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Brief Biography (Download)
Flutist Brian Luce, “an authoritative soloist” praised for his “technical agility” and “lyric power,” teaches at The University of Arizona School of Music and is a member of the Arizona Wind Quintet. Previously principal flute of the Champaign-Urbana, Midland-Odessa, and Johnstown symphony orchestras, he has also performed with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Dallas Bach Society, Dallas Wind Symphony, and Keystone Wind Ensemble. In demand as a recitalist, he performs and presents master classes throughout the U.S. and Europe. He won prizes in the National Flute Association, Myrna Brown, Mid-South, and Kingsville International young artist competitions, and his articles on performance and pedagogy have appeared in Flute Talk Magazine. An expert on Soviet-era music, Dr. Luce has given lecture-recitals based upon his award-winning dissertation, Light from Behind the Iron Curtain: Style and Structure in Edison Denisov’s Quatre Pièces pour flûte et piano. A Yamaha Artist, Brian has played Yamaha flutes exclusively since 1996.
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Print Reviews
Both Luce and Woods shine; that final fourth movement, Allegro con moto, has more moto than one would have thought possible. The sweetness of the flute’s upper register in the sparse lyrical interludes enchants, and the cadenza that leads to the exciting climax of the final few notes is clarity defined.
– The Flutist Quarterly
Luce gives one smashingly great performance here. The final ascending scales of the fourth movement,Allegro Scherzando, rocket the listener into the outer space orbits pictured on the cover! Spectacular!
– The Flutist Quarterly
This release should be of particular interest for the less known, seldom recorded Denisov and Smirnova, though everything on it is enjoyable from beginning to end. Brian Luce plays with flair and intelligence…
– American Record Guide
Brian Luce is an authoritative soloist.
– American Record Guide
About a British Flute Society featured artist performance:
…This proved no problem for Luce whose ridiculous technical agility gave the impression of making the ending seem almost too easy…
– Pan
…in the Ravel Suite [Daphnis et Chlôe]…flutist Brian A Luce performed his major part with great lyric power…
– Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette
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