UNCW Flute Festival: Flute Ensembles Concert

Sunday March 19, 2006
UNCW MUSIC FACULTY MEMBER OFFERS FREE FLUTE WORKSHOPS TO

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Wilmington, NC –Mary Jo White, University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Music faculty member, will offer two days of free flute workshops for high school students as part of the department’s annual Flute Festival. The festival begins on March 17 and concludes with a Flute Ensembles Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 19 in Kenan Auditorium.

White, an assistant professor of flute and theory, initiated the Flute Festival in 2003 at UNCW to reach out to young musicians and give them the opportunity to work and perform with the university’s faculty and students. The program seeks to foster the growth of flutists throughout the community. The program for Sunday’s concert will be finalized during the three days of workshops and rehearsal, but will include selections by Vivaldi, Casterede, Bach, and Boismortier.

Workshops will be held from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (with a break from noon-2 p.m.) and from 4 – 6 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 17 in Kenan Hall on the campus of UNCW. Students can register on the day of the workshops. For more information on the flute workshops, please contact White at 910.962.7727 or whitemj@uncw.edu.

The Flute Ensembles Concert on Mar. 17 is free and open to the public. For more information about the concert, please contact the UNCW Kenan Auditorium Box Office at 910.962.3500 or the UNCW Department of Music at 910.962.7416.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

FREE FLUTE WORKSHOPS

Friday, March 17

4 - 6 p.m. (Kenan Hall, room 114)

Saturday, March 18

10 a.m. noon / 2 - 4 p.m. (Kenan Hall, room 201) Students may register in Kenan Hall on the day of the event.

FLUTE ENSEMBLES CONCERT

Sunday, March 19

3 p.m. Kenan Auditorium

Free and opne to the public

Dr. Mary Jo White

Originally from North Carolina, Mary Jo White returned to this area several years ago and is now an assistant professor of flute and theory at UNCW and principal flutist of the Wilmington Symphony. An active performer throughout the region, White also plays regularly with the UNCW Faculty Woodwind Quintet and other faculty chamber groups. In November, she presented a lecture-recital on the flute music of Albert Roussel at the national College Music Society conference in Quebec City.

Before coming to Wilmington, she was the Flute Instructor at Boston College and a freelance flutist in the Boston area where she performed with Hyperprism (20th Century Ensemble in Residence at Boston College), the Emmanuel Church Bach Orchestra, the French Library Chamber Players, Underground Composers, and others. Her degrees include a B.A. in flute performance from East Carolina University, a Masters in flute performance from Michigan State University, and a doctorate in flute performance from Boston University where she studied with Doriot A. Dwyer. She performed as a soloist with the orchestras at all three schools. Her prior positions include Assistant Professor of Flute at Central Michigan University and Instructor of Flute at Truman State University. She was also the Principal Flute for the Alma and Traverse City Symphonies in Michigan, and Second Flute/Piccolo for the Lansing Symphony. White received a Doctor of Music from Boston University, a Master of Music from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor of Music from East Carolina University.

PHOTO CREDIT: UNCW/Jamie Moncrief