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The New York Flute Club
Welcome
Founded in 1920 by eminent flutist Georges Barrère, composer Lamar Stringfield, and a group of their associates, The New York Flute Club is the oldest such organization in the United States.
Barrère's idea in starting the Club was to provide a common meeting ground for professional, student, and amateur; a place where less experienced players could hear new and unusual music for the flute as well as the classic repertory played by fine artists; a place where all might find performance opportunities helpful to the development of their own talents.
Today, the Club sponsors
- a professional concert series,
- the New York Flute Fair
- an ensemble program,
- a young artist competition,
- a young musicians contest,
- a community outreach program,
- commissions of new music for flute, and
- a variety of publications and recordings.
We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions about the Club or this website. Please contact us.
The New York Flute Club
Park West Finance Station
P.O. Box 20613
New York, NY 10025-1515
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Election of Officers and Directors
The annual meeting of the New York Flute Club was held on Sunday, May 23. The following officers and members of the board of directors were elected for the 2010-2011 season:
President: Nancy Toff
First Vice President: David Wechsler
Second Vice President: Ardith Bondi
Treasurer: Nneka Landrum
Recording Secretary: Jeanne Wilson
Membership Secretary: John McMurtery
Directors: Susan Friedlander, Susan Lurie, Rie Schmidt
Wilford “Bill” L. Holcombe Jr. (1924-2010)
The Club mourns the loss of Bill Holcombe, the flutist, composer, and arranger, who died peacefully at home on April 25 at the age of 85. Born in Trenton, NJ, Bill was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Trenton High School. He studied flute at the Juilliard School in New York, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in musicology. As a composer and arranger, Bill worked with Tommy Dorsey, 101 Strings, Peter Nero, and over 100 symphony orchestras, nationally and internationally. He also wrote more than 15 film scores. In 1975 he founded his company, Bill Holcombe’s Musicians Publications. Bill played flute, clarinet and saxophone and in his early career performed with Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke, Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians, and the New York radio station WMGM "Theatre of the Air." He was also a Decca Records staff player. In recent years Bill had appeared as a soloist with many symphony orchestras around the country in a show entitled "Bravo Big Bands," for which he wrote most of the arrangements. He played flute and piccolo with the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra for many years, his last performance with them was in December 2008. He also led and played soprano sax in the Philadelphia Saxophone Quartet. Less than two weeks before his death, more than 40 musicians gathered for a tribute concert in Ewing, NJ, of Holcombe's music and arrangements. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Helen Mooney Holcombe, and his six children. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Samaritan Hospice.
Bill and Musicians Publications were personally known to many from Flute Fairs and NFA conventions, and his passing is a loss to the flute community. Obituaries for Bill have also appeared in the Times of Trenton, along with a tribute article. If you would like to contribute stories or photos, please contact the Webmaster.
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Samuel Baron: Memorable Performances 1966-1996
The Club is proud to announce publication of a two-CD compilation of solo and chamber music performances by our longtime member and colleague Samuel Baron. It includes many live concert performances with the Bach Aria Group, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and other noted artists, as well as rare and out-of-print commercial recordings ranging from Bach and Telemann to Varèse and Alec Wilder. This project represents nearly ten years of work by Sam’s friends, colleagues, and family, and we are very grateful for their efforts. The CDs will be available for purchase at all Club events, or you may mail us a check with this downloadable order form (PDF, requires Acrobat Reader). NYFC members receive a $5 (16%) discount off the $30 list price.
