A children’s story by Kathy Stinson, illustrated by Dušan Petričić. Based on a real life event in 2007, when Joshua Bell played the violin in the Washington DC Metro Station. Violin performance of the Gavotte en rondeau from the Partita No. 3 in E major by J. S. Bach performed by Thomas Schoen in this reading of the story.
This is the same piece that is used in the story, but this time played on a copy of an instrument from the 1700’s when the piece was written by J. S. Bach
Poems by Robert Louis Stevenson inspired the music by Elaine Fine. We were inspired to create the videos by performing the music along with field recordings and images from a vintage edition of the poetry.
Our most recent project, to take advantage of our new studio and concert space, is to host a series of house concerts.
House concerts are small performance events that bring chamber music (music for 1, 2, or 3 instruments) into the venues that they were originally intended for: small, intimate spaces , often in private homes, as opposed to large concert halls.
We have a plan to host a house concert four times a year – on the solstices and equinoxes.
Our first one will be December 21, 2025, at 7:00 pm. Since it is a small space, with a maximum capacity of 18 people, we are asking that if you want to attend , please sign up on this form so we can monitor if we are reaching capacity. We also plan to livestream, so the form will have a place for you to indicate that option, and we can send you the link to the livestream.
In true Edmonton festival fashion, these concerts will be Pay What You Can (PWYC) and we will “pass the hat” for donations. in this day and age, a digital hat, in the form of a payment link.
Our first concert, on the Winter Solstice, will feature music that is about winter, the north wind, the horizon and the position of the light in the short days on the turn of the year.
Hope you can join us!
The Edmonton Flute Association hosts a FLUTE DAY at the Winspear Centre for Music, the home of the Edmonton Symphony.
Kathleen presented a seminar on baroque ornamentation.
Kathleen’s student was a performer in a masterclass with flute players from the Edmonton Symphony.
All the Edmonton Symphony flute players performed quartets for all sizes of flute, from piccolo to bass,
There was a seminar on flute care and repair from Joe Piccolo
And the Suzuki Flute students from the Schoen Duo Studio performed in the lobby during the lunch break.
For several years, we have been hosting a concert of all Canadian repertoire every November. This concert is open to both students, teachers, and professional performers.
The date coincides with Canada Music Week and the Contemporary Showcase Festivals of Canadian Music.
In 2025, our concert is on Thursday Nov. 20, 6:30 pm at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church in Edmonton.
