Flutist Kate Steinbeck to Perform at Grovewood Gallery on December 10 (6 – 7 pm)
10/19/2011 -
Hearing her play is a revelation in what range of beautiful tones are possible on the instrument. Steinbeck’s flute playing is spellbinding — no one knows better than she how to hang notes and silence in the air.
--Classical Voice of NC
Internationally known flutist Kate Steinbeck will be performing at Grovewood Gallery on Saturday, December 10th from 6 – 7pm. Kate will be playing on a modern wooden flute manufactured by her husband, Chris Abell of the Abell Flute Company. Chris Abell is one of eleven artists featured in the exhibition The Art of Making Music – Instruments Made in WNC Past & Present currently on display at Grovewood Gallery. Don’t miss this chance to hear one of the Carolinas’ finest musicians presenting entrancing works for solo flute. Listeners will experience the delights of a haunting Scottish air; a new work with electronics, Alone, Dancing by Asian composer, Asha Srivinasan; and iconic solo flute repertoire from JS Bach and Claude Debussy. This event is free and open to the public.
Kate Steinbeck is an internationally known performer, passionate teacher and innovative music producer. A child of North Carolina, she left after high school to study and pursue a musical career - first to Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Music from Baldwin-Wallace College studying with William Hebert (Cleveland Orchestra emeritus); then to Europe as a Fulbright scholar earning a First Prize in chamber music from the Belgian Royal Conservatory in Liège. She subsequently spent several years teaching and concertizing in Germany and finally landed in San Francisco for graduate work and a freelance career. She holds a Master’s Degree from the San Francisco Conservatory where she studied with Tim Day (San Francisco Symphony).
Kate returned to Asheville in 1997 to be with her husband, master flute maker Chris Abell, whose work is in demand around the world. In 2000, she created her own company, Keowee Chamber Music. Over the past decade Keowee has become Pan Harmonia – offering everything from Bach to Balinese music in small groups of professional musicians. Kate and Pan Harmonia are based in Asheville, NC and present concerts and educational outreach throughout Western NC and the Upstate of South Carolina. Kate’s work with Pan Harmonia was recently recognized by a prestigious NEA grant for Artistic Excellence. During the 2008-2010 season, her company was among a very select group who received the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources cARTwheels grant -- presenting mixed media performances for more than 10,000 children across NC. Kate has produced two critically acclaimed CD's ~ Light in the Corner (2004) and Luminescence (2010).
Pan Harmonia produces year-round concerts, diverse outreach and a chamber music institute for amateur musicians at UNC-Asheville each June. Pan-Harmonia.org
