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ARTS Performirn natural Iy Music, teachîng lflong passions for Edmonds Dy Kathy Yenchus CANADLI.N CHAMPION STAFF Susan Edmonds doesn*t rememher why she chose the fltne, but the slender woiid- ssind instnintent I-tas bren hv ber- %ide for 18i yeats. 1 siarird wiîh piano but 1 wanted something more. 1 watined t0 play somnething nio one else I kne-w played. 1 wanîed tiI be unique. But as it turna îlot," laughs the 28-year-old Milton resideni, 'there are lots (if flsite play- ens in the world mi t wasint as unique as 1 thoughr. Geoiwing up irn Chatham, Edmonds' parents enrolird her in the feeder hand pnîgrarn of the Chatham Concert Band when she b1eged" ihcm il play the fluir. She flourîshed. winntng aseards aitihe local Kiwanis mus festivals antd competng ai the Oîîirii Muisic Feslival numerous tilles Ai the ,gr .,f sv'F-mna knew she woul c he , tachr and by 11t. ',hr tdesîded oni mutsic as hier ricasbng pIxcialty f*rue iii fier plan. she camresf her Bashelsîr tif Mues clegrec nmWilflrU urterltjîîsrsi%à' rceîs'îing seseral scbsîlarships along the waiy and ciinipilsrifc ber iwo-year Masters ti fitite performance and pedlagigy ai Memonal UJniversity in Ncwfoiuîîdland "I wâsihe otsly progrtm in Canada TM T O F TH4E MADE, Susan Edmoncis &xî&a quite com dents although sfse teaches finie, shops in schools and why loal flute and lseep her perforrrdng skills sharp, ferabe wtha fut byhe mie. recorder and th"oe. She bas per- studenis werr wekcome wo attend her she says Itý good for me bo have wih fSebyhe ormcd with the Burlingson Co-ncert receni recital lire of charge "(ln the scîmeihing to wssrk îsswards 1 do a lot GkAi-iAM PU«* i CANADtN CHAMPION~ Band and thec tjuelph Symphony wL>oihps) we tomi basts. posture. of leaci'hng 1 ilirive on perfortning- Orchestra and accompanies the lone production, csaentiaLs ii gei a Athbough her res>ent recîtal ai pedagogy in lute.- she says Milton Chortsmr Dutnng the upcom- good sitn sometîmes 1 will attuali> Mtliîîn Bible Cbursh was a solo oneý 1w.> sear ago. Edmonds opened mng seasssn. she wîlI play principal play foi tbcîit o tises :an sec the she hopes at wtl Icad to cnat o her Milton studio, hiei goal was to bc ilute with thi' Maiw rL,"t ra ýxtùiicialI oi hat The' nnintan chlocs lotal musicians and perhaps witbn close pn:ximily tes large urban and the ijaisille Chamber do and they get iisptred If vout krep toll.ahonatic concerts in the future centres wîth mort performsing oppor- O-rhm5ti working ai' ii. vour lingers fis fasier For more information, visit iwwv tuniies, and to eiîabfîsh moots ti a The piano ts the instrunment of and voit cas nials à more be.iuritul edmotndismutsîcsî.udto munLictcai tinig îbnvug community wîîh a smnall choie for mosi voung mutsic su- s;otind Linro tosen flavour dents, but Edmonds hopes to tnçcse l'erîormtng c ornes nat tirallv tsi Kaihy Yani hua £ an fie reu ihed ii Alrcady, hier student roster is ai 40, iriteresi in the flute. Which ts the Edmonds, she wek-comes the oppor- kvanthus@miltonianadian hampirn Lhe injority olf whom are pianoe mu- reabon bebitîd het viîluîire work- lunît> iii cipresi%- lierseif iinusicl2ly com. -~Olt