EarlyMusicNews.Org

“Wendy Rolfe is one of the United States' leading performers on historical and modern flutes.  She has just been accepted to the Fulbright Program Senior Specialists Candidate Roster as a Candidate for international projects. Ms Rolfe has toured the USA with a Solo Recitalist Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, presenting her unique "The Flute Through the Ages". This program illuminates musical history with flutes from her own collection, including an 1818 Claude Laurent crystal flute. Ms. Rolfe also annually tours Brazil, giving recitals and master classes at the Universities of Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Campinas and Rio. In 2005, she was guest artist and professor at the XV International Flute Festival in Quito Ecuador. Currently, Ms Rolfe is engaged in a Berklee College of Music Faculty Fellowship project in Brazil, working with the Flautistas da Pro Arte education program in Rio de Janeiro, and recording a solo CD of Brazilian music for flute and piano with leading Brazilian pianist Maria Jose Carrasqueira. ..“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

Category: Ensembles/Performers/Associations/Societies / Winds

Added on: Apr 19, 2009 | Hits: 313