Flute 360

Flute 360 | Episode 33: “An Interview with Nicole Chamberlain” (32:14) In today’s episode, Heidi talks with Nicole Chamberlain who is a flutist and a composer who resides in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.). She received her Bachelor’s in Music Composition from the University of Georgia. To read Nicole’s full biography, please click here. Episode 33 – Main Points: 1:03 – Nicole’s Background 1:48 – Nicole has written for larger ensembles, too! 2:54 – Question: Why did you choose the flute? 3:31 – “The clarinet was available to me at the time.” – Nicole 6:10 – “I sing, and I use a keyboard for pitch references and harmonies.” – Nicole 6:49 – Question: What inspired you to start composing? 7:07 – “I thought movie composing was the way to go.” – Nicole 9:17 – Composing for animation was an experience. 9:49 – Question: What’s your compositional process like? 10:29 – Nicole answers the question. 11:27 – “I start improvising.” – Nicole 12:00 – Commissioned works. 13:10 – A piece for tuba and fixed media (electronics) by Nic