The Second Decade

1999-2008 (vol.s 11-20)

TRAVERSO Historical Flute Newsletter

Edited by Ardith Powell, publisher: Folkers & Powell, Pendragon Press, New York copyright 2009 ISBN: 978-1-57647-183-8

This is a simple, soft cover book comprised of TRAVERSO newsletters from the past decade. As you might expect, there are many tantalizingly interesting but small grayscale images and many announcements of events that were immediately a lot less interesting… But for searchable articles on a multitude of topics, this is an invaluable resource for those who are content to read superb contributions of numerous experts to know the latest about historical practice and the flute.

Presented here by the newsletter’s regular editor, Ardal Powell, this includes:

- a comprehensive index

- an additional biography by David Lasocki covering the decade’s important writings on the history of the flute

- and even (but wait… there is more!) a Mac and PC friendly disc of the newsletters in PDF format

This book is absolutely perfect for people like me who genuinely want to read periodicals but usually lose them first, or worse, forget to subscribe!

Alexa Still records for Koch International Classics and performs concerts internationally. She has just finished an elected term as Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Flute Association (USA) and is now based in Sydney as Head of Flute and Chair of Woodwind at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. You can read, see and hear much more at her website: www.alexastill.com