Robert Hugh Willoughby (June 6, 1921 – March 27, 2018[1]) was an American classical flute player and flute teacher. He played both Baroque and modern flute. He has been described by Flute magazine as the "American grandmaster of the flute".
Robert Hugh Willoughby | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | June 6, 1921 Grundy Center, Iowa, United States |
| Died | March 27, 2018 (aged 96) |
| Occupation(s) | flute player and teacher |
| Instrument(s) | modern flute, Baroque flute |
Willoughby taught for many years at Oberlin College, where he was the first Robert Wheeler Professor of Performance. He taught for ten years at the Peabody Institute,[2] and later at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. He received the Alumni Achievement Award from Eastman School of Music[3] and in 1996 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Flute Association.[4]
Students
editAmong his many students is the jazz flute player Paul Horn.[5]
Selected discography
edit- The Oberlin Woodwind Quintet:
Robert Willoughby, flute
James Caldwell, oboe
Lawrence McDonald, clarinet
Robert Fries, french horn
Kenneth Moore, bassoon
Saturday, January 14, 1984 8:00 p.m. in Hamman Hall, Rice University Digital Scholarship Archive http://scholarship.rice.edu/handle/1911/76867
Personal life
editHe married author Elaine Macmann Willoughby in 1957.
Publications
edit- "The Flute Practice Techniques", Conn-Selmer Keynotes, 1974.[6]
References
edit- ^ Robert Willoughby, Legendary Flute Professor and Performer, Dies at 96
- ^ Robert Bigio (December 2010). Robert Willoughby: American Grandmaster of the Flute. Flute. Accessed April 2015.
- ^ "Robert Willoughby BM 42". rochester.edu.Accessed March 2018.
- ^ "Achievement Awards". nfaonline.org. Accessed April 2015.
- ^ Will Mason (2011). Former Professor of Flute Robert Willoughby Celebrates 90th Birthday. Oberlin Conservatory Magazine, 2011. Accessed April 2015.
- ^ "Conn-Selmer Keynotes". conn-selmer.com.
Further reading and listening
edit- “Robert Willoughby – Seeking Variety” (interview with William Montgomery). Flute Talk (October 1984): 2-6.
- “Robert Willoughby: Combining the Best of Schools” (interview with Kerry Walker). Flute Talk (December 1994): 8-10.
- "From Mariano and Kincaid to Decades of Fine Teaching" (interview with Vanessa Mulvey and Vanessa Holroyd). Flute Talk (February 2001): 18-20
- Jictoria Jicha, "Robert Willoughby Combines the Wisdom of Three Masters". Flute Talk (November 2003): 4-11.
- Leonard L. Garrison, "Happy Birthday, Bob: A Tribute to Robert Willoughby" The Flutist Quarterly XXVI (2, Winter 2001): 57-61
- Leonard L. Garrison, "90th Birthday Celebration for Robert Willoughby". Flute Talk 31 (4, December 2011): 12-13
- "A Conversation with Robert Willoughby" (interview with Patricia George). Flute Talk 31 (4, December 2011): 14-17
- Aralee Dorough, "Robert Willoughby: The Next Decade". The Flutist Quarterly XXXVII (4, Summer 2012): 30-33.
- "Robert Willoughby, Noted Traverso Teacher, Feted at Oberlin". Early Music America 18 (3, Fall 2012): 39
- "Robert Willoughby", The Growing Bolder Radio Network (June 22, 2014)
- Leela Breithaupt, Katherine Borst Jones, "Robert Willoughby 95 Lessons". Flute Talk 36 (September 2016): 24-27