On Bright Air
Adelaide flutist Melanie Walters returns to the Fringe with a program of Australian music for solo flute, including works by Jane Stanley, Brett Dean and South Australian composer Rachel Bruerville
Reviews for past shows:
★★★★★ The Advertiser, 2017 - “An hour better spent is hard to immediately recall than with flautist Melanie Walters and her exceptional solo recital”
★★★★★ The Serenade Files, 2022 - “Walters crafts a captivating soundscape far beyond the expected limits of the piccolo”
★★★★★ The Advertiser, 2022 - “This highly original program was superbly played by Walters, whose command of the tonal possibilities of this instrument is truly exceptional”
Presented by: Melanie Walters
Melanie Walters’ performance career includes playing beer bottles and party whistles on ABC Classic, performing in an ensemble dressed in paper in a Massachusetts art gallery, and marching in the 2000-piece band at the Sydney Olympics. Influenced by her misspent youth playing in flute ensembles and hammering out modernist music on the piano, she now specialises in performing 20th and 21st Century flute music.
She received a Dean’s Commendation for her PhD in flute performance and has performed for organisations including Musica Viva, Bang on a Can, COMA, and the Australian Flute Festival. As well as playing regularly as principal flute of the Adelaide Wind Orchestra, she can often be heard making strange, improvised sounds in venues like The Metro, and on ThreeD Radio.