University Of Mary Washington Flute Ensemble
Directed by Doug Gately
The ensemble consists of students majoring in all areas of study. Each semester they host and perform at the UMW Flute Festival. The group's repertoire is selected from standard flute literature as well as contemporary flute works. Solo opportunities are also encouraged. Smaller groups within the ensemble perform for various social events on campus. The ensemble is open to all students by audition.
Performance Schedule
Fall, 2008
- Sept. 20 - Music Department Spectacular, a Centennial Event, Dodd Auditorium, 7 P.M.
- Oct 7 - Latino Identities Concert, 4 p.m. Recital Hall, room 304 in Pollard Hall
- Nov. 16 - UMW Flute Festival, 3 p.m. Recital Hall, room 304 in Pollard Hall
Spring, 2009
- April (TBA) - Flute Festival,3 p.m. Recital Hall room 304, Pollard Hall
UMW Flute Festival
The Department of Music at the University of Mary Washington hosts the Flute Festival each semester. The festival features the flute ensemble, trios, duets and soloists. The program presents works from a variety of musical periods, early music to contemporary, representing many composers.
The UMW Flute Festival
3 p.m. November 16, 200
Pollard Hall, Recital Room 304
Program - TBA
The UMW Flute Festival is free and the public is invited.
For More information contact the UMW Music Department at (540) 654-1012
Doug Gately, Bio / Highlights
- Director of the Flute Ensemble and Instructor of applied flute studies
- Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Mary Washington.
- Active performer as well as an educator. Recognized for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education from the International Association of Jazz Educators. As a multi-instrumentalist, specializing in woodwinds, toured and performed throughout the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe. Works within various jazz and classical genres including clinics, solo appearances, chamber, and club date performances.
- Credited with numerous studio recordings for commercials and CDs’, as well as making radio and television appearances.
- Leads his own jazz groups, the Doug Gately Trio and Studio Six.
- Former Artist/Clinician with Boosey & Hawkes/Buffet Clarinets.
- Former member and featured soloist with the USAF Airmen of Note, in Washington DC., the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force.
- Credits include performances with Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennet, Nancy Wilson, Bob Hope, Spinners, Temptations, Crystal Gayle, the Manhatten Transfer, and the National Symphony Orchestra.
- Studied woodwinds with Joe Viola at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and is a graduate of Mary Washington College and George Mason University.
- MA. in Flute Performance, George Mason University
Performance Schedule:
Oct 2, 2008 - Special Guest Artist, Ellen Burr, presents a 20th Century Concert and a duet with Doug Gately
January 9-12, 2009 - Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu Hawaii
Sponsored by:
Asia-Pacific Research Institute of Peking University
University of Louisville - Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods
The Baylor Journal of Theatre and Performance
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