Monday, November 12, 2012

FREE Native American Flute Concert - 18 November 2012 - Brighton Memorial Library

A free Native American flute concert will be performed by Dr. Jefferson Svengsouk and the Finger Lakes Flute Circle at the Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618, Sunday, 18 November 2012, 2 p.m. The concert is to raise awareness of therapeutic music at the Palliative Care Program, University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). The concert will be followed by Q&A about the Native American flute, therapeutic music, and palliative care. Dr. Svengsouk is an emergency physician, and hospice and palliative care physician, and has received instruction under Native American flute recording artist R. Carlos Nakai.
               
Finger Lakes Flute Circle: http://wnyflutecircle.blogspot.com
Brighton Memorial Library: http://www.brightonlibrary.org/library/Adults_prog.htm
URMC Palliative Care: http://urmc.rochester.edu/palliative
Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP): http://mhtp.org

To Make a Gift to the Palliative Care Program
To make a charitable donation online to therapeutic music at the Palliative Care Program at URMC:
1. Follow the link to Giving to URMChttp://urmc.rochester.edu/giving
2. Click on the "Make A Gift" button.
3. Under the "Gift Information" heading, "Please designate my gift:" select "Palliative Care" from the list.
4. In the Comments box, please type in "FLUTE." 

To make a gift by mail, please send to the following address, and make a note of "PALLIATIVE FLUTE":
Office of Gift and Donor Records, 300 East River Road, P.O. Box 270032, Rochester, NY 14627

Finger Lakes Flute Circle Meeting - 15 November 2012

The next meeting of the Finger Lakes Flute Circle is Thursday, 15 November 2012, 6:30 p.m. at the Brookside School. For directions, please see the sidebar to the right.

Beginners are welcome! Beginner flutes will be available to try. We will have a great time playing the Native American flute, drums, rattles, and hand percussion, and enjoying each other's music.

A $5 donation is requested for room rental costs.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Finger Lakes Flute Circle Meeting 25 October 2012

The next meeting of the Finger Lakes Flute Circle is Thursday, 25 October 2012. Please note the date change, this month only, a week later than the usual third Thursday. Directions are in the sidebar to the right.

As always, beginners are welcome, and beginner Native American flutes will be available to try out. We will have a great time playing with flutes, hand percussion, drums.

$5 contribution towards room rental costs requested.

See you there!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Finger Lakes Flute Circle Meeting - 20 September 2012

We had the most amazing experiences over the Summer at the INAFA (International Native American and World Flute Association) Convention in July, and at the 20th annual RNAF (Renaissance of the Native American Flute) in August!

In the works are plans for a charity concert to be put on in November, co-sponsored by MHTP (Music for Healing and Transition Program) and the Finger Lakes Flute Circle, to benefit the Therapeutic Music Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center Palliative Care Program.

The next meeting of the Finger Lakes Flute Circle is this Thursday, 20 September 2012, 6:30 pm, at the former Brookside School in the town of Brighton.

Complete beginners, and all levels of experience, are welcome! Beginner flutes will be available to try out! Bring your Native American flutes and hand percussion.

Directions are in the sidebar to the right.

A $5 donation is requested for room rental costs.

We will make great music together with shakers, rattles, flutes, and drums! We look forward to seeing you there!

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Finger Lakes Flute Circle Meeting Thursday 16 August 2012

The next meeting of the Finger Lakes Flute Circle is this Thursday, 16 August 2012, 6:30 pm, at the former Brookside School in the town of Brighton.

All levels of experience are welcome, including complete beginners! Beginner flutes will be available to try out, as well as shakers and drums. Bring your Native American flutes and hand percussion.

Directions are in the sidebar to the right.

A $5 donation is requested for room rental costs.

With shakers, rattles, flutes, and drums, everyone will make great music together! We look forward to seeing you there!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Wednesday 20 June 2012 Meeting, and July Meeting Cancelled, Finger Lakes Flute Circle

The next meeting of the Finger Lakes Flute Circle is a day earlier than usual, this WEDNESDAY, 20 June 2012, 6:30 pm, at the former Brookside School in the town of Brighton. Directions are in the sidebar to the right.


July meeting cancelled:
As a reminder, the July meeting is cancelled due to the INAFA Convention 2012.


All levels of experience are welcome, including complete beginners! Beginner flutes will be available to try out, as well as shakers and drums. Bring your Native American flutes and hand percussion.


We will make great music together! See you there!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Thursday 17 May and Wednesday 20 June 2012 Finger Lakes Flute Circle Meetings

The next meeting of the Finger Lakes Flute Circle will be Thursday 17 May 2012, 6:30 pm.

Also, please note that the June meeting will be moved one day earlier to Wednesday 20 June 2012.

A reminder that the July meeting is cancelled, due to the INAFA Convention 2012.

Then we resume our schedule of usually the third Thursday of the month. A current meeting schedule will remain listed in the sidebar to the right.