Unofficial: Met Opera picks new principal flute
mainWord is racing round the flute world that Chelsea Knox has won the coveted vacancy at the Met.
Chelsea is assistant principal flute of the Baltimore Symphony.
The Met has yet to confirm.
Word is racing round the flute world that Chelsea Knox has won the coveted vacancy at the Met.
Chelsea is assistant principal flute of the Baltimore Symphony.
The Met has yet to confirm.
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It is a face that will open a thousand doors.
I thought US auditions were held behind a screen?
Preliminaries behind a screen, then finals without a screen, is standard practice for US orchestras. The Met is famous for keeping the screen even during the finals.
Her stellar lineage: Wm. Kincaid, Julius Baker and Jeff Khaner.
Also, working backward: Kincaid —> Barrère —> Taffanel. Most US flutists are descended from Barrère one way or another; most flutists everywhere are descended from Taffanel.
UNOFFICIAL: Congrats Chelsea!
There are 2 new principal flutes at the Met – Chelsea Knox and Erik Gratton
What will happen to Demarre McGill, one of the current Acting Principal Flute players? He left his job in Dallas, presumably with the expectation that he’d land the permanent Met job. I’ve heard him perform many times, and he’s outstanding!