John Fonville
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D.M.A., Flutist/composer, is dedicated to extending the language and technique of the flute. Toward that objective he is a master of all the recent technical developments and an explorer in their use in various musical contexts: microtonal music, improvisation, and new compositions that push the boundaries. He performs on a complete set of quarter-tone flutes from bass flute to piccolo and was instrumental in their development. His numerous premiers include composers such as Ben Johnston, Sal Martirano, Joji Yuasa, Roger Reynolds, Hiroyuki Itoh, Paul Koonce and numerous others.
He is a member of the TONE ROAD RAMBLERS, the EOLUS QUINTET, and the Department of Music's PERFORMANCE LAB. Widely recorded, he can be heard on CRI, New World, Neuma, OO Discs, Advance, TR2, Orion, and Opus One. A solo flute CD featuring the compositions of Ferneyhough, Fonville, Johnston, Martirano and Yuasa is on Einstein Recordings.
He is past Chair of the Department of Music at the University of California San Diego.
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- Psalm of These Days, Contemporary Music from the University of Illinois, music by Edwin London; John Fonville, flute, CRI 405, 1979.
- Duo, American Contemporary Music From The University Of Illinois, music by Ben Johnston; John Fonville, flute, CRI 405, 1979.
- Four for Flute, Collections, music by Scott A. Wyatt, UBRES CS 303, 1979.
- Ryo-nen, Robert Newell, Advance Recordings, FGR-18S.
- Gestures for Eleven, Herbert Brun, Non sequiter 1-3.
- An Afternoon with Anron at the Cafe, THE TONE ROAD RAMBLERS, music by Fonville, Powell and Udow; John Fonville, composer/performer, TR^2001 Records, 1985.
- Proverbs/Converbs, same as above.
- Dancing Hands, The Tone Road Ramblers, music by Michael Udow (same as above).
- Duet V, THE TONE ROAD RAMBLERS, music by Morgan Powell (same as above).
- Canti Lunatici, SONOR, music by Bernard Rands, CRI Records, 1986.
- Canti del Sole, SONOR, music by Bernard Rands, CRI Records, 1986.
- Autonomic Music: Music for Sarah by John Fonville, Autonomic Music by John Fonville and Tom North, Home and Away by John Fonville and James Staley, Lumina Records, New York City, 1986.
- Piece for Flute Solo and Tape Accompaniments by William DeFotis, Spectrum Records, 1987.
- Come What May Places, Tone Road Ramblers, music by James Lewis, Orion Record Label, 1987.
- Four for Flute. Collections II, music by Scott A. Wyatt, Veriatza Records, 1989.
- Transfigured Wind by Roger Reynolds, recorded February 16-19, 1990, New World Recordings, 1991.
- Poempiece Whitegold blue for solo flute by William Brooks, Mode Recordings, December 1991 release.
- For Tom Howell for solo flute, by Neeley Bruce, Mode Recordings, December 1991 release.
- Quoq for solo flute by Robert Erickson, CRI, December 1991 release.
- Producer, Music of Robert Erickson, CRI, December 1991 release.
- Re-release of Canti Lunatici and Canti del Sol by Bernard Rands on CD, 1991.
- Personae by Roger Reynolds, Neuma 450-78, Spring 1993.
- SONOR UCSD 25th Anniversary CD CRI 652; as performer, conductor and producer, Spring 1993: Double Concerto by Rand Steiger
- Prometheus by Brian Ferneyhough
- Mutterings by Joji Yuasa
- Not Only Night by Roger Reynolds.
- Crux: Stuart Saunders Smith, 00 Discs #11 Notebook for flute, trumpet, double bass and piano, Spring 1993
- Here and There for flute, piano interior and short wave radio.
- Dionysius by Roger Reynolds, Neuma, Fall 1993.
- Tone Road Ramblers: Intersections and Detours. New Works by Morgan Powell, Michael Udow, Salvatore Martirano and John Fonville. Expected release by Einstein Recordings, Spring 1994:
- Fulminating Fomentation of Fermenting Fermati by Morgan Powell
- Sand Steps II by Michael Udow
- Thrown by Sal Martirano
- Field and Stream by John Fonville, for flute, clarinet, trumpet, two trombones and percussion, 1991, using extended just intonation.
- Lonesome Things by Erik Lund.
- Thallein by Iannis Xenakis. Neuma, Spring 1994.
- Terms of Temporal Detailing for solo bass flute, by Joji Yuasa. Neuma Fall, 1995.
- Temporal Details Solo Flute CD Einstein 007i Music for Sarah by John Fonville
- Superscripto for solo piccolo by Brian Ferneyhough
- Terms of Temporal Detailing for solo bass flute by Joji Yuasa
- MONG SONGS for two flutes by John Fonville
- Phlue for flute and tape by Sal Martirano
