Hidden Gems
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Publisher Profile: Trübcher Publishing
Roz Trübger, founder of Trübcher Publishing, is very enterprising and clearly loves the flute. She has an impressive catalogue of music to her credit with a wide spread of titles. Educational resources, obscure repertoire and ensemble music are her three main niches, and every book has either an accompanying CD or an online audio clip
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Building a Flute Library: Exploring Edition Svitzer
Edition Svitzer is a relative newcomer to the world of flute publishing. Set up in 2001, the flute catalogue is under the experienced eye of Henrik Svitzer, one of the two brothers running this family firm together with their father. All three have worked professionally as musicians, and Henrik studied with Marcel Moyse in the
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Music for Bass Flute
It’s an exciting fact that bass flutes are becoming both cheaper and more widely available. The solo music written for this lovely instrument is also developing, which gives us a great opportunity to explore all its possible colours to the full.
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Composer Profile: Amanda Jane Fox
I absolutely love the music of Amanda Fox. She is a wonderful combination of classically trained flute player and natural jazz pianist. She has an amazing way of performing her own music, her rhythmic understanding being instinctively different from the ordinary musician. She once described to me an astonishing list of styles that she has…