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Flutist Tammy Evans Yonce, an Atlanta native, is currently based in Newberry, South Carolina. She is on the faculties of Newberry College and the University of South Carolina Aiken, and she maintains a private studio. Dr. Yonce holds the Bachelor of Music degree (magna cum laude) in flute performance from Kennesaw State University and the Master of Music degree in flute performance (Baroque flute/history minor) from Indiana University; she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia. She won the Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition in 2004 and has been published in Flute Talk (May/June 2005) and Flute, the Journal of the British Flute Society (December 2011). She has recently presented and performed at the Flute Festival Mid-South and College Music Society and is scheduled to appear at the British Flute Society, Flute Society of Kentucky, and Carolina Flute Summit conventions in 2011 – 2012.
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Latest News
30 April 2012 – New blog post – End of Semester Deep Breath, Or: How I Survived Teaching Theory. I’m also happy to announce that I will be guest blogging for Verne Q. Powell Flutes. Check out the first post at http://powellflutes.com/whats-new.
13 March 2012 – New podcast up about Jay Batzner‘s Mercurial.
12 March 2012 – Added links page. Added new page about Newberry College Department of Music’s benefit concert for March of Dimes. Please take a look, donate if you feel so inclined, and pass along the information.
11 March 2012 – New blog post – Atlanta Flute Fair recap.
27 February 2012 – New podcast up about Albert Roussel’s Joueurs de Flûte (part two).
13 February 2012 – New podcast up about Albert Roussel’s Joueurs de Flûte.
30 January 2012 – New podcast up about Arthur Foote’s A Night Piece.
26 January 2012 – Started making plans for a benefit concert to be held at Newberry College and performed by members of Delta Omicron. Concert to benefit March of Dimes. More details coming soon!
20 January 2012 – New blog post – Kentucky Flute Festival recap.
16 January 2012 – Thrilled that I will be performing “Maya” with Ian Clarke at the Atlanta Flute Club Flute Fair at the Clarkston Campus of Georgia Perimeter College on Saturday, 25 February 2012. New podcast up about Jennifer Higdon’s Autumn Reflection.
13 – 14 January 2012 – Had a great time presenting and learning at the Kentucky Flute Festival!
2 January 2012 – New podcast series! “Relatively New Flute Music Monday” will feature a new flute work every other week, including history about and a performance overview of pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. This week: Barber’s Canzone.
1 January 2012 – New blog post – 2011 in Review. Added a page of my workshop and lecture proposals.
23 December 2011 – New blog post – Samuel Baron
17 December 2011 – New blog post – Performance anxiety
12 December 2011 – Excited to see my article on the flute music of Joan Tower in the latest issue of Flute, the Journal of the British Flute Society.
5 December 2011 – New blog post – Choosing a new instrument
14 November 2011 – New blog post – Recital preparation
1 November 2011 – New blog post – Practice tips
11 October 2011 – New blog post – Atlanta Flute Club stuff
20 September 2011 – New blog post – Technique stuff
17 September 2011 – New blog post – Lately. Thrilled to announce that I will be presenting at the Flute Society of Kentucky Festival at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY and at the Carolina Flute Summit at University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC
30 August 2011- New blog post – Alexander Technique
21 August 2011 – Happy to announce the launch of my new blogging site, www.musiccollective.org. We are an ever-expanding group of musicians from diverse backgrounds, including performance, music business, and music education, just to name a few. Check us out!
19 August 2011 – New blog post – Teaching non-music majors
11 August 2011 – New blog post – Setting Expectations and Establishing a Culture
3 August 2011 – New blog post – Practicing Difficult Sections
29 July 2011 – Received notice today that I will be presenting and performing at the 2012 British Flute Society Convention at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England.
27 July 2011 – New blog post – Perspective.
23 July 2011 – New blog post – B-flat options.
17 July 2011 – New blog post – Breaking down practice.
10 July 2011 – New blog post – Practicing: run-throughs vs. small chunks. Splash page created at about.me/tammyevansyonce.
5 July 2011 – New blog post – Establishing a practice schedule. Twitter feed added; feel free to follow!
20 June 2011 – New blog post – Taffanel and Gaubert practice tips.
8 June 2011 – New page added – “Writing” – includes previously published articles.
5 June 2011 – New blog post – Practicing: measuring progress.
25 May 2011 – A couple of new blog posts up – summer practice schedule and basic flute maintenance.
23 May 2011 – New website design!
Recent and Upcoming Performances and Presentations
October 5, 2012 – Guest Recital with Jessica Dunnavant, flute – Middle Tennessee State University – Murfreesboro, TN
August 17 – 20, 2012 – British Flute Society Convention – Royal Northern College of Music – Manchester, England
March 31, 2012 – South Carolina Flute Society Spring Festival – Charleston County School of the Arts, Charleston, SC
March 25, 2012 – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – Newberry, SC
February 25, 2012 – Atlanta Flute Club Flute Fair – Georgia Perimeter College – Clarkston, GA
January 13 – 14, 2012 – Flute Society of Kentucky Festival – Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green, KY
November 19, 2011 - Ludwig Symphony Orchestra – Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2011 - Newberry College – Faculty Recital – Newberry, SC
October 30, 2011 - Private event, Atlanta, GA
September 30, 2011 - Westobou Festival – “Incarnatio Mysteria” – Augusta, GA
June 9 – 12, 2011 – Northwinds Symphonic Band – A Sousa Tribute – Gainesville, Milledgeville, Warner Robins, Cairo, GA
May 30, 2011 – Northwinds Symphonic Band – “America Remembers” – First Baptist Church, Gainesville, GA
May 14, 2011 – University of South Carolina Aiken – American Music Concert – USCA Etherredge Center, Aiken, SC
May 1, 2011 – Ludwig Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven Tribute – Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell, GA
March 19, 2011 – Flute Festival Mid-South – Local Artists Recital – Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
March 4, 2011 – Women’s Studies Research Symposium – “Style and Performance Considerations in Three Works Involving Flute by Joan Tower” – University of Georgia, Athens, GA
February 27, 2011 – St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church – North Augusta, SC
February 26, 2011 – Atlanta Flute Club Flute Fair – Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA
February 12, 2011 – Ludwig Symphony Orchestra – A Romantic Gala Concert – Roswell Cultural Arts Center, Roswell, GA
