In this captivating episode of Future Classic Women Awards, host Stefania Passamonte welcomes Sara Minelli, a talented Italian flutist based in London. Sara shares her inspiring journey of leaving Italy with just a dream and no solid plans, arriving in London eight years ago with nowhere to stay. What started as a one-month adventure turned into a permanent relocation, as she discovered the city’s welcoming culture, diverse communities, and incredible opportunities for contemporary classical musicians.
Sara discusses her debut solo album ‘New Resonances,’ which represents a pivotal achievement in her career as a classically trained musician who has devoted herself to contemporary music. The album features groundbreaking works by legendary composers like Salvatore Sharino and Brian Ferneyhough, alongside new commissions from emerging composers. We explore the fascinating world of contemporary flute technique, the physical and artistic demands of solo flute performance, and the fascinating connection between Baroque and modern classical music, including a deep dive into Ferneyhough’s ‘Cassandra’s Dream Song’ and its feminist interpretations.
Main Topics
Sara Minelli moved from Montepulciano, Italy to London 8 years ago with minimal planning, turning a spontaneous adventure into a permanent career relocation
Her debut album 'New Resonances' showcases contemporary classical music featuring pieces by landmark composers Salvatore Sharino and Brian Ferneyhough, plus new commissions
Contemporary flute has experienced massive technical expansion compared to classical repertoire, requiring extended techniques and often electronics
Solo flute performance is highly demanding physically and requires careful repertoire curation to maintain audience interest
Sara identifies a meaningful connection between Baroque and contemporary classical music, as both periods were times of exciting experimentation and technical development
The flute's prominence shifted from being a cherished solo instrument in the Baroque period to primarily orchestral use in the 19th century before contemporary composers rediscovered its potential
Sara's journey into music began through singing in a children's choir at age 11, inspired by her teachers in her hometown, before discovering the flute
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Hello and welcome to future Classic Women Awards with me, Stefania Passamonte on women's radio station, the program where we search for the most amazing new female artists on the classical panorama Today. Our guest is Sara Minelli, fantastic flutist and unbelievable. We made it. We were all stuck, including Alisa Castinelli is our social media expert. We were all stuck on another line this morning. I feared this morning would have been just our sound engineer Melissa to talk to you, but we made it. So welcome Sara. Good morning. Good morning. So Sara, you are a flutist from Italy, from Montepulciano. That is one of the most beautiful places in Italy, in Tuscany. And so you were on the Norther line. So where are you coming from? Actually, yes, I was in Golders Green. Golden green. Fantastic. So tell me, when did you. So you now live in London, right? Yes, yeah, I moved to London eight years ago. Okay. To be honest, you're a Londoner already? Yeah, I hope so. And it has been an adventure, really, because I just wanted to try new things to just to have a new experience, improve my English and to see what London had to offer in terms of opportunities to perform. I didn't hope to stay longer than one month, actually. I didn't have anywhere to sleep. Oh, no way. I just left home like a crazy person in search of something, a proper adventure. Yes. Like Indiana Jones of the Flute. Yeah, yeah. And I found myself in this jungle. I didn't know anyone. A friend of mine said that London is like a washing machine, not a jungle. It's one where you come in and then you can't go out because the cycle keeps running and running and running. And then, I don't know, I made it. And I stayed here eight years. Wow. I was so excited about the city and the opportunities, so much music. And I just kept talking to anyone about who I was and what I wanted and. And yeah, I built up my work reputation. I started performing here and there and then. And then it has happened. Wow. Yes. So would you call London your home now or you plan to move somewhere else? Maybe Another crazy adventure. I like London very much. I like the openness in this city and so many people from so many countries and cultures and I really felt free to express myself. And also people noticed and appreciated my. My talent and my music and. But of course, I am Italian and you know, it's just. Italy is a. You know, it's just. It's my home is the heart. Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I cannot really. Well, I'm always proud of the place. I come from. And I think it's important. Well, the beauty of this city and the UK in general, the British culture is the fact that they're very welcoming, isn't it? And they appreciate the diversity, the fact of being from a different place, bringing a new richness in the culture that makes this country so unique. Yes. Yeah. And especially London, I would say. Absolutely, absolutely. You're here today to promote your upcoming album. Yeah, it has been released last year. Yes. And there is a new one coming up, but it's not ready yet. We are finalizing. Yeah. And my, my first solo album, New Resonances has been, I would say, a really big, important achievement for me because I am a classically trained musician, but I don't find myself as a classical musician because then during the years my interest and passion has been towards the contemporary music. Okay. And I. I have worked, have been working with so many composers and this album really represents myself and my repertoire. New Resonances includes pieces written for me by composers from Italy and the uk. Now there is a majority of Italian composers, of course, because the label is from Florence, is Italian. But I wanted to. There have been two really important composers have changed completely the flute, the flute technique in the 20th century. So they are Salvatore Sharino. Yep. And Brian Fernio. And so I wanted to record two pieces by them, important pieces. And then. And all the new pieces thereby, younger composers have, let's say, followed research. So the first one that we're gonna listen is Brian Fenny, Cassandra's Dream song, which is very important flute piece written in 1970. Before we were born. Yes. I wasn't Bo. And the piece really changes the flute perspective and I would say it's a landmark for the contemporary flute and it's a piece I love so much. Also there is a feminist perspective in the interpretation of the piece which has been studied and researched because the piece is about the myth of Cassandra and Apollo. And there are actually. The composition really is formed by two separate pages and one represents Cassandra and one Apollo. So it's basically a dialogue between them. That's very interesting. Let's listen to it then. Sam. Sa. It. Sam it. Sa. It. Welcome to women's radio station. I'm Sarah Louise Ryan and welcome to Love Lessons live on women's radio station. Hello and welcome to future classic women awards with me, Stefania Passamonte on women's radio station. Hello and welcome to Julie Mae is listening. Hi, this is Anna Kennedy and we're at women's radio station supporting women's well being and we're talking all things autism women. The possibilities are endless. That's what makes us different. Hi, I'm Tracey Weeden of Brownhill Insurance Group. We are an award winning family run insurance broker covering a wide range of insurance products ranging from commercial lines to personal household, high net worth and fine art. You can contact us on 0208-658-4334 or visit our website www.brownhillgroup.co.uk for your free no obligation quotation at Brownhills. We've got you covered. Hi, I'm Lauren Mishkon. I'm a birth doula and mum of three and I'm passionate about supporting women to have empowering and positive birth experiences. Please join me for my brand new show From Tummy to Mummy here on Women's Radio Station. 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Our guest today is Sara Minelli, a fantastic flutist from Italy, from Montepulciano, who's based in London. And you're here to present your debut album of solo flute. So how difficult it is to make a concert of just solo flute? Well, it's very hard. It requires a long preparation. And also the repertoire has to be selected carefully because you need to make things interesting. And especially because I mainly promote and perform contemporary classical music. It is important that you just present to the program in a certain way. So, for instance, I always try to put together pieces not experimental as well as traditional in their style and new commissions, because I think that the young composers also need some space. Absolutely. And in all my programs, I include a new commission, a new piece of a world premiere. And I think. I mean, in terms of preparation, it can be very really demanding because the flute is a windy instrument and is physically demanding. The contemporary music is even more demanding physically than the classical traditional repertoire. It's just because the flute has had an expansion in the technique, which is huge in the contemporary music. And so there is. I play with different flutes, which I think makes things more interesting for people to hear different sounds. And I often use electronics as well. So I try to make it quite different. 21st century. Sorry, quite 21st century, yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Sometimes I mix things up. I like. I love baroque music, so. And I find a connection between the contemporary and the baroque. Lots of composers have been inspired by baroque music. It was an exciting moment, if you like the baroque music, because that's where things were starting to take shape. Yes, it's from the early music, really. That's the time that the technique, the structure, composing and the instruments as well were the developing. So it was as exciting as it might be today with the new technologies. Yes, absolutely. Especially the flute. In fact, we have a lot of repertoire in the Baroque music. For flute, it was a solo instrument very much appreciated. And then there is a gap. In the 19th century, we don't have so much solo repertoire. It was more an orchestral instrument. The important instruments were piano, violin, and they had the high after development too. So they were really. And the piano is a very instrumental instrument by himself. So it was opening opportunities that you wouldn't be able to do with the solo instruments, isn't it? Yes, yeah. And also the concert hall were getting bigger. Yes. So in the baroque period, for, you know, the normal audience is now used to classical music. Yes. In the baroque period, you would be performing In a room more intimate. Yeah, Might be a large room, but still it was for a small amount of people listening to it. While in the Romantic period, in the 1800s, you started to develop the big theaters, and then you needed an instrument that was able to project. Exactly. Yes. Yes, that's really true. But luckily, today's composers, they have appreciated the flute again, and they have discovered. They discovered it. Yeah. A huge, huge technique that it wasn't discovered before. It still existed. I mean, it existed already, but nobody really thought of the huge possibilities of the flute. So when did you decide to become a professional flutist? Classical flute. Oh, that's interesting, because I think it's something that it just happened. I just ended up because I was so passionate about, and I just. I couldn't do anything else. Oh, really? When did you started to learn? I started learning the flute when I was 11 years old, but I used to sing before. My family isn't musical, and it's been just thanks to my music teachers in Montepulciano who noticed my musicality. And I was lucky to be selected to sing in a children choir for an important festival in Montepulciano, founded by Henze, who used to live in my hometown. And that was quite. It was. It really changed my life. Yes. Because I just. First I started performing singing in contemporary operas. Oh, wow. Okay. And then there was the chance of learning the instrument for free, you know, in Italy, in the secondary school. Yes. And I was. There was the panel from Florence Conservatoire. The professors were testing the children to see what instrument could be suitable. They thought the instrument which really suits me is the flute. Yes. Okay. So the flute chose you. You didn't choose it? I did choose it as well, but I wanted to learn piano and flute. I wasn't sure which one. So they said, we think the flute is the right instrument for you, because you sing already. You have a singing voice, and the flute and the voice are very connected to many other aspects, and I think they were right. When I first made a sound on the flute, as you know, it can be difficult. The first lesson I managed to get the sound. It was such an amazing feeling inside me. Oh, wow. I could. I could feel the. The sound inside myself, and it was beautiful. Fantastic. Well, the next piece we are going to listen to is a Solbiati. As if to land. Yes. So it was written for you. It's dedicated to. This one is dedicated to. So my. My CD includes two pieces by him. One is written for me and it is Antos. And this one is not written dedicated to me, but to Anna Maria Morini, who was a very important Italian flutist in the contemporary music and passed away two years ago. So it's in memory of her. Let's listen to it then. Sa. Sam. Welcome to the Women's Radio Station. Supporting women's well being Women's Radio Station is all about diversity from opinions, career, ethnicity, education and most importantly, women's well being. We aim to celebrate the individuality of every woman everywhere, providing opportunities and the platform for your voice. Visit our website womensradiostation.com for more information. I'm Tamina Zaman, founder of Empower and Enrich. When it comes to money, do you clam up or get confused? Do you wish you could save more money or are you hoping you have enough retirement? You are not alone. Many women want to be smarter with their cash, but just don't know where to start. @empowerandenrich.org you will find a host of options to help you take charge of your finances and learn how to put your money to work for you in an easy, affordable way. Get in touch with me@empowerandenrich.org and let's change your future together. Hello, my name is Natasha Ann Kelleher. Welcome to you lovely lady listeners of your very own women's radio station. Over the coming months, I'll be doing a survey in big brand coffee shops, interviewing customers, asking why they like to drink coffee and if they would like to give us a health tip. For our listeners, the most shared and liked post will be the winner of a prize. Stay tuned for further details. Hi, I'm Carolyn Van Beers. Please join me for a brand new show here on women's radio station, Its Mother's Hour. If, like me, you're a mum juggling far too many balls and dropping most of them, this is definitely the show for you. We'll examine the highs and lows of motherhood and make sure you laugh out loud as we take on this challenging role together with spoonfuls of advice, incredible stories. It will be refreshing, honest and funny. Look at being a mum. Are you struggling with money? Turn to us as a national charity helping people struggling to make ends meet. Job loss, illness or bereavement can cause a real financial crisis. We give practical help to get people back on track. Whether you're thinking of having a baby, trying to get out of an unhappy relationship or just unsure what benefits you may be entitled to, we can help. Visit turntous.org.uk welcome to the women's radio station supporting women's well being Women's radio station can give voice to your brand. With a wide range of sponsorship opportunities, including individual programs, we can tailor your experience for you. For more information on how you can sponsor a show, go to womensradiostation.com Women's radio stations supporting women's wellbeing. Welcome back to future Classic women awards on Women's Radio Station Today. Our guest is the wonderful flutist Sara Minelli. Sara, we were talking about how you decided to learn the flute and the solo pieces that have been written for you. That's very exciting. Was actually the most exciting moment that you can remember in. In your career so far. There have been quite a few moments. Very lucky. Yes. And very lucky. And I think to receive recognition for my album has been very exciting and I was lucky to receive really good reviews and that was very exciting. And also I think being able to perform in big as a solo artist because the flute is not normally a solo instrument. You know, just as you were mentioning before, solo flute program is quite difficult to program in concert series. And I managed to perform solo in really big halls, important venues. And I think that has been very exciting for me. The most exciting concert hall that you can. Yeah. In South London that now is temporarily closed, but it has been the Fairfield Halls. I think it was very exciting because of the acoustics and it's a huge hall and I've never played in such a huge hall before. And the acoustics were fantastic. So every single sound, I could hear it and without, you know, it was really effortless and it was a really amazing feeling. And the best audience that you can remember playing for. The warmest one that you can think of. There have been a few. You told me about this fantastic festival in Israel. Yeah, that's really. Yes, I think. Yeah. This is a festival supporting the women musicians organized by the Forum of Israeli Composers and Performers. They are all ladies and organizing these big festival which is international and brings together women from all over the world. And I performed there once with a duo project and the atmosphere was amazing. You know, you just felt the unity and the support of other female musicians and it was fantastic. And I'm so excited because I'm going back to perform a solo concert this year. All right. When is that? It's in December and the festival is Vox Femine. And the festival director, Alona Epstein has written a flute, a solo flute piece for me which is called Aspects of Sera. Oh, very beautiful. Would that be in your next album? We are thinking of. We are planning. It's a huge Piece. All right. Okay, cool. It's about 15 minutes. And I think she is written just the first half. It's just a mental piece. What would you say are the pro and cons of your career of being a female flutist, maybe, or a classical musician in general? Being a female musician, well, it can be very difficult if you think that I've never had a female flute teacher. So all my teachers, I've mainly trained in Italy. I have been the opportunity, and I'm lucky to say that to learn and study with all the most important Italian flute players. I have learned a lot from them. But the sad aspect is that I have never had a female flute teacher. Just because if you think that when I moved to the UK eight years ago, there were no flute players, female flute players playing in the biggest Italian orchestras. Oh, wow. And I don't think it's because we are less good. And it seems like now the situation is changing. But of course, for a young musician, young flute player, that was something a bit sad to notice. And I think the woman faces a lot of challenges and is more at risk of being sexually harassed. I can say, unfortunately, it has happened to me. And of course, that makes you feel more vulnerable and less sure about your talent too, maybe. Yes. Yeah. And also they send you the message that a woman cannot be skilled, cannot have a talent, cannot make it without, and cannot have the ambition of, you know, making, I don't know, achieving success. This is something that. It's changing now a bit, but I think it's still in their mind there is still a long way to go. You think? Yes, but what would you say then to a younger self or to an inspiring young student if you had the opportunity? I would definitely encourage them because it's a very rewarding career. And when you are able then to achieve what you want and to make it, you feel very proud of yourself. But of course, one has to stay strong because we face obstacles every. I mean, every day, really. And you need to have a. To be strong with rejections. For instance, because one door which you know is not opening, it doesn't mean that you don't have any hope. You just have to keep trying, keep trying and the right opportunity will arrive. Absolutely. Well, the next piece we're going to listen to is from Salvatore Cervino, one of the biggest Italian contemporary composer. It's called Comevengo. No, Prodotti Lincantesimi. How do you produce the enchantment? Enchantments, yeah. This is a piece I love so much. And of course I'm a big fan of Sharino's music and especially because he has reinvented the flute. He has reinvented many instruments but the flute in particular has been very important for him. This piece, I don't know, it belongs to the first series of pieces by him and he uses a lot of extended technique and it's very magical. So let's listen to Kumevengono Prodottili Encantesimi. How do you produce the Enchantment by Sharlino. Sa. Welcome to Women's Radio Station. I'm Sarah Louise Ryan and welcome to Love Lessons live on Women's Radio Station. Hello and welcome to future Classic Women Awards with me, Stefania Passamonte on Women's Radio Station. Hello and welcome to Judy Mae is listening. Hi, this is Anna Kennedy and we're at Women's Radio Station supporting women's well being and we're talking all things autism women. The possibilities are endless. That's what makes us different. Hi, I'm Tracey Weeden of Brownhill Insurance Group. We are an award winning family run insurance broker covering a wide range of insurance products ranging from commercial lines to personal household, high net worth and fine art. You can contact us on 0208-658-4334 or visit our website www.brownhillgroup.co.uk for your free no obligation quotation at Brownhills. We've got you covered. Hi, I'm Lauren Mishkon. I'm a birth doula and mum of three and I'm passionate about supporting women to have empowering and positive birth experiences. 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We're a registered charity operating in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. And we produce and share podcasts via Bluetooth on mobile phones, focusing specifically on women and girls excluded from information due to extreme poverty. We empower those living in rural areas with media that transforms how they access, own and share information. To find out more and be part of this movement, come check out our website@mediamattersforwomen.org you're listening to Women's Radio Station supporting women's well being. Women's Radio Station's creating a global network for the empowerment of women and we want you to be involved. Join us on Instagram and Twitter @WomensRadio station, that's Women's Radio STN or Facebook. Women's Radio Station to keep up to date with all our exciting programmes. Welcome back to future Classic Women Awards on Women's Radio Station, the program where we search for the most amazing new female artists on the classical panorama. And this is the last session of our chat with Sara Minelli, an Italian flutist. We'll be talking about your amazing collaborations and projects. Now it's time for the odd questions. So do you have any strange hobby to free your mind or relax? I meditate. Oh, very good. I jog and run. I run 20 kilometers. Oh, wow. Okay. Are you planning to do a marathon? Not yet, but. But that's gonna be your next call? Maybe. You never know. Yeah, I have some. Yeah, there are. It's okay, you can tell us. I always wear some red underwear when I perform. Ah, that's good. Well, I do that for New Year's Eve, isn't it? It brings good. Red is my color, as you see. Okay, very good. So do you listen to any special music as well, to relax or. Oh, yeah. Yes. Yeah, yeah. I have an insane obsession for heavy metal. Heavy metal. Okay. Yes. Which is quite strange if you know me and you see how I am. You wouldn't really think of. But I. Two weeks ago I went to see the Metallica live at the Twickenham Stadium. No way. And it was amazing. Oh, fantastic. Yeah. 80,000 people. Okay. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. I actually dream sometimes of playing in a metal band. My flute. Have you ever tried? No, but I would like to. Okay. Yeah. I think it's quite strange because some people in the classical music industry, they said, I suggest it, you know, I love that. And they said, well, then it's just your reputation. And then if you do that and then nobody will call you to play classical concert again. Say I always. You Know, but I mean, somebody didn't recommend. Yeah, well, you should talk with Jo Quail. She's a cellist. She was in our previous edition of future Classic Women Awards and she does contemporary music and she's been opening, I think, for the Metallica, you know. Yeah. She was the warm up act before heavy metallic groups and in tours. Definitely get in touch with her because you have a. In common. Might do something together. And the funniest or most embarrassing moment in your career. Oh, my God. Yes. Probably when, when you just. When someone just asked for. Just for sex. For sex. Plain sex. Oh my gosh. Sex. Oh my gosh. In. I mean, you just go and you just ask for a job and someone says, I'll give it to you if. But yes, that's very awkward. That's the problem with the MeToo movement. And do you feel like that's maybe too personal? Not right now. Not this very moment. But what do you think about these people? Like, did they deserve, right, to be exposed and to be, you know, shamed for what they. They think, for the way they behave? Yeah. Oh, they do deserve. They would deserve even more than that. Yes. And it's very, it's very good that some women have had the courage of, you know, going forward and talk about that. Then there is always, I think sometimes, I don't know, we hear the news and we don't know how much truth there is. And some people, they think they believe that it's not true, but I believe that most of what we hear is true. Of course, there is always someone who wants to make money out of it, who wants to get maybe. Yes. Yeah. But unfortunately those things happen. They have always happened. But in the past, the women were more passive about and they just accepted their reality and they didn't do anything against. Because of fear of having their career ruined or. Oh, yeah, I heard that. I heard that a few times. Yes. For other things too. Like if you don't give me a favor, it doesn't have to be sexual by any other type, you know, and they would say, you know, I will ruin your name. No one will ever make you to perform again. Yes, that's about the conductor. I can say that. So, yeah, these people, they should stop. The problem with music, art in general is that it's something a little bit personal in a way. So sometimes we are really in the hand of the one who made it before us. That they will say, oh, this person is amazing. To distinguish you from the many talented artists that are out there, isn't it? And that could be in exchange of a sexual favor, a personal favor, a career favor, whatever. Isn't it? It's not just sex. Yeah, absolutely. So in any way that shouldn't happen. Yeah. But yeah, we still have a long way to go. Yeah. So your next collaboration or project or concert. So I have several projects coming up. I have recorded an album of completely improvised music with the dual ensemble and there are two really nice guys from the north of England and they, they are Julian Broadhurst and David Conrad Canow. And I have this interest in improvisation. I have joined the improvisation group at Royal College of Music and I got interested and I've recorded with David and Julian. They play, David is a cellist and Julian plays percussion. An album of improvised music for this trio. Wonderful. Do you have the title? Do you know when that will come out? Very soon. Yes. You will be back then talking about your new album. Let's listen now from your debut album, Matteo Giuliani Narcissus Ultre for flute and electronic Britain for you. Yes, It. And this was Matteo Giuliani Ultre Narcissus written in 2016 for Sara Minelli. If you have any question that you would like to ask to our guest or nomination for our future Classic Women awards, please email presenterswimmensradiostation.com or tweet us @womensradiostn. A big thank to our guest, Sarah. Sarah, fantastic chat with you today. Thanks for having me. It was a pleasure. You've been listening to future Classic Women awards on women's radio station live every day at 10am and 10pm London time. If you want to listen to it again or catch up on our previous programs, you can head to the presenter page. Stefaniapasamonte featureclassicwomenawards on womensradiostation.com thank you for listening. Welcome to the women's radio station supporting women's well being. Women's radio station is all about diversity from opinions, career, ethnicity, education and most importantly, women's well being. We aim to celebrate the individuality of every woman everywhere, providing opportunities and the platform for your voice. Visit our website womensradiostation.com for more information. I'm Tamina Zaman, founder of Empower and Enrich. When it comes to money, do you clam up or get confused? Do you wish you could save more money or are you hoping you have enough for retirement? You are not alone. Many women want to be smarter with their cash but just don't know where to start. @empowerandenrich.org you will find a host of options to help you take charge of your finances and learn how to put your money to work for you in an easy, affordable way. Get in touch with me@empowerandenrich.org and let's change your future together. Hello, my name is Natasha Ann Kelleher. Welcome to you lovely lady listeners of your very own women's radio station. Over the coming months, I'll be doing a survey in big brand coffee shops, interviewing customers asking why they like to drink coffee and if they would like to give us a health tip. For our listeners, the most shared and liked post will be the winner of a prize. Stay tuned for further details. Hi, I'm Carolyn Van Beers. Please join me for a brand new show here on women's radio station. It's Mother's Hour. If, like me, you're a mum juggling far too many balls and dropping most of them, this is definitely the show for you. We'll examine the highs and lows of motherhood and make sure you laugh out loud as we take on this challenging role together. With spoonfuls of advice, incredible stories. It will be refreshing, honest and funny. Look at being a mum Are you struggling with money? Turn to us as a national charity helping people struggling to make ends meet. Job loss, illness or bereavement can cause a real financial crisis. We give practical help to get people back on track. 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