Noteworthy Sheet Music Publishes Rupert’s Arrangement of “The Nutcracker” for Flute and Piano

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - June 24, 2013 - PRLog -- “The Nutcracker” ballet premièred in December of 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.  The score was written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and has become one of the composer’s most famous works, particularly those pieces extracted from the ballet that are included in his Suite from the Ballet, Op. 71a.  The Nutcracker is enormously popular in the United States, where it is performed across the nation by professional ballet companies as well as by countless amateur groups, especially during the Christmas holiday season.

An outstanding arrangement of "The Nutcracker" (http://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com/nsm/products-a-services/flute-a-piano/117-tchaikovsky-the-nutcracker-flute-a-piano) suite has been created by Mary Jane Rupert for flute and piano and recently published by Noteworthy Sheet Music, LLC (NSM).  This beautifully notated edition includes all of the pieces from the original Suite Op.71a from the ballet by Tchaikovsky, except the Overture.  Flutists and pianists will be equally pleased with Dr. Rupert’s delightful and knowledgeable arrangements of these beloved pieces:  March, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Trepak (Russian Dance), Arab Dance, Chinese Dance, Dance of the Reed Flutes, and Waltz of the Flowers.  Professionals, students, and amateur musicians should all find uses for these memorable gems—as encores, recital pieces, and as part of the repertoire for more informal musical occasions.

Mary Jane Rupert, pianist and harpist, has performed as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in many groups in the Boston area throughout the past three decades.  At the American Harp Society's National Conference in Boston she was a soloist, and with flutist Peter Bloom in their duo "2" (http://www.chamber-music.org/member/2) (as pianist and harpist) she has toured the United States, Thailand, and New Zealand.  She has played with such groups as the Southcoast Chamber Players, Musica Sacra, the Cecilia Society and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.  Educated at Oberlin College and Indiana University, Ms. Rupert earned a B.M. in piano, M.M. degrees in both harp and piano, and a doctorate in piano performance.  Having taught at Western Michigan University, Oberlin College, and Wellesley College, she now maintains a private studio for both piano and harp in Cambridge, MA.

Noteworthy Sheet Music, LLC is an online sheet music publishing enterprise with a catalog of over 100 editions, most of which are unavailable from other sources.  NSM specializes in, but is not limited to, sheet music for flute and alto flute. They offer original contemporary works by distinguished American composers, facsimile editions of rare historical scores, and unique transcriptions of pieces from the classical repertoire.  NSM’s publications are all available as convenient pdf downloads from the NSM website.  Visit www.NoteworthySheetMusic.com for additional information about The Nutcracker and other NSM catalog listings.  New sheet music offerings are uploaded regularly, along with preview pages, contemporary composer biographies, useful links, reviews and articles.

Summer may have just begun, but the yuletide holidays will be here before we know it.  Audiences know and love “The Nutcracker” melodies, and performers will surely win new fans with Mary Jane Rupert’s outstanding arrangements of these perennial favorites for flute and piano.