MARIANNE GEDIGIAN, flute

Anne Epperson, piano

Andante in C Major, K. 315 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

Rondo in D Major, K. 184 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Four Lyric Pieces for unaccompanied flute — John Heiss (b. 1938)

Four Short Pieces — Frank Bridge (1879–1941) (transcr. Gedigian)

Fantaisie — Georges Huë (1858–1948)

Sonata — César Franck (1822–1890) (arr. Rampal/Gedigian)

 

 

Sunday, February 28, 2010, 5:30 p.m.
Yamaha Piano Salon, 689 Fifth Avenue
(entrance on 54th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues)
Admission: $10 at the door; free to NYFC members
Program subject to change

Marianne Gedigian, Butler Professor of Flute at the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, was a regular performer with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for more a decade, including several seasons as acting principal flute under Seiji Ozawa. As principal flute with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and acting principal flute with the Boston Pops, Ms. Gedigian has been heard on dozens of recordings and Evening at Pops television broadcasts as well as the nationally broadcast Fourth of July specials. She has also been heard on several John Williams’ movie scores, including Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List. In the 2000-2001 season, Ms. Gedigian was invited to perform as acting principal flute with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Her solo performances have taken her around the world, including recitals in Japan, Australia, England, and Armenia, and she has appeared as concerto soloist numerous times with the Boston Pops Orchestra and with the Armenian Philharmonic performing her own transcription of the Khachaturian Violin Concerto. She was featured with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame in a performance at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Ms. Gedigian has been a soloist and teacher at numerous National Flute Association conventions and is a frequent recitalist and teacher for flute clubs in the United States, Australia, Japan, and England.

Ms. Gedigian won first prize in the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition and the James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition. She is a founding member of the Boston-based Walden Chamber Players and was formerly a member of the Dorian Wind Quintet.  Her solo recordings include Voice of the Flute and Revolution, both with pianist Rick Rowley.

Ms. Gedigian has served on the faculties of Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, Boston Conservatory, and Tanglewood Music Festival, and is currently on the faculty of the Brevard Music Center. Her teachers include Leone Buyse, Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Clement Barone, and Donna Olkowski.