Western Massachusetts Flute Festival
Event Details
Saturday, March 30, 2024
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Bezanson Recital Hall
151 Presidents Drive
Amherst MA 01003
Registration Required
Online registration or tickets
Music and Dance Department
Cobus du Toit, host/coordinator Pre-registration =>
Rachel Woolf, guest flutist
Assistant Professor of Flute at University of Texas at San Antonio.
Dr. Woolf's class: Introduction to Hindustani Improvisation
4pm Guest Artist concert, music by Emile Noblot, Samuel Zyman, Cesar Franck & more
Also, don't miss Claudia Anderson's guest artist concert, "Glass Ceilings" on Sunday, March 31 at 7:30 with a Masterclass at 5pm in Room 44.
Full schedule for Flute Day:
9:00-9:30am: Warmup/Sound meditation with Dr. Cobus du Toit
9:30-10:30am: Adult amateur masterclass with Dr. Cobus du Toit
10:30-11:30am: Hindustani improvisation class with Dr. Rachel Woolf
11:30-noon: UMass Amherst flute ensemble concert - works by Clarke, Pattillo, McLearnon and Harberg
12-1pm: Lunch - bring your own
1-2:30pm: Masterclass - Dr. Rachel Woolf (Keira, Sofia, Mikayla)
2:30-3pm Q&A with Dr’s Woolf and du Toit - ask anything you want!
3-4pm: Visit the exhibits/vendors
4pm: Rachel Woolf recital - Works by Zyman, Franck and Noblot