Amy Porter is the featured masterclass guest at the Flute Festival for the St. Louis Flute Society. Concert featuring Amy Porter with Trio Virado at 7:30 p.m. in the Conference Center on the second floor of the MUC

International sensations Amy Porter (flute), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), and Joao Luiz (guitar), together known as TRIO VIRADO, are taking the role of instrumental chamber music to new heights. Their innovative style has broken boundaries between different cultures and genres of music; from classical, Latin tangos, and 21st century premieres, to innovative scoring of familiar arrangements. Co-Presented by WU Department of Music and St. Louis Classical Guitar.

Igor Stravinsky is celebrated as one of the most influential composers of all time and a trio of his ballets (Firebird, Petrouchka, Rite of Spring) changed the course of music in the twentieth century. Between these musical monuments, he tinkered with his compositional process in delightfully experimental chamber works. Professor of bassoon Jeffrey Lyman and 20 of his SMTD colleagues offer a program of these miniature masterpieces for voices and instruments from one, two, four, up to eight players. From early works like the Three Pieces for Clarinet and the Three Pieces for String Quartet through his very last composition The Owl & the Pussycat, you'll get a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of Stravinsky's creative process.

Performers include Danielle Belen and Matt Albert, violin; Joachim Angster, viola; Leo Singer, cello; Amy I-Lin Cheng, Christian Mattias Mecca, Kathryn Goodson, piano; Amy Porter, flute; William King, Garret Jones, Elisha Willinger, clarinet; Jeffrey Lyman, Maddy Wildman, bassoon; Amanda Ross, Michelle Riechers, trumpet; David Jackson, Christopher Hernacki, trombone; Carmen Pelton, Elise Eden, soprano; Freda Herseth, contralto; and Stephen West, baritone.

Optimal Airflow Dynamics for Producing High Quality Flute Tone: A study of air flow, direction, speed, volume, and pressure from the diaphragm to the lips using objective measures will aid to understand the ideal state

This four-day workshop presents an opportunity for adult flute players to participate in masterclasses and join in-depth discussions about the study of flute tone, breathing, and body awareness both in flute practice and in performance.

This year, this workshop will unveil a series of research studies especially formatted for music students to study the anatomy and airflow dynamics that create an optimal tone on a woodwind instrument.

In addition, several leading flute manufacturers will exhibit their instruments for attendees to view, test, and purchase.

Faculty

Amy Porter, Professor of Music, University of Michigan

Dr. David Brown, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan

Laura Dwyer, McKindree University Certified Yoga Instructor for Performers

Christina Jennings, Professor of Flute, University of Colorado Boulder

Dr. Erika Boysen, Assistant Professor of Flute, UNC Greensboro

Open to all middle and high school students for an inspiring day of ute. Workshops will include:

Fun ute warm-up class

All State and audition prep class

Classes to improve sound, articulation, vibrato, phrasing and intonation •

Flute Choir reading session

$120 for the day includes a healthy lunch.

Flutists of all levels are welcome.

Unlimited space for middle and high school utists of every level. We have space for up to 15 masterclass slots- these flutists will perform for one of the teachers a solo of her/his choice.

Brevard Music Center Sinfonia

Trail of Tears by Michael Daugherty

Conducted by JoAnn Falletta

Priority Deadline: February 10, 2018

Designed for the serious high school flutist, including instruction in: tone, technique, intonation, and vibrato; body awareness; performance anxiety; and productive practice techniques.