• Registration Opens for MTNA Chamber Music Performance Competition 2024-2025

    November 1st, 2024 , United States

    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 OverviewThis competition focuses on ensembles predominantly composed of wind instruments, including the flute, and will be conducted in two stages: a preliminary round via video […]

  • Marcel Moyse died in 1984

    November 1, 1984 Brattleboro, VT, United States

    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 2024

    November 9-10, 2024 TEATRO PALLADIUM, Piazza Bartolomeo Romano, 8 00154, Rome, Italy

    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 […]

  • November 16, 1919

    Premiere of Charles Griffes’s Poem

    November 16, 1919 Aeolian Hall, New York City, NY, United States

    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 died in 1881

    November 25, 1881 Munich, Germany

    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, […]

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791

    December 5, 1791 Vienna, Austria

    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 enchant and inspire. Early Life and Prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, is one of the most prolific and […]

  • Birthday of Sir James Galway

    December 8, 1939 Belfast, United Kingdom

    Sir James Galway, b. December 8, 1939 Sir James Galway is a celebrated Northern Irish flutist known for his virtuosic skill and his significant role in popularizing the flute as […]