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Welcome Flutists! The fall session of the Madison Flute Club Flute Choir is is set to begin. The annual Open House for all those interested in flute choir will be held Tuesday, September 13 at Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd., Madison. Kick off time is 7:00 pm. Bring your flute and play along at this open rehearsal. A Silent Auction fund raiser benefitting the Madison Flute Club will also be held. A wide range of flute related items will be offered along with other treasures. Bring some cash, bid high and bid often.

Flute Club Dues The Flute Club Board voted to make revisions in the dues structure for the club and performing groups. Flute Club dues are $90.00 for the year which includes playing in the Flute Choir. Additional dues of $25.00 per semester (fall and spring) are assessed for those playing in the Chamber Ensemble.

Introducing Emily: New Intern Conductor Emily Borley has been named the fall intern conductor for the Flute Choir. Emily is a UW- Madison student who will graduate in spring with a major in Music Education. Emily is a clarinet player and is eager to work with the flute choir.

Upcoming Dates Please add these dates to your fall calendar:

9/6 – 7 pm Chamber Ensemble Auditions

9/27 Club dues are due

10/4 – 6:30 pm Officer Elections All members are encouraged to attend

10/8 – 7 pm Salon Night Private Residence

11/5 – 2 pm Fall Concert Midvale Community Lutheran

2017 Wisconsin Flute Festival

Save March 4, 2017 on your calendar for the Wisconsin Flute Festival to be held at the Pyle Center, on the UW- Madison Campus. The festival’s featured guest artist is Scottish flutist Lorna McGhee.

FALL NEWS

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Name the Contra Be thinking of a clever name for the club contra bass flute.

At the November 5 Fall Concert, Flute Club members and the concert attendees will have the opportunity to help name the club's contra bass.

For a small donation, votes will be cast for the best name. Please submit suggested names by email (mfluteclub@gmail.com) by October 31.

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Flutist or Flautist?

"I'm a flute player not a flautist. I don't have a flaut and I've never flauted." - Sir James Galway.

For the noun referring to a person who plays the flute, Americans use flutist. In Europe flutist is more common. Flutist is by far the older word coming from the French flutiste. In the late 19th century, the word flautist came from the Italian flautista.

Share with Your Students! The first Peter Sheridan Low Flutes Opportunity Award will be awarded this fall and will support a Wisconsin student to further their knowledge of low flutes and share these wonderful instruments with others.

This year’s award will provide a $500 stipend to a middle, high school or collegiate level student residing in Wisconsin, who must use the award to pay for travel, lessons, performances, music, or other similar activities whose main purpose is education and/or performance on low flutes.

To obtain a copy of the application or poster, please visit http://madisonfluteclub.org/Sheridan-Award.html to download or print the documents.

Please note the deadline for application submission is Friday, October 14, 2016.

Youth Choirs Middle and high school youth choirs that will perform at the November 5 recital will begin rehearsals in October. Please see madisonfluteclub.org for the form to play with the group. The cost is $25 per student.