Wood Flute Conference, Seattle, June 16-18
Hello All:
This memo is to alert you to the information and registration website that we hope will be posted by the end of the week or into next week. This will contain current information about the Wood Flute Conference to date, along with the registration form for campus housing and food services.
PLEASE NOTE: THE CORRECT DATES FOR THE CONFERENCE ARE FRIDAY JUNE 16 THROUGH SUNDAY JUNE 18. Earlier information had the dates one day off.
Although many have expressed interest in performing during the Conference, there is still room for additional slots for the Evening Concerts for those of you who are interested, first come first served. If demand warrants, we will move into afternoon performances as well, taking up slots originally set for lectures and panel discussions. I would hope that we don't have conflicting events so that everyone can attend everything scheduled.
Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please get them to me before Sunday morning, as I will be away from March 12-28.
With all best wishes,
Felix Skowronek
This memo is to alert you to the information and registration website that we hope will be posted by the end of the week or into next week. This will contain current information about the Wood Flute Conference to date, along with the registration form for campus housing and food services.
PLEASE NOTE: THE CORRECT DATES FOR THE CONFERENCE ARE FRIDAY JUNE 16 THROUGH SUNDAY JUNE 18. Earlier information had the dates one day off.
Although many have expressed interest in performing during the Conference, there is still room for additional slots for the Evening Concerts for those of you who are interested, first come first served. If demand warrants, we will move into afternoon performances as well, taking up slots originally set for lectures and panel discussions. I would hope that we don't have conflicting events so that everyone can attend everything scheduled.
Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please get them to me before Sunday morning, as I will be away from March 12-28.
With all best wishes,
Felix Skowronek
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This should be an interesting conference. If it were closer, I'd consider attending.
As you may know, I play a wood flute -- a Yamaha 874WH (or HW, I forget). It's the only kind of wood flute I've ever played, so I have no basis for comparison to the Powell wood flute, for example, BUT in my estimation wood is really the nicer sound overall. The low register has a more complex and warmer sound than silver produces. The high register is less "bell-like" (or shriek-y, if the flute or the player's no good!). On wood, the high register is more "reed-y".
I prefer the wood for almost everything I play. Every now and then something comes up that really needs the sound of silver -- but not too often. As for how wood blends with other instruments, I've never experienced any problems blending with other flutes (though, again, depending on the piece I could see where silver might be best.) The woodwind quintet with which I play *LOVES* the wood flute! They all feel it blends MUCH better than a silver flute does.