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FLUTE DAY 2025

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FLUTE DAY 2025

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.

Canadian Concert

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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.

click here for the concert program

Catching up!

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So much has happened – is still happening!

2024 has been a busy year.

Kathleen is now teaching at two Universities – Concordia and University of Alberta, as well as being appointed to the advisory committee for teacher training programs at the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

Thomas is now on the Board of Directors of Suzuki Music / Musique Canada, a new regional organization for the promotion of the Suzuki approach to music teaching in Canada.

Kathleen conceived and performed a one woman show at the Thousand Faces Festival, featuring music for solo flute on the theme of women being turned into trees.

Thomas was in the orchestra for the 2024 remount of the Singing Christmas Tree gala fundraiser, after program hiatus of several years.

We finished building a new garage in the back yard, which now incorporates studio space for both of us.

Spring Student Recital

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Spring Student Recital

June 2, 2024

We performed at the Chinese Garden Ting Gazebo in the Louise McKinney Riverfront Park for the 3rd year in a row. We have been very lucky with the weather for this outdoor event (so far!) in this beautiful setting. Here is a link to the concert program.

June 19, 2022

We gathered at the Chinese Garden Ting Gazebo in the Louise McKinney Riverfront Park to play for each other in person for the first time in 2.5 years. It was wonderful to see and hear each other in person after so many months of on line learning during the COVID 19 pandemic.

It also happened to be Father’s Day on the day of our outdoor recital, so we invited all the fathers to pose with their kids at the end of the concert.

Short Term Courses

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Short courses are included as part of the hybrid studio package for all Schoen Duo Studio students.

In-person

These often take the form of a series of weekly classes based on a specific theme or topic, with a performance at the end of the session:

  • Canadian Music – in October and November, ending with performance at Contemporary Showcase
  • Baroque Music – in February and March, ending with a performance as part of Bach in the Subways
Hybrid

Hybrid courses incorporate a combination of in-person and on-line offerings

The summer course is one week of daily lessons and classes, including Suzuki teacher training courses, at the Borealis Suzuki Institute.

On-line

We are also developing an on-line “how to play by ear” course designed for adult learners. But even the on-line courses receive access to our Open Studios for real-time face to face assistance .