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A successful teacher and performer for many
years, Ruth Ann McClain received Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees
in flute performance from the University of Memphis, formerly Memphis
State University, where she studied with Paul Eaheart, and later with
Bruce Erskine. Also performing chamber and solo recitals in the area,
including the University of Memphis, Rhodes College, Delta State University,
and Miami University, she has been a featured artist at the
Slovenian Flute
Convention, summer of 1998, and was a featured guest
artist at the Flutewise
Event at the Barbican Centre, London, May 1999, which was the beginning
of James
Galway’s birthday
tour in the UK. In the fall of 2000, performing
with the Delta Trio (Carol
Dale, flute, and Wesley
Emerson, piano), she presented concerts and masterclasses in
Florence and Pisa, Italy; in 2002,
at the 10th annual Dutch Flute Convention in Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
and in Salem, OR. Most recently, she was a guest at the Flutewise Event,
Abbotsholme School, UK (page 1), (page
2) April of 2004.. McClain is also a member of the
newly formed advisory board for Flutewise USA. |
Photo:Rollin Riggs
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Formerly on the faculties at the University of Memphis, Preparatory Division, and Rhodes College and Music Academy, she was invited to be flute instructor at the Tennessee Governor's School for the Arts in 1995 and 1996 at Middle Tennessee State University, and has been a guest clinician for the MTSU Flute Festival, the Mississippi Flute Festival, and the Greater Portland Flute Society's College and University Day. McClain was artistic director and founder of the Rhodes Flute Institute, co-founder of the Mid South Flute Society, and is a member of the National Flute Association, performing at the 1994 and 2001 conventions. In 1996, she was named to the NFA Online/Technology Committee, and her "Flute Related Web Sites" have been mentioned in the British Flute Sociey's "Pan, and the NFA "Flutist Quarterly". McClain is also former NFA Exhibits Liason, former Technology contributor/editor for the NFA’s Flutist Quarterly, and is the current chair for the High School Soloist Competition.
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An advocate for the use of beta blockers for performance anxiety, under the direction of a physician, McClain was recently used as the lead-in for an article on such: International Herald Tribune (pdf) In 1995, McClain established this award winning Flute Connection, featuring many international flutists and composers. The Flute Connection was the meeting place for UK/Lebanese flutist Wissam Boustany and US composer Carl Witt, leading to their collaboration on a world premiere composition, at the 1999 NFA Convention in Atlanta. |
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Ruth Ann McClain Flutewise Event, Barbicon Center, London, 1999 |
For
her private studio and performing groups,
Click Here.
Link to high school
class,
T.A. Futrall, Marianna, AR
