Laurel Zucker flute Masterclass DVD Series No. 2

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About the Actor Laurel Zucker, flautist is described by Gramophone Magazine 2003 as polished and gratifying as Rampal and Galway. Zucker s interpretations are splendid all round. Her tone is airy and sweet, her virtuosity graceful. In the same year Gramophone strongly recommended the Complete Telemann Fantasies for Flute and The Complete J.S. Bach Flute Sonatas on Cantilena Records describing her performances as intelligent, beautifully phrased and highly musical with a rich sound beyond reproach. In December 2007 Gramophone states Zucker shapes everything with lovely gradations of timbre and nuance, and her phrasing keeps the ear mesmerized! In the August 2003 book, Inspirational Stories from the World s Best Flute Players, Laurel Zucker is featured along with Paula Robison, Herbie Mann, Ian Andersen, and Julius Baker. Fanfare Magazine refers to Ms. Zucker as a forceful advocate for 20th century music, and when she was awarded the Aaron Copland Fund for Music from the American Music Center to record the 1998 Take a Walk on the Wilder Side CD, Fanfare Magazine stated this disc fills an important niche in American Music as well as flute literature. With 32 CD releases now available on Cantilena Records, Ms. Zucker can be heard regularly on worldwide classical radio stations. She has performed many times in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Mondavi Center, etc. As a concerto soloist she has been featured with the American Symphony Orchestra., Erkel Chamber Orch. of Budapest, The Orchestra. of NY, The Gold Country Orchestra., Merced Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, The Arlington Symphony. Orchestra., and toured with the Sumara Orchestra. of Russia. As an active chamber artist she has performed with the Marlboro Festival & Tour, Harvard Chamber Players, Music Fest of Arizona, Music in the Mountains, UC Davis Chamber Players, & Chamber Music Alive! As an active performer and supporter of the flute community Ms. Zucker is a frequent guest at The New York Flute Club, The Los Angeles Flute Club, The Portland Flute Club, The Houston Flute Society, The Dallas Flute Festival, and National Flute Association Convention. In 2006 Ms. Zucker received THE BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD from THE JUST PLAIN FOLKS AWARDS 2006. In 2000 The Year of the Rome Aureole Jubilee, hosted by the city of Rome and the Pope, three Cantilena Records CDs featuring Ms. Zucker (Serenades for Flute & Harp; The Mozart Flute Quartets, Music for Flute & Guitar by Giuliani) were played non-stop for over six months throughout the largest Convention Center in Rome, Italy, and were also featured on a Documentary created at UCLA on the Santa Maria Maggiora Chapel of Rome. As Professor of Flute at California State Univ., Sacramento since 1988, Ms. Zucker received the 1998 President s Award for Creative & Scholarly Research, 1998 & 2000 Creative Research Awards, & 1989 Professional Promise Award. In 1978 she won Artists International Competition and gave her Carnegie Recital Hall Debut. Her first performances in Carnegie Hall & Kennedy Center were at the age of 16 performing 1st flute in the Alexander Schneider s Orchestra. Ms. Zucker graduated from Juilliard where she studied with Samuel Baron for 3 years. She studied with Paula Robison for three years at New England Conservatory of Music. She studied privately with Marcel Moyse & Julius Baker. Ms. Zucker holds a Masters in Music Composition from New York University. Her compositions are published by Lyra International & Bourne Music Company and are recorded on Cantilena Records. Kim Davis is a flute student of Laurel Zucker at California State University, Sacramento in her Freshman college year 2008. About the Director Laurel Zucker, flautist is described by Gramophone Magazine 2003 as polished and gratifying as Rampal and Galway. Zucker s interpretations are splendid all round. Her tone is airy and sweet, her virtuosity graceful. In the same year Gramophone strongly recommended the Complete Telemann Fantasies for Flute and The Complete J.S. Bach Flute Sonatas on Cantilena Records describing her performances as intelligent, beautifully phrased and highly musical with a rich sound beyond reproach. In December 2007 Gramophone states Zucker shapes everything with lovely gradations of timbre and nuance, and her phrasing keeps the ear mesmerized! In the August 2003 book, Inspirational Stories from the World s Best Flute Players, Laurel Zucker is featured along with Paula Robison, Herbie Mann, Ian Andersen, and Julius Baker. Fanfare Magazine refers to Ms. Zucker as a forceful advocate for 20th century music, and when she was awarded the Aaron Copland Fund for Music from the American Music Center to record the 1998 Take a Walk on the Wilder Side CD, Fanfare Magazine stated this disc fills an important niche in American Music as well as flute literature. With 32 CD releases now available on Cantilena Records, Ms. Zucker can be heard regularly on worldwide classical radio stations. She has performed many times in Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Mondavi Center, etc. As a concerto soloist she has been featured with the American Symphony Orchestra., Erkel Chamber Orch. of Budapest, The Orchestra. of NY, The Gold Country Orchestra., Merced Symphony, Sacramento Philharmonic, The Arlington Symphony. Orchestra., and toured with the Sumara Orchestra. of Russia. As an active chamber artist she has performed with the Marlboro Festival & Tour, Harvard Chamber Players, Music Fest of Arizona, Music in the Mountains, UC Davis Chamber Players, & Chamber Music Alive! As an active performer and supporter of the flute community Ms. Zucker is a frequent guest at The New York Flute Club, The Los Angeles Flute Club, The Portland Flute Club, The Houston Flute Society, The Dallas Flute Festival, and National Flute Association Convention. In 2006 Ms. Zucker received THE BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD from THE JUST PLAIN FOLKS AWARDS 2006. In 2000 The Year of the Rome Aureole Jubilee, hosted by the city of Rome and the Pope, three Cantilena Records CDs featuring Ms. Zucker (Serenades for Flute & Harp; The Mozart Flute Quartets, Music for Flute & Guitar by Giuliani) were played non-stop for over six months throughout the largest Convention Center in Rome, Italy, and were also featured on a Documentary created at UCLA on the Santa Maria Maggiora Chapel of Rome. As Professor of Flute at California State Univ., Sacramento since 1988, Ms. Zucker received the 1998 President s Award for Creative & Scholarly Research, 1998 & 2000 Creative Research Awards, & 1989 Professional Promise Award. In 1978 she won Artists International Competition and gave her Carnegie Recital Hall Debut. Her first performances in Carnegie Hall & Kennedy Center were at the age of 16 performing 1st flute in the Alexander Schneider s Orchestra. Ms. Zucker graduated from Juilliard where she studied with Samuel Baron for 3 years. She studied with Paula Robison for three years at New England Conservatory of Music. She studied privately with Marcel Moyse & Julius Baker. Ms. Zucker holds a Masters in Music Composition from New York University. Her compositions are published by Lyra International & Bourne Music Company and are recorded on Cantilena Records.