Flute players unite!
Explore a diverse selection of music, from old masterpieces to pop and jazz. No audition required, just a basic assessment. Weekly meetings include some sight-reading and practice parts will be provided. Join in the camaraderie and joy of making music together!
Please Note: Open to adults with at least one year of prior lessons.
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Thomas Giles holds a Doctorate in Woodwind Performance and has over 10 years’ experience teaching woodwinds and music fundamentals to students of all ages and abilities. In addition to his work at The 92nd Street Y School of Music, Giles is Artist-Teacher of Saxophone at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and on faculty at the Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College. He gives clinics, lectures, and performances across the nation and has been a guest at Harvard, Princeton, Manhattan School of Music, NYU Steinhardt, and held teaching residencies at the Arts Academy of Szc ...
Thomas Giles holds a Doctorate in Woodwind Performance and has over 10 years’ experience teaching woodwinds and music fundamentals to students of all ages and abilities. In addition to his work at The 92nd Street Y School of Music, Giles is Artist-Teacher of Saxophone at the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and on faculty at the Aaron Copland School of Music - Queens College. He gives clinics, lectures, and performances across the nation and has been a guest at Harvard, Princeton, Manhattan School of Music, NYU Steinhardt, and held teaching residencies at the Arts Academy of Szczecin (Poland), Landesgymnasium für Musik in Dresden (Germany).
Giles students regularly win admission to top performing arts high schools in New York City, including the Fiorello LaGuardia and Frank Sinatra high schools, Special Music School, and the Juilliard School. Giles’ students have won scholarships to attend the internationally renowned Interlochen Arts Academy and major universities.
Highly active on flute, clarinet, and saxophone, Giles performance highlights include serving as Principal Flutist of Opera Parallèle’s revival production of Philip Glass’ opera, La Belle et Bête, in San Francisco, and as a substitute on the Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (on Broadway). On clarinet, Giles has performed on film scores, studio recordings, and in several pit orchestras. On saxophone, Giles recently won 4th prize at the prestigious Walter Naumburg International Saxophone Competition – the largest classical saxophone competition in history. He is a regular guest with world-class ensembles in New York and beyond, appearing at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, SFJAZZ, and internationally at Bachfest Leipzig, Heidelberg Kulturzentrum, Münster Musikhochschule, Szczecin International Saxophone Festival, Utrecht Bartholomeus Gasthuis, and the Citè de la Musique de Strasbourg.
Flute Ensemble
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