flute

Recorded live at the National Flute Association convention in San Antonio, this recital includes several world premiere pieces of music, a bit of silly and fun music, and a delightful set of music from Turkey and surrounding countries that had the crowd on their feet cheering at the end!

New music by Carlos Franzetti was a highlight of a recent conference of musicians in San Antonio. Hear the piece at the link, as well as TPR's James Baker in conversation with composer Carlos Franzetti and the performers.

The National Flute Association conference is the largest gathering of musicians related to one orchestral instrument, but the four-day event included workshops and seminars beneficial for any type of performer.

Composer Carlos Franzetti stopped by the KPAC Performance Studio with his wife, pianist Allison Franzetti, and flutist Laurel Zucker, to chat with TPR's James Baker about new music they premiered in San Antonio at the National Flute Association convention. The composer was impressed with TPR's downtown studios, saying, "I have no words to describe how beautiful this place is!" Hear music and conversation at the link.

Two stellar performers and a hand-built harpsichord by San Antonio's Gerald Self make for sparkling sounds in this concert presented by the San Antonio Chamber Music Society.

The Fiesta Flutes stopped by Classical Connections to share holiday music live on KPAC 88.3 FM and preview their concert on Friday, Dec. 15 at Zion Lutheran Church.

This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

The instrument is featured in some of the biggest songs on the charts, from Future to Drake. Brendan Frederick of the music site Genius, tells us about the history of that sound in hip hop music.

When Lara Pellegrinelli was a kid, she wanted to play the flute like James Galway. On Friday, she got to play with Sir James (and 1,999 other flutists) as they broke a Guinness Book's world record.