French Flute and Submarines. Music: The Language of Diplomacy.. ‘Donnez-moi break? Mais Non! Donnez-moi un concert…’
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.
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.
Peter Cousens is a singer who is a natural musician. A singer who open their mouths and without artifice or ego, the music just pours out. Speaking of flute fun: Check out Evening Stars team Flute and Voice having a flute-versus voice warm-up before a concert.
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!
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.
Last week I attended the dazzling opening VIP party of the Maison Cartier Exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia (for whom I will perform a solo French Flute concert titled
Two days ago I again performed French music – Claude Bolling, Piaf, Poulenc, Faure, Michel Legrand, Offenbach & more in a flute Cabaret Parisien at Sydney’s fabulous Live Music venue,
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.
As a young woman, I met the inimitable Diane Cilento, who during her life guided me on many different paths of inspiration. The flute music piece is called ‘blo’ from album Titania’s Dream, commissioned by Diane for her production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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