Rachel Brown is currently a professor of flute at both the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music, London. She plays principal flute for several orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Hanover Band and has given many concerto performances in Europe, America and Japan. Known for her versatility on modern and historical flutes and recorders, her solo recordings include three recital discs and concertos by Vivaldi, Handel, Quantz, Telemann, J. S., J. C. and C. P. E. Bach. She was first-prize winner at the American National Flute Association Competition in 1984.

• 1. Historical sources; 2. The development of the flute, 1700–1900; 3. Technique; 4. Style; 5. Case studies: Hotteterre, Handel, J. S. Bach, Gluck, Mozart, Boehm.

'… demonstrates a profound knowledge of the flute's history, and of the changes in performance style and technique.' Early Music Today

Rachel Brown is currently a professor of flute at both the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music, London. She plays principal flute for several orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Hanover Band and has given many concerto performances in Europe, America and Japan. Known for her versatility on modern and historical flutes and recorders, her solo recordings include three recital discs and concertos by Vivaldi, Handel, Quantz, Telemann, J. S., J. C. and C. P. E. Bach. She was first-prize winner at the American National Flute Association Competition in 1984.

• 1. Historical sources; 2. The development of the flute, 1700–1900; 3. Technique; 4. Style; 5. Case studies: Hotteterre, Handel, J. S. Bach, Gluck, Mozart, Boehm.

'… demonstrates a profound knowledge of the flute's history, and of the changes in performance style and technique.' Early Music Today

Rachel Brown is currently a professor of flute at both the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music, London. She plays principal flute for several orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music and the Hanover Band and has given many concerto performances in Europe, America and Japan. Known for her versatility on modern and historical flutes and recorders, her solo recordings include three recital discs and concertos by Vivaldi, Handel, Quantz, Telemann, J. S., J. C. and C. P. E. Bach. She was first-prize winner at the American National Flute Association Competition in 1984.

• 1. Historical sources; 2. The development of the flute, 1700–1900; 3. Technique; 4. Style; 5. Case studies: Hotteterre, Handel, J. S. Bach, Gluck, Mozart, Boehm.

'… demonstrates a profound knowledge of the flute's history, and of the changes in performance style and technique.' Early Music Today