Peter, who plays the flute, has a keen interest in growing roses. He cultivates fragrant tea roses with creamy-white to cherry-red petals. He is a real expert in growing award-winning varieties. Every day Peter spends long hours in his garden. He often visits the rose and dahlia exhibitions. When it is time for a rehearsal or a concert, not only his performance does not show enough practice, but he appears with traces of soil under his nails. What makes things worse, his hands are tired and this acts against his virtuosity. "Roses or music," Gerlost keeps telling him, but he knows well that the secret of Peter's famous tone is in incentives evoked by his roses.
flutist bronze
The Flutist casted in bronze

My limerick:

There once was a man with a flute
He traded it all for a lute
He played it all day In a new fangled way
And showed the world how to toot by

Zac Curtis

by Betsy Brunk
TRAVELLING FLUTIST
A. Ursyn Orchestra / Flutist Peter
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When I play the flute,
The people just holler and hoot!
They love to hear me play.
Until the end of the day.
Maybe I'll learn to play the loot!

Valerie Wickvar

The Flute
The flute is a woodwind instrument that has a comfortable range three octaves above a middle C. The flute, made in wooden or silver, is an instrument that is held crosswise. Wooden flutes produce a richer sound, while the silver gives it a more sparkly quality sound. Wooden or silver, the flute gives off a beautiful high-sounding tone.
The flute known by most people today is the one created by Theobald Boehm in 1847. The flute he created divides up into three sections with sixteen keys altogether. When playing the flute, having excellent posture is extremely important because that gives people more air support when having to hit high notes.
 From Beethoven to Rossini, many composers wrote pieces that focused on the flute. They include:
Rossini: William Tell Overture
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un France
Beethoven: Symphony Number 6