Ardal Powell
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Ardal Powell (b. 1958) is a maker and player of historical flutes. He received his PhD in Music in 2004, and his MA in English in 1989 from Magdalene College.[1] Both degrees came from Cambridge University. He studied Baroque flute at the Royal Conservatory.
He specializes in the study of baroque and classical flute and the effect the relationship between construction, playing technique, performance and repertoire has on society.
He has written several books on flute history and flute playing, and has received several awards. He won the Bessaraboff Prize in 2005 for his publication The Flute, and received an award from the Fellowship for College Teachers and Independent Scholars from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1993.
In 1984 he co-founded Folkers & Powell.
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- Powell, Ardal, Dr (12 March 2006). Ardal Powell. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.
[edit] External links
- Publications - list of publication by Ardal Powell
- FluteHistory.com - a comprehensive history of the flute written by Powell
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