NJ Flute Society is pleased to announce the program for December 3rd, a presentation of of flutes from around the globe.
David Weiss, a New York City based musician, specializes in performing on flutes and woodwinds from many different cultures, including American and Celtic flutes & whistles, panpipes, recorders, Asian and Middle Eastern woodwinds, unusual woodwinds (bass flute; great bass recorder; sopranino ocarina, microtonal woodwinds) as well as western flutes in a variety of styles (rock, jazz, classical). For a sample of the various sounds, go to David's website:
http://www.davidweissflute.net/id4.html.
Currently, Mr. Weiss performs with Disney's "The Lion King" for which he is a featured orchestral soloist, performing on thirteen different woodwinds. He co-composed much of the flute music for that production, which has received numerous awards, including a 1999 Grammy. David will be performing this evening some of the flutes he plays in the Lion King and doing excerpts from it as well as music that he has composed himself.
Also featured on this program will be
Lisamarie McGrath and
Elise Carter. They will be performing 3 works for c-flute and Native American flute. Among those works will be newly commissioned work; Unimagined Bridges by Andrea Clearfield. For a sample of the sounds of native american flute and c flute, go to Lisamaire's website:
http://lisamariemcgrath.com/.
