Gallery

Whole Musician Retreat Toronto 2015

Performing on the Faculty opening concert
The faculty line up
The sign
Everybody on a walking tour of Toronto
Working out with flutes
Chris leads the workout
Walking tour of Toronto
Chris and Vincenzo run through something
Retreat participants
Chris and Vincenzo in masterclass
Chris and Anna in masterclass
Yoga meet fitness for final stretch
Participants Ryan, Samantha, Vincenzo rehearsing
Chris and Meg watch the participants performing
Dinner for the group
Chris with Vincenzo BCE Place Toronto
Most of the gang on the tour of Toronto
Meg
Chris and Vincenzo in masterclass
Chris performs with Anne Marshall
Ryan and Meg
Performing with Hann (Peru)

Canadian Flute Association Convention 2015

poster for the convention
pre-convention barbeque
pianist Richard Shaw and flutist Meg Griffith
Chris with flutists Michel Bellavance (UK) and Vincenzo Volpe (USA)
Chris with CFA Pres. Samantha Chang
flutists Christine Beard (USA) and Vincenzo Volpe (USA)
late night pizza
Chris rehearsing with Richard Shaw
flutists and WM helpers Ryan Walker and Vincenzo Volpe (USA)
late night dinner
Chris with CFA Pres. Samantha Chang
Chris with flutist Christine Beard (USA)
Chris performing with Christine Beard
another late night dinner with Michael Beard, Christine Beard, Chris and Vincenzo
Chris introduces CFA Pres. Samantha Chang
Chris with flutists Christine Beard (USA) and Niall O’Riordan (UK)
Chris performing
Chris with Vincenzo
Chris performing with Christine Beard
late night dinner again with Hann Melendez (Peru), Chris, Vincenzo, Ryan and Michael
Whole Musician is presented with the new Trevor James bass flute
Chris rehearsing with Richard Shaw
Whole Musician and friends about to perform at the closing ceremonies
Chris thanks convention pianists Richard Shaw and Anne Marshall

XXX Festival Internacional de Flautistas de Lima Peru 2015

about to begin my recital with pianist Maria Jose Carrasqueira
pre-festival dinner at the home of one of the organisers
Chris with flutist Christine Beard (USA)
Festival director Cesar Vivanco entertains on the first night
loads of flutists waiting for taxis after a lunchtime concert
pre-festival after dinner dancing
Chris climbing up the bell tower in the heart of Lima
some of the artists at dinner after a show
Chris rehearsing with flutist Nancy Wood (Peru)
All aboard the taxi and hope for the best!
Chris and guitarist Daniel Wolff (Brazil) looking out over Lima
arriving at the first show
with flutists Nathaniel Berman, Alexandra Aguirre and Brielle Frost (USA)
Chris going over some last minute notes
Chris at dinner with flutist Nina Assimakopoulos (USA)
Chris performing his recital
Chris with flutist Christine Beard exploring Lima
Chris performing at the convent
Chris with flutist Mari Nakano (Japan)
Chris with flutists Brielle Frost, Alexandra Aguirre, Nathaniel Berman, Sini Rueda and Michael George Titt
time out to smell the roses
Lima
late night wine at the hotel with Brielle Frost, Ayres Pothoff, Christine Beard and Daniel Wolff
lunch in Barranco on the last day
Juliana Moreno and Patricia George (Argentina) with an amazing programme
Chris practising his waiter skills
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Chris performing his recital with Maria
Chris with flutist Daniel Cubas Bardales (Peru)
pre-festival party
Chris with Christine on a very exciting ride up the mountain
Chris performing
Chris with flutists Nina Assimakopoulos and Christine Beard
Chris with flutist Hann Melendez (Peru)
Chris performing at the convent note the school girls crammed into the next room
Finally made it to the top of the mountain. The ride is behind me
Chris with flutemaker Fernando Harms Saa (Chile)
Chris leads a class for the littles
Chris signs an autograph
The cast of the 2015 Festival
Chris hugs Maria after their recital
Chris and Christine in Lima
Chris at another convent
Chris with flutist Jossecarlo Roma (Peru)
Chris signs an autograph
Chris rehearsing with Maria
At dinner with the gang
Lunch with the gang
More of the cast after flute idol
After show pic with flutists Eduardo Caicedo, Hann Melendez, Christine Beard and pianist Maria Jose Carrasqueira
Chris with pianist Maria Jose Carrasqueira, and flutist Christine Beard in front of the large banner for the festival
The judging panel for the competition
Chris and Christine after performing Oblivion by Piazzolla at the final concert
The gang at the final dinner
A present from the festival

British Flute Society and National Flute Association Conventions (Coventry and Chicago) and Whole Musician London 2014

Chris with Meg in the train on the way to NFA
Chris with Rik, Meg, Megan at the Altus Booth NFA Chicago
Day one NFA Chicago
At the Altus party with Samantha, Subrina, Vincenzo
Play testing Altus flutes
Dinner!
Chris and Vincenzo NFA Chicago
Chris hanging out at the Altus booth
on the train in the UK
Arrived at BFS Convention Coventry and greeted by Niall
Chris performing his recital at BFS
A quick break outside before performances
Chris with Niall and Elizabeth Walker at BFS
A quick sit down with Samantha and Meg at BFS
Richard greets his little
Performing with Richard Shaw
With Niall, Meg and Alan Weiss at BFS
Performing with Atarah Ben-Tovim and flute orchestra at BFS
Performing with Richard Shaw at BFS
Quick stop with Meg while taking her back to Heathrow
Performing with Anne Marshall in London
Whole Musician is presented with its new Trevor James Alto flute
Chris, Meg and Niall
Performing with Anne Marshall in London
Lunch in the pub with Niall, Christine, Meg
Our concert in support of PACE
Chris leading a masterclass
Delivering a workshop
with Meg and Niall after the show
with the Whole Musician retreat gang London
Chris in wet London
Chris strikes a (bad) pose in London
Chris and Christine in masterclass in London
Rehearsing with Richard Shaw at BFS
After the faculty concert in London with Frank Horvat, composer of the piece we premiered
Conducting the flute choir in London

Miscellaneous Gallery

photo by Cameron Ogilvie
Chris and Robert Aitken
After an orchestra show with Ondrej
Chris takes a bow at the Toronto Philharmonia
Los Angeles Flute Guild with John Barcellona, Christopher Caliendo and Janelle Barerra
Testing out flutes NFA Las Vegas
After performing Oblivion with Christine Beard in Lima, Peru
Cover of Bailar conmigo
Old pic with Lorna McGhee at the airport
with Peter Stoll (Clarinet) and Milan Brunner (flute)
with Robert Aitken, Anna and Robert Langevin
Adjudicating with Patricia Creighton
Performing with Adam Sherkin
Brandenburg 4 with Stanislav Pronin, Anne Thompson, Uri Mayer, Paul Jenkins (Harpsichord) and the Toronto Philharmonia
with fellow Altus Artists Rik Noyce and Viviana Guzman at the Altus party NFA Las Vegas
with Pavel and Althea after the competition in Italy
with Marina Hsieh from Altus Flutes at NAMM in Anaheim
Fun night at the pub
CD launch with Stephen Haynes
After a show in Niagara-on-the-Lake with James Brown, Catherine Morrow and Norm Nurmi
Chris and Chris in masterclass in Vancouver
Chris in Venice for the competition
At the University of California Long Beach as Guest Artist
Very old picture with Wibb
Venice interior
Chris at the Altus booth at NAMM
Chris pensive
Chris in masterclass in Los Angeles
At NAMM Anaheim with Rik Noyce, Marina Hsieh and Liz Vergili
Chris with Alexa Wilks before a show
Talking with Atarah Ben-Tovim and Samantha Chang
Chris with Patricia Creighton after adjudicating
pre-CD launch dinner with friends from Las Vegas and Sasha
Masterclass in Vancouver
Old promo pic
Flute quartet on stage at Koerner Hall
Performing with John Barcellona and Christopher Caliendo
Ottawa Flute Association after the recital with Scott Richardson and Diana Lam
Altus booth NFA Las Vegas
Teaching a workshop in Los Angeles
On stage at Koerner Hall with Samantha Chang
At Helen Spielman's workshop
warming up with Simon before recital
With violinist Alexa Wilks before a Toronto Philharmonia concert
With Patricia Creighton and Samantha Chang
promo shot by Anthony Chung
Venice
CD Launch with James Brown
Masterclass in Vancouver
Performing with Samantha at Koerner Hall
Performing with Bryan Pezzone in Los Angeles
visiting flutists
Chris with Chris masterclass in Vancouver
Copenhagen, Denmark warm-up
promo shot by Anthony Chung
Dinner after the show in LA with John Barcellona, Christopher Caliendo, Marina Hsieh and Rik Noyce
Chris in Venice
When the orchestra is touring you never know what will be your dressing room
Performing with Samantha
promo shot by Anthony Chung
Chris in Venice
At NAMM
with Maximiliano showing me around Venice
OLD picture an orchestra fundraiser
with Susan Hoeppner and Samantha Chang
with Helen Spielman
Fun night at the pub

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