Hello friends! I am gearing up for the next big event this year – NATIONAL FLUTE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTIONOregon Convention Center, August 6-9, 2026NFA is in Portland this year! I’ll be playing on several programs on the first day, Thursday, Aug. 6. And one of my compositions is on a program the next day, Wednesday Aug.Continue reading “NFA 2026”
Author Archives: Adrian Dee
Oh My Ears!
Hello friends! I am just back from Oh My Ears New Music Festival (“OME”) in Phoenix, AZ, where four of my compositions were on the program this year! When I learned that my works were being presented, I made the unusual decision to bow out of the Newport Symphony concerts that same weekend and attendContinue reading “Oh My Ears!”
Flute Diversity
This beautiful instrument that we all love so much. You know it’s got some quirky little keys on it. Some of them are kind of weird. They don’t all look normal like the A-key. Well, what if we decided we didn’t like all the weird little keys. We want all the keys to be theContinue reading “Flute Diversity”
Sheet Music Finally Available!
Hello friends – I promised to let you know when the sheet music for my duet “Playing in the Currents” was available. Sorry it took a little longer than expected! You can now find it on SheetMusicPlus. Also, my latest piece “Agnus D.E.I. : R.I.P. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” is now available as well. You canContinue reading “Sheet Music Finally Available!”
Playing in the Currents
Hello friends! I finally have the video from the world premier of my duet for E-flat flutes titled “Playing in the Currents” and have posted it on my YouTube channel. It was commissioned by Dr. Linda Bailey and performed by Dr. Bailey and Christina Steffen. The first movement “Seagulls” is a slow, meditative piece, inspiredContinue reading “Playing in the Currents”
NSO and COVID
At the recent Newport Symphony Orchestra series (Jan 17-19) there were at least 6 musicians who came home with COVID. Of those, five additionally infected family members or friends. Those are the ones I know about. There were probably more, but because no one was alerted in a timely way, not everyone tested. When IContinue reading “NSO and COVID”
New Menu: Travels
Hello friends! I’ve created a new section of the website to hold all my travel journals. You can access it HERE or by clicking “Travels” in the menu at the top of the page. Bernadette and I had some adventures in 2024, a few too many maybe. You can read about them as I getContinue reading “New Menu: Travels”
Another Premier! Feb 2025
One of my compositions will be premiered at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention in Feb. 2025. The piece, a duet for E-flat flutes, was commissioned by Dr. Linda Bailey. It’s called “Playing in the Currents” and features two short movements: “Seagulls” and “Dolphins”. “Seagulls” is inspired by two seagulls drifting together, and not quite together, onContinue reading “Another Premier! Feb 2025”
Still Here!
Hello World! Yes, I’m still here. It’s been a crazy year of travel. I’ll catch you up on those travel logs eventually, but in the mean time I just wanted to say hello. After the Amtrak adventure in February, we also had a road trip to California in May. I was in Kenya in July,Continue reading “Still Here!”
2020: The Year We Could Not Breathe – sheet music now available
Hello everyone! Presser decided not to publish this piece, so I have made it available along with my other works on Sheet Music Plus. You can purchase this piece here https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/2020-the-year-we-could-not-breathe-digital-sheet-music/22582443
Adrian Dee, flutist, composer 