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Robert Rabinowitz

Robert is an award-winning composer, arranger, flutist, and saxophonist renowned for his diverse musical achievements. His commissioned music has been performed at prestigious venues like the Kennedy Center and Brooklyn Academy of Music and aired on NPR. A recipient of a BMI Award for Excellence and a Connecticut Governor's Arts Award, he co-founded the Newtown Arts Festival and led cultural initiatives in Newtown, including performances by the New York Philharmonic, NYC Ballet, and James Taylor. He also secured NEA funding for art therapy programs and facilitated substantial donations of musical instruments and equipment to Newtown schools and the community.

13 Articles Published
Listening as a Life Practice: Claire Chase

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by…

The Mechanical Perfectionist: The Genius and Tragedy of Cornelius Ward

In the grand narrative of the flute’s evolution, the 19th century is often presented as…

The Lost Art of Listening: The World as a Score

When was the last time you listened to the shape of a room? Not the…

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The Sound of Hope: Listening with Anders Hagberg

It’s not often that an artist’s work aligns so perfectly with the zeitgeist of a…

The Lost Art of Listening: From Convention Hall to Practice Room

Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to Robert’s article in the Summer FQ, which received…

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The Flutist in the Physics Lab: An Intimate Portrait of Dayton C. Miller

In the annals of the flute, there are innovators, virtuosos, and scholars. And then there…

The Lost Art of Listening: Finding Unity in Sound

Remember? Maybe it was the focused quiet of a practice room, that moment when a…

Music Under Hand: Unveiling the Walking Stick Flutes of the Dayton C. Miller Collection

Part 1: The Allure and Context of Walking Stick Flutes Imagine strolling down a bustling…

The Legacy of Claude Laurent’s Glass Flutes

Claude Laurent’s exquisite glass flutes, symbols of 19th-century innovation and luxury, famously gifted to world…

Do You Know Your Flute’s History? Provenance and the Stories Behind Our Instruments

The Library of Congress is a vast repository of knowledge, memory, and culture, housing millions…

For the Love of the Flute: Mary Jean Simpson

This is the second in our ongoing series of articles that FQ is doing in…

Inside the Library of Congress Flute Vault

This is the first in an ongoing series of articles FQ will be doing in…