George Pope

Sunday, May 31, 2009
Come meet with George Pope for the last of the Chicago Flute Club's remarkable Teacher's Workshops on Sunday, May 31 from 2:00-5:00 pm. We'll talk about Musical Phrasing: Thought and Action, a conversation about the structure, the technical elements and the convincing performance of a beautiful phrase.

George Pope is the Professor of Flute at The University of Akron and Instructor of Flute at The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. Principal Flute of the Akron Symphony from 1978-2002, Mr. Pope is currently Principal Flute of the Blossom Festival Orchestra and Blossom Festival Band, and has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, red (an orchestra), the Tulsa Philharmonic, the New Mexico Symphony, the Canton Symphony, Lyric Opera Cleveland, the Toledo Symphony, the Monteux Festival Orchestra, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra and at the Spoleto Festival. A founding member of the Solaris Wind Quintet and the Chamber Music Society of Ohio, he has also appeared with the Coryton Trio, Furious Band, the Garth Newel Chamber Players, and the Swannanoa Chamber Players in Asheville, NC. George Pope's performances have been hailed as "clean, arrestingly vigorous and beautiful," (Fanfare Magazine), and acclaimed for their "eloquent narrative voice" and "magnificent force," (Akron Beacon Journal). A graduate of the University of Tulsa and Northwestern University, he has recorded for Opus One Records, Capstone Records, with the Akron Symphony on Telarc International, and with the Blossom Festival Band.

Teaching with the Suzuki Method:
The Evolution of a Student
Sunday, December 6, 2009
2:00-5:00
Suzuki-Orff School of Music
1148 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

Join experienced teachers, aspiring instructors, and conservatory-trained flutists for an in-depth focus on applying aspects of the Suzuki Method to your teaching techniques.

Meret Bitticks demonstrated the theory behind the Suzuki Method at the CFC Flute Festival; now see it in action. Come and hear students of all levels, from a 5 year -old's first Suzuki flute lesson through a multi-level group class and student performances. Participants will also observe a follow-up lesson with last year's beginner, Zöe, who is now at the end of Suzuki Book 1. Get ideas from the method to help your next beginners and build or start your studio!