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- A student of Paul Taffanel at the Paris Conservatoire, by age 17 Barrère premiered the landmark Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. He went on to become solo flutist of the Concerts Colonne and to found the Société Moderne d'Instruments a Vent, a pioneering woodwind ensemble that premiered 61 works for 40 composers in its first ten years.
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The instructor of the fife corps was a flute student at the Paris Conservatoire, and he considered Barrère sufficiently promising to send him to his own private teacher, Léon Richaud. Richaud had earned his first prize at the Paris Conservatoire in 1886 and was a distinguished member of the Lamoureux Orchestra in Paris.
Aug 18, 2005 · A student of Paul Taffanel at the Paris Conservatoire, by age 17 Barrère premiered the landmark Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. He went on to become solo flutist of the Concerts Colonne and to found the Société Moderne d'Instruments a Vent, a pioneering woodwind ensemble that premiered 61 works for 40 composers in its first ten years.
- Nancy Toff
Two decades before Rampal was born, Barrère was championing the flute as a solo instrument, giving what were likely the first flute recitals in Paris and, very soon thereafter, doing the same in the United States. For American flutists, therefore, Independence Day truly occurred on May 13, 1905, when Barrère arrived in New York.
Barrère was appointed third flute of the Concerts Colonne in 1897 and promoted to first chair in 1902. From 1900 he also played fourth flute at the Paris Opéra and taught at the Schola Cantorum. In 1905 Walter Damrosch, eager to acquire French woodwind players, invited Barrère to become principal flutist of his New York Symphony.
November 1994 - February 1995. Georges Barrère (1876-1944), who founded the New York Flute Club in 1920, holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing.
Jan 1, 2011 · Georges Barrère (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that are dedicated to him - the Poem of Charles Tomlinson ...
Aug 18, 2005 · Georges Barrere (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute playing. Best known for two of the landmark works that were written for him--the Poem of Charles Tomlinson...
