Flute Workshop
For students interested in receiving intensive musical training on flute.
The Flute Workshop offers intensive musical training on flute while building confidence both musically and personally. Students will perform daily, focusing on good fundamentals, and learn to play musically within a chamber group. This workshop provides an opportunity for students to experience the training that it takes to become a professional flutist.
Location
This workshop is held in the beautiful MYA Center in Fort Sheridan.
Daily Schedule
Monday, June 18 through Friday, June 22, from 1:30 - 6:30 PM, students will be playing and learning in a variety of ways. The schedule for the workshop is to include master classes, technique classes, flute choir, chamber music, and performance classes. The workshop will conclude with a final concert.
Faculty
Hideko Amano is an experienced flute teacher in the Chicago metropolitan area. She was an adjunct professor at DePaul University from 2003-2007. While there, she was an assistant to Mary Stolper, the principal flutist of the Grant Park Symphony. Ms. Amano earned her Bachelor’s Degree at New England Conservatory in Boston in 1995. Her principal teacher was Ms. Paula Robison at NEC. From 1995 to 1998, Ms. Amano continued her musical education in Paris , France where she studied with Mathieu Dufour, who is the principal flute of the CSO. She also studied with Susan Levitin, Peter-Lukas Grafs, Marzio Conti, Alan Marion, and Raymond Guiot privately and at numerous music festivals throughout Europe.
Ellen Huntington is the instructor of flute for the North Park University and serves as second flute for the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. She earned her BM at Northwestern University where she is currently a doctoral candidate. Ms. Huntington received her Masters in Music from the Ohio State University and is a Fulbright Grantee to Hochshule fur Musik, Stuttgart, Germany.
Shanna Gutiérrez recently completed her second tour of Colombia, S. America presenting programs that were hailed by critics as “sensitive and captivating.” She is a member of the acclaimed Ensemble Dal Niente, recently invited to the 45th International New Music Festival in Darmstadt, Germany. She has commissioned and premiered dozens of works, and has collaborated with such twenty-first Century composers as Kaija Saariaho, Shulamit Ran and Claus-Steffan Mahnkopf. She received her performance degrees from the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. She maintains a private studio in the Chicago area and is a regular clinician across the US and abroad.
Guest Artist
Jonathan Keeble, Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Illinois, is one of the leading performers and pedagogues of his generation. His concerto appearances with orchestras and wind ensembles have taken him to venues in North America, South America and Europe. His passion for new music led him to commission many new works for the flute from rising young composers. As a member of the Prairie Winds Woodwind Quintet and as a solo clinician, he travels throughout the world performing and teaching. Recently, he was the featured artist at Flutemania in Arvika, Sweden, and as a member of the Prairie Winds, he received a grant from Chamber Music America to perform and teach throughout Alaska. Prior to his present position as the flute professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he taught at Oklahoma State University and as a visiting professor at the State University of New York at Fredonia.
Student Eligibility
Students must be between grades 7 and 12 as of this summer. Students should have a solid background in flute and be taking private lessons.
Tuition and Application
Students wishing to attend the workshop should complete the Secure Online Application Form and submit the non-refundable $50 application fee. This application fee will be applied toward summer camp tuition. No audition is required. Applications will be accepted until all positions have been filled. Tuition must be paid in full by June 1, 2012. Tuition for this workshop includes participation in the Evening Orchestra.
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Pay your $50 Application Fee
Financial Aid Form
The financial aid form must be submitted at the same time as the workshop application.
Tuition
Flute Workshop : $450 (Non-Residental)
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