From the President - Angela Allen Sherzer

February 2015
Volume 18, Issue 1
From the President - Angela Allen Sherzer
Atlanta Flute Fair
2-3
Spring Event
4
Where Are They Now?
4
Proposed New Officers
5
Community News
5
Membership Applications
6-7
Officers & Chairs
8
Newsletter Guidelines
9
Income & Expenses
9
Marketplace
10
Calendar of Events
10
2015 Flute Fair Poster
11
Happy New Year! I hope that you all
had a wonderful holiday season and are
now ready to take advantage of the
exciting upcoming events we have
planned for the Atlanta Flute Club!
Our next big event is our annual
Flute Fair, which will take place on
Saturday, February 21st at Georgia
Perimeter College-Clarkston Campus.
Our guest artist this year is virtuoso
flutist, Jasmine Choi. Ms. Choi has served as Principal Flute with the
Vienna Symphony, as well as, Associate Principal flute of the Cincinnati
Symphony. She has now moved on to a career as a full-time soloist and
recording artist. She will present a recital and also conduct a masterclass/
workshop that should be both inspirational and educational. This year,
we are offering five very interesting workshops on a wide variety of flute-
related subjects; you will surely find several of these that you will want
to attend! Our High School and Middle School Honors Choirs will be
performing, and everyone is invited to take part in our Flute Choir reading session (don’t forget to bring your
flute!). Of course, a visit to our exhibits is a must---it is a great opportunity to try new flutes, purchase music,
and browse for other flute-related items.
We are also very excited to announce that Atlanta Symphony Orchestra flutist, Todd Skitch, will be featured
as Guest Artist at our Spring Event, which will take place on Saturday, May 23rd, at Greater Atlanta Christian
School. Please save the date, and watch our website and Facebook page for further details regarding this event!
Please keep us informed of your flute related events! If you have an upcoming recital, other news to share, or
would like to become more involved with the Atlanta Flute Club, please let us know. Join our Facebook page
(search for Atlanta Flute Club), and check our website (atlantafluteclub.org) frequently for updates.
I look forward to seeing you at an Atlanta Flute Club event soon!
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2015 Atlanta Flute Fair
Featuring Jasmine Choi!
February 21, 2015
Georgia Perimeter College - Clarkston
Fine Arts Building
The Atlanta Flute Fair is almost here! We are going to
have a wonderful day of concerts, competitions, flute
playing and learning. Our Guest Artist is the world
famous Jasmine Choi. Ms. Choi has recently left the
Vienna Symphony to pursue a full time solo career.
She is one of the flute icons and you’re going to love
hearing her play and teach. She will present a masterclass in the afternoon and the Guest
Artist Recital will be the final event of the fair, (at 5:30p.m.) The day will also feature
a flute choir reading session, a mini recital by the 2015 Junior Young Artist winner and
the 2015 Honors Choirs concert. The Middle School Honors Choir is conducted this
year by Nicole Chamberlain and the High School Honors Choir is under the direction of
Cecilia Price. We are delighted to have 4 outstanding workshops this year – “The Magic
of Moyse” presented by Cate Hummel, “An Overview of Flute Repair” by AFC member,
Alan Horne, “Breathing and Balance” by Andree Martin and “When Tooting Your Flute
Is a Pain in the Neck by Gay Lynn Westover and Nicole Chamberlain. There will be
exhibits with flutes for sale, flute music and flute accessories throughout the day. You
will be informed and inspired by this exciting Flute Splurge.
Here is the schedule for the day. It is very different from previous years, so please take
note. It would be a shame to miss an event because you were using last year’s plan! We
wanted to be sure Ms. Choi had a change to socialize with the members of the audience
for her recital, so we put it at the end of the day.
Visit www.AtlantaFluteClub.org for the latest information!
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2015 Atlanta Flute Fair (continued)
Please note this is a tentative schedule. There may be some adjustments in time, so check
the website for updates.
Tentative Schedule for February 21, 2015:
9:00am - 5:00pm
Registration Open
9:00am - 3:30pm
Exhibits Open
9:00am - 10:30am
Honors Choir Rehearsal
9:00am - 9:55am
Flute Choir Reading Session with Kelly McKinney
10:30am - 11:55am
AFC Young Artist Competition Finals
11:15am - 11:45am
“Flute Maintenance Overview - Alan Horne, presenter
10:30am - 10:55am
Reviving Hugo Kauder - Lindsey Leach-Sparks, presenter
11:00am - 11:55am
The Magic of Moyse, a Living Legacy - Cate Hummel, presenter
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Lunch and visit the Exhibit Hall
12:45pm - 1:15pm
Breathing and Balance; Free is the Key! - Andree Martin, presenter
1:20pm - 1:50pm
When Tooting Your Flute is a Pain in the Neck - Physical Therapist
Gay Lynn Westover & Nicole Chamberlain, presenters
2:00pm - 2:15pm
2015 Junior Young Artist Winner’s Recital
2:20pm - 2:40pm
Meet the Artist: Honors Flute Choir Interview Jasmine Choi
2:40pm - 4:00pm
Guest Artist Masterclass with Jasmine Choi
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Honors Choir Warm-Up rehearsal
4:00pm - 4:15pm
Atlanta Flute Club General Meeting
4:15pm - 5:15pm
AFC Middle School Honors Choir Concert - Nicole Chamberlain
AFC High School Honors Choir Concert - Cecilia Price
5:30pm - 6:30pm
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: Jasmine Choi, flute and
Tim Whitehead, piano
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2015 AFC Spring Event Features ASO Flutist Todd Skitch
Join us May 23, 2015 for our all day Spring event featuring the newest
addition to Atlanta Symphony Orchestra flute section Todd Skitch. He will be
performing and offering masterclasses in the Clifton Jones Theatre in the Sara
D. Williams Fine Arts Center at Greater Atlanta Christian School.
Todd Skitch joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra September 2013. He
is a member of the Atlanta Chamber Players and is currently an Artist-inResidence at Kennesaw State University.
Mr. Skitch received degress from University of Toronto and McGill
University in Montreal, Canada. His principal teachers were Timothy
Hutchins and Nora Shulman.
Mr. Skitch has performed with the Memphis Symphony, IRIS Orchestra
with Michael Stern; Bellingham Festival of Music; Memphis Chamber
Music Society; Tanglewood Music Center; Blossom Music Festival at Kent
University, where he received the Maurice Sharp Award for outstanding flute
applicant; Spoleto Festival USA; and the National Repertory Orchestra
Where Are They Now?
Since winning the first Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition, Jeff
earned a Master of Music degree from Yale University where he studied with
Ransom Wilson. While at Yale Jeff developed an interest in the human voice
and how the body creates sound, and how that translates to the flute, which
led to a greater interest in singing, opera and opera singers. That interest
combined with an overwhelming desire to live in New York, Jeff decided to
move away from pursuing flute as a profession and move to New York. He
began working in artist management first at Columbia Artist Management
and then as an Artist Manager with Zemsky Green Artists, a boutique agency
representing many of the most acclaimed opera singers performing today.
Transitioning away from artist management, Jeff joined Palm Beach Opera
as the Director of Artistic Operations where he was responsible for planning
all aspects of the artistic season including casting MainStage performances,
the Young Artist Program as well as expanding the presence of Palm Beach
Opera throughout the community through educational and other performance initiatives. Asked by PBO to suggest ways
to improve the efficiency of the administrative processes of the company, Jeff was introduced to ArtsVision, a robust
and highly configurable software application employed by large scale performing arts organizations that addresses all
aspects of production, personnel and financial management specifically for the performing arts. With his knowledge of
performing arts organizations around the world and the unique issues these organizations face, Jeff was invited to join
ArtsVision as their VP of Client Services where he guides clients on how to achieve their business strategy goals and
establish effective workflow processes through the implementation of ArtsVision. Jeff lives on the Upper West Side of
Manhattan with his wife, Sara, who is the Director of Arts/Assistant Principal at the Bronx Charter School for the Arts,
their dog, a Havanese mix named Georgia, and they are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first child this spring.
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New Board Officers Proposed for 2015-2017 Term
At the Gerneral Board Meeting during the Atlanta Flute Fair, we will vote on the new board officers proposed for the
next term. Below are the proposed board members:
President: Erica Bass Pirtle
Vice President: Cecilia Price
Secretary: Frankie Cavanah
Treasurer: Laura Philpott
Be an Active Atlanta Flute Club Member! We Want YOU!
Have you felt like you don’t really know anyone in the Atlanta Flute Club? A good way to fix that is to share your talents
with the Atlanta Flute Club. We all know you play flute, we have that in common, but what we probably don’t know is
that you’re a photographer, a writer, a graphic designer, an organizer, a sales person, a social media wiz, a grant writer,
an event planner, a people wrangler, or even have an area of expertise we don’t even know about! Even if you don’t have
a super secret talent, let’s face it playing the flute is already a super power, we still need people who can help prep events,
work the Flute Fair (WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FLUTE FAIR!), fold programs, help locate resources,
or just be the muscle to help us set up chairs and music stands. Visit the officers and committee chair page in this
newseletter for contact information. It doesn’t have to be a lifelong committment, but we wouldn’t turn that down either!
Summerflute 2015 will be held on the campus of Columbus State University at
the beautiful Schwob School of Music from May 27-31. This year, the faculty
includes Carol Wincenc, Amy Likar, Andrée Martin, and Kelly Mollnow-Wilson.
Consider coming to Summerflute before heading off to other flute or orchestra
summer festivals!
Summerflute is a unique festival experience in that it brings together traditional
flute studies and performance opportunities with the study of the body in
movement through classes in Body Mapping, Feldenkrais, and Alexander
Technique.
Designed to bring awareness to tension habits, body mapping is a discipline
that trains us to replace our faulty body maps with correct maps in order to rely on our skeletal structure to support our
weight and allow for effortless movement. The resulting ease can offer flutists a wider diversity of tone color, a better
control of dynamic range, arm freedom, and therefore freer technique, stronger endurance, and better clarity and speed of
articulation. Whole body awareness increases an awareness of performance health through injury prevention and aids in
reducing performance anxiety. Class participants will explore how, when we move in accordance with our anatomy, our
performances gain a depth of expression that is communicated directly to our audiences.
For more information please check out the Summerflute website at summerflute.org or email Andrée Martin at
martin_andree@columbusstate.edu
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Atlanta Flute Club Membership Application / Flute Fair Pre-Registration
Membership is valid through December 31, 2015
New Member
Renewal (Please complete the entire form to ensure that we have your correct information.)
Name:
Street Address:
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Membership Dues: Please make checks payable to the ATLANTA FLUTE CLUB
Full-time student
$20
Adult
$30
Silver Member
$75-$124 (includes free admission to Flute Fair)
Gold Member
$125-$249 (includes free admission all AFC events)
Platinum Member
$250+ (includes free admission for member + 1 guest to all AFC events and an
invitation to a private reception with the guest artist and AFC Board)
Flute Fair:
Adult $25 ( $30 after 2/15/2014)
Student or Non-Flutist Guest $15 ($20 after 2/15/2014)
The ATLANTA FLUTE CLUB is a non-profit organization and is recognized as such under IRS code 501(3)(c). Your contributions
are tax deductible.
Committees on which you would be interested in serving: (check all that apply)
Volunteer Coordinator
Publicity and Marketing
Flute Fair
Hospitality
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Pedagogy
Membership
Newsletter
Please return this form along with your dues to: Nancy Wilson, 3535 Miller’s Pond Way, Snellville, GA 30039
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Atlanta Flute Club CORPORATE Membership Application
Membership is valid through December 31, 2015
New Member
Renewal (Please complete the entire form to ensure that we have your correct information.)
Corporate Name:
Contact Name:
Street Address:
City:
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Phone:
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Website:
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notifications of AFC newsletter, events and/or services.
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Corporate Membership Dues: $75.00 ________
Corporate membership includes exhibit space at AFC Flute Fair, Flute Fair passes for
exhibit personnel, listing on back page of Flute Fair Program, advertising in AFC
Newsletter and listing on AFC web site.
Please make checks payable to the ATLANTA FLUTE CLUB
Please return this form along with your dues to:
Jeanne Giager
1122 Berkeley Rd.
Avondale Estates, GA. 30002
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Atlanta Flute Club Officers & Committee Chairs
President & Young Artist
Comp. Coordinator
Angela Allen Sherzer
408 Brewster Lane
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
912-634-8143
aallen201@aol.com
Vice-President
Erica Bass Pirtle
1979 Mount Vernon Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
678-469-6303
erica.bass.pirtle@gmail.com
Treasurer
Laura Philpott
1560 Hwy 138 SW
Conyers, GA 30094
404-713-3083
dwphilpott@comcast.net
Secretary & Pedagogy
Roundtable
Lisa Mahoney
3271 Turtle Lake Drive
Marietta, GA 30067
770-956-8970
lmahoneyflute@aol.com
Immediate Past President &
Jr Artist Coord.
Tammy Evans Yonce
2409 10th Street #308
Brookings, SD 57006
678-446-6614
tyonce@alumni.indiana.edu
Flute Fair Coordinator
Kathy Farmer
2406 Stoney Point Road
Cumming, GA 30041
770-888-7248
kathyfarmer@mindspring.com
Membership & Flute Choir
Extravaganza
Nancy Wilson
3535 Miller’s Pond Way
Snellville, GA 30039
770-972-2589
nwilson24@hotmail.com
Pedagogy Roundtable
Beverly Bradley
6850 Castleton Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30328
404-255-4190
Btbradley@mycidco.com
Flute & Friends Coordinator
Alan Horne
2154 Dry Pond Road
Monroe, GA 30656
770-267-4747
alain@flutedynamics.com
Newsletter & Website
Coordinator
Nicole Chamberlain
3825 Pin Oak Circle
Doraville, GA 30340
404-797-7743
nikki@nikkinotes.com
Corporate Liason
Jeanne Giager
1122 Berkeley Rd.
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
678-378-3608
jgiagerflute@gmail.com
Founding Advisors:
Anna Ayres Hobgood
Frankie Cavanah
Melanie Cramer Fuller
Kathy Farmer
Carl Hall
Amy Porter
Christina Smith
Tony Watson
Newsletter Guidelines
1. Newsletter articles must be submitted by e-mail. If possible please submit as a Microsoft Word document. If this is not
possible send as a text file. Ads submitted need to be print ready digital files with a resolution of at least 150dpi.
2. Send news articles by email to Nicole Chamberlain at nikki@nikkinotes.com at least one week prior to the newsletter
cutoff date. Please indicate on the subject line that this is for the “AFC Newsletter.”
3. Market Place – The AFC Newsletter offers a special advertising section for its members. This is a great way to sell
or find a flute, buy music, select a teacher or even advertise your own business. This is how it works: A one-line flute
related ad is free of charge. A business card size ad, whether flute related or not costs $20.00 per year to be included in
three newsletter publications. For information contact Nicole Chamberlain at nikki@nikkinotes.com
Newsletter Submission Deadline: May 2015 Newsletter— April 15, 2014
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Atlanta Flute Club Policy for Email Notifications
The email notification is a service for Atlanta Flute Club members to be informed of upcoming Flute Club
events,member concerts/events, and performances or masterclasses featuring international/national artists.
Members may submit information for publication to membership@atlantafluteclub.org . Please limit your
request to basic information and perhaps a link to a website for more details. Your request may be edited as
deemed necessary by the club.
All flutists may publicize flute related events on our website by contacting nikki@nikkinotes.com and/or by
posting on our Atlanta Flute Club Facebook page.
Atlanta Flute Club Income & Expenses (August 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014)
$7645.80
Beginning Balance:
Income:
Expenses:
Dues and Fees
$704.86
Total Income
$704.86
New Checks
$24.75
Newsletter
$31.50
Website Domain 5 Year Fee
Total Expenses:
ENDING BALANCE:
$184.95
$241.20
$8109.46
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AFC Newsletters Online
We appreciate your accepting your newsletters online if possible. Please indicate on your membership
application whether you need a copy of the newsletter mailed to you by U.S. mail or if you can access it online
at our website www.atlantafluteclub.org . Members who have given us their email addresses will receive a
notice when each newsletter is available online. Thank you for helping us keep our operating
costs to a minimum.
All members can have a free ad here! Just email nikki@nikkinotes.com before April 15, 2015!
Flute Technician, Missy Mahon. Trained by Eric South. Straubinger Certified. (678)662-2458.
CD - Blessed Assurance - Hymns of Devotion and Praise, Kathy Farmer, fl, Susan McEwen, piano, $15. plus
shipping. Contact Kathy at (770)888-7248 or www.kathysflute.com
For Sale: 3 year old Miyazawa flute with sterling silver head joint; silver-plated nickel silver body, footjoint
and key mechanism; off set G key; open holes with traditional French pointed tonearms; drawn tone holes;
Straubinger Pads; MZ-7 heavy wall head joint. Contact Gail Hogue at gailhogue@comcast.net
February 21, 2015 - Atlanta Flute Fair at Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus in the Fine Arts Building
featuring flutist Jasmine Choi!
May 23, 2015 - Spring Event - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Flutist Todd Skitch will be performing and
offering masterclasses in the Clifton Jones Theatre in the Sara D. Williams Fine Arts Center at Greater Atlanta
Christian School.
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