2020-2021 season AMERICAN YOUTH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAS
LAURA KAUFMAN MOWRY DIRECTOR,
FLUTE ENSEMBLE Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry is a soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician who has been hailed by the Washington Post for “absolutely gorgeous flute-playing.” Laura has performed with a variety of renowned ensembles, including the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Smithsonian Chamber Players, DC Public Opera, Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic, and New World Symphony. Laura also performs in District5, a DC-based wind quintet dedicated to innovative ways of presenting classical music. Laura is dedicated to fostering the talents of young musicians. She maintains a private flute studio, and has coached wind players at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, American Youth Philharmonic, and The University of Maryland High School Academy. Laura has received national recognition from prize-winning performances at the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition, National Society of Arts and Letters Wind Competition, New York Flute Club Competition, Flute Society of Washington Young Artist Competition, Pasadena Showcase Instrumental Competition, among others. Her experiences have inspired her to assist other musicians with competition preparation and overcoming performance anxiety. Laura holds degrees from Eastman School of Music, The Colburn School, and the University of Maryland.
Flute Ensemble in Concert Laura Kaufman Mowry, Director Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. GEORGE F. HANDEL arr. Nora Kile
Royal Fireworks Suite Boureé La Réjouissance
AYPO Flute Ensemble
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY arr. John Gibson
Dances from the Nutcracker V. Toy Flutes
Emma Yang, Ashlee Graham, Anna Rienzi, Margaret Sechrest (Low Flutes: Dr. Kaufman Mowry)
GEORG PHILLIP TELEMANN
Sonata for two flutes, Op. 2 TWV 40:103 I. Dolce
Duet Competition 3rd place Haley Gates and Nikhita Kuntipuram
CATHERINE MCMICHAEL
A Gaelic Offering
IV. Describe a Circle
Bella Lee-Truesdell, Edward Smith, Madeleine Meng (Flute 4: Dr. Kaufman Mowry)
WOLFGANG A. MOZART arr. Andrew Middleton
"Turkish March" from Sonata in A K. 331
Duet Competition 2nd place Emma Yang, Margaret Sechrest
Flute Ensemble in Concert Laura Kaufman Mowry, Director Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
AUGUST CARL DITTERS VON DITTERSDORF
Notturo
IV. Fuga
Haley Gates, Nathan Le, Anniyah Rizvi, Nikhita Kuntipuram
WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH
Duetto No. IV Presto
Duet Competition 1st place Tieran Holmes, Ashlee Graham
CAMILLE SAINTSAร NS arr. Sondra Tucker
Marche Militaire Franรงaise from Algerian Suite, Op. 60
Tieran Holmes, Max Yan, Diego Tablett (Flute 4: Dr. Kaufman Mowry)
DAVID BURNDRETT
Flamenco Fantastico AYPO Flute Ensemble
FLUTE ENSEMBLE
2020-2021 Roster
Haley Gates Ashlee Graham Tieran Holmes Nikhita Kuntipuram Nathan Le Isabella Lee-Truesdell Madeleine Meng Anniyah Rizvi Margaret Sechrest Edward Smith Diego Tablett Max Yan Emma Yang
We are proud to support Flute Ensemble musicians representing the following schools: BASIS Independent McLean Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School James F. Cooper Middle School Langley High School McLean High School Sidney Lanier Middle School South Lakes High School Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology West Springfield High School
All names and schools are listed in alphebetical order.