HKU Flute Festival

2020 edition

Due to the COVID-19 epedemia
this festival is canceled.

Utrecht Conservatory

Mariaplaats 27-28, Utrecht, the Netherlands

tuesday 28 april to sunday 3rd May 2020

concerts • master classes • workshops • lectures

The Utrecht Conservatory has a vital flute section with internationally active soloists and composers spanning an arch from old to new classical music, from jazz to world. The program includes concerts, masterclasses, workshops, lectures and a grand finale with an ad hoc Flute BigBand. Flutists and students from outside HKU are welcome. Guest proffessor 2020 is Peter Lukas Graf other guests are Ronald Snijders, Maarten Root Consort and the Mark Lotz Trio.

HKU Flute Faculty

Aldo Baerten (classical music), Blaž Snoj (piccolo), Doretthe Janssens (old music, traverso), Heiko ter Schegget (old music, recorder), Caroline Ansink (composition), Mark Lotz (jazz).

The HKU Alexander Technique crew Criss Taylor and Gilles Rullman.

Guest professor

is the Swiss flutist Peter Lukas Graf.

Time tables

tuesday april 28th

12.00-13:00
Lunch break
13.00-14.00
‚the socially relevant student marathon recitals‘ (zaal)
student recitals in the concert hall
15.30-16.50
rehearsal Flute Big Band (Timo Pronk)
by Timo Pronk
19.00-20.00
Dinner break
20.00-21.30
HKU concert by Heiko ter Schegget
in chapel

wednesday april 29th

09.30-10.50
workshop by Heiko ter Schegget
11.00-12.50
compositie class by Caroline Ansink
13.00-14.00
Lunch break
14.00-15.50
uur repetitie Flute Big Band
by Timo Pronk
20.00-22.00
HKU Flute Concert

Aleph Bookhandel

thursday april 30th

10.00-11.10
masterclass Pete Lukas Graf
12.00-13.00
Lunch Break
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13.00-14.00
the socially relevant student marathon recitals‘ (zaal)
concert hall
14.30-16.00
masterclass Peter Lukas Graf
16.00-17.30
workshop orcestra parts Aldo Baerten
19.00-20.00
Dinner break
20.00-21.00
concert
Consort Marten Root (Chapel)

Renaissance flutes and romantic keyed flute

Dorotthe Jannssens – traverso
Maarten Root, Aysha Wills en Felipe Egaña – traverso

friday may 1rst

10.00-11.30
masterclass Peter Lukas Graf
12.00-12.50 uur
Lunch Concert Tivoli/Vredenburg
13.00-14.00
Lunch break
14.00-15.30
rehearsal Flute Big Band
by Timo Pronk
16.00-17.30
Masterclass Mark Lotz Trio
by Mark Lotz (K210)
18.00-19.30
Dinner break
19.30-21.00
HKU Flute Concert
(Concert hall)

a.o. Peter Lukas Graf, Aldo Baerten

saturday may 2nd

10.00-11.50
Workshop
12.00-13.00
Lunch Break
13.00-14.00
‘the socially relevant student marathon recitals’
concert hall
14.30-15.00
rehearsal Flute Big Band
by Timo Pronk
20.00-23.00
HKU Flute Concert @ De Peppel Zeist
Mark Lotz Trio ‚Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out!‘ feat. met Michiel van Bakel (video)

sunday may 3rd

10.00-11.50
Lecture
12.00-13.00
Lunch break
13.00-15.00
Rehearsal Flute Big Band
with The HKU Flute Big Band & all participants (K108)
15.30-17.00
Grand Finale HKU Flute Concert  • Flute Big band
with Ronald Snijders & Mark Lotz

Time table

Peter Lukas Graf

Aldo Baerten

Heiko Ter Schegget

Caroline Ansink

Mark Alban Lotz

Ronald Snijders

Press On Lotz

All About Jazz (USA)

“Mark Alban Lotz is bringing sexy back into jazz.”

Los Angeles Jazz Scene Magazine (USA)

"One of the world’s top jazz flute players!"

WRUV (USA)

“German-Dutch genius and flute master.”

CultureJazz (France)

““This is a musician who makes no compromises.”

All About Jazz (USA)

“Dutch Flute Master.”

Flute Focus (UK)

"Pure Genius.”

Longplay (Poland)

"In the playing of Alban Lotz we can see extraordinary virtuosity, unlimited imagination and visionary fantasy.“

Neue Zeitschrift für Musik (Germany)

“The word of the new worlds of sound usually picked up in the context of contemporary music is quite worn out, but with Lotz it is entitled.”

JazzAndMo (Belgium)

"Monomaniacally driven musician.”“

La Traversiere (France)

“A big voice in the European Jazz scene.”

Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)

“Unprecedented phenomenon in the Dutch impro-scene.”

Jazz (USA)

“Mark Lotz is more than just a big voice in the European jazz scene. He is at the forefront of jazz, classical and World Music and is obviously enjoying every minute of it!”

Concerto Magazine (Austria)

“One of the most outstanding virtuosos on the flute.”

Vrij Nederland (The Netherlands)

“The capacity of Lotz coming directly to the essence in all the different settings really takes you by suprise.”

Newsmantra (India)

“With use of electronics, extended techniques and voice, Lotz painted a colorful portrait of intense beauty that reflected his life in jazz, classical and world music.”

His Voice Magazine (Czech Republic)

"One of the most agile experimental jazz instrumentalists.”

Citizen Jazz (France)

“Stands out as being one of the best improvising flautists of Europe.”

Nieuwsblad v/h Noorden (The Netherlands)

“Taking the past as a starting point Lotz opens a view into the jazz of the future.”

Africa News

“A legend on different flutes.”

Lowflutes.com (Australia)

"This artist and overall creative genius is redefining the sonic palette of all flutes.“

Cadence Magazine (USA)

“Lotz has a strong voice on flute and a great sense of presentation.”

UNI Magazine (CzechRepublic)

“A flute master in traditional up to hypnoticing modern settings."

Pan Magazine (UK)

“Masculine, exciting, superb.”

Le Son Du Grisli (France)

“Pure Thriller here. Lotz is a filmmaker of breath.”

Cadence Magazine (USA)

“Ambitious composer of unique contexts.”

Draai Om Je Oren (The Netherlands)

“The grand master, a great improviser.”

KUUB (NL)

“Mark Alban Lotz is a world phenomenon on the flute, a creative miracle of contemporary flute music.”

Rootstime, (Belgium)

“Master improviser, tribute!”

Just Outside (France)

“Lotz is a fantastic flutist, evincing great command, facility and imagination. Intriguingly impressive.”

La Traversiere (France)

“Lotz is a flutist who has established himself in the rich contmeporary music alongside Robert Dick and Michel Edelin.”

Sapsite (The Netherlands)

“Lord Of The Flutes.”

Jazzarium (Poland)

“There are artists of really high class which should be considered. One of these artists undoubtedly is flute virtuoso Mark Alban Lotz."

Uni/Jazz Magazine (Czech Republic)

“Music of insistence – away from all trials."

Stuttgarter Zeitung (Germany)

“This is the time of discoveries in Jazz.”

Jazzarium (Poland)

“Sparkles with ideas. Unrestrained imagination.”

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HKU Flute Festival

Due to the COVID-19 epedemia this festival is canceled.

Utrecht Conservatory

tuesday 28 april to sunday 3rd May 2020

HKU Flute Faculty

Guest professor

Time tables

tuesday april 28th

12.00-13:00

13.00-14.00

15.30-16.50

19.00-20.00

20.00-21.30

wednesday april 29th

09.30-10.50

11.00-12.50

13.00-14.00

14.00-15.50

20.00-22.00

thursday april 30th

10.00-11.10

12.00-13.00

13.00-14.00

14.30-16.00

16.00-17.30

19.00-20.00

20.00-21.00

friday may 1rst

10.00-11.30

12.00-12.50 uur

13.00-14.00

14.00-15.30

16.00-17.30

18.00-19.30

19.30-21.00

saturday may 2nd

10.00-11.50

12.00-13.00

13.00-14.00

14.30-15.00

20.00-23.00

sunday may 3rd

10.00-11.50

12.00-13.00

13.00-15.00

15.30-17.00

Time table

Peter Lukas Graf

Aldo Baerten

Heiko Ter Schegget

Caroline Ansink

Mark Alban Lotz

Ronald Snijders

Due to the COVID-19 epedemia
this festival is canceled.