The Indy Winds Flute Choir is hosting an exciting event next month, and we’re helping to get the word out! We are so lucky to have such a unique and fun group here in Indianapolis to cultivate flute playing and enjoyment at all playing levels. On Sunday, March 3rd, they are hosting an event with special guest flutist John Ross for an afternoon of flute choir music and beatbox flute! Flutist John Ross is an accomplished soloist, educator, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. He has served on the music faculty of West Virginia State University and teaches in the summers for Music for the Sake of Music in Green Bay, WI and Sparrow Music Camp in High Springs, FL. Dr. Ross has been principal flute of the orchestra for MFSOM, the Italian-American Opera Festival Orchestra (CA), the Charleston Chamber Orchestra (WV), and has also performed with the Muncie Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, and the Charleston Light Opera Guild. His flute ensemble Silver Lining Flutes toured around Costa Rica in Spring 2017, performing and giving masterclasses as part of the Promising Artists of the 21st Century series. Dr. Ross attended West Virginia University, Ball State University, and Florida State University, studying with

Most of you are out of school or have students out of school–has the cabin fever set in yet?? While you’re planning your summer getaways, be sure to keep some fantastic opportunities in mind for your young musician right here in Indianapolis, through the Butler Community Arts School. Summer is the perfect time for students to take advantage of multiple opportunities at the BCAS located on the beautiful campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Most of these camps serve the age groups of 7-11 and 12-18 and are offered with both commuter and residential options. An Adult Big-Band Workshop is available for adults who are not professional musicians, but have a passion for music. With so many options, students are bound to find a program that aligns with their interests and goals as artists! Listed below are the details for each of these summer camps. Explore them now. Please note, camps and dates are subject to change. The Butler Woodwind Camp (for bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, and saxophone) will feature private, instrument-specific instruction as well as group instruction with Butler University woodwind faculty and students. Campers will also have the opportunity to participate in a woodwind ensembles as well

Yet another exciting event announcement here this week: renowned British composer and flutist Ian Clarke will be presenting a masterclass here at the Indy Flute Shop on Wednesday, April 18th! Details are still in the works, but Clarke will be working with university students from some of our esteemed flute studios around the state, as well as performing and presenting some of his own works! You really don’t want to miss this. Ian Clarke is acknowledged as one of the leading player/composers in the flute world. His compositions are performed across the globe and these wide-ranging published works have established themselves as some of the most exciting flute repertoire of today and are being embraced by internationally acclaimed performers, syllabuses, teachers, colleges & students alike. Ian has performed as a featured guest soloist and teacher at major conventions and events in Brazil, Canada, Iceland, Japan, many European countries and numerous times for the British Flute Society (BFS) and for the NFA (National Flute Association) in the USA. In his career he has performed in genres ranging from classical opera to a guest appearance with rock group Jethro Tull/Ian Anderson. Through leading, co-leading and taking part in a myriad of flute

Ladies and gentlemen, I have SUCH an exciting announcement: PROJECT Trio is coming to the Indy Flute Shop on Wednesday, May 23rd! This will be the highlight of celebrating the shop’s 10th anniversary as a part of Paige’s Music, and I can’t think of anyone more exciting to help us with that celebration! Combining the virtuosity of world-class artists with the energy of rock stars, PROJECT Trio is breaking down traditional ideas of chamber music. The genre-defying Trio is acclaimed by the press as “packed with musicianship, joy and surprise” and “exciting a new generation of listeners about the joys of classical and jazz music.” Gramophone Magazine singled out the group as “an ensemble willing and able to touch on the gamut of musical bases ranging from Baroque to nu-Metal and taking in pretty much every stylism in between,” while The Wall Street Journal hailed the Trio for their “wide appeal, subversive humor and first-rate playing.” The New York Times has called beatboxing flutist Greg Pattillo “the best in the world at what he does.” PROJECT Trio was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and NPR Music’s series, Heavy Rotation, where hosts around the country share a favorite new song. They

Have you RSVP’d for the exciting events taking place tomorrow?? Both the William Bennett (“Wibb”) meet-and-greet AND the masterclass are FREE! Bennett will be giving a masterclass at Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall at Butler University! Butler flute students, under the tutelage of Karen Moratz, will be performing works of Dohnanyi, Dutilleux, Franck, and Gaubert. Be sure to come and experience Wibb’s consummate musicianship and singular teaching style! This event is free and open to the public. Butler University’s Jordan College of the Arts would like to thank our sponsors Altus Flutes www.altusflutes.com and Indy Flute Shop www.indyfluteshop.com for helping us to bring Wibb to Indianapolis. For more information on William Bennett, go to www.williambennettflute.com Before the masterclass, be sure to stop by the Indy Flute Shop for a (did I mention FREE) meet-and-greet opportunity with Wibb. If you are unable to attend but have questions or comments, please leave them on our Facebook page or in a comment below, and I will be sure to answer them! RSVP for these events here: https://www.facebook.com/events/181303519280960/ https://www.facebook.com/events/164157290978028/