Flutist Peter H. Bloom Premieres New Work by Elliott Schwartz June 12, Snow Pond Composers Workshop

BOSTON - May 31, 2015 - PRLog -- Flutist Peter H. Bloom, who concertizes internationally and is known as a champion of new music, will serve on the faculty of the Snow Pond Composers Workshop, co-directed by Richard Nelson and Ed Jacobs, with guest composer Elliott Schwartz.  The workshop, which runs June 7 to June 13, 2015, in Sidney Maine, will feature intensive coaching sessions, private lessons and interactive workshops on composition.  Peter Bloom, a master classical artist, esteemed jazz musician, and expert improviser, will give premieres of works written for him by student composers, as well as pieces composed for the occasion by distinguished faculty members Elliott Schwartz, Ed Jacobs, and Richard Nelson.  The new works will explore the full range of performance possibilities for flute, alto flute, bass flute and piccolo.

Also in June, Mr. Bloom will give a presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, for the national meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society (Thursday, June 4 at 2:00 pm, Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium, open to AMIS meeting attendees).  Bloom’s talk will be an illustrated history of the career of famed American flute maker Alfred G. Badger (1815-1892).  On June 5, Bloom will demonstrate flutes by Badger from the collection of the Museum (Musical Instrument Gallery, June 5 at 3 pm), and he will perform earlier that day at a special exhibition, featuring 18^th and 19^th century flutes from the collection of Marlowe Sigal, one of the finest private collections of musical instruments in the world.  Bloom is a recognized authority on historical flutes, and has given lectures and concerts on historical flutes in Europe, Canada and across the United States.

Peter Bloom’s composition Ablaze She Came in the Dream (for flute, viola and guitar or electric guitar) was recently published by Noteworthy Sheet Music.

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About Snow Pond: http://snowpondmusicfestival.com/programs/snow-pond-composers-workshop/

Peter H. Bloom, whose playing has been called “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength” (The Boston Globe), concertizes in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand; is featured on more than 40 recordings (Sony Classical, Dorian, Leo Records, other labels); and is a winner of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award.  His career encompasses chamber music from the Renaissance to the 21^stcentury, as well as free improvisation, exploratory jazz, standards, blues, and bebop.  Jazz Improv praised “the exquisite melody, lovingly caressed by Peter Bloom's lead flute, the combination of flutes and strings fitting the mood perfectly, and the improvisation growing organically out of the theme."

An active recitalist and chamber musician, Bloom has performed for Animusic Portugal (Braga), The National Gallery in London, New Zealand School of Music in Wellington, University of Canberra College of Music (Australia), Payap University in Chiang Mai, Goethe Institute in Bangkok, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Yale Center for British Art, The New York Flute Club, Atlanta’s famed Spivey Hall, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Florida, Connecticut Early Music Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s residency at Davidson College, The National Gallery of Art (Washington DC), The Metropolitan Museum, and many other venues.

A champion of new music, Mr. Bloom collaborates extensively with composers and has given premieres of works by Mark Harvey, Elizabeth Vercoe, Richard Nelson, Pamela Marshall, Peter Aldins, Richard Cornell, Narong Prangcharoen, Marianela Maduro, Len Detlor, Karl Henning, Joseph Fear, Matt Samolis, and others.  Original compositions, including numerous works written for him, have been a vital part of his concert tours for more than three decades, across forty states and four continents.   Bloom is a noted jazz artist, veteran of the internationally renowned Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (42^nd season).  He has performed with jazz legends Charles Neville, Sheila Jordan, Jaki Byard, Geri Allen, and others.

Mr. Bloom is a distinguished interpreter of early music, and has given period-instrument concerts in the United States, Canada and Europe, appearing chiefly with Ensemble Chaconne (29^th season, praised for “vitality and character, style and verve” – MusicWeb International).  He is an expert on historical flutes, with a specialty in flutes made in 19^th century America, notably instruments by Alfred G. Badger.

Mr. Bloom has given lectures, workshops and master classes across the globe on such wide-ranging topics as contemporary music, improvisation, historical performance, and exploratory jazz.    He has served as historical performance consultant to The American Museum in Britain, The New-York Historical Society, and The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, where he has performed extensively and recorded for the Museum’s audio guide.  He holds an MM with distinction in flute performance from New England Conservatory and a BA (philosophy) from Boston University.

Peter H. Bloom is managed exclusively by Americas Musicworks, telephone 617-776-8778, email: delamotte-amw@comcast.net Visit: www.americasmusicworks.com