Some Concerts From Past Seasons
This May, Flutes on the Brink will sponsor its fourth annual flute choir festival at Mill Creek Parish United Methodist Church, 7101 Horizon Terrace, Derwood, MD. Map. This year will feature The Friedas Dutch Flute Choir from Amsterdam in addition to other flute choirs. Join us for this unusual opportunity and an afternoon of fluting, socializing, and fun. Times will be announced later. Food will be provided.
Join us at the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, the annual convention of The Flute Society of Washington. This two-day event will offer concerts, master classes, lectures, reading sessions, and an exhibit hall full of toys. FOTB will play on Sunday at 10:00 AM.
The convention will run February 21 and February 22 at the Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston, VA 20191 (703-620-9000). Map. For more information on the convention, visit the Flute Fair Site.
Come see the holiday light display and hear Flutes on the Brink, too! FOTB will play holiday music 6:30 to 8:00 in the visitor center. Info at Brookside Gardens Festival of Lights
The Fifteenth Annual Columbia Flute Choir Festival sponsored by the Columbia Institute of Fine Arts and Columbia Flute Choir will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2008 - 10:00 am - The event is held at Columbia Baptist Church, 103 West Columbia Street, Falls Church, Virginia. Map The church telephone number is 703-534-5700. Participants in previous years have included Flutes on the Brink, Baltimore Flute Choir, Frederick Flute Choir, The Musical Offering Flute Ensemble, The Woodbridge Flute Choir, the Fauquier Flute Ensemble, and, of course, Columbia Flute Choir. The Columbia Institute of Fine Arts can be reached at 703-534-2508.
Just after April Fools day, Flutes on the Brink will sponsor its third annual flute choir festival at Mill Creek Parish United Methodist Church, 7101 Horizon Terrace, Derwood, MD. Map.
Watch this space for exact date. Join six flute choirs for an afternoon of fluting, socializing, and fun. Performances start at 2:00, social hour begins at about 4:30. (Doors will open at 1:00 for choirs to assemble and warm up.) Food will be provided.
Come hear us (and a thousand others) at the Annual Convention of the National Flute Association, being held this year in Pittsburgh. This unequaled gathering of several thousand flute performers, teachers, composers, dealers, and enthusiasts is well worth the trip. We will play in the East Atrium at noon on Sunday. For more information visit the NFA Convention web site.
FOTB will join other flute choirs for a concert starting at 7:00 pm. The concert will take place in the Jack Kussmaul Theater, on the Frederick Community College Campus, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702. Follow 15 north to Motter Avenue exit. Turn right onto Motter/Opossumtown Pike. Travel one mile and turn left at the second entrance to FCC at the light. The building is adjacent to the parking lot. map
FOTB will entertain in the lobby starting at 2:00 before the Rockville Band performs. For more information, see Rockville Concert Band’s Website
The first WFS membership recital of the year will offer a collection of local flute groups, including Flutes on the Brink, starting at 2:00 at the Strathmore Hall mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD. Info at Flute Society of Washington Events or see map