DIA POWELL em Lisboa! Já este Domingo!

Porqué é que deves deslocar num Domingo, quando podia ficar todo o dia no sofá? :)) Porque este é uma oportunidade EXCEPCIONAL de experimentar imensas variedades de flautas fabricados pela famosa empresa Powell Flutes de Boston, Massachussetts! Não só experimentar mas com gente da Powell a ajudar e explicar e guiar e ouvir com ouvidos experientes!

Naturalmente, lá estarei também, para vos acolher e ajudar como sempre faz com quem esteja interessado em experimentar flautas. E haverá flautas de todas as gamas e materiais da Powell—diversão total!

Para receber informação sobre o local é só me contactar. O horário do dia é das 11h até às 18h. Pode até ser que, sendo em Portugal, haverá um bocado de bebes e comes para mostrar a hospitalidade portuguesa aos americanos da Powell ;)

Daniel Sharp and myself at the Powell Factory in Boston, Massachussetts. Venham conhecer o Daniel pessoalmente em Lisbon, este Domingo!

DIA POWELL em Lisboa: 16 de Outubro! Venham experimentar!

Tenho grandes notícias para todos os flautistas: dois Representantes da Powell Flutes, Boston, EUA, estarão em Lisboa todo o dia de Domingo, 16 de Outubro, com um vasto conjunto de flautas para todos experimentar!

O Daniel Sharp e a Rebecca Eckles da Powell vão trazer uma excelente seleção de flautas Powell Custom Handmade, inclusivo em platina, grenadilla, prata sterling, e o novo Ruby Aurumite. Vão trazer ainda cabeças Custom Handmade de vários materiais e cortes de embocadura, flautas Conservatory, Signature, Sonaré e flautins! Será uma verdadeira festa de flautas em Lisboa! 

Para saber mais pormenores, é só entrar em contacto comigo por email! Ficaremos à vossa espera para um dia como nenhum outro!

A sala de experimentar flautas na fábrica da Powell em Boston—estará em Lisboa Domingo, dia 16!

Powell Flutes USA in Lisbon! Sunday, October 16th!

I have exciting news: Representatives Daniel Sharp and Rebecca Eckles of Powell Flutes in Boston, USA, will be in LISBON on Sunday, October 16th, to show an amazing array of flutes, piccolos and head joints!! They are popping over from Spain for a long day of "flute talk" with anyone who would like to try out these amazing instruments. 

Daniel and Rebecca will be on hand, along with myself, with a selection of Handmade Custom flutes made in platinum, grenadilla, sterling silver, and the new Ruby Aurumite Custom Flute. In addition, there will be a selection of Custom headjoints and piccolos, Conservatory flutes, Signature flutes and piccolos, and Powell Sonaré flutes.

Take this first-time-ever opportunity to join us by sending me an email to receive details about time and location. See you then!

The flute-testing room at Powell's Boston factory—coming SOON to LISBON!

Traveling & Surprises in a Small, Small World

Unexpectedly, I needed to make a trip to my hometown in California, and thus this blog entry comes late, my apologies. The quickest route from Lisbon involves a very tight connection at the Paris airport (walk FAST) and then a very long direct flight from Paris to Los Angeles. Amazing double-decker plane from Airbus, see below!

Now, can you imagine that in such an enormous plane my seat is right next to a prominent musician of the Los Angeles Philharmonic? (To my Portuguese friends, this is like being seated next to Ronaldo!) I mean, the LA Phil is "my orchestra": I grew up going to their concerts every weekend, listening to my teacher, Principal Flute Anne Diener Zentner's wonderful playing, as well as unforgettable moments like Carlo Maria Giulini's inaugural concert as Principal Conductor—Beeethoven's "Egmont" and Ninth Symphony. Divine. Bought a student/last-minute ticket for $5 and sat in one of the best seats in the house.

As it turns out, my plane-neighbor was not yet in the LA Phil at that time, but there are many players I fondly remember who are still there now, such as Bassoonist Patricia Kindel, who coached my quintet at Pomona College. So what was to have been a long, dreary flight became  total entertainment of shop-talk and comparing notes! A new professional friendship was formed, and Los Angeles arrived in the blink of an eye.

Last but not least, at one point my neighbor asked out of the blue: "Do you play Powell? They're the best!" Mind you, my new friend is not a flutist, nor knows that I'm a Powell dealer/player. But that is how Powell is considered by top musicians: the top, for the top jobs, worldwide!

The view before boarding—beautiful aeronautic design!