During my stay in Japan, after my participation in the 13th International Flutists Festival & 1st World Flute Congress in Tokyo, i also visited the company where my favorite flutes are manufactured.

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Many thanks to my friend Shoichi Hasegawa who helped me with the logistics and made my life easier during the whole stay.

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	The entire event was organized by the Japanese flutist society in cooperation with the following institutions: Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music, Ueno-Gakuen University, Kyu-Sougakudou, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and Tokyo National Museum & Kaneiji Temple

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The Japanese flutist society was founded in 1966, it has 11 000 members, 2500 active. There is a festival every two years, including competitions and summer schools. The society also publishes its own newspaper every two months. Flute players from Europe, America and Asia featured at the festival and the congress. A remarkably large number of flute pieces were performed.

There were numerous recitals, workshops, flute orchestra concerts, lectures, a competition with the following award winners: Mayu Izumi (1st prize), Riria Niimura (tied at 2nd prize), Seiya Ueno (tied at 2nd prize) and of course, an exposition of instruments and accessories.

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The Japanese audience was very interested in all of the programs, so that all of the concert and lecture halls were full, despite the fact that several events took place at the same time.
It was really fascinating to see so many flutists together!
The organizers had a great idea to include chamber pieces in the concert programs, featuring both Japanese and guest flutists. This allowed us to know each other better and form friendships and professional liaison.

The festival was made especially significant by the long awaited 1st flutist world congress which was very carefully prepared by the Japanese flutists society.
The theme of the congress was: For all the music and flute lovers, all over the world.
Many artists took part in the discussion: Andras Adorjan, Jongbea Ahn, Robert Aitken, Petri Alanko, Akira Aoki, William Bennett, Janet Ferguson, Pascal Gresset, Yoon Hyeri, Jeffrey Khaner, Chang-Kook Kim, Maxence Larrieu, Shoichi Minegishi, Renata Penezic, Felix Renggli, Chen Sanqing, Yasukazu Uemura and Henrik Wiese.
The Japanese flutist society sent a questionnaire to many flutists' organizations and societies, with inquiries concerning organization and structure, and also their problems and/or successes. They focused especially on the proposals about the improvement and development of each of the societies. All the flutists' organizations that took part in the poll, expressed a wish for a better connection to all similar institutions around the world. It was, therefore, concluded that a world flutist society should be founded with the following objectives:

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1. Improving the quality and speed of information exchange
2. Including more active young members
3. Organizing workshops, concerts, and meetings of flutists
4. Finding ways to finance international projects
5. Making flute more popular
6. Creating a web platform


Participation in such a great event was very inspiring for me and it enabled Croatia to take an active part from the very beginning of the formation of the world flutist organization. I am therefore very grateful to the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, The City Culture Department, The Ministry of Culture and The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports for their trust and financial support in the entire project.

Tags: tokyo, 2007, flute, world, concert, collaboration, convention

Tokyo, August 2007

Renata Penezić, flute / Darko Petrinjak, guitar (Croatia)

Program:
Antonio Vivaldi (1680-1734) : Sonata in g-minor RV 58
Vivace, Alla breve, Largo, Allegro ma non presto

Francesco Molino (1768-1847) :
Duetto Op. 61 No. 2 Andante, Polonaise-Allegretto vivace
Duetto Op. 61 No. 3 Cantabile sostenuto, Ecossais-Allegretto ben marcato

Mario Nardelli (1927-1993) :
Allegro giocoso & Two Old Dances from Dubrovnik

Ravi Shankar (b.1920) : L' aube enchantée sur le Raga "Todi"

For the concert of Eastern European music:
Boris Papandopulo (1906-1991) : Three Dialogues

The final concert:
Francesco Molino (1768-1847) :
Duetto Op. 61 No. 3 Cantabile sostenuto, Ecossais-Allegretto ben marcato

Gioaccino Rossini (1792-1868) : La danza, Tarentelle Napolitaine

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Tags: convention, tokyo, 2007, travel, world, concert

Flirty flutes : 30 July - 09 August

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July 30th - August 9th
Arrival July 30th; in the same day we will be starting with the chamber music lessons.
There will be a concert with music written by Croatian composers, so please contact me to get your sheet-music before the workshop is started.
Also, I would prefer to have a list with your prepared pieces for the workshop, to give our piano player Ms. Petra Greiner , a chance to prepare in time.
The final concert will be on the August 8th, with different pieces and I hope in collaboration with other instrument players who will be attending other workshops.

I am looking forward to see you in Pucisca.

Greetings.


Na hrvatskom:
30.srpnja- 9.kolovoza

Vas dolazak ocekuje se 30.srpnja, isti dan pocinjemo sa uvjezbavanjem komornih skladbi.
Tijekom seminara planiran je koncert sa skladbama hrvatskih skladatelja, stoga molim da me kontaktirate kako biste note dobili na vrijeme, prije pocetka seminara.
Takodjer unaprijed molim listu sa pripremljenim kompozicijama za seminar kako bih svojoj umjetnickoj suradnici, gospodji Petri Greiner olaksala pripreme za seminar.
Zakljucni koncert odrzat ce se 8. kolovoza, sa razlicitim skladbama (solistickim i komornim) te uz sudjelovanje nadam se i ostalih instrumentalista koji u to vrijeme uz Flirty Flutes imaju seminar u Puciscima.

Veselim se nasem radu i druzenju.

Lijepi pozdrav.

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MATICA:
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FRANKOPANSKA:
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ZAGREB-THESSALONIKI WITH A FLUTE

4.-6. SVIBNJA 2007.
^{petak, 4.05.}
DVORANA MATICE HRVATSKE, ul.MATICE HRVATSKE 2
10.00-14.30 WORKSHOP

19.30. KONCERT - KATRIN ZENZ , flauta
"The sound of the flute in the 21st century"

^{subota, 5.05.}
DVORANA MATICE HRVATSKE, ul.MATICE HRVATSKE 2
10.00-14.30 WORKSHOP

19.30. KONCERT - KATRIN ZENZ & RENATA PENEZIC-flaute,
ZRINKA IVANCIC-klavir

^{nedjelja, 6.05.}
MA u ZAGREBU-DVORANA F5, FRANKOPANSKA 22
10.00-14.30 WORKSHOP

19.30. KONCERT POLAZNIKA WORKSHOPA

Ulaz slobodan

Koncerti ostvareni uz pomoc Zagrebacke filharmonije,
Matice Hrvatske i MA u Zagrebu

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