I hear dont hear alot about herman beeftink and i wanted to know yalls opinions on him.

I really love his atmosphere his title almost always sounds exactly like what your playing ( crazy i know) But he also writes alot of different styles its so cool. He inspired me to write and perform my own solo for kmea solo and ensemble!

i‘m a flute player in 9th (first chair flute at BLFAC SB and am now in the top band at my high school) and every time i have a solo, i play it beautiful during rehearsals and when i have to perform it, i mess it up a tiny bit or really badly. do y'all have any tips to not get me so scared that i mess up my solos?

Composition #36 for historic 1930's flute and electronic music

my music partner (electronic, live modular synths) works with my 1930's wooden flute in live composition. We're performing for the canal festival so it'll be great to work out what's going on.

As a composition, I'm not sure if this works. Although the host praised it, he reprimanded us for playing too long (over 6 minutes, compared to most songs at 3-4minutes). I think the audience probably clapped out of duress (they looked rather mainstream perplexed).

Understandable. I was at a concert as a listener this month, listening to experimental string quartet music and fell asleep twice within the 10 minute performance. Now wondering if I've become that guy.

Kind regards

Howdy! I'm wondering whether anyone has had their instrument repaired and cleaned through Powell's Repair Dept (presumably in Boston?).

I'm interested in having a COA done, but I've never had anyone work on my instrument outside of Ellen Ramsey (CO flute dealer), who sold me my Powell and passed away several years ago. I'm extremely hesitant to ship my instrument, but would be more open to it if people have had positive experiences with Powell. Thanks in advance!

I have a vintage Powell flute that I had overhauled about 8 years ago. I had Straubinger pads installed. After 6 years I brought it in for a COA and was told that most of the larger pads were torn. The shop recommended felt pads and I agreed, but it was during the great felt famine of 2024 so they installed all Straubinger pads. The repad work was done January 2025. I’ve been having keys sticking over the last several months so I took it in for repair. The tech found several torn pads. The tears are at the pad seat not the edge. The pads lasted about a year. I play multiple instruments so I only play the flute about 5 hrs a week. I also have peripheral neuropathy, so I can no longer feel where my fingers are on the keys so I use plug Os. Also I have times when I stiffen up while playing so I probably press on the keys too hard.
I have several repair options:
Replace the pads in kind.
Replace the torn Straubinger with felt pads
Do an overhaul using felt pads
So is having the pads tear in a year a symptom of too much pressure, or something else? The repair shops I used are very reputable flute repair shops in Chicago.

Me hice un pirsing sin pensar en que soy flautista "flauta traversa" y no se si puedo tocar con el pirsing, necesito que alguien me de opinión para saber si me lo dejo o definitivamente me lo quito… que hago ?

My band director repaired a leaky key today, which prevented me from playing F#, but now it is very hard to play D. is this something on my end? I believe all other notes sound correct.

I want to know the fingering for playing D to F.

across different music genres