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Roots: A Flautas del Fuego Recording Project

This CD is a musical journey back to our multicultural roots. Help us get to the finish line!

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Roots: A Flautas del Fuego Recording Project

Roots: A Flautas del Fuego Recording Project

Roots: A Flautas del Fuego Recording Project

Roots: A Flautas del Fuego Recording Project

Roots: A Flautas del Fuego Recording Project

This CD is a musical journey back to our multicultural roots. Help us get to the finish line!

This CD is a musical journey back to our multicultural roots. Help us get to the finish line!

This CD is a musical journey back to our multicultural roots. Help us get to the finish line!

This CD is a musical journey back to our multicultural roots. Help us get to the finish line!

Izabella Budai
Izabella Budai
Izabella Budai
Izabella Budai
1 Campaign |
Toronto, Canada
$3,697 USD $3,697 USD 48 backers
52% of $6,983 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

About this recording

Roots represent beginnings. They facilitate growth. They expand to support and nurture. Our diverse roots converge on this CD, bringing together the music of Hungarian, Latin American and North American composers. This recording offers a delectable variety of music from the W.F. Bach Duo Sonata that became the root of our friendship to the folk music that we heard growing up and to our more recent musical adventures in Canada and the U.S.

Our project is nearly complete but we need your support to get it off the ground. Your contribution will help us put the finishing touches on the recording, including art work, pressing, manufacturing and purchasing rights. It will fund the promotion of the CD and will also enable us to pay off some of the money we have already used towards the musicians' honorariums, travel expenses and the commission of a new piece. Any extra contributions will be used towards our other ongoing projects, 

Details

Most of the music featured on this CD has never been recorded before, including Exequiel Mantega's arrangement of Piazzolla's famous Tango Etudes for two flutes, our own arrangement of the "Aria" from Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileira No. 6 for flute and bass flute and the fiery "Danzas del Fuego" for two flutes, cello and marimba written for us by Greek-Canadian composer Constantine Caravassilis.

We are proud to present Running the Edge for two flutes and percussive piano by Jennifer Higdon, one of the most frequently performed American composers of our time. Last, but not least, Franz Doppler's well known "Duettino on Hungarian Motives" gives us the chance to offer our interpretation on a much loved classic for two flutes and piano.

About us


We are a flute duo based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Though born on different continents and trained in different countries, we have forged a personal and musical connection that makes playing together as natural and effortless as breathing and even more gratifying than playing alone. Our collaboration began in 2010 with performances in each other's graduating recitals and has since then taken us to various venues and chamber music series in the Toronto area. We are looking forward to an exciting new season with appearances in Toronto, the University of Idaho, New York and Monterrey, Mexico. 

Our vision

Professional flute duos aren't very common and the existing repertoire can quickly be exhausted. This presents a wonderful opportunity for us to influence the creation of new repertoire. Our goal is to keep commissioning exciting new music from young composers. This CD will enable us to apply for grants that will help fund such future projects. 

General Budget Outline

Artist's Honorariums: $3000

Graphic Design: $1000

Marketing Expenses: $2000

Travel Expenses: $2000

Production and Manufacturing: $2000

Acknowledgements

We could not have come this far without the artistic contributions of our musical team, including pianists Chad Spears and Oszkár Morzsa, marimba player Michelle Colton, cellist Amahl Arulanandam and composer Constantine Caravassilis. 

Our heartfelt thanks to our technical team: our sound engineer Peter Olsen, our videographer, Alison J. Gray, our graphic designer Yesim Tosuner and our photographers, Mouna Tahar and Zoltán Lehocki. 

We are immeasurably grateful to the First Hungarian Presbyterian Church of Toronto for allowing us to record most of our album on their premises. 



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Blue Friends

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$25 CAD
For your generous contribution of $25-49: You get a free download of your favourite track from our CD!
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July 2015
12 claimed

Bronze Friends

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For your generous contribution of $50-99: Download your favourite track from our CD and get a signed picture from our professional gallery!
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July 2015
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Silver Friends

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For your very generous contribution of $100-199: You get a signed CD delivered to your home and a signed picture from our gallery!
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July 2015
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Gold Friends

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For your remarkably generous contribution of $200-499: You get a signed CD, a signed picture from our gallery and a DVD of our CD release concert!
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Platinum Friends

Currency Conversion $349 USD
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For your incredibly generous contribution of $500-999: You will get a signed copy of our CD, a copy of our DVD from our CD release concert, a signed picture from our professional gallery, and a free flute lesson with a member of the duo that can be arranged in person or on Skype.
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For your lavish contribution of $1000 or more: You will get a signed copy of our CD, a copy of our DVD from our CD release concert, a signed poster-size fine print of the album cover art, and a free flute lesson with a member of the duo that can be arranged in person or on Skype. Also, your name will appear on our website as a Patron of Flautas del Fuego.
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