III. ACADEMIA INTERNACIONAL DE FLAUTA- VILLA DE LEYVA-COLOMBIA

SECOND NATIONAL FLUTE ACADEMY



The Second National Flute Academy was held  between July 29th and August 9, 2009 at the Abahunza hotel in Villa de Leyva.

Twenty four  flutists (22 active and 2 passive) attended the academy. The participants came from the cities of Bogotá, Cali, Ibagué, Medellín, Bucaramanga and Quito. Sixty six individual classes, 7 different seminaries and 14 hours of chamber music were given.

The repertoire of the academy covered approximately 30 musical pieces.

 We had a very special guest from Europe, the renowned  flutist Peter Lukas-Graf, who gave master classes and a recital in collaboration with the Academy teachers Gabriel Ahumada, Hernando Leal and Marjorie Tanaka.

The final concert of the second flute academy was given at the Humboldt Hall on August 8th, and all 24 participants participated.

ACTIV PARTICIPANTS OF THE SECOND NATIONAL FLUTE ACADEMY 2009

Carolina P.Arango, Medellín
Francisco Muñoz, Medellín
Lina Marcela Monsalve, Medellín
Mariana Blandón Ruiz, Medellín
Natalia Téllez, Medellín

Adriana Zuleta Dávila, Medellín
Diego Gómez Pèrez, Medellín
Andrés B. Isaza, Medellín
José F.Ramírez Macías, Medellín
José D.Moreno Ramírez, Cali

Sandra N.Salcedo, Ibagué
Linde Andrade, Quito (Ecuador)
Nestor Labre, Quito (Ecuador)
Diva Xiomara León, Bucaramanga
Catalina Londoño Ríos, Medellín

Juan C. Díaz Bueno, Bucaramanga
Adriana Rueda García, Bogotá
Paola García, Bucaramanga
Sara García Arango, Medellín
Jorge Ernesto Elorza, Medellín
Marco A.García Velosa, Bogotá
Yina M.Quique Buitrago, Bogotá

AUDITORS

Eduardo Caicedo, Bogotá
Laura Gómez, Medellín

The Academy awarded the following special prizes:

Special Academy Prize: a Sankyo hand made silver headjoint, courtesy of Werner Tomasi Vienna.
Winner: Francisco Muñoz from Medellín, Colombia.

"Luis Antonio Escobar" Award: donated by Juan Alonso Mendoza, artistic director Reina Sofia Music Academy Madrid, España.
Winners: Carolina Povea, Natalia Téllez and Andrés Benavides from Medellín, Colombia.

Orchestra audition Award from the Academy
Winner: Nestor Labre from Quito, Ecuador.

Merit prizes
Winners: Diego Gómez and Mariana Blandón from Medellín, Eduardo Caicedo from Bogotá, Colombia.