residencies
During her week-long residency, Ellen displayed excellence
in the areas of composition, flute performance, and improvisation. Her flute
playing is at the highest technical level; her compositions, both traditionally
notated and improvised,
are original and impressive.
to connect with students and share a concentrated one-day to extended-stay learning session.
My residencies consist of workshops, master-classes, lectures, demonstrations, concerts and collaborative performances with students. Residencies provide renewed energy, inspiration and musical enthusiasm for students and teachers alike.
See also: Workshops and Master Classes
recent residencies
2009
Poto Music and Art Festival
Grass
Valley CA
Guest composer/performer/artist
2008
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg VA
Guest composer/performer/clinician
- Concert of Twentieth Century flute repertoire- Classes in flute: extended technique and improvisation
- Lectures on the business of music and creative opportunities
- Seminar on Smart Music computer software
- Informal gatherings with students
2006
Wichita State University's Contemporary Music Festival
Wichita
KS
Guest composer/performer
- Premiere concert reading of one-act opera
"Five"- Presentation of "Sixty Years of Flute Music", a concert of music by
Rorem, Sollberger, Clarke, Kibbe, Rothman and Burr
- Master classes in flute, instrumental improvisation and theater improvisation
- Lecture on the business of music and creative opportunities