Betsy Sholl

(Maine Poet Laureate , 2006-2011) www.betsysholl.com

Published in Brilliant Corners,
a Journal of Jazz and Literature www.lycoming.edu/BrilliantCorners

July, 2017

Yes, it's four years later and I'm finally updating my news.  I've recently retired after 36 years (whoa!) of teaching lessons at Colby College.  (I'm still teaching in my home studio and plan to continue for many years).  Anyway, perhaps I'll have more time to keep this website up to date....we'll see.  

I've been very busy this summer with performances and creative projects.  An upcoming highlight is the National Flute Association Convention in Minneapolis - Aug. 9 - 13.  At 1pm on the 12th, Chris Potter, a renowned low flute specialist, will be performing Dreams of Yesterday and Tomorrow, the bass flute movement from my Klezmer Suite!  I'm heading out to the convention to hear her performance and take in some of the other wonderful concerts and workshops.  

October, 2013

I'm thrilled to announce that the Beija-Flor Duo from Montreal has just released a new CD which includes my Klezmer Suite, along with works by Bartok, Imamovic, and others. The CD is titled MUZICA GITANA, dances and complaints of oriental Europe.
More Information →

August, 2013

New CD! The Acadia Session has just been released. In the summer of 2012, Italian jazz vocalist Giuppi Paone was in Portland visiting our mutual friend, Julie Goell. Giuppi and I had a very informal improv session one evening at Julie's home. The following week we went into Acadia Recording Company for a very relaxed recording session. We were joined by Mark Tipton (trumpet), John Clark (bass), and Hayes Porterfield (percussion). There was no goal, plan or arrangements. The session ranged from free improvisation to very deconstructed standards and folk songs. Paone took the recordings back to Italy, edited them, and released the recording, The Acadia Session, on the Zone di Musica label www.zonedimusica.com.

Purchase a download of the recording here. There's more info on my CD page.

Here are some review comments:
"Capture(s) an intimate moment of improvisational wizardry and musical freedom." Portland Phoenix - Full review here
"The Acadia Session" shows that very good things can happen in the musical moment. Portland Press Herald - Full review here

May, 2013

Klezmer Suite published! My Klezmer Suite for Flute and Guitar has been picked up by ALRY Publications. www.alrypublications.com/dimow-klezmer-suite/ The Suite appears on my recording border crossings with Nathan Kolosko. I self published it in 2011, not long after our CD came out. It's already had performances in Canada and Australia. Working with ALRY presents the possibility for wider distribution and more performances.