Pan Journal
Pan is the British Flute Society's acclaimed journal. Published three times a year, it’s an entertaining and authoritative guide to all aspects of the flute and flute playing - from the latest news, events and music & book reviews, to articles by the world's most knowledgeable writers on the flute’s history, music & players. Members have online access to the entire archive of Pan, spanning 40 years. Members and non-members can buy back issues (currently available from 2017-2021).
Inside the latest Pan (March 2024 issue):
NEWS & EVENTS
BFS News
Notes from the Chair Some thoughts from our Chair, Gavin Stewart
Flute Choir News An update from Tutti Flutti flute choir
Letters
BFS Competitions A run-down of our Competitions 2024 - including all the prizes, judges and prize winners, snaps from the day and interviews with players
News Including: upcoming events, courses and competitions; announcements, prizes, concerts, new releases and more from the community; ABRSM’s relaunched performance diplomas; Rod Cameron obituary; and more
Trade News News from BFS trade members including Griff Griffiths’ new venture, Kingma Flutes’ contrabass stand, a concert flute range from Altus Flutes and fresh Tetractys titles
FEATURES
FINDING A GEM: NEWLY DISCOVERED FLUTE WORKS OF MARIN MARAIS, c. 1710 A winning bid in a Paris auction left Michael Lynn holding a virtual holy grail of baroque flute music.
HELEN BREW She may have retired from the RSNO, but Helen Brew has a lot more work to do.
A SUMMER WITH ELDRED SPELL Gabriel Goñi-Dondi remembers a summer of music that changed his life.
SPIDER LOG: AN INTERLEAVED PRACTICE SYSTEM WITH GRAPHIC FEEDBACK Danilo Mezzadri describes how to build an efficient practice routine, and invites you to join a study.
UPDATE ON SUPPORT(S) FOR A FLUTE The latest from Torsten Krebs on dealing with injury.
THE CHALLENGE TO CONNECT Composer Katrina Penman details her quest for musical connection.
MEMORIES OF SIMON HUNT Fond recollections of the flute player, innovative publisher and bon viveur compiled by Chris Hankin.
JOHANN WILHELM WILMS AND HIS COMPOSITIONS FOR THE FLUTE Rien de Reede looks at the life and works of an unjustly neglected composer.
ALBERT COOPER: HIS LIFE AND TIMES PART 6: HIS LAST YEARS The final instalment of Trevor Wye’s definitive biography of the master flute maker.
REVIEWS
Recordings
Books
Sheet Music for solo flute; solo bass flute; flute & piano; flute & cello; studies & technical exercises; educational
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Copy Deadlines
To allow us time to produce each journal, we’ve set the following copy dates. Please send your copy as early as possible, and no later than:
March issue: 15 January
July issue: 15 May
November isse: 15 September
