MagicFlutes Flute Orchestra to perform
MagicFlutes Flute Orchestra
Wonderful arrangements, beautifully played!
The MagicFlutes Flute Orchestra directed by Pamela Ravenelle will commence Saturday, July 11th evening at the Methodist Church, 777 Miramontes Street in Half Moon Bay, CA at 7:00pm
The concert will be open to the public and tickets are $25. Please join us! Get your ticket here!
ABOUT THE MAGICFLUTES ORCHESTRA
MagicFlutes is one of the oldest community-based flute choirs in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group has grown and flourished by encouraging the development of artistic excellence among our membership and by providing an outlet where professionals, teachers, adult amateurs and students can gather to share our love of flute playing and performance. As a group, MagicFlutes strives for a harmonious environment where all members contribute equally and are treated with respect. MagicFlutes was formed in 1980 when Music Director Pamela Ravenelle joined the faculty of Canada College in Redwood City. At that time, Ms. Ravenelle was still a student herself, completing her Master of Music Degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
The group started as a flute trio and has grown to a group of 30 flutists. MagicFlutes rehearses once a week at The College of San Mateo, and performs regularly in the S.F. bay area at venues such as The Filoli Mansion in Woodside, the Morrison Planetarium in San Francisco, The Piccolo Pavilion in Corte Madera, Burlingame Country Club, Brentwood Art, Wine and Jazz Festival, Foster City Community Center, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, and the S.F. Conservatory of Music. MagicFlutes was also invited to perform at the N.F.A. Conventions in Las Vegas in August 2003 and in Anaheim in August 2010.
In addition, MagicFlutes have performed many “Outreach” concerts in the Palo Alto and San Mateo School Districts. MagicFlutes has also performed at the S.F. International Flute Festivals in 2010 & 2011, and performed the opening night concert at the 2013 Flutes-by-the-Sea festival in Half Moon Bay. They will perform again at the 2014 Flutes-by-the-Sea Festival in Half Moon Bay on June 8th & 10th.
MagicFlutes has commissioned works and have performed pieces arranged by our own choir members. Through fundraising over the years, we acquired a contrabass flute for the group. MagicFlutes was the first flute ensemble to be featured in the N.F.A.ʼs “The Flutistʼs Quarterly” in the new “Spotlight” column in October of 2011.
