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THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music and the

Flute Studio and Flute Association at Florida State University present

Guest Artist Recital

“Fusion Recital” Jill Felber, Flute Dianne Frazer, Piano

Friday, September 9, 2022 7:30 p.m. | Longmire Recital Hall This performance has been sponsored by Miyazawa, Beethoven and Company, and the Flute Association at Florida State University

PROGRAM Waves at Play

Edwin Grasse (1884–1954)

Fusion III

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Lascia ch’io pianga/Morceau de Concours

Gabriel Faure (1845–1924) arr. Felber/Frazer

Suite de trois morceaux, Op. 116 I. Allegretto

Benjamin Godard (1849–1895)

Suite, Op. 34 Moderato Allegro vivace Andantino Vivace

Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937)

Fusion VI

Stanley Myers (1930–1993)

Cavatina/Over the Rainbow

Harold Arlen (1905–1986) arr. Felber/Frazer

Suite Antique 4. Waltz

John Rutter (b. 1945)

Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26

Albert Franz Doppler (1821–1883)

Jill Felber is a Miyazawa Artist. Her residency is sponsored by Miyazawa.

To Ensure An Enjoyable Concert Experience For All… Please refrain from talking, entering, or exiting during performances. Food and drink are prohibited in all concert halls. Recording or broadcasting of the concert by any means, including the use of digital cameras, cell phones, or other devices is expressly forbidden. Please deactivate all portable electronic devices including watches, cell phones, pagers, hand-held gaming devices or other electronic equipment that may distract the audience or performers.

Recording Notice: This performance may be recorded. Please note that members of the audience may at times be included in this process. By attending this performance you consent to have your image or likeness appear in any live or recorded video or other transmission or reproduction made in conjunction to the performance.

Health Reminder: The Florida Board of Governors and Florida State University expect masks to be worn by all individuals in all FSU facilities.

Florida State University provides accommodations for persons with disabilities. Please notify the College of Music at (850) 644-3424 at least five working days prior to a musical event to request accommodation for disability or alternative program format.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS Jill Felber is an internationally acclaimed recording artist, dynamic flute recitalist, innovative chamber musician, legendary contemporary music specialist, and a distinguished flute professor who inspires and motivates students worldwide. Felber has performed solo recitals, chamber music, and concertos on five continents and has held residencies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Brazil and the United States. Also a tireless promoter of new music, Felber has inspired many composers to write solo and chamber works for her and for her flute duo ZAWA!, and is currently engaged in several commissioning projects. She has premiered over five hundred works for the flute and has released world premiere recordings for Centaur Records, CRI, Neuma Records, BCM+D Records, and ZAWA!MUSIC. In demand as a guest clinician, Felber is Professor of Flute at the University of California, Santa Barbara where she earned the Distinguished Teaching Award. Highly regarded by her peers around the world, Felber currently presents her popular “Extreme Makeover: Flute Edition” and “Whole Flutes®” seminars throughout the country and frequently tours with pianist Dianne Frazer, showcasing their arranged “Fusions” at conventions, flute societies and universities. Holding degrees from University of Michigan and Bowling Green State University, Felber has taught on the faculties of Ohio University, Capital University, and Wright State University. Her teachers include Keith Bryan, Judith Bentley, Samuel Baron, and James Galway.

In addition to Felber’s remarkable career performing and teaching with creativity and passion, she is also an effective leader in the field of arts administration. Having served as Chair of the Department of Music at UC Santa Barbara, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for Santa Barbara’s Community Arts Music Association and on the Board of Directors for Areon Flutes. Felber has been active in the National Flute Association, as a member of its Board of Directors for two terms, as Program Chair for the 1993 National Flute Association’s conference in Boston, Massachusetts, and on several committees. As a founding member of the Flute and Clarinet Duo Consortium, she was a member of its initial Board of Directors with a mission to commission new works for flute and clarinet. Prior to moving to California, she served on the Board of Directors of the Detroit Contemporary Chamber Ensemble.

Dianne Frazer is recognized globally as a premiere collaborative pianist. Known for her wit and style on and off stage, she “exudes an energy and an excitement that is both irresistible and endearing.” She has performed with a “who’s who” of international artists, and has performed in Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, and Merkin Hall. According to Branford Marsalis, “Dianne is one bad-ass pianist!”

Dianne recently returned to the Columbus (OH) area after ten years on the faculty at Louisiana State University and two years of freelancing in New York City. She is a principal pianist for the National Flute Association, International Society of Bassists, and has been a pianist at the Oberstdorf Music Festival in Germany, World Bass Festival in Poland, ISI Florence in Italy, the MTNA Southern Division, Bradetich International Double Bass Competition, International Hornists Society, International Trumpet Guild, North American Saxophone Alliance, International Clarinet Association, International Tuba Euphonium conventions, and numerous state and regional festivals. Dianne holds two performance degrees, was a two-time Fischoff finalist, and was an adjudicator for the prestigious Dranoff International Two Piano Competition.