Laura Lentz at Payton Violins

MOMENTUM: music for flute & flute and electronics
Laura Lentz, flute
Payton Violins, 250 N. Goodman Street, Rochester
with guests Julia Lin, piano and Kitty Jospe, poet
+Lilianna Fietkiewicz and Raeha Khazanchi, flutes

This program, Momentum, delves into how different forms of momentum manifest in our world, from the physical to the abstract, the playful to the profound. Central to this theme are the relationships and collaborations that propel artistic growth, showcasing how creative partnerships spark new works and ideas. By celebrating movement as both a literal and metaphorical force, Momentum highlights how keeping things in motion leads to innovation, evolution, and the deepening of connections in the world of music and beyond.

SCHEDULE
Pre-concert talk: 7:00 PM
Performance: 7:30 PM

PROGRAM
Hüzün Nar: The Gorgon Cycles - Tessa Brinckman (alto flute + electronics)
Prismatic Wind - Chloe Upshaw (C flute + electronics)
Hopscotch - Anna Clyne (solo flute)
Discrete Structures - Marc Mellits (as part of world premiere cycle of performances), with Julia Lin, piano

INTERMISSION

Momentum Improvisation for audience + flute*
Weaving Stars - Chloe Upshaw (for 3 C flutes + electronics)
Music of Sean William Calhoun:
Duality Keys (alto flute + electronics)
Syrinx (alto flute + electronics)
Plasmonic Mirror (C flute + electronics)

*Momentum Improvisation for audience + flute
In this piece the audience will become an integral part of the music-making process where we will create a spontaneous soundscape through the use of various kinetic toys and objects. The soundscape evolves organically as the audience interacts with small hand-held items that evoke motion or movement, such as fidget spinners, fidget cubes, kinetic sand, magnetic putty, mini hand crank music boxes, pop it fidget toys, small rain sticks or shakers, gyroscope toys, Rubik’s cube or puzzle cubes, or Jacob’s Ladders. Audience members are invited to bring their own, and there will be some available at the concert.

The resulting sound environment is one of playful unpredictability. Momentum, in this context, refers not only to the physical movement of these objects, but also to the fluid progression of sound and interaction in the space. Improvising on flute, Laura will respond to the soundscape in real time, weaving in and out of the textures and rhythms created by the audience. The interplay between the organic sounds of the toys and the expressive possibilities of the flute will highlight themes of momentum, spontaneity, and collective creation. This piece is as much about the joy of movement as it is about the music itself, celebrating the unrepeatable nature of every moment.

Don’t forget your fidget spinner or other “momentum” toy for our improvisation!

TICKETS: https://www.paytonviolins.com/events

fivebyfive’s 4th album “Eclipse” is released on the Grammy-nominated label Bright Shiny Things
fivebyfivemusic.com

Laura leads a workshop/conversation at this year’s Rochester Flute Fair:
Insights about how to make it as a creative and turn your ideas into something real, how to thrive as a creator and find/stay true to your deepest sources of inspiration, believing in your vision and dealing with rejection and criticism. A session for anyone working as a creative or supporting the next generation
of creatives.

Tapestry of music & story across the Americas in collaboration with Society for New Music. Premiere of NYSCA-funded new work by Roberto Sierra “Sonidos del Tlön.”

Tapestry of music & story across the Americas in collaboration with Society for New Music. Premiere of NYSCA-funded new work by Roberto Sierra “Sonidos del Tlön.”

Prismatic/Plasmonic
(September 6, 2024 release)
Music for flute and electronics
Laura Lentz, flutes
Details on release

Stop by the Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company booth on Friday afternoon at NFA to meet author and flutist Laura Lentz!

Friday August 2nd: 1:00pm

Booth #301

Laura presents “Sparking a Sense of Discovery in Your Playing” at the National Flute Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas
Room 209

Join me where you can play through Modal Flute Warmup with me, ask me questions about the material, and get to know some other musicians.

It is a super casual and SAFE space to explore some new materials for yourself and/or for your students.

I won’t ask you to unmute or turn on camera if you prefer to remain anonymous. All excerpted sheet music will be provided free of charge.

Just fill out the form below to receive a Zoom Invitation!

Thursday July 25, 5-6PM EST

PROGRAM

Prismatic Wind - Chloe Upshaw

Syrinx (on alto flute) - Claude Debussy with newly composed electronics by Sean William Calhoun

Timeless (bass flute) - Kari Telstad Sundet with electronics performed by Marc Webster

Plasmonic Mirror - Sean William Calhoun (world premiere of complete piece based on University of Rochester research on solar cell technology)

I look forward to sharing this music with you!
LIMITED SEATING: Please RSVP at lauralentzflute@gmail.com or here

Laura presents a performance of recently written flute and electronics music including several pieces written for her.

At Wisconsin Flute Festival in Madison, Wisconsin, including music from her new EP released 4/18/24.

PROGRAM:
Prismatic Wind - Chloe Upshaw
Boundless - Kari Telstad Sundet
Plasmonic Mirror - Sean William Calhoun

Laura presents about her book at the Wisconsin Flute Festival in Madison, Wisconsin

Laura’s second EP, Timeless, available on all platforms Thursday 4/18/24.

Music of Kari Telstad Sundet

Kari Telstad Sundet is a composer from Averøy, currently living in Kristiansund, Norway. She holds a master’s degree from Griegakademiet in Bergen and spent 1 year as an exchange student at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, Poland. She also spent a year at Toneheim Folkehøgskule. Kari primarily writes electronic music and chamber music, focusing especially on combining the two.

PROGRAM NOTES
I live in a region of Norway with tall mountains, lots of forests and the Atlantic Ocean roaring a stone's throw away from my house. Much of the landscape around me has probably felt, looked, and sounded much the same for thousands of years. Major changes happen too slowly for us to perceive, so to us it feels timeless. Being in nature can feel like slowing down time... Timeless is my attempt at capturing this feeling of being "outside time."

In Boundless I try to reflect the sensation of boundlessness and freedom I feel watching the steel blue, sometimes almost black North sea rising and falling, with nothing but more sea on the horizon. Sometimes it feels so vast that it is unsettling, but most often it feels comforting to have that open space before you. It lets the mind wander, and for a nostalgic, there is no better place to reminisce. Boundless is meant to sound like a melody carried on the wind above the water, and it is inspired by the folk music from the North west of Norway.

-Kari Telstad Sundet

Laura shares new music for flute and electronics at Blue on Blue Recording Studio, 237 Berkeley Street, Rochester.

Prismatic Wind - Chloe Upshaw
Boundless - Kari Telstad Sundet
Plasmonic Mirror - Sean William Calhoun

PROGRAM

https://www.lauralentzflute.com/program-new-music-for-flute-electronics

Laura gives a presentation on Modal Flute Warmup at the NY Flute Club Flute Fair.
with guest artist: Marianne Gedigian

Open to all! Come and learn about principles/exercises in Modal Flute Warmup. Bring your questions!

All who attend receive an updated copy of the Modal Flute Warmup Unit Organizational Chart for practice and teaching!

RSVP Laura to receive Zoom link at lauralentzflute@gmail.com

Laura attends the 2024 Philadelphia Flute Fair and presents “Sparking a Sense of Discovery in Your Flute Playing,” presenting her new book, Modal Flute Warmup.

Laura attends the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention and presents “Sparking a Sense of Discovery in Your Flute Playing,” presenting her new book, Modal Flute Warmup.

Laura Lentz, flute

In a virtual event on Zoom, Laura Lentz will present principles and exercises from her new book,  Modal Flute Warmup: Sound Discovery and Color Palette Expansion, released December, 2023 with Conway Publications.  This approach is geared towards flutists and teachers and encourages discovery in one’s flute playing through a warmup approach that uses modes. All are welcome with or without flutes, and there will be some opportunities to mute and try exercises on your own.

fivebyfive at Strasenburgh Planetarium at the RMSC
tickets: https://rmsc.org/events/fivebyfive-eclipsemusic/

fivebyfive visits the River campus and shares music of Marc Mellits, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Clarice Assad, and Keane Southard.

Old & New: Sephardic Reflections
fivebyfive w/ Pegasus Early Music/NYS Baroque
May Memorial Unitarian
Syracuse, NY
Tickets: fivebyfivemusic.com