Peter H. Bloom
Historical Flutes

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Peter H. Bloom is a distinguished soloist and ensemble flutist who specializes in period-instrument performances of chamber music heard in Renaissance and Baroque Europe and 19th-century America. He was founder of D.C. Hall's New Concert and Quadrille Band, a 19th century chamber ensemble that The Boston Globe called "an absolutely first-rate artistic enterprise, irrespective of category." He performs across the U.S. and appears on 30 CDs with distribution throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Winner of the Noah Greenberg Award of the American Musicological Society for "distinguished contribution to the study and performance of early music"
"...a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength." ~ The Boston Globe
"impressive variations" ~ Early Music (U.K.)
"wonderful flute birdsong obligato" ~ Lute News (The English Lute Society)
"astounding…delectable trills and runs" ~ Bedford Gazette (PA) (top)

PERFORMANCES

Solo recitals: American Musical Instrument Society, Jordan Hall, Flute Society of Philadelphia, Early Music Society of Boulder, National Flute Association, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Berklee Performance Center.

Performances with diverse ensembles such as: Olmsted Ensemble, New Mendelssohn Quintet Club, Victorian Duo, Aston Magna Festival Orchestra, Travassada, Candlelight Orchestra, Jubal's Lyre, the duo "2" (with pianist/harpist Mary Jane Rupert), and The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra.

National tours at venues including: including The Metropolitan Museum, The National Gallery, The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Florida, Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music, Dartmouth University, Mechanics Hall, Princeton University, Yale University, Georgetown University, Fogg Museum, Rutgers University, Randolph-Macon College, Wadsworth Atheneum, American Antiquarian Society, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, St Peter's Lutheran Church (NYC), and All Saints' Beverly Hills. (top)

RECORDINGS

Grant Concert! D.C. Hall's New Concert and Quadrille Band. Music heard in mid-19th century America. Dorian Records. "Clean playing and careful ensemble are the keynote...Hall's Band meets the challenge with precision and spirit." ~ Gramophone Magazine

Take Me Out to the Ballgame, D'Anna Fortunato and chamber orchestra Triskelion All-Stars. SONY Classical. Music of baseball from 1858 to 1913. "The performances by the marvelous D'Anna Fortunato and the eight virtuoso instrumentalists...deserve a cheering standing ovation." ~ Newhouse News Service

And The Angels Sing, Chamber ensemble recording of carols arranged and produced for the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. North Star Records. "There is not a miss in this instant classic." ~ The Boston Globe

Union and Liberty, D.C. Hall's Band. Music of the American Civil War. Dorian Records. "Engineered with splendid sound. Union and Liberty is an unforgettable recording." ☆☆☆☆☆ ~ Stylus

Treasures from the American Film Archives: Improvised music with members of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra for award-winning DVD series of historical silent films ("one of the best sets of the year" ~The New York Times).

Other CDs: Recordings on Newport Classic, Leo Records, Revels, 9Winds, Tautology, other labels. (top)

SPECIAL PROJECTS, LECTURES, TEACHING

Musical direction for museum exhibitions and multi-media projects in the U.S. and abroad, including The American Museum in Britain, The New-York Historical Society, and the American Antiquarian Society.

Historical instrument consultant to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, including numerous lecture-performances as well as recordings and voice-over commentary for audio guides of historical woodwinds.

Lectures for National Flute Association, American Musical Instrument Society, University of Colorado, others. Author: A Practical and Tuneful Method for the Baroque Flute; Editor/publisher: Facsimile Edition: School for the Flute of 1836 by Charles Nicholson; Author: Alfred G. Badger entry for the forthcoming Lexikon der Flöte.

Board member and publicity chair, James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition

Served on faculties of New England Conservatory of Music, International Early Dance Institute at Goucher College, Dana Hall School of Music, and Regis College(top)

EDUCATION

Master of Music with distinction, flute performance, New England Conservatory of Music. BA in philosophy, Boston University. Performance studies at Hochschule Mozarteum, Salzburg; Longy School of Music; Aston Magna Institute. (top)

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