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Robert Stallman

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Robert Stallman (1946–2019)[1] was an American classical flutist, arranger, and music educator.[2] He premiered several works by contemporary composers including Karel Husa, William Thomas McKinley, and Burr Van Nostrand, and was the first to record works by several others including John Harbison's Die Kuerze. In the 1990s, he recorded six albums of flute sonatas and concertos for the VAI label.[3][4][5][6]

Biography

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Stallman was born on June 12, 1946. In 1968, he obtained his bachelor's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was mentored by James Papputsakis.[7] He completed two degrees and was also awarded the school's top prize, the Chadwick Medal.[8] After graduation, he became a Fulbright Scholar and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Jean-Pierre Rampal, Alain Marion, and Gaston Crunelle.[7]

References

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  1. "Robert Stallman 1946 – 2019 | Flute Journal". Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. Wetter-Smith, Brooks de (2020-01-01). "Robert Stallman: 1946-2019: The gifted musician is remembered by his longtime friend, a fellow New England Conservatory graduate student of James Pappoutsakis". Flutist Quarterly: 50–53.
  3. Pasternak, Jill (10 January 2009). "Flutist Robert Stallman ". WRTI
  4. Blotner, Linda Solow (ed.) (1983). The Boston Composers Project: A Bibliography of Contemporary Music, pp. 161; 224; 235; 236; 239. MIT Press. ISBN 0262021986
  5. Hitchens, Susan Hayes (1991). Karel Husa: A Bio-bibliography, p. 21. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313255857
  6. Rosenblum, Mathew (2013). Liner notes: Burr Van Nostrand: Voyage in a White Building 1[dead link]. New World Records
  7. 1 2 "Robert Stallman". NFA. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  8. "Robert Stallman (1946-2019)". Sankyo Flutes. Retrieved 2026-07-31.
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