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The British Flute Society
5th International Convention 2006
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
17th – 20th August 2006

Unfortunately due to the recent security alerts and restrictions at UK airports many flights to the UK have been cancelled. This means that Gary Schocker, Mimi Stillman and Robert Dick are unable to appear at the Convention. We are pleased to announce that their places have been taken by the British composer/performer Mike Mower, who will play a selection of his own works, and the distinguished British soloist, Philippa Davies.The online programme has been changed to reflect the revised schedule.

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Click here for the Provisional Convention Programme Details

The Thursday sessions until 19:00 (Highlighted in GREEN) are FREE to Teachers
To attend the rest of the Convention, you must have an appropriate entrance ticket

Individual tickets are available to members of the public for all Evening Concerts and
certain other performance during the Convention.
Prices are £10 per concert (£5 concessions).
For details and availability please contact John Rayworth on
convention@bfs.org.uk or Tel: 01228 670306

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Click individual artists for picture and biography or click here for all

Click here for details of the "Mozart Cadenza Competition" to be run at the Convention

Note: The BFS reserves the right to alter the schedule of events and artists appearing without prior notification

Petri Alanko		Recital
Jamie Baum		Jazz workshop/recital
William Bennett		Recital and joined by former students
Jean-Louis Beaumadier		Piccolo recital
Emily Beynon		Recital
Denis Bouriakov		Recital
Wissam Boustany		Daily Warm ups and Recital
Rachel Brown		Recital with The London Handel Players: Rachel Brown, baroque flute, Adrian Butterfield, baroque violin, and Laurence Cummings, harpsichord
Ian Clarke		Workshop/recital Extended techniques
Concerts Lumiere		Recital
Philippa Davies		Recital with Convention Flute Choir
Robert Dick		Unable to appear
Bulent Evcil		Recital
Fret and flute fusion		Recital
Niurka Gonzalez		Recital
Marco Granados		Recital and workshop
Rhonda Larson		Recital
London Flutes		Recital
Nicola Mazzanti		Piccolo recital
Lorna McGhee		Flute and harp recital with Heidi Krutzen
Susan Milan		Recital with Siu Chui Li on Piano
Musical Squares		Mike and Wendy Gluyas - Acoustics Illustrated talk
Stephen Preston		Recital on baroque flute and dancing/birdsong with Amara Guitry
Abbie de Quant		Contemporary Music Recital
Quintessesz Group		Recital - 5 flutes
Carla Rees		Alto flute demo and short recital
Gary Schocker		Unable to appear
Shashank		Recital and workshop on Indian flutes and their Music (Sat night)
Alexa Still		Maori music Recital
Mimi Stillman		Unable to appear
Matthias Ziegler		Recital/demo Big Flutes

Pianists:
Melissa Morris
Timothy Carey
Richard Shaw
Clifford Benson

Other Presentations:
Nancy Andrew		Illust. Talk: Marcel Moyse
Paul Bagshaw		Daily Warmups
Edward Blakeman		Talk on Paul Taffanel and his new book
Luis De La Calle		Upright headjoint/quena style Demo/recital
Kyle Dzapo		Lecture on Anderson Studies Opus 15
Caroline Kelly		Flute Groups
Yvonne McIlwaine		Flute Choirs
Keith Pettway		Sight reading workshop
Lea Pearson		Daily Body Mapping Classes
Stuart Scott		The Flautists of the Halle Orchestra with recordings
Robin Soldan		Flute Choirs
Helen Spielman		Daily Performance Anxiety class
Hilary Taggart		Teaching/writing studies
Liz Taylor		Daily Yoga classes
Atarah Ben Tovim		Daily Flute orchestras
Emma Williams		Exam Syllabus recital
Julie Wright		Daily Flute groups