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Boston Flute Academy announces Open House on November 7th featuring Concert with flutist/composer Robert Dick October 15th, 2010 - (Boston, MA) The Boston Flute Academy (BFA) announces an Open House on Sunday, November 7th featuring a recital and masterclass event with New York based flutist/composer Robert Dick at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Brookline, MA. All open house events are free and open to the public. Sunday's concert will take place at 7:30 PM in the Maliotis Cultural Center's Theatre. The program salutes the music of famous composers who were active flutists and highlights their compositions for the instrument. The first half of the concert will feature performances by Boston Flute Academy Young Artists Emma Huelskamp, Catherine Jones, Jiweon Ryu, and Zach Sheets performing with pianist Deborah DeWolf Emery. Selections include music of Franz Doppler, Paul Taffanel, Zach Sheets, and the Boston premiere of a work by Gary Schocker for flute and piano. The second half of the concert will feature Guest Artist Robert Dick, who will perform a set of his own compositions along with solo flute music by Sigfrid Karg-Elert. In addition to the recital, Mr. Dick will coach two open masterclasses from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 - 2:30 PM with flute students from the BFA Young Artist, Conservatory, and Repertory Programs. Several flute-related exhibitors, including Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc. and Yesterday Service Classical Sheet Music, will be on-site with instruments, sheet music, and accessories. The event is generously sponsored in part by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc. with a grant from the Brannen-Cooper Fund. The Boston Flute Academy makes its home at the Maliotis Cultural Center on the Hellenic College/Holy Cross Campus, 50 Goddard Avenue, in Brookline, MA, 02445. The site is handicap accessible and free parking is provided.  About Guest Artist Robert Dick With equally deep roots in classical music old and new and in free improvisation and new jazz, Robert Dick has established himself as an artist who has not only mastered his instrument, he has redefined the flute. Diverse global audiences have likened his uncanny solo performances to “the experience of hearing a full orchestra.” Dick’s sound can be thick chords one instant, then chromatic percussion, then delicate whispering filigrees, then a display of surprising power. His performances include flute (with his invention, the Glissando Headjoint®), piccolo, alto flute, and bass flutes in C and F and the giant, stand-up contrabass flute. Dick has had a major impact on flute playing everywhere because of his pedagogy, including countless masterclasses throughout the Americas, Europe, Australia and Asia, the seminal books The Other Flute, Tone Development through Extended Techniques and Circular Breathing for the Flutist plus two volumes of the etudes Flying Lessons. Instructional CDs and DVDs --and his series of instructional videos on YouTube -- illuminate his ideas and music for students and professionals everywhere. About the Boston Flute Academy The Boston Flute Academy is a conservatory designed specifically for flutists. BFA provides flute lessons, piccolo training, music theory, music history, ensembles, seminars, master classes, performance opportunities, studio classes, continuing studies for adults, a teacher-training program, and resources and support for the New England flute community at large. BFA reaches for the highest levels of flute performance while providing a supportive and nurturing environment for its students. The school’s admission is open to all ages and levels, from the novice up to pre-professional player. For more information on BFA, visit www.bostonfluteacademy.com. Boston Flute Academy Mission Statement Educate young flutists aspiring for professional careers with intensive training in a supportive and nurturing environment. Offer educational opportunities through innovative programming to support, stimulate, and inspire all New England flutists. For more information on the November 7th Open House, call 617-505-4308 or e-mail info@bostonfluteacademy.com.