Mission Statement
Flute Frenzy's mission is to provide gratifying and educational ensemble experiences to flutists of all ages along with opportunities to publicly perform diverse repertoire on the instruments of the flute family.
Margaret Carlson
Artistic Director Emeritus
Our
Group
Conductors
Sean Arawjo
Fantasia Conductor
Katherine Draney
Prelude & Capriccio Conductor
Sean Arawjo
Overture Conductor
Thom Recktenwald
Substitute Conductor
Margaret Carlson
Founder & Artistic Director, Emeritus
Board
Sandra Hood
President
Andrew Lund
Treasurer
Thom Recktenwald
Director
Susan Maraist
Director
Ashley O'Neill
Secretary
Sean Arawjo
Artistic Director
Lisa Jacobsen Stone
Director
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Members learn valuable cooperative skills by participating in a chamber ensemble.
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The ensemble will be enjoyable and educational and allow the participants to experience music in a different way than they can in band or orchestra.
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Each student is an important member of the ensemble and brings to it both individual strengths and weaknesses.
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Each student will be encouraged to share strengths and improve weaknesses.
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Students accept and appreciate critical analysis when it is presented in a constructive way, and learn to understand its importance to the final product.
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Students gain self-confidence when they support the group by playing their part well.
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Students will improve musical skills and build self-confidence by working together in a supportive way.
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Working together by listening to each other's ideas is important to the cohesiveness of the group and the quality of the final product.
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Students learn the cooperative ensemble skills necessary to perform successfully.
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All parts of the music are important to form a complete ensemble.
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Each student will play a variety of "parts" and be offered the possibility of playing the piccolo, C, alto, and bass flutes.
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Experiencing ensembles of various sizes is important to refining and developing skills. (For example, self-directing leads to a better understanding of ensemble skills and also improves listening skills.)
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Music is an avenue of expression and communication.
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Sharing music with the community is an important goal of the preparation process.
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Music will be shared in public community performances, and also taken to those community residents who are not able to travel to the public performances.
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Students will be encouraged to augment their education by participating in music workshops of different types.
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Community cooperation will be promoted by encouraging membership of students from many different schools.