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The Colburn School
Flute Week Performers 2008
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Flute Week 2010 with Jim Walker
"A truly inspiring experience." "The Best Masterclass I've been too!" These are just some of the things that have been said by participants of Jim Walker's "Beyond the Masterclass" Flute Week. This annual week-long offering of masterclasses, recitals, and seminars returns in 2010, with featured guest artists Cathy Ransom-Karoly and Heather Clark. Other special guests will include Jed Wentz, Sarah Jackson, Steve Kujala, Greg Milliren, Cynthia Kelley, and many others.
Jim Walker’s “Beyond The Masterclass” Flute Week combines the traditional masterclass environment with special seminars designed to expand a flutist’s horizons outside the “flute performance major” mentality that exists at most music schools and conservatories. Daily masterclasses will focus on student performance and each day a variety of workshops and seminars will cover topics such as improvisation, session playing, the piccolo, orchestral auditions, and building a real career in music. In addition to improving flute playing skills and benefiting from Jim’s insights and wisdom, participants will learn the ways working musicians succeed in the competitive environment found in today’s world. These extras make Flute Week go far beyond your average masterclass and will pay great dividends to any flutist who is serious about having a successful and rewarding career in music.
Hosted at The Colburn School’s beautiful facilities in downtown Los Angeles across from Walt Disney Concert Hall, participants will perform in masterclasses, attend all daily sessions, receive a private lesson with Jim, attend a special off-campus event, and perform a recital piece during the week.
Advanced high school, college, and professional level flutists are welcome to register as participants. Several different ways of auditing the class are available. See the Registration page for details.
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