2024 Workshops
Flutes of the World
Join us in a celebration of flutes and flute-playing styles from around the world as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wesleyan's Center for Fine Arts.
Join us in a celebration of flutes and flute-playing styles from around the world as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wesleyan's Center for Fine Arts.
Irish Flute with Ellen Redman
Ellen Redman, (Irish flute and tin whistle) is both a classically trained flutist and accomplished traditional Irish flutist and whistle player. Inspired by the flute playing of Kevin Crawford and with nurture and encouragement from Boston fiddlers Larry Reynolds and Seamus Connolly, she found a new direction and passion in her musical life and in 2006 and 2007 qualified for the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil. Ellen is an instructor of classical and Irish flute at Smith College and teaches Irish flute and whistle at the Connecticut Academy of Irish Music. She is a flutist with the Springfield Symphony and co-hosts a weekly session at the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England, as well as guest-hosting sessions around New England. She is also the director of The Wailing Banshees, a traditional Irish group she formed at Smith College, and frequently appears in and around the region with the band Banish Misfortune and her newly formed trio, Last Night’s Fun.
Resources for the presentation:
Link to PDF Handout
Ellen Redman, (Irish flute and tin whistle) is both a classically trained flutist and accomplished traditional Irish flutist and whistle player. Inspired by the flute playing of Kevin Crawford and with nurture and encouragement from Boston fiddlers Larry Reynolds and Seamus Connolly, she found a new direction and passion in her musical life and in 2006 and 2007 qualified for the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil. Ellen is an instructor of classical and Irish flute at Smith College and teaches Irish flute and whistle at the Connecticut Academy of Irish Music. She is a flutist with the Springfield Symphony and co-hosts a weekly session at the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England, as well as guest-hosting sessions around New England. She is also the director of The Wailing Banshees, a traditional Irish group she formed at Smith College, and frequently appears in and around the region with the band Banish Misfortune and her newly formed trio, Last Night’s Fun.
Resources for the presentation:
Link to PDF Handout
Klezmer Flute with Adrianne Greenbaum
Adrianne Greenbaum, pioneer, foremost researcher and performer of the klezmer flute tradition, is professor of flute at Mount Holyoke College. Having reached international acclaim as both a klezmer and classical flutist, Adrianne performs on modern, traverso and 19th c. flutes and has toured with her ensembles and as soloist and master class presenter in Paris, London, Scotland, Poland and the US. Adrianne is a published composer and arranger and recording arts of klezmer and classical pieces. Greenbaum is principal flute Emeritus of the New Haven Symphony, principal of Orchestra New England and Wall Street Chamber Players. www.klezmerflute.com
Adrianne will present intricate details of the history of the klezmer flute and flutists and will share some of the unique tunes attributed only to the klezmer flutist.
Kural with Joseph Getter
Known as kural, venu, or simply flute, the keyless bamboo flute from the southern region of India has a distinctive style, techniques, and beauty. In this session, Joseph Getter will discuss and demonstrate how to play in traditional Carnatic music, and will teach participants a few simple ornaments and scales. Bring your silver flute.
Joseph Getter is a creative world musician, performing on woodwinds, percussion and keyboards for Carnatic Indian classical music and Bharatanatyam dance, Javanese gamelan, kirtan, and music for yoga, theater, dance, sound healing, and the circus arts. He studied Ethnomusicology at Wesleyan, learning south Indian flute from T. Viswanathan, and Western flute with Peter Standaart. Joseph teaches at several schools and also accompanies dance classes at Wesleyan.
Ethnic Flutes of the Andes Region with Gonzalo Cortes
Gonzalo Cortés, a native of Chile, was formerly Principal Flute of the Classical Orchestra of Santiago, Chile. He
studied with Alberto Harms at the Catholic University of Chile and at Duquesne University with Robert Langevin, Principal Flute of the New York Philharmonic, as his teacher. In addition to Mr. Cortés' classical training pursuit, he is a proponent of World Music, particularly flutes from around the world. He has recorded with the internationally acclaimed Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani as well as the Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC for the Naxos label. He is also a skillful improviser, he has explored other musical genres such as flamenco and Latin jazz. Currently, he teaches flute in the Jazz and Popular Music sector at Hartt Community Division, Trinity College, and Miss Porter’s School. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Hartford Flute Ensemble, Atacama Ensemble, and a member of Blue Madeiras.
Adrianne Greenbaum, pioneer, foremost researcher and performer of the klezmer flute tradition, is professor of flute at Mount Holyoke College. Having reached international acclaim as both a klezmer and classical flutist, Adrianne performs on modern, traverso and 19th c. flutes and has toured with her ensembles and as soloist and master class presenter in Paris, London, Scotland, Poland and the US. Adrianne is a published composer and arranger and recording arts of klezmer and classical pieces. Greenbaum is principal flute Emeritus of the New Haven Symphony, principal of Orchestra New England and Wall Street Chamber Players. www.klezmerflute.com
Adrianne will present intricate details of the history of the klezmer flute and flutists and will share some of the unique tunes attributed only to the klezmer flutist.
Kural with Joseph Getter
Known as kural, venu, or simply flute, the keyless bamboo flute from the southern region of India has a distinctive style, techniques, and beauty. In this session, Joseph Getter will discuss and demonstrate how to play in traditional Carnatic music, and will teach participants a few simple ornaments and scales. Bring your silver flute.
Joseph Getter is a creative world musician, performing on woodwinds, percussion and keyboards for Carnatic Indian classical music and Bharatanatyam dance, Javanese gamelan, kirtan, and music for yoga, theater, dance, sound healing, and the circus arts. He studied Ethnomusicology at Wesleyan, learning south Indian flute from T. Viswanathan, and Western flute with Peter Standaart. Joseph teaches at several schools and also accompanies dance classes at Wesleyan.
Ethnic Flutes of the Andes Region with Gonzalo Cortes
Gonzalo Cortés, a native of Chile, was formerly Principal Flute of the Classical Orchestra of Santiago, Chile. He
studied with Alberto Harms at the Catholic University of Chile and at Duquesne University with Robert Langevin, Principal Flute of the New York Philharmonic, as his teacher. In addition to Mr. Cortés' classical training pursuit, he is a proponent of World Music, particularly flutes from around the world. He has recorded with the internationally acclaimed Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani as well as the Choral Arts Society of Washington, DC for the Naxos label. He is also a skillful improviser, he has explored other musical genres such as flamenco and Latin jazz. Currently, he teaches flute in the Jazz and Popular Music sector at Hartt Community Division, Trinity College, and Miss Porter’s School. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Hartford Flute Ensemble, Atacama Ensemble, and a member of Blue Madeiras.
All participants will have the chance to see all the presentations, and many are participatory. Bring your flute, your curiosity, and get ready to travel through a kaleidoscope of different styles and cultures!
