Twelve
intermediate* flute students will come together in June to play in flute
choir, quartets and master classes with leading members of the Twin Cities
flute community.
We will also learn about vibrato,
correct hand and body position, embouchure, the Baroque flute, and other
subjects of interest to all enthusiastic flutists!
SAINT
PAUL, MINNESOTA
The Flute Fling is
a fun, friendly, and supportive time for all.
Directed
by Polly Meyerding
* By intermediate, we include students of elementary school
age through adult who can competently play literature at a moderate level
of difficulty. That would be "Grade 2" on the Flute
World website. Use their "Flute Music" search feature to check the
difficulty level of your current piece.
"I
was inspired to see the students working and learning during the summer!" Judith
Ranheim
The Summer
Flute Fling is designed for advanced beginner and intermediate flutists
of all ages. Each participant plays in a trio or quartet that receives
coaching, and everyone plays together in a flute choir. Parts of
appropriate difficulty are selected for each participant. Each student
also gets to play in a master class with some of the top flute teachers
from the Twin Cities area. Former guest artists include Judith Ranheim,
Cynthia Stokes, Janis Weller, Peggy Doerrie, Jane Garvin, Amy Morris, and
Russell Dedrick.
Participants:
There
will be a total of 12 participants. All ages are welcome!
An informal audition and/or teacher recommendation is required before registration can
be accepted.
Auditors: Auditors are welcome for
the master classes. See below for times and fees.
Dates:
Monday, June 16, through Thursday, June 19, 2008.
Place: The programs will be held at Unity-Church Unitarian,
732 Holly Avenue, St. Paul, MN. (Directions
and Map)
Sample Daily Schedule: (classes
taught by Polly Meyerding unless otherwise indicated)
Monday -
Wednesday 9:00 Warmups, tone and technique
exercises
9:20 Quartet rehearsals, including
pre-assigned literature to be performed at the concert
10:25 Break
10:35 Master class with guest artist.
Each student will play for 20 minutes on one master class.
11:50 Break
12:00 Flute choir rehearsal
1:00 Head on home
Thursday 9:00 Warmups
9:30 Dress rehearsal
10:35 Break
10:45 Master class with guest artist -- Baroque
flute demonstration.
12:30 Lunch
1:15 Set up for concert
2:00 Concert
-- family and friends are warmly invited! Tuition
Participants:
$150 plus $20 for
materials
Auditors:
$ 15 for one day or $50 for Tuesday-Friday
Contact Polly to register:
651-776-1780
Polly
Meyerding, a native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, earned her Bachelor degrees
in Flute Performance and Music Education at the University of Minnesota
and the Master of Music degree and Performer's Certificate at the Eastman
School of Music in Rochester, New York. She has studied with
many outstanding flutists of our era, including Thomas Nyfenger, Bonita
Boyd, Julia Bogorad-Kogan and Sidney Zeitlin. She has had lessons or participated
in master classes with Julius Baker, Keith Underwood, Michael Parloff,
Adam Kuenzel, Barbara Leibundguth, and others.
Polly has performed in the Spoleto USA Festival in South
Carolina; the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy; the Schlosse Spiele
Festival in Heidelberg, Germany; and has toured in France with a professional
flute choir. Locally, she has played with the Minnesota Orchestra,
Minnesota Opera, VocalEssence (formerly Plymouth Festival Orchestra), Bach
Society, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Minnesota Composers Forum, Symphony of the
Lakes, Dale Warland Singers, Evita, Schubert Club, Thursday Musical, and
numerous other large and small ensembles. She and her husband, flutist
Russell Dedrick, perform together as the Dedrick Flute Duo, and with cello as
the Monarch Trio. The Arabesque Trio is made up of harpist Andrea Stern
with Polly on flute and cello. Polly is also a member of the NorthWind Trio with
oboist Tina James and bassoonist Tim Wells.
Currently the President of the Upper Midwest Flute Association (UMFA), Polly
teaches flute and conducts the Falcon Flute Choir at the University of
Wisconsin-River Falls. She also maintains a teaching studio in her home
and is the creator and director of the Summer Flute Intensive and Flute Fling in
St. Paul. She has conducted the Junior High Honors Flute Choir at the 2003
UMFA Flute Fest and the Senior High Honors Flute Choir in 2004. Polly has
been a member of the flute faculty at the 2006 and 2007 Lutheran Summer Music
Programs in residence at Gustavus Adolphus College.
