Woodbridge Flute Choir Celebrates New Orleans

Woodbridge, VA – The Woodbridge Flute Choir (WFC), under the direction of Debbie Gilbert and assisted by Lisa Sheldone will “Celebrate New Orleans!” on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Westminster at Lake Ridge, in honor of the group’s recent performance at the National Flute Association’s Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Admission is free.

The WFC presented three of the pieces on this program at the National Convention. The group commissioned a world premiere by composer Greg Lutz called A Couple of Scenes from New Orleans which depicts life in the city, with movements such as “A Busy Day in the Vieux Carré,” “The City That Care Forgot,” and “Stroll Your Feet Down Bourbon Street.” They also performed a tango-styled piece by Pascal Proust, Naranjada, and a New Orleans style “second line” piece called Pontchartrain in the tradition of brass band parades.

In addition to the pieces performed at the Convention they will also perform Fanfare by Deborah Anderson, Solemnities by Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda, Latin Verbs by Jonathan Cohen and The Girl from Ipanema by Antonia Carlos Jobim and arranged for flute choir by Kelly Via.