Trevor Wye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Trevor Wye

British flautist, flute instructor, author

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1935

Place of Birth: Woking, England, United Kingdom

Profession: pedagogue, flautist, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Trevor Wye

  • Trevor Wye is a professional flautist, flute instructor, and author of several books about technical aspects of flute playing.
  • He founded the International Summer School for flute.The English flautist Trevor Wye (b.
  • 6 June 1935) began playing the flute at age 15.
  • Contrary to what might be expected of a famous flautist, Wye did not attend a college of music, nor a conservatory, nor a university, but he later studied with Marcel Moyse whom Wye credits as a major influence on his playing, teaching, and writing career.
  • Wye also studied with flutist Geoffrey Gilbert.
  • He was also influenced by British singer Alfred Deller and flautist William Bennett. Wye was a freelance orchestral and chamber player in London for many years, and has several solo recordings.
  • He served as a professor at the Guildhall School of Music, London, for fourteen years, and at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, for twenty-two years.
  • The latter school awarded him an honorary degree in 1990. Perhaps his best known published works are the six-volumed Practice Books for the Flute, which concentrate on tone, technique, articulation, intonation and vibrato, breathing and scales, and advanced practice.
  • He has also published a series titled A Beginner’s Book for the Flute, a piccolo practice book, and several arrangements for flute and piano.
  • His biography of Marcel Moyse has been published in several languages, and an ongoing collaborative project consists of an encyclopedia of the flute.
  • Another work-in-progress is a short biography of Albert Cooper, flute maker. Wye teaches in his flute studio in Kent, which is a one-year residential course for postgraduate students established in 1990.
  • He travels the world giving masterclasses and concerts, serves on juries for international competitions, and gives recitals.
  • He is the general editor of a free, on-line flute encyclopedia called The Flute Ark.Wye is married to his first wife, Dot.

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