Monadnock Flutes Performs For Modest Community Audience

by Katherine Achilli
edited by Adam Stahl

The Monadnock Flutes performed for a small audience of less than 20 on Thursday, May 6.

Denise Nolan, a faculty member in the Music as well as the Visual and Performing Arts Departments, directs the Monadnock Flutes.

“The flutists are all community members from the Monadnock area, but there are no students currently involved with the group,” said Nolan.

The performers were DeAnna Beetcher who played flute, Carrie Cormier who played flute and bass flute, Amara Cunningham who played flute and piccolo, Cynthia Healer who played flute, Kim LePointe who played flute and alto flute, and Beth Anne West who played flute.

The pieces they played were all classics, ranging from around the 1700s to the 1950s. “Marche Militaire, Op. 51 No. 1” and “Minuet” were the first two songs, and the entire group played them. Beetcher, Healer, LaPointe and West performed the third song called “Ten Miniatures”. It was made up of ten separate songs that were only about one minute long.

The whole group performed the fourth song, “Fugue in G”. Cormier, Cunningham, LaPointe and West played the fifth song, “Trio, Op. 59” which was separated into four different short songs just like “Ten Miniatures.”

Cormier, Cunningham and West played the sixth song, “Moon River.” For the last song, the whole ensemble played the well-known march, “When the Saints Go Marching In.”

The Monadnock Flutes is open to flutists of all ages, both FPU students and community members. For more information about joining or scheduling a performance, Nolan can be contacted by e-mail at denise@denisenolanmusic.com.