The GCFS seeks to further the interest of flute
through performance and education
Kelly Wilson in recital on facebook live
Sunday, September 20 from 4:00-4:45
Hear Kelly's amazing alto flute playing this Sunday!
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The program features the many different voices of the alto flute
Roslin Castle - traditional Scottish air
Sarabande from Bach’s 2nd Cello Suite
Steeples in My Soul by David Bennett Thomas
Action Jack (Takes on the League of Calamity) by Greg Lutz
Two Skazkas by Lora Al-Ahmad (on C flute)
I Will Not Be Sad in the World by Eve Beglarian for alto and electronics
Walpurgis by Friedgun Göttsche-Niessner
Any tips generated during the recital will go to the Oberlin Community Music School Scholarship Fund.
Annual Events
Fall Recital & Masterclass
Clarinet and Flute Choirs Collaboration Concert
Fall Recital & Masterclass
Lorna McGhee
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Virtual Masterclass
~Admission free for all GCFS members~
Non-member admission is a suggested donation of any amount
2-4 pm
Audition recordings must be submitted by Sept 20.
This appearance of Altus Artist Lorna McGhee has been made possible in part through an educational grant from Altus Flutes.
Lorna McGhee performs exclusively on Altus Flutes.
"Just Us" Recital
Clarinet and Flute Choirs Collaboration Concert
Fall Recital & Masterclass
Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 2-4 pm
~come Zoom with us~
Be a virtual performing artist and
share your favorite solo repertoire with other GCFS members!
Visit with like-minded flutists in cyber space!
Students and non-students alike are welcome to perform solo (or small ensemble pieces with other musicians in your pandemic "pod") in a friendly and supportive setting.
Ensembles can include other instrumentalists who do not need to be members.
Clarinet and Flute Choirs Collaboration Concert
Clarinet and Flute Choirs Collaboration Concert
Clarinet and Flute Choirs Collaboration Concert
Sunday, January 26, 2020
3 PM
at Judson Park
2181 Ambleside Drive in Cleveland
featuring Venner Clarinet Choir and
Erie Waters Flute Choir
Each ensemble will present a half-program showcasing the lowest to highest versions of their instrument families. The grand finale is a combination of both flute and clarinet choirs!
This concert is free and open to the public
Erie Waters Flute Ensemble
Cleveland Composers Connection
Clarinet and Flute Choirs Collaboration Concert
Sunday, November 17, 2019
at 3PM
The performing flute choir of the Greater Cleveland Flute Society
was featured on the
"Music in a Sacred Space" series at
the Church of the Resurrection
in Solon, OH
click below for details!
Cleveland Composers Connection
Cleveland Composers Connection
Cleveland Composers Connection
Postponed, Date TBA
Judson Park, 2182 Ambleside Drive
in Cleveland
This annual concert showcases works of Northeast Ohio composers and their compositions
featuring the flute.
Note: we will be at Judson Park this year, not Judson Manor.
Area Events
Cleveland Composers Connection
Cleveland Composers Connection
The pandemic has rained on many parades, but here is an exciting and innovative substitute for those summer concerts:
The National Flute Association's
Summer Series, chock-full of live virtual events led by prominent flute professors and professionals!
July 6–August 14, 2020
Most of the sessions are available through replay until Sept 25th.
traveling minstrels
This fantastic outreach program takes our flute music into senior living facilities and nursing homes every 6 to 8 weeks.
All GCFS members are welcome and encouraged to participate!
Bonnie Svetlik and Ann Droste are co-chairmen.
This is a wonderful opportunity for us to use music to brighten the day for those who can't get "out and about"
like we can. Please join us if you can!
The gathering of Minstrels is on hold until conditions are safer.
Stay tuned!
Our January performance was at Breckenridge Village!
FLUTE PEDAGOGY ROUNDTABLE
Saturday, September 26, 2020
at 1PM
Virtual meeting on Zoom
The roundtable meetings will focus on education, where flute teachers and non-teachers alike can share information
and ideas on how to improve our flute playing
and performance skills.
RSVP required!
RSVP via the CONTACT US feature on the GCFS website
~free for all GCFS members~
many thanks to our sponsors for their continued support!
