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Digital Concert Hall, Melbourne

Relaxing Piano Music with Flute for Romance & Refection Revisited

Listening to relaxing piano music with the beautiful flute sounds is fast becoming a popular mental health tonic in these challenging times, due to its proven ability to stimulate alpha brain waves. I released my first solo album, Nocturnes and Preludes for Flute with legendary pianist Gerard Willems, I had the intention of creating a mental health tonic to de-stress and relax music lovers.

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Flute Discussions

Sydney Concert Highlights, Flute Cocktails & Corona

We musicians are self-sufficient: as a flutist I have always spent a significant amount of time on my own practising joyfully every day. This more placid pace has afforded me extra time… It’s also provided me the opportunity to work on projects I’d set aside due to my frenetic existence.

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Concourse, Chatswood, NSW

LATIN FLUTE

There is something about Latin flute music – music from Latin cultures, that resonates in me… perhaps being an Australian flute player it is the feeling of warmth and sunshine in the sound. In my early days as a chamber musician in the group Posh-I was inspired by, and playing the Latin rhythms of composer John Huie. I love to dance and when I dance, my favourite music to dance to is Latin flute music!

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Nambucca Heads, NSW

JANE RUTTER, FLUTIST AUSTRALIA DAY AMBASSADOR SPEECH 2019

There is considerable controversy around Australia Day, and I have empathy with those who are upset by the date, its title and the dark side of what it represents. Nonetheless, having been asked for a number of years as a flutist to participate as an Australia Day Ambassador, I felt honoured to accept.

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The Camelot Lounge, NSW

Madame Flute! French Classical Cabaret! Feb 1

MADAME FLUTE! FRENCH CLASSICAL CABARET The Camelot Lounge, Sydney 1 Feb 2018 FLUTE ALORS! Back by popular demand-with even more Fabulous French Flute Music & Chansons Françaises, I’ll be accompanied

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Karnak Playhouse, QLD

Spring Fever & A Gentle Reawakening.

I was involved in the gentle Reawakening Open Day last week at the late Diane Cilento’s Karnak Playhouse Far North Queensland. So thrilled to see such a big turnout, the day involved brilliant activities and circus performances by members of Wilde Applause Creative Productions, three talks by Giovanna Cilento Volpe and myself and three flute performances.

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Flute Discussions

Relaxing Flute Music with Guitar – Third Culture Music

I love music that has a melodic and harmonic narrative. My new #WorldMusic Album #ThirdCulture is a good example – John Huie’s gorgeous pieces (for flute, guitar, Chinese banjo, percussion and bass) take us on an evocative journey… Xiao Ma means Little Horse

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