Felix Skowronek
Felix Skowronek (1935 – April 17, 2006) was an American flutist and professor of music.
Education
Skowronek studied with Frank Horsfall and later with William Kincaid at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Career
He played principle flute for the Seattle Symphony, Seventh Army Symphony, Puerto Rico Symphony, Casals Festival Orchestra, and St. Louis Symphony. He is a founding member of the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet.
He became a member of the faculty of the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, followed by the University of Washington.[1] He also served as president of the National Flute Association and Seattle Flute Society.
He was a leading figure in the revival of Boehm-style flutes in the USA. He was an expert in the use of various hardwoods in flute manufacturing. He was also a consultant with Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc. in its attempt to reintroduce the wooden flute to the United States on a major scale.[2]
References
- ^ Dunphy, Mary Elayne (22 September 1968). "Wind Quintet Joins U.W. Music School" (PDF). The Seattle Times. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Campbell, R.M. (Wednesday 19 April 2006). "Felix Skowronek, 1935-2006: UW Professor Was a Wooden-Flute Authority". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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