Robert Dick will perform on his signature instrument, the glissando headjoint.

Multifaceted flautist to perform his own compositions

Flautist and composer Robert Dick will be featured in two events on campus on Thursday, Feb. 17. At 4 p.m., he will be the guest of a tea in the Saybrook College master's house, 90 High St. Later that evening at 8 p.m., Dick will give a concert of his own compositions, performing on a signature instrument, the Robert Dick glissando headjoint. The concert will take place in the Saybrook College dining hall, 242 Elm St. Both events are free and open to the public. A 1971 graduate of Yale College, Dick's multifaceted musical life includes jazz and classical composition, improvisation with groups based in New York and Europe, masterclass teaching, publication and the redesign of the flute itself. He performs on the full range of flutes, from the giant, stand-up contrabass flute up through bass flutes, the alto flute, the concert flute and piccolos. He is currently collaborating with Bickford Brannen of Brannen Brothers Flutemakers on the development of a flute that Dick envisions to be the evolutionary successor to the Boehm flute which has been in use since the mid-19th century. Dick is one of only two Americans ever to be awarded both the Composers' Fellowship, which he received twice, and a Solo Recitalist Grant by the National Endowment for the Arts. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for composition and commissions from the Jerome Foundation, Fromm Music Foundation, Mary Flagler Cary Trust, the city of Zurich and the Philharmonie in Cologne. He received the Lucerne Music Prize in 1996 and was commissioned to compose a piece for flute and piano titled "Life Concert." T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Gift honors Zigler for work shaping nation's policies on children's issues Study shows welfare reform adversely impacts children Grant supports publication of the papers of James Boswell Beinecke show traces Americans' utopian visions MEDICAL SCHOOL NEWS Lyme disease treatments very effective, say researchers Mental stress can kill some patients, says study Investigators are unraveling the genetic secrets of a potentially fatal kidney disease . . . Scientists uncover protein's true role in hardening of arteries Professor identifies a new protein that is associated with tumors Scholar Gates recalls Yale days in campus talks Discovery involving cell proteins results in 'paradigm shift' Founders of American hospice will be honored at convocation Paul Fry reappointed as college's master Experts to discuss potential effects of global climate change TIAA-CREF cites economist's work on Social Security Multifaceted flautist to perform his own compositions Yale Scoreboard Former Big 10 coach honored by Camp Foundation Concert features School of Music professor, student Historian to hold booksigning . . . In the News . . . Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page