Now in its fourth year, and building on its past success, another Flute Roots day was held on Sunday 15 April at the Lantern Theatre, with over 60 flautists joining local professional flute trio, Flute Roots and the Hampshire Flute Choir, in a celebration of music from the movies and musicals.
This year saw the introduction of a new generation flute trio, Flute Roots Junior. Aged 9 and 10, Emme Hensel, Layla Anderson and Elizabeth Massey have become firm friends over the years, meeting at various Hampshire Flute Days. They have recently returned from a residential flute course with Flutewise over Easter, where they worked together as a trio, and were keen to demonstrate their abilities with a short recital during the concert on Sunday.
As organiser of the Flute Roots day, Carrie Hensel said:
The main aim behind the day is to help inspire the next generation of flautists, some of whom will no doubt come into the Hampshire Flute Choir when they reach the higher grades.
The enthusiasm being demonstrated by all those attending suggests that this aim is being met. The next Hampshire Flute Day will be Sunday 4 November at the Lantern Theatre with Contemporary Folk flautist Philippe Barnes
