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Flute Almanac
Flute Almanac is a global digital magazine and cultural platform dedicated exclusively to the flute. Founded and created by Yulia Berry in August 2024, it was conceived as an independent, editorially driven resource serving flutists, educators, researchers, and institutions worldwide.
The platform integrates long-form editorial journalism, scholarly research, interviews, reviews, and curated global event listings within a multilingual digital environment. Its mission is to document, preserve, and advance flute culture by combining historical depth, contemporary perspectives, and international collaboration.
Flute Almanac publishes a seasonal digital magazine featuring original articles by authors from around the world, covering performance practice, pedagogy, repertoire, history, instrument making, and emerging artistic voices. The platform also maintains a global events calendar highlighting major flute festivals, competitions, conventions, and educational initiatives.
Global Flute Excellence Awards
In November 2024, Flute Almanac presented the Global Flute Excellence Awards, the world’s first non-competitive international recognition program dedicated to excellence, impact, and contribution within the flute field. Supported by Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway as Honorary Chairs, the Awards brought together an international panel of judges and nominees from 22 countries, establishing a new standard for serious, documented recognition in the global flute community.
One of Flute Almanac’s defining features is its multilingual accessibility, allowing content to be instantly translated into dozens of languages. This ensures broad international reach and removes language barriers, making high-level flute-related content accessible worldwide.
In addition to its editorial work, Flute Almanac offers educational resources, reviews, curated promotional opportunities for new music, books, recordings, and projects, as well as interactive initiatives designed to engage both emerging and established members of the flute community.
Flute Almanac has rapidly become a trusted international reference point, fostering connection, dialogue, and cultural continuity while documenting flute activity on a global scale.
Global Flute Excellence Directory
The Global Flute Excellence Directory is an international reference platform dedicated to documenting excellence, activity, and professional presence within the global flute community. Conceived as long-term cultural infrastructure, the Directory serves as a curated, editorially governed resource for flutists, educators, composers, researchers, institutions, flute makers, ensembles, and organizations worldwide.
Developed as part of the broader Flute Almanac ecosystem, the Directory is designed to go beyond listings or self-promotion. Its mission is to provide a reliable, structured, and searchable global map of the flute world — preserving professional profiles, achievements, affiliations, and areas of expertise in a single, accessible location.
The Directory is open to individuals and institutions across all sectors of the flute field, including performance, education, composition, research, craftsmanship, publishing, and cultural organizations. Profiles are organized by category, geography, and specialization, allowing users to discover teachers, performers, makers, events, and institutions both locally and internationally.
A defining feature of the Global Flute Excellence Directory is its multilingual accessibility, enabling profiles to be viewed and completed in multiple languages. This ensures global visibility while respecting linguistic diversity and removing barriers to international participation.
The Directory also serves as the official archival home for honorees, judges, patrons, and contributors associated with the Global Flute Excellence Awards, preserving their professional presence as part of the documented history of the flute community.
Editorial oversight ensures consistency, clarity, and long-term value, positioning the Global Flute Excellence Directory not as a transient database, but as a permanent cultural reference — a “Who’s Who” of the flute world, built to serve musicians, educators, researchers, and institutions for years to come.
The Babel Flute
The Babel Flute was an international digital magazine and community platform dedicated to the flute, co-founded by Yulia Berry and Italian flutist Onorio Zaralli. Conceived as a multilingual project, it was created by flutists from around the world and made accessible in any language, pioneering a truly global approach to flute publishing.
The platform combined editorial content with community-driven features, including a digital magazine, discussion forums, educational courses, collaborative initiatives, historical resources, quizzes, and interactive projects for flutists of all levels.
Between its launch and conclusion, The Babel Flute reached readers in 238 countries, accumulating over 3.5 million views, and brought together 94 contributors from 30 countries, reflecting its broad international reach.
In March 2024, The Babel Flute released its 11th and final edition, marking the project’s third anniversary and the formal conclusion of active publishing. The platform is now archived and remains fully accessible to the public, continuing to serve as a reference and resource for the global flute community.
The Babel Flute has been — and continues to be — entirely financially supported by Yulia Berry, ensuring the long-term preservation and public availability of its content as part of the historical record of global flute culture.
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Chattoir!
Yulia Berry is the editor of Chattoir Editorials, an online community for artists and musicians. On this platform, she interviewed and promoted some of the best and brightest musicians of our time.
Author
Yulia Berry has written articles and given presentations on topics related to flute technique, practice strategies, and performance. She also wrote articles on the connection of the flute with art and the role of the flute in the arts and cultures of different eras and cultures.
Health Researcher
In 2006, Yulia Berry became one of the first alternative healing enthusiasts to publish remedies online. Her website Great Home Remedies, where she posted her personal collection of home remedies, has since received many hundreds of thousands of views!
Author of Internet Bestsellers
Yulia Berry is the author of the online bestseller on the health benefits of aloe, Aloe Is Your Miracle Doctor, first published in 2007.
Other best-selling books include Pharmacy in Vegetables and Curative Garlic, which later became a part of the package included with Aloe – Your Miracle Doctor.