Fall 2008
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| Welcome to a new year of the Coastal Bend Flute Club! Our first rehearsal will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2008 from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm. Check out our calendar for details. |
| About 45,000 years ago a Neanderthal man made a flute out of a leg bone of a young bear. It had four finger holes that show it was made for making music and is the earliest flute found that was capable of playing a melody of more than two or three notes. According to Curt Sachs, a musicologist, the chi’ih, a Chinese flute was actually the oldest transverse (held toward the side) flute in history. There are early depictions of transverse flutes in the second and third centuries, but not until the 1100’s was the flute regularly illustrated in works of art. Germany was one of the first countries to show the flute and thus it was called the German flute. After that, the use of the instrument spread throughout Europe. Henry VIII’s inventory of instruments showed it was in common use, and in France it was held in high regard. The flute received stabilization as a popular and accessible instrument by Johann Joachim Quantz, his pupil Frederick the Great of Prussia played flute very well, and changes were made by Theobald Boehm. Find out more about the flute in our next website newsletter. |
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| Frances, Belen, and I had a great time at the Texas Flute Society Festival in May. The beatboxing was fun to learn and Greg Patillo was a nice guy, and a good teacher. He helped three young girls learn to do the beatboxing, then accompanied them on his flute, ad libbing a different part. He played a concert with a String Bass player and a Cello player. It was great watching them move and flow together while making their original sounds. Belen played for Kimberley Clark and afterwards, Kimberley didn't have much to say, except: "I think you did a fine job and your tone is gorgeous." Then she asked Belen where she thought she could have done better. We had Yvonne Kendall conducting on the Gary Schocker piece, and she was a very thorough conductor who knew how to express ideas on how she wanted things played. She got after us if we missed notes or beats. Needless to say, the piece went very well. I think we might be able to get a CD of the piece later on. We talked to her afterwards and she suggested that maybe the Houston Flute Club and our Flute Club could get together and play a concert. I don't know if she meant she'd like to come down here or us go there. We saw and talked to Marilyn Arey as we were leaving and I told her what Yvonne said about us getting together, and Marilyn suggested that if we do, maybe we could play something at the next TFS Festival. Who knows? My sister, Sandy, was a great help and drove us everywhere and anywhere we needed to go. We bought four new pieces of music for the club. |
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Judy Cole, Frances Branning, and Dr. Belen Palos-Tuley
attended the Texas Flute Society Festival this past May.
Here is Judy's commentary:
attended the Texas Flute Society Festival this past May.
Here is Judy's commentary:
Greg Pattillo, famous Beatboxer