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Robert Dick (born January 4, 1950) is a flutist, composer, teacher and author. His musical style is a mix of classical, world music, electronic and jazz. 2014, the National Flute Association awarded Dick its Lifetime Achievement Award. [1]
Welcome to Robert Dick’s website. Here you can learn about the man and his music — his background and latest achievements. You can view videos and purchase Robert’s books, compositions, DVDs, CDs and even order the incredible Glissando Headjoint®!
Robert Dick has utterly dispensed with preconceptions about what a flutist should sound like and what a flutist should play. More than any flutist ever, Dick has reshaped the musical possibilities of the instrument, creating many thousands of new sonorities.
Mar 30, 2020 · While jazz critics and listeners have elevated such flutists as Nicole Mitchell and Hubert Laws to the top of their polls, virtuoso Robert Dick has flown somewhat under the radar while doing nothing less than reinventing the sonic potential of the instrument.
Robert Dick is a flutist, composer, improviser, author, teacher, and inventor. With equally deep roots in classical music old and new and in free improvisation and new jazz, he has established himself as an artist who has redefined the instrument.
Robert Dick is a creative virtuoso in the tradition of Paganini and Hendrix. Improvisor, composer, author and teacher, inventor, he is known worldwide for redefining the flute, for creating revolutionary visions of its musical role to stand alongside the flute's established musics.
Aug 17, 2021 · Robert Dick is a revolutionary flutist, composer, teacher and author. His musical style is a mix of classical, contemporary, electronic and jazz, and he is the inventor of the "glissando headjoint" a custom flute head joint that brings the instrument closer to the sound of a human voice.
