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Here you can read about news of concerts, workshops, compositions, etc. by Wil Offermans. The blog posts are all in English and sorted by the date. Use the search field to search for something specific or click on a category below the news title to see similar events.
Flute Day Delémont, Switzerland in Sept 2019
On 21 and 22 September 2019 Wil Offermans presented a two-day Flute Day event at the Ecole Jurassienne et Conservatoire de Musique in Delémont, Switzerland. For two days he presented workshops for the flute-students of the flute-teachers Laure Franssen, Aurora Pajón Fernández, Cécile Moser and Silvie Devincenti. They worked on many of his pieces, including Labyrinth, Dance with Me, Jungle Dance, Thumpy, ethnic flutes, Honami and Kojo-no Tsuki. All these pieces where presented in the final concert. Click the image to see the photo gallery of this event.
Sweden-Norway Teaching Tour in March 2018
- March 10: Flute Day at Borås Kulturskola, Borås, Sweden. Listen a radio broadcast by the Swedish Radio about the Flute Day:
- March 13: Flute event at Edvard Munch Videregående Skole, Oslo, Norway
- March 15/16: Musikhögskolan Ingesund (Karlstad University), Arvika, Sweden
- March 17/18: SFA Teachers Weekend in Sundsvall, Sweden organised by the Swedish Flute Association at the Sundsvalls kulturskola with workshops and 'We - Air' concert by the Japanese/Dutch Duo Ueda Offermans
- March 18: Flute Day at Sundsvalls Kulturskolan, Sundsvall, Northern Sweden
Flute Days with Wil Offermans in Geneve, Switzerland
From 17 - 19 November, Wil Offermans was invited by the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre, Geneva to work with their flutists. Workshops took place on 18 and 19 Nov. with about 100 flute-students. During these days they worked on various of Offermans' ensemble compositions, including Dance with Me, Jungle Dance and Itsuki-no-Komoriuta. On 17 Nov. he presented a solo recital, accompanied by flute teachers of the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique (at Studio de Agostini). On sunday 19 Nov. the project was concluded by a spectacular final concert (at Salle Frank-Martin). Click the image to see the photo gallery.
Flute Day in Frick-Möhlin Aargau, Switzerland
- 4th Nov. 2016: Music School Frick, Aargau, Switzerland: workshop extended flute techniques by Wil Offermans.
- 5th Nov. 2016: Music school Möhlin, Aargau, Switzerland: Flute Day with Wil Offermans, which includes ensemble playing, Thumpy flute, ethnic flutes story, final concert with all participants.
Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event.
Flute Day Visp (Oberwallis), Switzerland
On March 9th, Wil Offermans presented a Flute Day for about 45 flute students of the Musikschule Oberwallis Visp at the Zentrum Missione Naters/Brig in Switzerland. After workshops in the morning, the day ended with a presentation concert including: Jungle Dance, Kojo-no-Tsuki, Thumpy and Dance with Me. Click the image to see the photo gallery of the event. Visit the Video page for more videos.
More YouTube Videos: Luzern
Here are three new videos of the recent Flute Day concert in Luzern, Switzerland:
- Luna y Sierra, performed by Wil Offermans with 65 flute students.
- Voices of Nagasaki performed by the Flute Teachers Collective Luzern.
- Thumpy Improvisation performed by Wil Offermans and about 25 flute students.
See the Video Gallery for more videos.
Flautando Flute Weekend, Boswil, Switzerland
Wil Offermans joined the Flautando Flute Weekend on 15-16 May 2010 with concerts, workshops and more aiming at both professional as well as amateur audiences. Other performers included Stefan Keller, André Bernhard and Ensemble Quintessenz Leipzig. The weekend took place at the historical Künstlerhaus / Alte Kirche in Boswill (Swiss), where Marcel Moyse used to present his flute seminars between 1964 and 1984.