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March 2, 2008
Concerto performance of Mike Mower's, "Concerto for Flute and Wind Band" with University of Oregon Wind Ensemble - UO Beall Hall
March 5, 2008
Performance of Shirish Korde's "Anusvara" with India slide show, for Asian Music Concert - University of Oregon Schnitzer Art Museum
April 17, 2008
Recital with Oregon Wind Quintet. Works by Tamasuza, Bernstein, & Muczynski - UO Beall Hall
April 28, 2008
Performance of Steve Reich's, "Vermont Counterpoint" with University of Oregon flute studio - Sound Bytes series, Collier House
May 11 & 12, 2008
Forbidden Flutes "Take the L Train" Release Concerts - UO Beall Hall & Jo Federigo's Jazz Club
May 22 & 23, 2008
Music as dance, song, story, & image Tour - Massachusetts schools.
July 2008
Forbidden Flutes "Take the L Train" Release Concert - Burrowing Owl Vineyard, Oliver, BC
October - May 2008
Voice in the Wind Tour: Solo flute music incorporating stories and images with an environmental message, from her '06-'07 Round the World travels - Sitka, Alaska; Vancouver, BC; San Francisco, CA; Acapulco, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Newport, Rhode Islan; & Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Laura will be leaving her University of Oregon post to pursue an independent career in Vancouver in the fall of 2008. She is excited to spend more time collaborating with Forbidden Flutes and her duo partner, Jeffrey sykes. She also plans to start several chamber music series in wineries, museums, teahouses, and other alternative venues throughout BC.
This spring, she and Liesa Norman completed Forbidden Flutes' new jazz-influenced CD, Take the L Train, which includes numerous tracks that they arranged or composed themselves. Look for its commercial release on CD Baby, itunes, Flute World & more, in May.
Additionally, she and Liesa are developing a podcast, The Flute Doctors, to inspire new listeners to classical music.
Currently, she is working on a book project, Sell Art, Not Out, which helps musicians and other artists market their craft while maintaining their creative integrity.
She has also begun writing her first novel, The Mosquito Chronicles, loosely based on her '06-'07 Round-the-World travels.
Laura is currently organizing a consortium of former Samuel Baron students to raise money for a major Flute & Piano Sonata commission by Joseph Schwantner in Sam's honor. Please email laura@laurabarron.net if you are interested in contributing.
Go to Laura and Geoff's adventures pages
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