Saturday - October 31st
Warming Up with Rogier de Pijper
31 October 2026 09:00-09:45 | Demo hall
Start the day with an inspiring and invigorating warm up by Rogier de Pijper. Bring your flute and join in for free!
How to go low by Ned McGowan
31 October 2026 10:00-11:00 | Room G
In this workshop I will go over basic concepts for how I play the contrabass flute (and other low flutes), including sound resonance, articulation,...
Ensemble coaching Gareth McLearnon
31 October 2026 10:00-11:00 | Room B
An inspiring coaching of your own flute ensemble by Gareth McLearnon.
Practice strategy
31 October 2026 10:00-11:00 | Room E
A very interesting Workshop, based upon the book of Molly Gebrian. The author offers a practical guide, using accessible language for non-scientists...
Flutemocean
31 October 2026 10:00-11:00 | Demo hall
What happens to the tone colour when several alto flutes play together in an ensemble? Does a bass have to be loud? What is the difference between...
Beatboxing and percussive techniques by Tilmann Dehnhard
31 October 2026 11:15-12:15 | Room B
Group workshop 'Flutebeatboxing and percussive techniques on low flutes' by Tilmann Dehnhard
Looking at Bach
31 October 2026 11:15-12:15 | Room G
Bach’s Cello Suites have been arranged for numerous instruments, including low flutes. In this interactive session, Carla explores how playing...
Breathe better, play better by Ramon Lazzaroni
31 October 2026 11:15-12:15 | Room E
We all know that breath is at the heart of flute playing - but how often do we really think about how
we breathe?
Let's improvise together!
31 October 2026 11:15-12:15 | Demo hall
'Let’s Improvise Together' is a work based on improvisation for a flute group and a soloist, reacting to each others. Accompaniment or battle?...
Lunch-concert
31 October 2026 13:00-14:00 | Concert hall
Enjoy flute ensemble Q-flutes (NL), a special piece played by Ned McGowan (contrabass flute and piano), and Let's improvise by workshop participants...
Vagues vagues (alto flute)
31 October 2026 14:00-15:00 | Room E
Vagues vagues (Waves) for alto flute solo. The piece is demanding but accessible and composed with classical and contemporary vocabulary (extended...
Flute choir & sight reading
31 October 2026 14:00-14:45 | Demo hall
Play along in the flute choir led by Rogier de Pijper. You don't need to prepare anything; just bring your (low) flute.
Individual Coaching - Victor Somma
31 October 2026 14:00-14:45 | Room B
Book your own coach for a half-hour individual lesson.
Q&A Low Flutes
31 October 2026 14:00-14:45 | Concert hall
A panel of experts will be on hand to answer all your questions about low flutes.
Improvise! by Ramon Lazzaroni
31 October 2026 15:00-15:45 | Room G
What happens when a group of low flutists starts making music together without a single note on
the page?
Tone development by Carla Rees and Matthias Ziegler
31 October 2026 15:00-15:45 | Demo hall
How to approach the basic differences between concert flutes and low flutes.
Color & Emotion for low flutes Gareth McLearnon
31 October 2026 15:00-15:45 | Room E
This session explores the things that can make an immediate and genuinely noticeable difference to low flute playing.
Blowing away - Victor Somma
31 October 2026 15:00-15:45 | Room B
Blowing Away! is an interactive workshop that invites flutists of all levels to discover contemporary flute techniques through improvisation,...
Afternoon concert
31 October 2026 16:30-17:30 | Concert hall
Enjoy the Röhren Trio (Ned McGowan, Tilmann Dehnhard, Anders Hagberg) and two new works by Ned and Tilmann, played with flute ensemble Résonances...