Blue Mountain
performs music from diverse
style periods written for flute, bassoon, and piano, but
also seeks existing repertoire that adapts well to the
ensemble. Blue Mountain actively works to explore and
develop new works that include the core members plus other
instruments or voices – particularly percussion.
Our members have performed as artist-teachers throughout
the United States and Europe, and in Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, and China. Our name is taken from exceptionally
beautiful and diverse natural areas in Florida, Australia,
and North Carolina that hold special significance for the
members, with each of these places carrying the name
Blue Mountain.
Programming mirrors the
contrasting environments of these areas including serene,
young, old, laid-back, joyful, and rugged.
Artists:
Percussionist
John R.
Beck is
an artist-faculty member of the Univ. of North Carolina
School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, where he is also a
member of the Winston-Salem and Greensboro Symphonies.
Active internationally as a clinician and performer, Beck
is currently President of the Percussive Arts
Society. www.pas.org/About/presidentswelcome.aspx
Michael
Burns is a Yamaha Artist and
Professor of Bassoon at UNC-Greensboro. He is an active
performer nationally and internationally in orchestral,
chamber, and contemporary ensembles as well as a
published composer. His students hold teaching and
orchestral positions throughout the US.
www.michaelburnsbassoon.com
Carla
Copeland-Burns is Lecturer of Flute at
UNC-Greensboro and performs with the Greensboro, Salisbury,
and NC Symphonies as well as the NC Opera, Carolina Ballet,
Blue Mountain, and the performer/composer collective
Forecast Music. www.carlacopelandburns.com
Dr. James
Douglass is Associate Professor of
Collaborative Piano and director of the accompanying
degrees program at the UNCG School of Music, Theater, and
Dance. He is active as a performer, teacher, recording
artist, and clinician in chamber music, vocal arts, opera,
jazz, and cabaret.