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Monarch of the Flute: The Life of Georges Barrerre [Paperback]
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“A great book by the Queen of flute writers”
Chris Hankin Just Flutes staff member - [email protected]
Nancy Toff is one our most erudite flute historians and this wonderful book further enhances her reputation. The career of Georges Barrere is fascinating and he was a greatly influential player. This comprehensive biography explores his life in the greatest of detail. Toff has the gift of making all this information completely readable by having a good balance of anecdote and scholarship. You feel completely taken up by it right from the introduction! Unmissable!
From the Publisher
Georges Barrère (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that are dedicated to him—the Poem of Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Density 21.5 by Edgard Varèse—he was the most prominent early exemplar of the Paris Conservatoire tradition in the United States and set a new standard for American woodwind performance.
Barrère's story is a musical tale of two cities, and this book will use his life as a window onto musical life in Belle Epoque Paris and twentieth-century New York. Recurrent themes are the interactions of comp
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Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham and Douglas James
Flutist Dr. Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham has performed throughout North America, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Her performance experience spans 400 years of flute history, including Renaissance, Baroque, nineteenth-century, and modern flutes. She is a founding member and frequent recitalist with early music ensemble Harmonia Baroque. An accomplished player in the Irish traditional flute style, she has performed with Irish music band, Sunday’s Well. She is Director of the Hayes School of Music's Ireland Program, an intensive study abroad course in Irish traditional music. Her modern flute duo with flutist Leslie Marrs, Dúo Pelirroja, tours annually and presents dynamic, team-taught masterclasses.
As an orchestral musician, Dr. Schneeloch-Bingham has performed with the Western Piedmont Symphony, Salisbury Symphony, Tallahassee Symphony, Winston-Salem Symphony, and North Carolina Symphony. She currently performs with the Symphony of the Mountains (Kingsport, TN) and the Johnson City Symphony.
An active recitalist and clinician, Dr. Schneeloch-Bingham has performed and presented workshops for numerous regional flute associations, as well as the National Flute Association and the Canadian Flute Associati