September 2014 BOUSTANYNEWS A wonderful moment with Cecilie Newsome at the Music Academy in Copenhagen, April 2014 A Wonderful Summer Croatia Flute Academy, 6-13 July 2014 Thanks to the inspired vision and determination of Damjan Krajacic and superb organisational qualities of Petar Curic, we saw the birth of an inspired new flute course in Karlovac, Croatia. We had such a mix of personalities, disciplines and approaches represented during his week - it was a totally uplifting experience. Thank you Boglarka Kiss, James Newton, Pierre-Yves Artaud, Damjan Krajacic and Robert Thies (piano) for your huge playing, energy and wisdom. This was one of the best and most enjoyable flute courses I have participated in. On a personal note, I took my first steps into Blues and Cuban improvisation in Karlovac....and my 15 minute improvisation with Robert Thies was an experience never to be forgotten! For more information: http://www.croatiafluteacademy.com A Wonderful Summer /...continued Scottish International Flute Summer School 3-9 August 2014 The 2014 family at SIFSS!! Every year I return to close friends, while making new ones...it is a real pilgrimage for me that allows me to recharge my creativity ahead of the new season! Thank you Ruth Morley for your wonderful playing and classes and for persevering and keeping such a thriving course alive for so many years. Ian Clarke is a revelation each year and has become a friend, facilitated in large part by SIFSS. Scotty Mitchell’s collaborations on the piano were monumental and subtle in equal measure, while Claire Haslin’s warmth and nurturing playing for many students were very moving. Thanks to all the participants of all ages - your love, dedication and courage are deeply inspiring and infectious. For more information: http://www.flutescotland.co.uk I gave the first performance of my new piece “Broken Child” at SIFSS.You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahBkKVpgfo Concert in Moss, Norway, 21 August 2014 Between pieces with the wonderful pianist Trond Schau I was thrilled with the results of a new musical collaboration with pianist Trond Schau - the first of many, I hope. We gave a recital at the charming Summer Festival of Moss headed by Tor Sørby, whose love of Claudio Abbado took us both back to so many precious memories of a great man. The Arena where we played had a great acoustic and intimate atmosphere. Trond and I played Ian Clarke’s “Orange Dawn”, followed by Houtaf Khoury’s haunting “Après Un Rêve”. Principal cellist of the Oslo Radio Orchestra, Audun Sandvik, followed with a Beethoven Sonata and we all combined in the famous Mendelssohn Trio Op. 49. A review in the local paper Moss Avis http://www.moss-avis.no/kultur/rystende-musikk-1.8555234 New Release AZTEC DANCES The new CD Dream Song A CHAMBER FLUTE CONCERTO BY EDWARD GREGSON WISSAM BOUSTANY, FLUTE BBC PHILHARMONIC - BRAMWELL TOVEY Released on CHANDOS July 2014 "… a fizzlingly gripping chamber Flute Concerto, originally inspired by the British Museum’s splendid 'Moctezuma : Aztec Ruler' exhibition. Wissam Boustany… play[s] with superlative technique and verve …" Gramophone, September 2014 For more information: https://www.chandos.net/details06.asp?CNumber=CHAN%2010822 Looking forward Chamber Music in Little Venice Friday 14 November 2014 St. Mary’s Church, Paddington Green, W2 1LG This summer in Croatia Aleks and I will be starting off our new season of concerts at this intimate chamber music series run by Karin Norlen, who will also be joining us in a flute/viola/piano trio. The evening will also include: Beethoven Sonata in B flat Martin Ballade Duruflé Prelude, Récitatif et Variations Op.3 (with Karin Norlen, viola) Martinu Sonata Information will soon be posted here: http://www.cmlv.org.uk/whatson.php This Season in Norway 21-25 October 2014 19-22 November 2014 University of Agder, Kristiansand I will be continuing the second and final year of my residency at University of Agder, working with the class of Jørn Schau. This term I will be visiting twice. Do drop into a class or for a drink, if you are in town! 19 January 2015 Khatchaturian Concerto with Peter Szilvay (conductor) and the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra The KSO’s new Kilden Performing Arts Centre. I am looking forward to playing the Khatchaturian Concerto again - one of my very favorite pieces of all time. The KSO website: http://kilden.com/arrangement/wissam-boustany---fantastisk-floytist?arr-id=3116&lang=en 14 May 2015 Recital with pianist Aleksander Szram in Kristiansand Program to be announced Australia 11-19 April 2015 Residency Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne ANAM is one of the finest schools of music in the world - a true hotbed of talent and excellence. I will be there for a week of classes, workshops and one-to-one teaching, with a possible recital. The focus of the week will be on the works of Poulenc. 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