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Flute Society of Kentuckyannounces the 2005 Kentucky Flute Festival
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About the 2005 Kentucky Flute Festival
All
recording-round material is unaccompanied. Use any edition unless
specified. Recording-round postmark deadline is
Junior Soloist Competition (up to Grade 8)
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Recording Round: Solace by Stephanie Rea. You may open one of the sheet music pages and print. Four print options are available. Print Solace via: (1) higher-quality web page, (2) higher-quality .pdf, (3) lesser-quality web page, (4) lesser-quality .pdf. The lesser-quality files will download faster and should be of acceptable quality. Also, the printed version will look better than the screen version! If you have high-speed internet access, however, you may wish to print from one of the higher-quality file types. (You will need Acrobat Reader to open the .pdf version. It is a free download.)
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http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Final Round: Pan! by Johannes Donjon, published in Concert and Contest Collection by Rubank/Hal Leonard
High School Soloist Competition (Grades 9 - 12)
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Recording Round: Three Preludes, Op. 18 by Robert Muczynski
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Collegiate Artist Competition (Undergraduates only)
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Recording Round: Winter Spirits by Katherine Hoover
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Young
Artist Competition (age 30 or younger as of
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Recording Round: Partita in A Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Up
to three finalists in each category will be selected to compete on
... Questions about the Competitions??
Contact: Dr.
Stephanie Rea
Telephone: 270-762-4007
about Rhonda Larson
"...Once every generation there comes along a transformative force that breaks all the industry rules. Larson wields her instrument like a blow torch, breaking down our Victorian preconceptions of what the classical flute should be, how it should sound and where it should take us...This intensely gifted flutist needed little more than her native Montana charm to win the hearts of the packed house..." raves Connecticut's VOICES review of Rhonda Larson & Ventus in concert.
Flutist, composer, and bandleader Rhonda Larson entered the national music scene from her native Montana by winning first prize in the National Flute Association's Young Artist Competition in 1985, including a Carnegie Hall debut. Shortly thereafter, Rhonda joined forces with the Paul Winter Consort, initiating her journey of combining diverse musical styles in addition to her classical training. Rhonda won a Grammy Award during her last year with the Consort, departing the group at that time to embark on her individual cross-cultural/multi-genre music path.
Rhonda's diversity, combined with her musical and technical wizardry, has begun a new generation for the flute as a leading voice in the music world. Composing much of her own repertoire, Larson continues to be recognized as a visionary force creating a refreshing hybrid music for the flute, including her versatility on an array of ethnic flutes from around the world.
Larson journeyed to South Africa as a musical ambassador for the United States to perform for the Parliament of the World's Religions, sharing the stage with such luminaries as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. In addition to South Africa, Rhonda has toured in Russia, Japan, Israel, Europe, Central America and throughout North America. Rhonda Larson & Ventus recently performed in Minsk, Belarus, as well as the National Flute Association's convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rhonda has a discography of over 17 commercial recordings from label/distributors such as Windham Hill and American Gramaphone, among others. Rhonda has two solo recordings, Free As A Bird, and her newly released second solo CD, Distant Mirrors. The latter is an eclectic musical reflection on world cultures and ancient traditions, and was voted number two for September's 2003 Echoes nationally syndicated Public Radio program, as well as placing eighth in Echoes "25 Essential CD's for 2003".
Rhonda is featured in the 2003 "Flute Stories--101 Inspirational Stories from the World's Best Flute Players," Windplayers publication.
