Suzuki Flute
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JOHNSON CITY (June 11, 2014) – The 31st annual East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute International will take place on the campus of East Tennessee State University from June 21-28.
This institute includes concerts, recitals and instruction in flute for Suzuki students of all ages, as well as training for Suzuki teachers. It is led by Rebecca Lile Paluzzi, professor of flute and director of the Suzuki Studies Program in the ETSU Department of Music.
Students will receive daily instruction from distinguished international instructors, including the founder of the Suzuki Flute Method, Toshio Takahashi from Matsumoto, Japan. They will also take part in chamber music classes, orchestral studies and music theory.
As a contribution to the community, the Suzuki Flute Institute offers a series of public concerts.
A Guest Artist Recital featuring flutist Dr. Takeaki Miyamae and ETSU pianist Dr. Chih-Long Hu will be held Thursday, June 26, at 7 p.m. in the Mathes Hall auditorium. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and children under age 12, and will be available at the door.
A native of Japan, Miyamae has performed in Europe, North America, Taiwan and Japan and has won top honors in numerous international competitions. He began his studies at age 9 with Takahashi and continued for several years before putting his music on hold to earn his medical doctor degree, followed by a Ph.D. in medicine, at Yokohama City University in Japan. He worked as a neuroscientist for 10 years before resuming his musical career.
In addition to performing and recording, Miyamae is a faculty member of the Westmoreland Suzuki School of Music in Greensburg, Pa., and frequently serves as guest faculty at Suzuki flute institutes and academies in both the United States and Japan.
Hu performs extensively throughout Asia, Europe and North America. He has been featured on NPR’s “Performance Today” and his recordings have received critical acclaim. The Taiwan native is an associate professor in the ETSU Department of Music.
The Suzuki Celebration Concert concludes the week with performances by students, teachers and Institute faculty. This free public concert will be held Friday, June 27, at 7 p.m. in the Mathes Hall auditorium. Families are encouraged to bring young children.
For more information, call the Department of Music at 423-439-4270 or email suzuki@etsu.edu . For disability accommodations, call the ETSU Office of Disability Services at 423-439-8346.