Saturday, May 25, 2024 - Jan Alba: Folk Improvisation for the Classically Trained Flutist Workshop - Registration Form
Please join us for an online event with Jan Alba, flutist with the NJ folk duo Rusty and Jan. Flutists of all ages and experience levels are encouraged to have their instrument on hand for this interactive workshop! No previous folk playing experience is necessary. Jan will be assisted by Rusty Crowell, guitar.
Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Time: 4-5 p.m. EST (This event will not be recorded)
Location: Zoom (The
meeting code will be sent the day before)Fees: FREE for NJFS members/$10 for nonmembers/$5 for students and seniors (nonmembers)
Want to become a member? Sign up here: https://airtable.com/shrwqTLideiwtI0MyIn this session, you will learn how to enhance folk music with your own creative voice. Jan will cover interpretive skills such as "fills" and supportive long tones. Join us if you'd like to:
Explore an alternative way to enjoy your flute playing
Participate confidently in an improvisational setting
Free up your performance and bring more of what's special about your playing to your audience
Connect more emotionally to the piece you are playing
Jan Alba's experience on the flute spans over forty years. In addition to her classical background, Jan is able to improvise easily with most styles of music. She began her collaboration with singer/guitarist Rusty Crowell in December 2000 when they were each recruited by a mutual friend to play in a Christmas Eve service. Following the event they agreed to explore how their divergent backgrounds would complement each other. Their most recent CD of original folk tunes Pop's Train was released in 2023.
Jan is also the principal flutist of the Tri-County Symphonic Band (NJ) and a member of Melanie and the Lost Vaqueros. She records and performs with various other artists in the South Jersey and Philadelphia area and is a proud supporter of the Philadelphia Folksong Society and many other area organizations. https://rustyandjan.com/jan-alba 