You Are Invited to First Tuesdays Online with GPFS where the talented and passionate community of GPFS Members & Friends provide online performances and workshops! 7:00 - 8:00 pm PST No fee, no registration, simply use the Zoom link below to join in! |
| December 3, 2024, 7:00 - 8:00 pm New Flute Music by Oregon Composer Deena T. Grossman - Please join us to hear Deena present music from her new album Thrice Burned Forest. She will discuss and play excerpts from outstanding performances of her two flute sextets; Thrice Burned Forest and The Circular Bridge, as well as from Davening ; a trio for flute doubling alto flute, viola and cello. Learn more about Deena T. Grossman below.
First Tuesdays Online with GPFS are FREE one-hour online sessions presented by talented GPFS members and friends showcasing a performance or educational topic. No fee, no registration, simply use the Zoom link below to join in!
ZOOM LINK: The Zoom will open 10 minutes before the session. The host will let you in.
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Flutists on the recordings Deena will be sharing are: Tara Boyle, Zach Galatis, Gabriela Gimenes, Martha Long, Amelia Lukas, Elaine Martir, John Savage, and Natalie Van Slyke. |
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Composer Deena T. Grossman creates lyrical, illuminative music that is deeply rooted in the natural world and synergistically integrates a unique range of global stylistic influences. Deena T. Grossman, a composer of orchestral music and more in Portland, OR. Her music mirrors the rhythms, patterns and fluidity of nature highlighting a universal interconnectedness and the importance of environmental stewardship.
Current projects include a collaboration with Italian artist Monica Marcenaro on a series of chamber works paired with aquarelles of the Oregon Coast and the Italian Riviera. In the coming year, she will celebrate two premieres of her chamber works; the stirring Davening, from this album/Thrice Burned Forest, and the majestic Waterways. Grossman's discography encompasses acclaimed portrait album Wildfires and Waterways, Becoming Durga and Waterlilies: Visions of Monet.
Organizations presenting Grossman's music include Chamber Music Northwest, the Portland Youth Philharmonic, Leach Botanical Garden, The Portland Japanese Garden, Left Edge Percussion and 45th Parallel Universe. Grossman is the Columbia Riverkeeper Composer-in-Residence.
What is First Tuesday with GPFS? See List of Past First Tuesdays: Past First Tuesdays |
 What: First Tuesdays Online with GPFS was new last season and is now continuing into our new program year. Every first Tuesday of the month will feature a performance or a workshop held by a GPFS member or friend of our society. The sessions will focus on the flute and other music topics of interest to members. This is an opportunity to feature and celebrate the talents of our membership and meet other musicians and composers in the region. When: The online sessions will begin at 7:00 pm each 1st Tuesday of the months chosen for the annual series and last for about 45 minutes to an hour. How: No registration and no fee. The Zoom link can be found on this webpage. You Can Help: Participate. Invite others. Spread the word. Send your ideas for future sessions to: president@gpfs.org. |
New Season of First Tuesdays - 2024 - 2025 See Our List of Past First Tuesdays: Past First Tuesdays |
First Tuesdays Online (December 2024 through March 2025) USE THIS PAGE TO STAY UPDATED ON THE CURRENT SERIES.
December 3, 2024, 7:00 - 8:00 pm Composer Deena T. Grossman will present music from her new album. She will discuss and play excerpts from her two flute sextets; Thrice Burned Forest and The Circular Bridge, as well as from Davening ; a trio for flute doubling alto flute, viola and cello. January 7, 2025, 7:00 - 8:00 pm “Rediscovering an Essential Link in the French Flute School: Gaston Crunelle.” Leonard Garrison, Professor Emeritus at the University of Idaho, discusses his original research for the recently published book, Gaston Crunelle and Flute Playing in Twentieth Century France. February 3, 2025, 7:00 - 8:00 pm (NOTE - For this month, the session is on a Monday, not a Tuesday!)
"Performance Anxiety with Anna Conigliari," an Altus Artist. Anna Conigliari is a professional flutist, educator, and certified life coach for musicians. Anna teaches and trains musicians by way of coaching techniques, which yields greater performance results, practice efficiency, motivation, career enhancement, and satisfaction. She has given over a dozen masterclasses in recent years on high performance and performance anxiety at universities and flute festivals throughout the country. March 3, 2025, 7:00 - 8:00 pmZartouti Dombourian-Eby, Seattle Symphony flutist and piccoloist, will be our presenter. Zart will share her knowledge and skills with us, program TBD. |
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