major
http://www.windsorsymphony.com
Tuesday February 7, 2012
University of Windsor, Assumption Chapel
Flute Symposium Concert
January 29, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Legends
Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West
Tyler Duncan baritone
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken direction
Omar Daniel (Canada 1960) Mehetapja (Husband Killer)
for 3 sopranos and ensemble (2011) (World premiere, NMC commission)
Thomas Kessler (Switzerland 1937) Quintet for piano and winds with electronics (2011)
(Canadian premiere)
Jeffrey Ryan (Canada 1962) The Whitening of the Ox
for baritone and ensemble (2011) (World premiere, NMC commission)
December 11, 2011 at 8:00 pm
The World of Globokar
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street
Vinko Globokar guest composer
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken flute and direction
Elliott Carter (USA 1908) – Trije glasbeniki
for flute, harp and bass clarinet (2011)
(Canadian premiere, performed on the
occasion of Elliott Carter’s 103rd birthday)
Vinko Globokar (France 1934) – Fluide for brass and percussion (1967)
Globokar – Eppure si Muove for trombone and ensemble (2003)
Globokar – Discours VII for brass quintet (1987)
Globokar – Eisenberg for 16 instrumentalists (1990)
November 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Tempo e Tempi
Marjan Kozina Hall
conductor Robert Aitken
Ursula Oppens piano
Barbara Jernejčič-Fürst mezzo-soprano
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux II (1994) for flute, clarinet and marimba
Elliott Carter: Trilogy (1992) for oboe and harp
Elliott Carter: Quintet (1991) for piano and winds
Elliott Carter: Tempo e Tempi (1998-99) for mezzosoprano, oboe, clarinet, violin and violoncello
Elliott Carter: Retracing (2002) for bassoon solo; Retracing II (2009) for french horn solo, Retracing III (2009) for trumpet solo
Elliott Carter: Mosaic (2004) for harp, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass
http://www.slowind.org/
November 15, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Canto
Marjan Kozina Hall
Slovenian Chamber Choir
conductor Martina Batič
Slovenian Percussion Duo
Elliott Carter: Saëta in March (1950/66) for four timpani
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Tarantella (1936) for male choir and piano four hands
Elliott Carter: Recitativo and Improvisation (1950/66) for four timpani
Robert Aitken (b. 1939): Monody (1983) for flute solo and mixed choir
Elliott Carter: Adagio and Canto (1950/66) za timpane solo
Elliott Carter: Heart Not So Heavy As Mine (1938) za mešani zbor a cappella
Isang Yun (1917-1995): Novelette (1980) for flute, harp, violin and violoncello
Elliott Carter: Molto Perpetuo in Canaries (1950-66) for four timpani
Elliott Carter: The Defense of Corinth (1941) for speaker, male voices and piano four hands
Elliott Carter: Let's Be Gay (1937) for female choir and two pianos
http://www.slowind.org/
November 15, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Concerto Concertino Concert
Marjan Kozina Hall
Robert Aitken flute soloist and conductor
Virgil Blackwell, bass clarinet soloist and conductor
Lojze Lebič (b. 1934): Kons(a) (1970
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Steep Steps (2001) for bass clarinet solo
Elliott Carter: Scrivo in Vento (1991) for flute solo
Elliott Carter: Gra (1993) for clarinet solo
Lojze Lebič: Kons (b) (1968)
Elliott Carter: Flute Concerto (2008)
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Slides [Przezrocza] (1988)
Elliott Carter: Concertino for Bass Clarinet (2009)
http://www.slowind.org/
November 14, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Nine by Five by Nine
Marjan Kozina Hall
Slovenian Philharmonic
Robert Aitken, conductor
Elliott Carter: Sonata (1952) for flute, oboe, violoncello and harpsichord
Elliott Carter: Nine by Five (2009) for wind quintet
Walter Piston (1894-1976): Divertimento for Nine Instruments (1946)
Božidar Kos (b. 1934): Fata Morgana (2004) for flute, clarinet, percussion, violin and violoncello
Elliott Carter: Triple Duo
http://www.slowind.org/
November 9, 2011 at 8:00 pm
13. Festival Slowind 2011
Enchanted
Marjan Kozina Hall
Barbara Jernejčič-Fürst, mezzo-soprano
Ursula Oppens, piano
Slovenian Philharmonic
Robert Aitken, conductor
Elliott Carter (b. 1908): Enchanted Preludes (1988) for flute and violoncello
Aaron Copland (1900-1990): As It Fell Upon a Day (1944) for mezzosoprano, flute and clarinet
Elliott Carter: Three Musicians (2011) for flute, bass clarinet and harp
Janez Matičič (b. 1926): Géodes (1998) for percussion and piano
Elliott Carter: Night Fantasies (1980) for piano solo
Elliott Carter: A Mirror on Which to Dwell (1975) for mezzo-soprano and ensemble
http://www.slowind.org/
October 30, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Wuorinen Percussion Symphony
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street
Joseph Petric accordion
Penderecki String Quartet
Robert Aitken flute Simon Fryer cello
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Charles Wuorinen direction
Eric Morin (Canada 1969) In Praise of Folly (2010)
for accordion and string quartet (World premiere)
Chris Paul Harman (Canada 1970) Duo for Flute and Cello (2011)
Charles Wuorinen (USA 1938)
Percussion Symphony for 24 players (1976) (Canadian premiere)
October 27, 200 at 1:30 pm
Women’s Musical Club of Toronto
Walter Hall, University of Toronto - 80 Queen's Park
Robert Aitken, flute
Simon Fryer, violoncello
Walter Delahunt, piano
Haydn: Trio No. 31 in G major
Alice Ho: Cothurnus (2002)
Max Meyeroldersleben: Fantasy Sonata
Philippe Gaubert: Trio Aquarelles
Chris Paul Harman: Duo for Flute and Cello (world premiere)
Weber: Trio in G minor
http://www.wmct.on.ca/concerts.html
September 25 2011 at 8:00 pm
Secret of the Seven Stars
Glenn Gould Studio - 250 Front St. West
Joseph Macerollo and Ina Henning accordions
Accordes string quartet
Ryan Scott solo percussion
Gregory Oh, piano
Xin Wang soprano
New Music Concerts Ensemble
Robert Aitken direction
Ann Southam (Canada 1937–2010) Quintet for piano and strings (1986) (NMC commission)
Andrew Staniland (Canada 1977) Pentagrams: 5 Pieces for 2 accordions (2010)
(world premiere, NMC commission)
Alice Ping Yee Ho (Hong Kong/Canada 1960) Ballade for An Ancient Warrior
for solo percussion, soprano and ensemble (2011)
(world premiere, NMC commission)
Nicolaus A. Huber (Germany 1939) Auf Flügeln der Harfe for accordion (1985)
Hope Lee (Taiwan/Canada 1953) Secret of the Seven Stars
for accordion, percussion and string orchestra (2011)
(world premiere, NMC commission)