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September Concerts

Posted on September 8th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

Kat Epple will be performing in New York City as a part of “The September Concert” - a celebration of peace and humanity through music
Kat will be performing with 2 incredible musicians, Lawrence Zoernig and Inbal Sharritt:

Performances include:

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September 10th 2010, 6.00pm-8.00pm. Free access
Location: The Gabarron Foundation-Carriage House Center for the Arts
149 E 38th Street, New York, NY 10016
www.gabarronfoundation.org

New York, NY, September 7th, 2010. Next September 10th 2010 at 6.00pm, The Gabarron Foundation-Carriage House Center for the Arts in loving memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York on September 11th 2001, has organized a recital by the cellist Lawrence Zoernig, the flutist Kat Epple, and the opera singer Inbal Sharett. We are pleased to present a captivating mix of instrumental improvisation for flute and cello and vocal selections with instrumental accompaniment, including some songs from Israel.

We organize our fourth concert as member of The September Concert Foundation’s initiative. This institution promotes from 2002 free concerts in all areas of our city, our nation, our world, for the sole purpose of organizing them in remembrance of September 11th and spread a message of peace through music on every anniversary.

The Gabarron Foundation-Carriage House Center for the Arts is a non-profit institution and an exclusive international center specialized in art exhibitions and other cultural activities. From 2002, our main objective has been promoting the exchange and understanding between Spanish and American cultures, becoming to be an excellent platform to spread both and consolidating the ties that bond us.
press@gabarron.org // Tel: 212.573.6968 ext. 10

6:00PM Gabarron Foundation Carriage House Center for the Arts
149 East 38th Street
(Bet. Lexington & 3rd ave.)
New York NY, 10016

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Friday Sept 10, 2010
12:00 noon- 1:00PM
World Financial Center Winter Garden,
1 World Trade Ctr
New York, NY 10001

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Saturday, Sept 11, 2010

8:00 PM The September Concert Foundation 2nd Annual Gala Cocktail and Dinner Reception. Atrium at The Olympic Tower, 645 Fifth Avenue (Entrance on E 52nd St) $250 reservations: 212.333.3399

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Sunday, Sept 12, 2010

12:00 noon - Time Warner Stage at Columbus Circle

All concerts are free except for the gala.

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Feb 21, 2011

Posted on September 1st, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

It’s official! My next annual concert at Florida Rep Theater (the historic Arcade Theater) will be Monday, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:00PM. Mark your calendars!

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Music Walk siren that lures many to River District

Posted on September 1st, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: performances, Kat's adventures.

This is an excerpt from an article in the News-Press:

At Space 39, birthday girl Kat Epple and her band performed “world fusion with a hint of jazz” for a room full of admirers who were there to celebrate the birth of Music Walk on Kat’s birthday (tres apropos!) There was Michael St. Amand, Bruce Siciliano, Andi Horowitz, Alice Schaefer and bunches more.
by The Downtown Diva

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Music for massage

Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts, News.

Music for Massage: An hour of bass flute for Meditation, Insomnia, Relaxation music. Brand new Album: “Tranquility Hideaway” by Kat Epple especially composed for music for massage therapy.
Listen to Tranquility Hideaway

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Kat’s presentation

Posted on May 26th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

I present a program for organizations, churches, community centers, and children, where I talk about music, flutes, and my musical adventures. Here is a description:

“Interesting travels, stories, sounds, moods, and magic of the flute”

 An informal concert and talk about flutes from around the world, presented by Emmy Award-winning and Grammy nominated flutist and composer, Kat Epple.  Kat has traveled to the far reaches of the globe to learn about the people, natural environment, music, and flutes from around the world, and to perform in concert. She has acquired a large collection of flutes from these various exotic locales, which she features in her original compositions, and will be playing some of these unusual flutes, and telling interesting stories about them. Kat is a film and television music soundtrack producer/composer for television shows such as “National Geographic”, “Travel Channel” and “Guiding Light”, and will talk about composing music for film, digital orchestration, and examine how music influences us. She will also play some music from her 23 internationally released music albums.The program is fun, interesting, and informative.

Contact me if you or your organization is interested in having me guest speak at your event. Music@KatEpple.com
Visit my website at Kat Epple

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Calusa flute on the canoe

Posted on May 14th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: performances.

Last night I played native Calusa inspired music for the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation Conference event at the Mound House on Fort Myers Beach, FL., USA. I arrived by canoe as I played for the event on “Calusa Inspired” flutes made of local reed, and bird-bone flutes made from the leg bone of storks. It was a magical evening! I enjoyed seeing the underground museum exhibit of an archaelogical dig of the Calusa shell mound.

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Photos from CREW concert March 2010

Posted on May 4th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: performances.

Four different ensembles performed.

Las Mayas de Huehuetenango

Susie Hulcher

Kim and Roy Schneider

Katalyst

All photos by Kathy Broyard

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Kat Epple and Nathan Dyke in Concert at Happehatchee

Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

This was a really nice event. Watch a segment of it at: Kat Epple and Nathan Dyke in concert

Enchanted Nature Music: Kat Epple, world flutes, and Nathan Dyke, drums/didgeridoo in concert under the trees

at the breathtaking Happehatchee Center 

Spellbinding music on a beautiful “old” Florida landscape,
in a serene Southwest Florida oasis.  
Some of the music, inspired by the natural beauty of SW Florida, will be created especially for this pristine, natural setting.
“Stepping onto this land is like entering a lost, secret world of natural beauty; enveloping body, mind, and spirit.” 

April 25th, 2010 at 2PM, $15 admission

Happehatchee Center
Estero, Florida
 8791 Corkscrew Rd.
Call 239 206 4393
http://happehatcheecenter.org/

Refreshments and seating available, or bring your own.

Emmy Award-winning, and Grammy-nominated composer and flutist, Kat Epple, has traveled throughout the world, collecting flutes from other cultures and will be performing on some of those unique instruments at this concert.  She has performed at the Guggenheim Museums, United Nations, and the National Gallery, has released 23 CDs of original music, and composes and produces music for television, including “National Geographic” and “PBS Nova”. 

Nathan Dyke is a multi-instrumentalist and artist with over 17 years of study in world music, specializing in percussion, didgeridoo, and native flutes. He teaches drumming workshops, has recorded numerous CDs of original music, and practices energy-sound healing. Nathan resides in the mountains of North Carolina where he is a member of the renowned, world fusion band Pond Water Experiment, and travels frequently, performing live, and facilitating sound healing workshops. He has been practicing and studying Native culture and ceremony for over eight years, and helps to facilitate the Inipi Wakan (Lakota Sweat Lodge).
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Happehatchee, an indigenous word that means “Happy River”, is a place to make sacred connections - with people, nature and the divine. It is a sacred space for people to gather, celebrate, learn, heal and grow. 

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The CREW concert was a magical evening

Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

Thanks to all the musicians, CREW staff, Riverside Park staff, and attendees!

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Calusa Musicale Benefit Concert

Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Kat.
Categories: Kat's upcoming concerts.

www.calusamusicale.com

The annual fundraiser, Calusa Musicale Benefit Concert will be held on

Sunday, April 18th at 3 pm. The location will be the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Ft. Myers.

A short concert featuring Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated flutist/composer, Kat Epple, and accomplished pianist/composer, Chuck Grinnell, will feature standard flute, world flutes, and grand piano. The duo’s unique style incorporates jazz, new age, and world music.
In addition to performing new compositions, they will play music from their many CD albums.

In addition, the 2008-09 scholarship winners will be coming back to perform! This promises to be an amazing afternoon for the children, the attendees, and Calusa Musicale.

www.calusamusicale.com

100% of the procedes will go to our scholarships, and as always, all donations are tax deductible.

Interview in North Fort Myers Weekly Newspaper about this event:

When did you move to North Fort Myers? How long did you live there for? 
I moved from San Francisco to North Fort Myers in 1989. I had just been signed with a new record company, and wanted to move to a more peaceful environment to compose music. I grew to love southwest Florida, so twenty years later, I am still here! 

What inspired you to become a musician? 
As a child, I always loved the sound of the flute. I also loved the legends and the lore about flute players. The Pied Piper of Hamelin, the Greek legend of Pan, and the Native American Medicine flute player are all examples of stories about the power of the flute.  I learned to play the flute, then started to collect and play flutes from other cultures.  I  became a composer, a sound engineer, and recorded music for my own albums, then became a composer of music for television shows and film scores.

What do you enjoy most about what you do? 
 Playing the flute can be a beautiful, healing, spiritual experience. I guess that is my favorite thing.

Why did you agree to play for the benefit concert? 
I appreciate the work Calusa Musicale does to support and  encourage young musicians in Southwest Florida. I am happy to be a part of their event.

Do you have anything else you would like to add? 
I will be performing all original music with my keyboardist/composer friend Chuck Grinnell.

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