A MAGIC FLUTE (HE HOPES) MIT SENIOR SKIPS WALK FOR GLOBAL CONTEST.Byline: Daily News While his fellow students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, are receiving their diplomas June 9, senior Matthew Roitstein from Valencia will be in Odense, Denmark, one of three Americans competing in the prestigious Carl Nielsen Noun 1. Carl Nielsen - Danish composer (1865-1931) Carl August Nielsen, Nielsen International Flute Competition International Flute Competition can be:
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Forty-eight entrants representing 21 nationalities were chosen to compete in the contest, open to flutists under 30. Roitstein began studying flute at age 8 with his mother, a music instructor. His father is chairman of jazz studies and piano at California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. . ``I enjoyed the sound the flute created, and wanted to play some of the wonderful repertoire that I heard coming out of my mom's studio,'' he said. He received numerous honors in high school, and in the summer of 2001 was a featured soloist -- with his twin brother, Andrew, who plays bass cello -- on the public radio program, ``From the Top.'' The Nielsen competition runs for four rounds, each with two different required works. Roitstein has been principal flutist in the MIT Symphony Orchestra since 2002. This summer Roitstein will participate for the second time in the Aspen Music Festival Aspen Music Festival, annual summer event, held in Aspen, Colo. A former silver-mining boomtown, Aspen fell into decline and was culturally revived by Walter Paepcke, who formed the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. . He says he will apply to graduate schools next year, although he's unsure if it will be for architecture or music. ``I've been doing music all my life and will continue to play even if I do not pursue it professionally,'' he said. ``Right now I'd like to keep up both fields and I would be thrilled if I could combine these two passions, perhaps in studying acoustics or designing concert halls.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Matthew Roitstein, principal flutist for the MIT Symphony Orchestra, is skipping graduation for an elite international competition. Thomas Maxisch/Special to the Daily News (2) ROITSTEIN |
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