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For more information please visit: www.emiferguson.com. Stealing violin music one piece at a time... Although this virtuosic masterpiece was originally written for the violin, it translates so well to the flute - showing off the incredible range, depth, and possibilities of such a truly virtuosic instrument. Emi's arrangement captures the brilliance of Paganini's writing while adapting it to better suit the demands of the flute. Watch more of her videos here: https://www.youtube.com/user/emiflutes This video was filmed by Kenneth Kato as part of Charlotte White's Salon de Virtuosi concert series (www.sdev.org) in New York City. Emi was a 2014 Salon de Virtuosi grant winner. About Emi Hailed by critics for her “tonal bloom” and “hauntingly beautiful performances,” English-American flutist Emi Ferguson is a performer who stretches the boundaries of what is expected of modern-day instrumentalists. Emi’s unique approach to the flute can be heard in performances that alternate between the Silver Flute, Historical Flutes, and Auxilary Flutes, playing repertoire that stretches from the Renaissance to today. Emi was a featured performer alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and James Taylor at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of 9/11 at Ground Zero, where her performance of Amazing Grace was televised worldwide. Her performance that day is now part of the permanent collection at the 911 Museum. Emi’s playing can be heard live in concerts and festivals around the world as well as at home in New York City. Emi is passionate about developing new music for the flute and has premiered works by Wayne Oquin, Kendall Briggs, Elliott Carter and even CPE Bach. Emi has been a featured performer at the Marlboro Music and Lucerne Festivals, June in Buffalo, Twickenham Fest, and Chamberfest Dubuque, and has performed and taught with Juilliard Global in Brazil, PianoSonoma in California, Juilliard Baroque in Germany, and Les Arts Florissants in France and has been featured as a soloist and ambassador for Elliott Carter’s music in China and Japan. Having passions for both “new” and “old” music, Emi is the only flutist to have worked simultaneously with conductors James Levine, Pierre Boulez, and William Christie on modern and baroque flutes in Lucerne, New York, and France. Emi is the 1st Prize winner of the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition, of the New York Flute Club Young Artist competition, the Mid-Atlantic Flute Competition, the Juilliard Concerto Competition, and the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition and was a recipient of the 2014 Salon de Virtuosi grant. As a Baroque Flutist, Emi is a frequent guest artist with period ensembles including Tafelmusik, the American Classical Orchestra, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and Juilliard 415. She was the only flutist accepted to Juilliard’s inaugural Historical Performance class, and has performed alongside William Christie and Les Arts Florrisants, and with Christophe Hammer, Massaki Suzuki, Christopher Hogwood, and Nicholas McGegan with whom she was a concerto soloist in Alice Tully Hall and on WQXR, New York City’s classical music station. Emi is currently on the faculty of the Juilliard School teaching Ear Training in the Evening and Pre-College divisions and has taught on the faculty of the University of Buffalo. Emi was the first person to have graduated from Juilliard with Undergraduate and Graduate degrees with Scholastic Distinction in flute performance, as well as a second Graduate degree in Historical Performance as a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow. While pursuing her Undergraduate degree, Emi cross-registered at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health studying Epidemiology. Her principal teachers have been Carol Wincenc, Sandra Miller, Robert Langevin, and Judy Grant. Born in Japan and raised in London and Boston, she now resides in New York City.

Weber, Carl Maria von: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano in G Minor Op. 63 Emi Ferguson, Flute Julian Schwarz, Cello Peter Dugan, Piano LIVE (8/4/16) from pianoSonoma Festival, Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center at Sonoma State University

Excerpts from the premiere of Wayne Oquin's Flute Concerto The students and alumni of The Juilliard School perform annually at Texas State University at Evan's Auditorium under the direction of Wayne Oquin. This performance from March 10, 2011 is of a piece composed by Dr. Oquin in 2011 and is written for solo flute, string orchestra, percussion, harp, and piano. Here, Oquin conducts the musicians from Juilliard with the flute soloist Emi Ferguson and concertmaster Yo-Yo Fan. This video was filmed and edited by API Productions. Juilliard is one of the premier conservatories in the world. Located at Lincoln Center in New York, Juilliard accepts around six percent of its 1,300 applicants each year. Its alumni include Philip Glass, Kevin Klein, James Levine, Yo Yo Ma, Stephen Sondheim, Leontyne Price, Miles Davis, John Williams, Kevin Spacey and Ving Rhames.

Emi Ferguson plays Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto, Mov 1, Allegro. Live in Alice Tully Hall

Emi Ferguson plays Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto in C Major, Mov 2, Andantino. Live in Alice Tully Hall

For more information please visit: www.emiferguson.com www.russellpinkston.com Lizamander, for flute and MAX/MSP Lizamander was written for Elizabeth McNutt. It is the second in a series of works for solo instruments and Max/MSP, the first of which was called Gerrymander, written for the clarinetist, F. Gerard Errante. The focus of both of these works is on interactivity and live audio processing. The computer captures material played by the solo instrument during the performance and uses that material (as well as some pre-recorded sounds) to generate a syncopated rhythmic accompaniment, while adding various effects to the sound of the flute. Since the computer is constantly "listening" to the flute, the tempo is somewhat flexible, which allows the performer considerable interpretive freedom. Lizamander relies heavily on pitch tracking throughout the piece, not only for score following, but also for sample triggering, contrapuntal harmonization, and other "intelligent" effects. It relies even more heavily (as does Gerrymander) on having an extraordinary performer! about Emi Ferguson Hailed by critics for her "tonal bloom" and "hauntingly beautiful performances," English-American flutist Emi Ferguson is a performer who stretches the boundaries of what is expected of modern-day instrumentalists. Emi's unique approach to the flute can be heard in performances that alternate between the Silver Flute, Historical Flutes, and Auxilary Flutes, playing repertoire that stretches from the Renaissance to today. Emi was a featured performer alongside Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and James Taylor at the 10th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony of 9/11 at Ground Zero, where her performance of Amazing Grace was televised worldwide. Emi's communication skills extend past the flute as her recent TED talk about the changing perceptions of classical music has garnered her much attention within and beyond the music world and is changing the way people look at and interact with classical music. Emi's playing can be heard live in concerts and festivals around the world, premiering works by Wayne Oquin, Kendall Briggs, Elliott Carter, and even CPE Bach to name a few. Emi has been a featured performer at the Marlboro Music and Lucerne Festivals and is the 1st Prize winner of the National Flute Association's prestigious Young Artist Competition, the New York Flute Club Young Artist competition, the Mid-Atlantic Flute Competition, the Juilliard Concerto Competition, and the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition. This past season has included concerti performances in New York City, Miami, San Marcos, Boston, and Concord in addition to solo recitals and collaborations with ensembles. about Russell Pinkston Russell Pinkston currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he is Professor of Music Composition and Director of Electronic Music Studios at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College (BA 1975) and Columbia University (MA 1979, DMA 1984). He is active both as a composer and as a prominent pedagogue and researcher in the field of computer music. His compositions span a wide range of different media, including symphonic, choral, and chamber works, electronic music for modern dance, and interactive performance pieces. He has received a number of significant honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and a senior Fulbright Fellowship to Brazil. He is a founding member and former President of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U. S., and has served as Regional Representative for the Americas for the International Computer Music Association.

Song file available for purchase on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/amazing-grace-9-11-tenth-anniversary/id560173298 www.emiferguson.com Emi Ferguson plays Amazing Grace at the 2011 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at Ground Zero. September 10th, 2011 James Taylor and Paul Simon are among the musicians set to perform at Sunday's 10th Anniversary of 9/11 commemoration ceremony in Lower Manhattan, city officials announced Friday. Taylor, the mellow-voiced crooner famed for songs like "You've Got a Friend," will be performing "Close Your Eyes" and Simon will sing "Bridge Over Troubled Water," according to a new, detailed schedule released by City Hall. Celllist Yo-Yo Ma, who also appeared on the one-year anniversary of 9/11, will be performing "Sarabande" from Bach's First Suite for Cello Solo, and solo flautist Emi Ferguson will provide a rendition of "Amazing Grace." The final musical interlude will be a choral musical performance of "I Will Remember You." James Taylor will be performing "Close Your Eyes" during the city's commemoration ceremony. The ceremony is set to begin just after 8:30 a.m. with a procession of sixty pipers and drummers from the FDNY, NYPD and the Port Authority Police Department. The Brooklyn Youth Chorus will then perform the National Anthem before a city-wide moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in observance of the time the first plane struck the North Tower. It is the first of six moments of silence planned to mark the time the plane struck the South Tower, the times the towers fell, the time the plane struck the Pentagon, and the time United Airlines Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville, Penn. President Barack Obama will deliver the first reading of the service, which the mayor has said will be reserved for poetry. Afterwards, the first set of names of those who died in the attacks will be read. Unlike previous years, the reading will include the names of 2,983 victims — from the World Trade Center, the attack on the Pentagon, those killed on Flight 93, and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Former President George W. Bush, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former New York Gov. George Pataki, Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and former New Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco will also take part in readings through the ceremony. The leaders will be joined by the family members of 9/11 victims as well as an honor guard with members of the FDNY, NYPD and PAPD, along with men and women from the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the USS New York, which was forged out of World Trade Center steel. The program is set to conclude at 1 p.m. with "Taps" performed by four trumpeters from the NYPD, FDNY, PAPD, and the U.S. Military.

Emi Ferguson plays "Danny Boy" on the flute at Ground Zero, New York, on the 15th anniversary of 9/11 to commemorate those who were lost on September 11th, 2001.