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Adrienne Baker: The Flute Pursuit
Welcome to 10Kforte and this great conversation with musician Adrienne Baker! We discuss music, inspiration, diversity and inclusion, and much more!
Follow her on Instagram: @flutepursuit
Go to her website: www.theflutepursuit.com
Some great quotes from the episode include:
“If I get through this I am going to stop giving it half steam…I am going to be fearless about this and not care about rejection or what people think.”
"What should happen is that we treat everybody with respect. No matter how old they are, their beliefs, their background, we treat them with respect."
"When you uplift the lowest among you, you uplift all of you."
"This Is not a set it and forget it conversation when we talk about diversity and inclusion."
The following bio is from Adrienne's website https://www.theflutepursuit.com
Adrienne's background in music started as a toddler crawling around her mother's feet as she practiced Beethoven. Though active in her church as a pianist and singer, where her mother was Ministress of Music, she eventually discovered her love for the flute. Her musical journey on the instrument has taken her across the United States and to Europe. She currently champions music influenced by artists of color and works to expose audiences to these lesser-known composers. A socially conscious artist, Adrienne strives to use her voice to help others find theirs.
Through her collaborative duo with saxophonist Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, NorthStar Duo, they work to promote and expose audiences to works for winds. Their first commission was Spirituals for Wind Duo, an arrangement of negro spirituals by composer Anthony Green. Their most recent commission includes a premiere in Boston of Elizabeth Gilenas’ Green Skies. Adrienne looks forward to continuing to explore their unorthodox instrumentation. Their current passions involve commissioning new works and championing pre-existing works by composers of color and women.
A dedicated educator, Adrienne teaches privately - flute and piano - to students of diverse musical backgrounds and ages. There is no greater joy to her than to simultaneously foster a life long love of learning and appreciation for music. In addition to holding Suzuki Certification in Flute, she is a Teaching Artist in the RAMP Program through the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
While matriculating at Rutgers University to pursue a Doctorate in Musical Arts, Adrienne also composes and arranges. He first composition, Opal’s Boogie, was inspired by her friendship with her colleague’s family and their pugnacious and lovable pug, Opal. Adrienne will graduate in 2022.
"Art is what remains of our dreams, fulfilled or unfulfilled, when we wake. My purpose is to serve as its outlet."
You can follow me on Instagram: @larunningmusic
~DoTheThingAndTheStuff!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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By 10KforteWelcome to 10Kforte and this great conversation with musician Adrienne Baker! We discuss music, inspiration, diversity and inclusion, and much more!
Follow her on Instagram: @flutepursuit
Go to her website: www.theflutepursuit.com
Some great quotes from the episode include:
“If I get through this I am going to stop giving it half steam…I am going to be fearless about this and not care about rejection or what people think.”
"What should happen is that we treat everybody with respect. No matter how old they are, their beliefs, their background, we treat them with respect."
"When you uplift the lowest among you, you uplift all of you."
"This Is not a set it and forget it conversation when we talk about diversity and inclusion."
The following bio is from Adrienne's website https://www.theflutepursuit.com
Adrienne's background in music started as a toddler crawling around her mother's feet as she practiced Beethoven. Though active in her church as a pianist and singer, where her mother was Ministress of Music, she eventually discovered her love for the flute. Her musical journey on the instrument has taken her across the United States and to Europe. She currently champions music influenced by artists of color and works to expose audiences to these lesser-known composers. A socially conscious artist, Adrienne strives to use her voice to help others find theirs.
Through her collaborative duo with saxophonist Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, NorthStar Duo, they work to promote and expose audiences to works for winds. Their first commission was Spirituals for Wind Duo, an arrangement of negro spirituals by composer Anthony Green. Their most recent commission includes a premiere in Boston of Elizabeth Gilenas’ Green Skies. Adrienne looks forward to continuing to explore their unorthodox instrumentation. Their current passions involve commissioning new works and championing pre-existing works by composers of color and women.
A dedicated educator, Adrienne teaches privately - flute and piano - to students of diverse musical backgrounds and ages. There is no greater joy to her than to simultaneously foster a life long love of learning and appreciation for music. In addition to holding Suzuki Certification in Flute, she is a Teaching Artist in the RAMP Program through the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
While matriculating at Rutgers University to pursue a Doctorate in Musical Arts, Adrienne also composes and arranges. He first composition, Opal’s Boogie, was inspired by her friendship with her colleague’s family and their pugnacious and lovable pug, Opal. Adrienne will graduate in 2022.
"Art is what remains of our dreams, fulfilled or unfulfilled, when we wake. My purpose is to serve as its outlet."
You can follow me on Instagram: @larunningmusic
~DoTheThingAndTheStuff!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.