Alyse Hokamp

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  • [videos] Snø-Tones

    The Snø-Tones are the winter incarnation of the Pan-Tones. Our music evokes a wintry mix of sleigh rides, snowmen, and hot cocoa by the fire. Read more

  • [new release] さとみ Satomi

    Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple MusicListen on YouTube Music My new project is Satomi and the sound, featuring myself as a flutist and singer of (mostly) Japanese and (some) American music. To be perfectly frank, this is something of a marketing experiment/identity exploration. The Pan-Tones have achieved modest success, especially in musical crowds. The people Read more

  • [videos] Pan-Tones Allemande & dance

    This evening, the Pan-Tones are performing at Stage West Theatre in Ft. Worth. It is more of a show than we usually put on… there’s lighting, dancing, and a script. We go on a journey from the origins of the flute in Andean folk music, illuminating the musical and cultural conversation between South America, Europe, Read more

  • [fall shows] The Pan-Tones around DFW

    In Fort Worth, Denton, and McKinney The gigging/festival scene somewhat seasonal, with the nice months of fall and spring being the most busy. The dead of winter and summer are very slow, but we try to take advantage of that time by focusing on our personal projects. Below are upcoming performances with The Pan-Tones. I Read more

  • [videos + financials] HI recital 2024

    Financials I thought it might be interesting to share the financials behind my summer recitals. Spoiler: I didn’t earn any money, but I didn’t lose much either. Donations received Total donations received (both recitals): $600 Costs Many of the musicians very generously donated their time and expertise, and I was granted use of both performance Read more

  • [program] Beyond Bach: Neo-Baroque music for flute

    Alyse Hokamp, flute Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 5PM Orvis Auditorium at UH ManoaHonolulu, HI With:Eric Schank, pianoKiana Kawahara, fluteRobert Hokamp, guitar Music Sonata per Flauto a becco solo in C Major (1989)I. PreludeIII. AdagioIV. Chaconne Federico Maria Sardelli (b. 1963) Flute Concerto in D minor, (ca. 1780)I. AllegroII. Un poco AndanteIII. Allegro di molto Read more

  • On being an artist (in a bikini)

    The work of an artist is an internal reckoning. What they produce is a mere artifact of the process. An artist is always curious, experimenting. Like a scientist, but with unstable variables that produce inconsistent results. And the results we are after are thoughts and feelings. Read more

  • [videos] CPE Bach (II), Holst (III), memory slip

    From my recital last week in Denton, TX… II. Un poco Andante From Concerto in D Minor by CPE Bach Steven Harlos, piano This was my very favorite thing to play on the program. I felt so free and expressive. III. Allegro From A Fugal Concerto by Gustav Holst, originally for flute, oboe, and strings Read more

  • [program] Beyond Bach: Neo-Baroque music for flute

    Alyse Hokamp, flute Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5PM Blue Mound United Methodist Church Denton, TX With:Steven Harlos, pianoNatasha Costello, fluteRobert Hokamp, guitar Music Sonata per Flauto a becco solo in C Major (1989)I. PreludeIII. AdagioIV. Chaconne Federico Maria Sardelli (b. 1963) Flute Concerto in D minor, (ca. 1780)I. AllegroII. Un poco AndanteIII. Allegro di Read more

  • Two summer recitals

    I’m doing my (now) annual recitals again in Denton, TX and Honolulu, HI. This is definitely the most musically challenging thing I do each year. I’m so glad I started doing recitals. Once I stopped taking quite so many auditions, I was still performing, but I missed the intense pressure of auditions, which forces me Read more