Johnny Heartsman

Not many people seem to know of Johnny. I was introduced to him by one of my teachers that had an awesome recording of him playing the flute in a Roland Kirk/Ian Anderson kind of style. I was totally inspired! The sounds he created were like nothing I've heard the flute do before. I wasn't interested in the rest of the CD, but Johnny was also a very talented vocalist, bassist, organist and guitarist.

Here's Johnny busting out some awesome blues flute.

Music in Melbourne

Since moving to Melbourne, VIC I have been doing a lot of internet research for music society's, community orchestra's etc. I'd like to share some of these with you. Perhaps it will save you a bit of time!

Lyrebird Music Society> Includes links for events, Orchestra's, Chamber group's, Competitions and Festival's all in Melbourne.
http://www.lyrebirdmusicsociety.org.au/links.html

Victorian Flute Guild. A great resource for flute players in Melbourne.
http://www.victorianfluteguild.org/home.html

Flute Society of NSW. Although the site is currently under construction, it provides some useful information and links.
http://www.flutesocietynsw.org.au/links.html

The Virtual Flute. Not a Melbourne specific website but a great resource for flute players, especially those interested in extended flute technique: multiphonics, alternate fingerings etc.
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/flute/virtual/main.html

Enjoy!