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AVANT-GARDE RECORDER MUSIC: AN EVOLUTIONARY VIEW
Traces developments from 1950 through 1990 in Europe, the USA and elsewhere.
American Recorder, September, 1992

GERHARD BRAUN ON THE RECORDER AND EDUCATION IN GERMANY
An interview with Gerhard Braun, professor of recorder at the Statliche Hochschule Fur Musik in Karlsruhe (now retired) and founder and former president of the European Recorder Teacher's Association (ERTA)
American Recorder, September, 1993
Reprinted in Recorder Magazine (U.K.), June, 1994

IN LIVING COLOR
How to use alternate fingerings to produce timbre and dynamic effects in a musical way.
American Recorder, March, 1996

THE [1992] INTERNATIONAL RECORDER SYMPOSIUM IN KARLSRUHE: A DIARY
Mr. Rose's experiences and observations at this central, world-class event.
American Recorder, December, 1992

NEW DIRECTIONS
A report on Mathias Spahlinger's "Nah, Getrennt" a major innovative work.
American Recorder, September, 1994

A NEW RECORDER FOR NEW MUSIC
An examination of a newly designed recorder by Martin Helder for contemporary music performance.
American Recorder, September, 1996

ON THE CUTTING EDGE
A regular column profiling musicians, compositions, events, technologies and virtually anything else related to modern recorder music.
In most editions of American Recorder from March, 1991 - January 2002.

THE RECORDER PLAYER'S INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ (co-authored with Joel Levine)
American Recorder, May, 1995
Reprinted in German in TIBIA, January, 1997

SIGHTINGS
Three brief articles that attempt to answer common questions about the recorder and modern music.
Early Music Newsletter (New York City)
#1) How does one go about choosing the right instrument for a modern work? (September, 1992)
#2) What pieces would I recommend to begin playing the modern repertoire? (November, 1992, reprinted in the American Recorder, June, 1993)
#3) Are dynamics really possible on the recorder? (January, 1993)

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF RECORDER TODAY?
A report on the International Recorder Symposium, 1990, in Karlsruhe, Germany.
American Recorder, December, 1990

ZUM STAND DER MODERNEN AMERIKANISCHEN BLOCKFLOTENMUSIK, EINE SUBJEKTIVE BETRACHTUNG
Survey of modern American recorder works.
TIBIA, February, 1992 (in German)