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Trevor
Wye studied the flute privately both with Geoffrey Gilbert and
the celebrated Marcel Moyse. He was a freelance orchestral and chamber music
player on the London scene for many years and has made several solo recordings,
notably on his specialist instrument, the flute d'amour, which he reintroduced
in modern times. His formative years were influenced by many players and singers,
particularly Alfred Deller and William Bennett.
He was formerly a Professor at the Guildhall School of Music, London and for
21 years at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
Trevor Wye is the author the famous Practice Books for the flute, which have
received world wide acclaim and have been translated into ten other languages.
More recently, his highly praised biography of Marcel Moyse was published in
English and in four other languages. Currently, he is working on an encyclopedia
of the flute.
During the year, he teaches at his Studio in Kent, a residential course for
postgraduate students, and travels throughout the world giving concerts and
master classes including annual appearances in the USA, Switzerland and Japan.
He enjoys serving on juries for international competitions, and giving recitals
which includes presenting his unique "flutes fantastic!", an hilarious
recital with commentary, in which he plays on more than fifty different flutes.
He collects antique spectacles on which he sometimes lectures, and in 1990,
he won the annual Quiz on the subject of the Mapp and Lucia novels, awarded
by the E.F. Benson Society. He spends what other spare time he has on astronomy
on which he also talks. Founder of the British Flute Society, he was also founder
and director of International Summer School, from 1969-1988, the biggest flute
summer camp in the world. In 1990 he was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal
Northern College of Music.
Trevor Wye is in high demand all over the world as both a performer and teacher.
His charming sense of humor, combined with his musical knowledge and integrity,
make his classes not only fun but also highly enlightening for both performer
and auditor alike.
Pianist Mary Jo Gothmann has worked for some of the most prestigious opera companies in the United States including the Metropolitan Opera and Santa Fe Opera. She has performed recitals with singers from the Metropolitan Opera as well as with instrumentalists from most of the country's major symphony orchestras. She has performed with EOS Orchestra in New York City, the Taos Chamber Music Group, and as piano soloist in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Ms. Gothmann works with talented young singers at The Minnesota Opera, plays chamber music with friends from the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. In addition to a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Minnesota, Ms. Gothmann also holds a Master of Music in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music from St. Olaf College.
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