Apply Now for the 2024-2025 James Pappoutsakis Flute CompetitionThe prestigious James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition is now accepting applications for its 2024-2025 season. This annual competition, open to talented flutists enrolled […]
Registration opens for MTNA 2024-2025 Chamber Music Performance CompetitionThe Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Chamber Music Performance Competition, featuring categories for strings and winds.Competition […]
Marcel Moyse (1889 - 1984) Marcel Moyse was a seminal French flutist and pedagogue, whose innovative techniques and expressive teaching significantly shaped modern flute playing worldwide. Early Life and Formative […]
Flautissimo 2024Flautissimo returns in 2024 with its 26th edition, offering a dynamic two-day event dedicated to celebrating the artistry of the flute.Set to take place on November 9-10, Flautissimo 2024 […]
Premiere of Charles Griffes's Poem Charles Tomlinson Griffes' Poem for Flute and Orchestra, also known simply as Poem, is one of the most celebrated works in the American flute repertoire. […]
Theobald Böhm (1794-1881) Theobald Böhm was a German inventor and musician renowned for his pioneering work in the development of the modern Western concert flute. His contributions revolutionized the instrument, […]
The Premiere of Claude Debussy's Syrinx in 1913 Introduction to an Iconic Solo Flute Work Claude Debussy’s Syrinx is one of the most significant and frequently performed works in the […]
The Premiere of Arthur Honegger's Danse de la Chèvre Arthur Honegger’s Danse de la Chèvre (‘The Goat Dance’), composed in 1921, is a quintessential example of early 20th-century French flute […]
Birthday of Ernesto Köhler, flutist, composer, and pedagogue (1849–1907) Ernesto Köhler (1849–1907) was a renowned Italian flutist, composer, and pedagogue, celebrated for his significant contributions to flute technique, performance, and […]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a prodigious composer and virtuoso, epitomized the Classical era with his profound influence and extensive body of work that continues to […]
