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Seattle Flute Society Timeline



Presidents Life Members Commissions Guest Artists Pedagogy

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Presidents

1979-1982

Felix Skowronek

1982-1984

Scott Goff

1984-1985

Phyllis McDaniel

1985-1987

Rae Terpenning

1987-1989

Suzanne Walker

1989-1992

Paul Taub

1992-1994

Annie Carlson

1994-1997

Isabel Gallagher

1997-1999

Sarah Bassingthwaighte

1999- 2001

Susan Telford

2001-2003

Celine Ferland

2003-2006

Shelley Collins

2006-2008

Jenny Eggert

   

Life Members

Jeff Dreyfuss
Dan Fisher
Karla Flygare
Jean & John Horsfall
Mariya Lincoln
Jane Stansbury Measel
Diana Peterson
Pablo Sepulveda
Felix Skowronek
Rae Terpenning
Francis Timlin

Music Commissioned

10 solo pieces by Pacific Northwest composers*
     James Knapp - Oo-ee
     Roger Briggs - Trailblazers
     Bun-Ching Lam - Bittersweet Music III
     Julian Priester - Equanimity
     Roger Nelson - Stalks in the Breeze
     David Mahler - One Banned Man
     Bern Herbolsheimer - Ashik Dances Before His Love
     Robin Holcomb - Shilo
     Stuart Dempster - Alternate Realities
     Jarrad Powell - The Moon and Sun Are Eternal Travelers
     Vincent Plush - The Little People of Mount Rainier
     *To find scores and a recording for the above works, click here
Janice Giteck - In a Camel's Ear - for flute ensemble - 2002
Martin Amlin - Sonata for Piccolo and Piano - 1999
David Jones - title unknown - for flute ensemble
Gary Schocker - Sonata for Piccolo and Piano - 2004

 


Guest Artists

In addition to the Horsfall adjudicators who present an adjudicator’s recital and have sometimes offered additional masterclasses during the Horsfall weekend, our organization has sponsored the following events:

 

1979

Judy Washburn, Felix Skowronek, Scott Goff, Pam Mooney, Jeff Cohan, Debra Shorrock, Mary Duxbury

1980

Janet See
Ransom Williams

1987

Anne Marie Yasinitsky
Scott Goff (recital)

1988

Rie Schmidt/Benjamin Verdery – flute/guitar duo
Ransom Wilson
Felix Skowronek (masterclass)

1989

Paul Taub
Paula Robison (masterclass)

1990 Michele Debost (recital + masterclass)
1991 Julia Bogard
Francis Blaisdell (masterclass)
James Newton (recital + masterclass)

1992

Robert Aitken
Janet Fergeson

1993

Jan Gippo
Flute & Guitar Duo – Mary Posses/Doug Niedt

1994

Bruce Brodden
Judith Mendenhall

1995

Felix Skowronek, Rae Terpenning, Judy Kriewall
Zart Dombourian-Eby, Jeff Cohen
Jacques Zoon

1996

Ervin Monroe
Steve Kujala (jazz masterclass)
Hubert Laws
Jill Felber (recital and masterclass)

1997

Ken Andrews (recital and masterclass)
Fenwick Smith
Jeanne Baxtresser (recital and masterclasses)
Gala Rectial: Scott Goff, Paul Taub, Jeanne Baxtressser, Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Felix Skowronek, Judy Kriewal, Zart Dombourian-Eby, Ji-Hye Kim, Courtland Richardson (Horsfall winners)

1998

Zart Dombourian-Eby (recital)
Elena Duran
Galena’s Music Salon
Chris Norman (workshop)

1999

Paul Taub
Felix Skowronek Masterclass
Walfrid Kujala (recital and masterclass)

2000

Tadeu Coelho (recital and masterclass)
Jacques Zoon (recital and masterclass)

2001

Leone Buyse (recital and masterclass)
Jeffrey Khaner (masterclass, recital)

2002 Zart Dombourian-Eby (masterclass, lecture, recital), Ghost and Gargoyles, featuring soloist Paul Taub and a professional flute ensemble
2003

Holly Hofmann, Past Presidents’ Gala Recital

2004 Mimi Stillman, Gavin Tate-Lovery, and Liz Goodwin (Flutewise weekend)
Keith Underwood (recital, masterclass, workshop)
Leone Buyse
2005 Alexa Still, Trevor Wye and Clifford Benson, Matthias Ziegler
2006 Paul Edmund-Davies, Christine Potter

 

Pedagogy Panelists

 

1991 Ralph Guenther: Publishing, teaching, and teaching techniques
1993 Liam Watson
1994 Beth Jensen: Maintaining a teaching studio (studio policies, advertising, and organization)
1995 Kunichi Ueda
1996 Larry Helpern: Heath, stage fright, and pros/cons of beta blockers
1997

Two pedagogy events were held:

1. NFA 1984 Video, "A Paneled Discussion on Teaching"

2. Panel with Jeanne Baxtresser, Felix Skowronek, Heidi Ehle, Rebecca Morgan, Annie Carlson, Laura Werner

1999 Scott Goff: orchestral excerpts masterclass
2000

Heidi Ehle: creating a vital connection to your students, beyond the Suzuki method

2001 Julia Black: Dalcroze Eurhythmics
2003 Technique workshop with Janet Alexander

 

Thanks to SFS members Sandra Saathoff and Rebecca Smith for compiling most of the information on this page. Please send additions and corrections to the

 


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