Sir James Galway is still around. It is hard to believe that Mr. Galway is 83 years old, and still playing. You know, I have a Sesame Street album where he plays a little bit. He is a virtuoso of the flute. And for that matter, so as Jethro Tull front man, I Ian Anderson. I have a couple of Ian's albums. I've also got some albums from Jethro Tull. Ian Anderson uses the flute in a very unusual way.?
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On Jul 30, 2023, at 7:30 PM, Lesa Walter via groups.io <hootieperch@...> wrote:
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Hi Pappa Smurf,
I'm sorry to say that Brian is gone. But what a wonderful life he had! He gave so much to so many of us, even far away who never got to meet him in person. I miss his dear old soul. Below is his obit published by the equestrian community in Malawi:
IN MEMORIAM: BRIAN BURGESS (GBR), 1931-2014?
11 Feb 2014
Brian Burgess (GBR), Vice President of the Malawi Equestrian Federation and President between 2001-2003, has died at the age of 82. He passed away peacefully just before his 83rd birthday at home with his family on the Zomba Plateau in Malawi, where he had lived for nearly 40 years.
He took up Dressage while working as an officer in the British army and police force in the 1970s, and his passion for the discipline led him to the Spanish Riding School in Vienna (AUT) where he was trained by Hans Riegler (GER) and Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg (AUT).
He moved to Malawi in 1953, and with his wife Jayn Burgess (GBR), daughter Zoe Kayes (MAW), Deborah Murphy (GBR), Katherine Paul (GBR) and Diane Pieterse (RSA) founded the Malawi Equestrian Federation. He also set up the Plateau Stables, Malawi¡¯s first Dressage instruction and residential training centre, with a string of Lipizzaners.
During the 1980s and 1990s, he travelled extensively in neighbouring countries to judge and train riders, and also further afield including to New Zealand.
"My father lived an exceptional life doing what he loved best¡±, commented his daughter Zoe Kayes and President of the Malawi Equestrian Federation. ¡°He was also a keen musician, which was part of his love for Dressage and rhythm. Certainly for myself I have not only lost a father but my trainer and my mentor. He was a huge inspiration for us all in the Dressage community here in Malawi and will be very sorely missed¡±.
The FEI extends its sincere condolences to Brian Burgess' family, to the equestrian community in Malawi and to his many friends around the world.
On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 03:32:08 PM MDT, Keith Pettway <keith@...> wrote:
Yes, What a wonderful, colorful (or
should I say "colourful?). Wonder if he is still with us on this
earth?
Cheers!!
Papa Smurf/Keith
On 7/30/2023 4:19 PM, AliceFlute wrote:
And don¡¯t forget our longtime old friend Brian in
Africa, who signed his posts with O¡¯pengis! Miss that old guy!
On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 1:57
PM Keith Pettway <
keith@...>
wrote:
Hello
Folks - here is a brief background on the open G#. When
Boehm
redesigned the flute in 1847, he wanted an open G#, not
closed. The
closed G# caused many problems (especially on E3) that do
not happen
with an open G#. So what happened that caused 99% of modern
"Boehm"
system flutes to use closed G#? The bottom line - MONEY. The
old system
flutes used a closed G3, and the players that had learned on
the old
system flutes were reluctant to relearn fingering. Makers of
the modern
Boehm flutes could sell more flutes if they had a closed G3
so...
There are not many flutists left that use open G# flutes. My
mentor, and
friend William Bennett (WIBB), who left this earth a year
ago May, was
one of the last (at least one of the last I know of) to
totally use the
open G#. All of the flutes he performed on were either
original open G#,
or he had them converted to open G#. I always was honored
but quit
panicked when he shoved one of his flutes toward me with the
words
"here, try this flute". I knew what to do, but it really
scrambled my
brain to do it!
Cheers!
Papa Smurf/Keith
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