I went and saw the Barbie movie and got inspired to do an episode on female flute players, which has quickly spiralled out of control (quelle surprise). This week's episode starts with my own experiences of female mentors, before listing the first female principal orchestral flutists in fourteen different countries, in the form of a game show (yes, really).I move on to taking a look at a real success story for female orchestral flutists; the current orchestral landscape in Paris. Then finally, I wrap it all up with some of my favourite female players (Magali Mosnier, Irina Stachinskaya, Zofia Neugebauer, Sophie Cherrier and Rachel Brown) and the essential recordings to get your ears around.If you want to chat more, he's all my socials, I'd love to hear from you!TikTok: @GarethHoustonFluteInstagram: @garethhouston_fluteFacebook: @GarethHoustonFluteAnd if you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a beer or a Dr Pepper with my PayPal link below (also in my Instagram bio!)Inline G will ALWAYS be free of charge, but small donations of 3 euro/pounds/dollars help keep the lights on round here, if you can afford it xwww.paypal.me/garethhouston92Cheers xChapters:0:00 - Welcome back! This week's menu.6:19 - Barbie and my own female mentors13:59 - The First Female Principal Flutes - A Game Show24:20 - La Révolution Parisienne29:27 - My favourite female flutists37:01 - Further Resources (and an apology to my Grandmother) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.