Includes a wide selection of classics and lesser-known repertoire for solo flute and with piano. The highlights are a moving performance of the great Sonata in A by Franck and the Partita in A Minor by J.S.Bach. Other lesser-known gems include the whole of La Flûte de Pan by Jules Mouquet and the Saint-Saens Romance.  

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Kate Walsh (Flute)

Kate Walsh

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Kate & Jane Money recording in St Silas the Martyr, London

Kate  can  be called a 'compleat' flautist, able to satisfy almost any requirement relating to flute playing or teaching. Her range extends from playing the piccolo in a samba street band to  the most complex contemporary music theatre: one day she can be a soloist in a concerto and next an ordinary member of a show band. As a teacher she can stretch from Suzuki-style games for young children through to advanced diplomas for adults. She  pioneered the teaching of fifes for flute beginners when she worked in Ealing.   She is equally at home teaching children or adults. As a new departure, she has just taken over as conductor of the Bloomsbury Wind Ensemble which is a mixed group of adult wind players.

Kate Walsh originally studied flute at the London College of Muic with Ann Cherry .She subsequently pursued her studies with Colin Fleming of the Ulster Orchestra and in various masterclasses.  She has an M.A. from City University, London and an LGSMD from the Guildhall School of Music and is currently studying for a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE).

Her performing career has covered all types of music. She has played with a wide range of  local, national and regional ensembles and orchestras including the Northern Ballet Theatre and the Bournemouth Symphony. She plays regularly with the North London Philharmonia, and the and the  All Keyed Up flute ensemble.  She particularly enjoys working in pit bands and has performed in many operas, shows and musicals.

She lives in a small flat in the prestigious Barbican Estate in London with husband and at the last count more than 150 teddy bears.

Kate enjoys peforming in many different situations including solo and joint recitals and with chamber groups. She has had many years experience of solo recitals, both with and without piano. She is very flexible and likes to structure her programmes to suit the requirements of each organiser. She has a wide knowledge of standard and lesser-known flute repertoire ranging from J.S.Bach to Oliver Knussen. She also frequently performs light music, folk songs and jazz-influenced pieces.  In her recitals Kate is keen to show off the various members of the flute family .Her particular favourites are the piccolo, which she loves and the very rare flutes d’amore. She conducted a major research project into these instruments and their repertoire as part of her MA degree. SANKYO FLUTES have used an edited version of her findings on their web site Flauto d'amore for some time to give background information on their newly introduced Flute d’amore in A.

Kate and her friends in All Keyed Up would be very happy to put together an evening of varied flute ensemble music as a concert or as a background to your function.  Numerous audiences have been charmed by this unusual medium.

Kate studied singing as well as flute at Music College and this has translated into a lasting interest in working with voices. She has worked with the mezzo-soprano Jane Money and the pianist Richard Furstenheim: they can offer a real fun evening, mixing their solo and Chamber Music repertoires.

To discuss setting up a recital, please Email Kate or phone her on the numbers below and she will be happy to suggest a programme to suit your requirements.

If you are looking for an orchestral soloist, Kate has a wide range of classical and modern concertos in her repertoire.  In 2001, she performed Chaminade’s Concertino and the Reinecke Concerto in the same programme to gr acclaim. She would be particularly interested to perform some of the dedicated flute d’amore repertoire, which her research has uncovered. The first performance of  her edition of a Concerto in F for Flute d’amore and strings by J.A.Hasse(1699-1783) on  November 17th 2003 in London was a great success and it is hoped to post a short extract of it here in the near futureA full repertoire list for her other concertos is available on request. 

Kate is also not one to turn down a challenge, to do things which are slightly out of the ordinary for jobbing musicians.  Thus she has played for afternoon tea on a cruise ship, entertained (with others) the local Hells Angels in a German bus station, provided background music at a furniture convention and has also entertained passing shoppers and slightly bemused lorry drivers in Enniskillen High Street with a spirited rendition of the first movement of the Mozart D major concerto.

Kate has recently been doing a lot of work with younger children and, capitalising on her Suzuki training, has had a good deal of success promoting the instrument to primary school children in workshops and group teaching situations.  She has also led a number of adult workshops.She is very happy to lead workshops or masterclasses for all ages, followed by a recital if required.  Lecture recitals and associated activities relating to the Flute d’amore or the whole flute family are also available.