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Addenda

Any changes made to convention programming after the publication of the 2024 program book will be listed below:

Thursday

9:45 AM — High School Soloist Competition — Yazhuo Zhang is the correct spelling of this competitors name. 

2:15 PM — Vanguardia! I — Alumbramiento for Flute and Piano by Ronaldo Miranda has been removed from the program. 

4:30 PM — Play from Marcel Moyse's Most Famous Books with Julia Bogorad-Kogan — This event has been moved to room 209.

Friday

9:00 AM — Performance Health Care Committee Focal Dystonia Meet-up — This is a new event. Room 305 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM.

9:00 AM — Orchestral Audition and Masterclass with Mark Sparks — Tessa Vermeulen is replacing Martha Long as a judge for the Orchestral Audition & Masterclass competition.

9:00 AM — C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition — Maria Fernanda Guglielmina is replacing Erin Torres as a judge for the CREATE Project Competition. 

11:15 PM — Exhibitor Showcase: The Abell Flute Co. — The desciptive title of this event is "The Abell Whistle Headjoint for the Boehm-System Flute"

12:30 PM — Voice of an American Master: A Tribute George Crumb — The program order has been updated placing Lux Aeterna before Eleven Echoes of Autumn. 

1:30 PM — Principals of San Antonio — 

• Claude Arrieu's Sonatine will no longer be performed.
• The first piece on the program will now be Four Pieces for Flute and Piano, (arr. Sparks) composed by Ottorini Respighi (1879-1936). It will be performed by Mark Sparks (flute) and Beilin Han (piano). 
• An additional piece has been added and will be performed between the Telemann and the Tulve. It is Robert Schumann's (1810-1856) Adagio and Allegro. Op. 70, (arr. Sparks). It will be performed by Mark Sparks (flute) and Beilin Han (piano). 

4:30 PM — High School Masterclass with Soo-Kyung Park — Xu Minkai will not be performing. Alina Zhou will be performing the first movement of Jacques Ibert's (1890-1962) Concerto for flute.

6:15 PM — The Art and Craft of Composing for the Flute: Conversing with Composers — William Linthicum-Blackhorse has been added to the panel. 

8:00 PM — Palette de Flutes Gala — Matej Grahek will be performing the NFA Premiere of San Antonio Ride for flute solo by Gašper Muženič (1992) instead of Vito Žuraj's Tango for flute and piano.

10:15 PM — FluteCONNECT - Young Professionals Mixer — This event will take place at the Marriott Riverwalk Hotel Bar. 

Saturday

10:00 AM — Brain Learning — The title of this event has been updated to "Speed up your Brain for Efficient Practice".

10:00 AM — Baroque & Romantic Nature — Peter Verhoyen will now be performing the below pieces with harpist Ann-Sofie Verhoyen in place of his previous repertoire. 

• Sonata in D major K430 for piccolo and harp by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). 
• The Cowherd and the weaver girl for piccolo and harp (2023) by Leanna Keith (b.1992).
• Colori della Primavera for piccolo and harp (2024) by Robert Groslot (b. 1954).

2:15 PM — Around the World with a Flute III — 

• The mariachi ensemble performing with Ben Carlee will be Mariachi Los Paisanos from The University of Texas San Antonio under the direction of Michael Acevedo. 
• The pianist performing with Brianne Little will be Cara Chowning in place of Lim A. Tchoi.

2:30 PM — Trudy Kane Dedication Concert — The opening remarks will be given by Daniel Velasco in place of Joan Sparks. 

Sunday

11:00 AM — The Special Publications Committee: Meet and Greet — This event has been cancelled.

11:15 AM — Exhibitor Showcase: Wessel Flutes — This events description is as follows:"Exploring the history and future of Wessel Flutes, the last British handmade flute maker. Under the supervision of Stephen Wessel himself, a new generation of flutemakers is carrying on his tradition."

12:00 PM — Flute Choir Masterclass — This event will feature Dr. Kate Bergman and the Emporia State University presenting "Dies in Foro" by Rashi Grewal. They will be coached by Dan Parasky.

12:30 PM — Flute Choir Masterclass — This event will feature Suzanne Cowan and the Wollongong Conservatorium Flute Ensemble Australia presenting "Ruckus" by Nicole Chamberlain. They will be coached by Dan Parasky.

2:30 PM — Umoja Affinity Space — This is a new event. Room 206B from 2:30 - 3:30 PM. 

Exhibitors

Music & Arts — New Exhibitor. They can be found in booth #330. 

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