Commissioned by Flute Choir Day director Elise Carter for Flute Choir Day, Valerie Coleman wrote an amazing piece for Uptown Flutes. Carter premiered it with Uptown Flutes as soloist. You can see this on our YouTube page below: UpTown Flutes will be recording this on our next upcoming CD and will also be performing this… Continue reading Elise Carter to solo on Valerie Coleman’s composition “Goin’ Uptown”
Category: Music
New Composition Premiered at NJ Flute Choir Day
Earth Heart is a piece inspired by the sounds of Native American artists such as flutists Carlos Nakai, Robert Mirabal and the powwow drumming group The Black Lodge singers. “The Native American drum is considered to be the heart beat of mother earth and a gift from the creator” (C.R. Willing McManis, “Heartbeat of Mother Earth”)… Continue reading New Composition Premiered at NJ Flute Choir Day
Carter Composition Selected for Virtual Flute Fair
The New Jersey Flute Society selected Elise Carter to perform as part of the Newly Commissioned Works Recital for the NJFS Virtual Flute Fair on October 18, 2020. The performance features Movement 2 entitled KoSamet from her composition “Journeys Abroad and Back.” A recording of this recital can be seen here:
Carter-Glennon Arts Foundation Formed
Elise Carter is the founder of the newly formed non-profit Carter-Glennon Center for Arts and Nature. Mission: To promote, create, inspire and support those who seek and live out a life of beauty through art, music, dance and theater while in communion with nature. We are a newly formed non-profit seeking to support and promote excellence in the arts. We seek… Continue reading Carter-Glennon Arts Foundation Formed
Elise Carter to Perform in Douglas Townsend Concert November 8
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Zinkali Trio Premieres “War Stories”
The Zinkali Trio performed the world premiere of “War Stories” in its entirety on October 11, 2015, at the 1st Annual Flute Fair sponsored by the New Jersey Flute Society. The event was held at Montclair State University and was attended by the composer, Adrienne Albert. The Zinkali Trio is composed of Elise Carter, flute;… Continue reading Zinkali Trio Premieres “War Stories”
UpTown Flutes Releases New CD
Uptown Flutes has a released a new CD called “Streaming Dreams,” featuring numbers by contemporary composers L. Elise Carter, Nancy Galbraith, Lisa Le May, Catherine McMichaels, John McMurtry and Peter Schickele, as well as Benedictus by Camille Saint-Saens. Many of the works feature extended techniques. The CD is available from the CD Shoppe on the… Continue reading UpTown Flutes Releases New CD