William Bennett - Flute

7th Flute Festival Singapore 2016 Flute.com.sg 1st to 4th September William Bennett 80th Anniversary World Tour Concerts - Masterclasses - Workshops - Competition - Exhibitions With support from The Flute Studio Flute Association Singapore

Welcome to the 7th Flute Festival Singapore 2016 We are most honoured to host Maestro William Bennett’s 80th Anniversary World Tour 2016 in Singapore! Together with Japan, we are the only 2 countries in Asia to be blessed with such a rare occasion! We are extremely grateful to Maestro Bennett for his kind support since the inception of our Flute Festival Singapore 7 years ago. Being one of our founding honorary advisors, he has been very generous with sponsoring us his CDs and as well as his invaluable guidance. In helping us to reach out to a greater audience, Maestro has graciously agreed to perform in our first ever free concert for the opening of our festival this year! Thank you for joining us in celebrating Maestro this year. Together with our guest artists, Maestro’s ex-pupils, fans and flute ensembles from this region, we wish all of you an enjoyable and inspirational time at this year’s festival. We look forward to having you again in our festival next year with the return of the immensely popular Denis Bouriakov! Goh Tiong Eng Artistic Director Flute Festival Singapore Updated 5/7/16 7th Flute Festival Singapore 2016 Date Venue 9am Day 1 - Thur 1 Sept Lee Foundation Theatre 151 Bencoolen St. S 189656 Day 2 - Fri 2 Sept Sinfonietta Recital Hall 51, Waterloo St. #03-05 S 187969 Day 3 - Sat 3 Sept Multi-Purpose Hall Level 4, 151 Bencoolen St. S 189656 Competition rehearsal slots Day 4 - Sun 4 Sept Multi-Purpose Hall Level 4, 151 Bencoolen St. S 189656 Competition rehearsal slots Masterclass 1 Masterclass 2 Masterclass 3 Closed-door Rehearsal 10am Open-door 1 to 1 lesson with Bennett Closed-door rehearsal for contestants 3pm Workshop 1 Open-door group lesson with Alena on Technique Competition rehearsal slots 4.30pm 6pm 7.30pm 8pm 7th Flute Competition Singapore Festival Opening Concert Mozart Flute & Harp Concerto Wibb & NAFA Orchestra Junior & Open Category Semi-Final Round Open for public to observe Flute Exhibition (Free testing) Competition rehearsal slots 1pm Competition rehearsal slots Competition rehearsal slots Workshop 2 Competition Final Concert Final round competition Anders on Tone Workshop 3 Prize Winners Showcase Prize presentation Michie on Basic Closed-door Rehearsal Closed-door Rehearsal Bennett & Alumnus Concert Chamber & Celebration Concert Flutes & Piano Concert Bennett with flute choirs With the exception of “Closed Door” events, the public are welcome to observe the “Open-Door” events with a valid ‘Day-pass/ticket’. Advance registration for Day-pass/tickets are available at flute.com.sg. Day-pass/tickets also be sold at the entrance of the Festival venues. 2

Star Artist Flute professor at the Royal Academy of Music (London), William Bennett is one of the foremost musical artists performing today. He has raised the profile of the flute to that of an instrument capable of a wide range of tonal colors, dynamics, and expression, giving it the depth, dignity, and grandeur of the voice or a string instrument. Mr. Bennett studied in London with Geoffrey Gilbert, and in France with Jean-Pierre Rampal and Marcel Moyse. He has been principal flute in many orchestras including the London Symphony, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and the English Chamber Orchestra. The Master classes of Marcel Moyse in Switzerland in the late 70’s provided extra stimulus and inspiration so that, in tandem with William Bennett’s burgeoning career developed as an international soloist and recording artist partnerships with Clifford Benson (piano) and George Malcolm (harpsichord) and solo recordings with Yehudi Menuhin, the Grumiaux Trio, I Musici, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and the English Chamber Orchestra have received international acclaim and enthusiastic reviews in record and CD journals. Early in his career, he made the first English recording of the complete Handel Flute Sonatas, and of contemporary works including the Sonatine of Boulez, Berio’s Sequenza, Messaien’s Merle Noir, and Richard Rodney Bennett’s “Winter Music” (written for him). In addition to recording the standard flute repertoire of Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, etc., he has made pioneer recordings of many neglected 19th century works, such as music by Ries, Romberg, and Taffanel. He has recorded with artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Wynton Marsalis. He has made over 90 CD’s as a soloist. Recently he premiered the Concerto by William Mathias, Diana Burrell and Raymund Pineda. All of these were specially written for him. In January 1995 H.M. The Queen presented William Bennett with the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E) for his distinguished Services to Music. In 2002 he was awarded the National Flute Association’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” and in 2003 he was appointed the British Flute Society’s “Flautist Laureate”. 3

Guest Artists Michie Bennett Born in Tokyo Japan, Michie studied at the Tokyo University of Art with Professor Masao Yoshida and Masaru Kawasaki, at the Zurich Music Hochshule in Switzerland with Andre Jaunet, and later studied with William Bennett in London. Michie was the flute professor of Royal Academy of Music in London. She assists teaching at the William Bennett international Summer School and other International Masterclasses. She has played in the English Chamber orchestra and Academy of St Martin in the Fields, and has recorded in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland and the UK. She has appeared as Soloist with English Chamber Orchestra and London Octave and played worldwide. She is the director of the BEEP Records, and director of the William Bennett International Flute Summer School for the past 31 years. Anders Norell Before taking up both the post of Principal flute of the National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan) in 1996, and lecturer of a few universities in Taiwan, Anders was the 2nd Flute & Piccolo player of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sweden. Mr. Norell graduated with Master of Music from the Gothenburg University, Sweden, and obtained his Diploma of Advanced (post-graduate) Studies, Royal Academy of Music, London, in 1994. He participated in numerous foreign orchestral tours and CD recordings, notably on DG and BIS. Plenty of time is devoted to church and education, being lecturer at University of Taipei and Taipei American School. He is also skilled at arranging music for different combinations of flutes, and has his own Youtube channel, “andersflute”. Sabina Shu-Chun Chiang Flute professor at the University of Taipei, Sabina is one of the leading flutists and teachers in Taiwan. After graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, she was appointed Co-Principal Flute in Taipei Municipal Symphony Orchestra for a few years before going to Royal Academy of Music, London, for further studies with world renowned flute professor William Bennett. In Taiwan, she studied with flute teachers Prof. Huei-Jin Liu, Shiau-Hua Niu and Mario Bonzagni. Winner of many prizes in Taiwan, she was finalist of Japan Flutists Association solo competition in 1987, and was awarded the Audience Prize. She has played as soloist with many orchestras: National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Moment Musicaux Orchestra, Taipei Municipal Symphony Orchestra, I Musici De Montreal, Symphony Orchestra of Taipei Municipal University of Education, Symphony Orchestra of National Taiwan Normal University. She has performed at many venues worldwide, such as New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Seattle. Goh Tiong Eng “Simply Ravishing!” - The Straits Times “A distinguished and talented flutist” - William Bennett, world renowned soloist Goh Tiong Eng founded the 1st flute festival in Singapore in 2009 and the 1st flute association in Singapore in 2012. After winning the 1st prize and the “Best Performer of the Year Award” in the National Music Competition, he went to Paris with a 3 years full scholarship by the French government during which he studied the flute under the tutelage of Professor Philippe Pierlot. Tiong Eng graduated with the 1st prize in Superior Class and the distinguished Prix d’Excellence. Another important mentor of Tiong Eng’s is the world renowned soloist William Bennett, flute professor at the Royal Academy of Music (London), where Tiong Eng obtained the LRAM and the Master of Music degree. Performed 15 years full time with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Tiong Eng has released 2 solo CD recordings: a French collection with the harp and a romantic album with the piano. He has also recorded some other CDs under CCM label. In 2016, Mr. Goh was invited to perform and lecture at the 8th Asia Flute Congress and also judging in the 4th Asia Flute Competition in Kobe Japan. 4

Alena Lugovkina An associate of the Royal Academy of Music, Artist Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Alena Lugovkina won numerous 1st prizes in competitions such as the British Flute Society’s Competitions, International Flute Competition “Friedrich Kuhlau”(Germany) and Royal Academy of Music flute competition. She has also won several prestigious awards including the Worshipful Company of Musicians Award, the Hattori Foundation Award, The Leverhulme Trust Award, The Philharmonia MMSF Award, “Wolfson Foundation Award”, NEVA Fondation (Switzerland) and many other. Alena performed recitals in Canada, Japan, UK, USA, Russia, Germany, Austria, Spain and at the most prestigious UK venues including Royal Festival Hall, Buckingham Palace, Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, King’s Place and at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Ling-Feng Sung Born in Taiwan, Ling-Feng Sung has completed her postgraduate Diploma from Royal Academy of Music London. Studied flute with Anders Norell and William Bennett, Ling-Feng also played Bach Concerto with the Royal Academy Modern Instrument Baroque Orchestra. She won the prize of J&J Brough Flute Prize, and gave her solo recital in Lambeth Center London. Ling-Feng now lives in Taipei, giving concerts and teaching flutes in Taiwan. Yi-Lun Lee Born in Kaohsiung, Yi-Lun Lee received her BA degree from the National Taipei University of the Arts under prof. Rolf-Peter Wille. She then studied with Gerhard Oppitiz at The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich. Piano Accompaniment with Michael Dussek at Royal Academy of Music, where she received her Master of Arts degree. As an accompanist and chamber musician she has performed with many distinguished flautists such as Shu-Chun Chiang, Anders Norell, Denis Bouriakov, Lorna McGhee and collaborated in masterclass with Maestro William Bennett. Beatrice Lin After her postgraduate studies in London at the Royal Academy of Music with Patsy Toh, Beatrice completed a Masters Degree in collaborative piano at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève with Jean-Jacques Balet, graduating with the Adolphe Neuman prize from the canton of Geneva. She has performed widely in Switzerland, as keyboardist with L’Orchestre de Chambre de Genève and Ensemble Contrechamps, and as repetiteur for the Geneva competition (Concours de Genève) in 2008. She has also worked with various artists and pedagogues including Pierre Amoyal, Bruno Canino, Nobuko Imai, Anne le Bozec and György Kurtág, among many. Since her return to Singapore, she joined the music faculty at the School of the Arts. NAFA Orchestra Taiwan Flute Choir Hong Kong Flute Ensemble Doux Flute Ensemble (Malaysia) Singapore Flute Ensemble Australian players 5