A physical program book will be made available to all guests at check-in. Please be mindful of schedule changes - check the Convention Guidebook App or the Addenda (below) for the most up-to-date schedule.
Special thanks to the NFA proofreading team for their work on this year's bios and repertoire guides:
Convention Program Book: Karissa Krenz (Editor), Ewa Mobus (Art Director)
Convention Program Bios: Lisa Van Dusen (Editor)
Proofreaders: Barbra Fairman, Toni French, Linda Kirkpatrick, Noah Pool
Guidebook App Editor: Aydan Hensley
Repertoire Guide (Convention Sessions): Tanner Harrod
Repertoire Guide (Flute Ensemble Festival): Prepared by Dan Parasky
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Any changes made to convention programming after the publication of the 2024 program book will be listed below:
Last updated 7/30/2024 9:00 PM
Thursday 2:30 PM — Myrna Brown International Scholarship Winner Concert
Friday 6:15 PM — Flute Extensions, Birdwords, and Spatial Scoring
Saturday 12:45 PM— Flute Ensemble Festival (Flaustas Illwara)
Sunday 11:00 AM — The Special Publications Committee: Meet and Greet
Friday 9-10AM — Performance Health Care Committee Focal Dystonia Meet-up — Led by Francesca Leo. Room 305
Friday 1-2PM — Disabled & Adaptive Flutists Meet-up — Led by Katherine Lewis. This will be a virtual event over Zoom.
Friday 10:30-11:30PM — LGBTQIA+ Affinity Space: This is in addition to the 5:30PM LGBTQIA+ Affinity Space. Room 305.
Saturday 1-2PM — Umoja Affinity Space — Led by Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington. Room 206 B
Play from Marcel Moyse's Most Famous Books with Julia Bogorad-Kogan — This event has been moved to Thursday, 4:30-5:45 PM in room 209.
FluteCONNECT - Young Professionals Mixer — This event will be at the Tributary Bar in the Marriott Rivercenter. Friday 10:15 PM - midnight.
Baroque & Romantic Nature — This event has been moved to room 209. Saturday, 10:00 AM.
Vanguardia! II — This event has been moved to room 209. Saturday, 1:30 PM.
The following events scheduled for Saturday have been moved to room 208.
The following events scheduled for Saturday have been moved to room 205.
C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition — Maria Fernanda Guglielmina is replacing Erin Torres.
Junior Soloist Competition — Christine Beard is replacing Terri Sundberg.
Orchestral Audition & Masterclass — Tessa Vermeulen is replacing Martha Long.
Piccolo Artist Competition: Finals — Kathryn Ladner is replacing Christine Beard.
Young Artist Competition: Finals — Austin Brown is replacing Mark Sparks.
Thursday 12:30 PM — 2024 Military Band Flutist Panel — Emily Lloyd, Erin Morgan, Teresa Perrin, Laurie Baynard, and Courtney Morton
Thursday 2:45 PM — Quadrifoglio/Clover — Luisa Sello
Friday 10:45 AM — "What" and "How" Practice Strategies for Artistic Success — Cassandra Eisenreich
Friday 11:00 AM — Here & Now: A Conversation With Young Flutists of Color — Lorin Green, Jimmy Walter, Kyrese Washington, Francesca Socorro Lujan, Julee Kim Walker
Friday 5:00 PM — Flute Clubs of the 21st Century — Hilary Janysek, Jessica Banks, Tori Yaussy, Katy Wherry, Ramona Douglas
Friday 6:15 PM — The Art and Craft of Composing for the Flute — Efrain Amaya, Phillippe Hersant, Miguel Del Aguila, William Linthicum-Blackhorse
Saturday 8:45 AM — Career in College Teaching — Daniel Pardo, Jonathan Keeble, Adah Jones, Cassandra Eisenreich, Constance Kelley
Saturday 12:15 PM — How to GO to College — Julianna Nickel
Saturday 2:30 PM — Teaching Positively — Nathalie Simper, Dan Parasky, Hideko Amano
Saturday 4:30 PM — Unlock the Power of Conversion-Based Web Design for Classical Musicians — with Nicole Riccardo and Taylor Rossi
Sunday 9:45 AM — Be Your Own CEO — Nathalie Simper, Heidi Kay Begay, Soo Kung Park
Flutique: The Flute Boutique — This exhibitor will no longer be showing.
Dean Yang Flutes — New Exhibitor. Booth #230.
Music & Arts — New Exhibitor. Booth #330.
Texas Flute Guild — New Exhibitor. Booth #230.
U.S. Marine Corps Music Program: 8th Marine Corps District — New Exhibitor. Bbooth #231.
9:45 AM — High School Soloist Competition — Yazhuo Zhang is the correct spelling of this competitors name.
10:00 AM — Performance Health Care Committee: Movement Exploration - Chair Yoga — The title of this event has been updated to "Performance Health Care Committee: Movement Exploration - Gentle Yoga".
10:30 AM — Flute Ensemble Festival Concert — The Texas A&M University-Commerce Flute Choir will also be performing The Alma Mater (Based on the Tune “Annie Lisle”) by H.S. Thompson, arranged by Tanner Harrod. Guest Conducted by Dr. Tanner Harrod.
1:15 PM — Convention Performers and Newly Published Music Concert — The first piece on the program has been changed to Kristin Stoner's Sonata for Flute and Piano (1. Mother and Child, 2. The Scream, 3. Starry Night, 4. Persistence) published by ALRY.
2:15 PM — Vanguardia! I —
4:30 PM — The New Americans I —
6:00 PM — Exhibitors’ Concert — Janelle Janovich will also be performing on flute with PremAligner in this concert.
8:00 PM — FusionFlute Gala —
9:00 AM — Airspace: Yoga & Tai Chi with Caroline Clarke — Caroline Clarke is unable to attend. This will now be a yoga session facilitated by Rena Urso. The class will include pranayama breathwork, meditation, and a slow, grounded yoga practice to improve focus, create greater flexibility, and engage your muscles to support and move your body with integrity.
10:00 AM — Music, Arts, & Letters —
11:00 AM — The New Americans II —
11:15 AM — Exhibitor Showcase: The Abell Flute Co. — The descriptive 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 —
1:30 PM — Principals of San Antonio — The below changes have been made to the program.
2:30 PM — Honoring Myrna Brown Recital — Texas Flute Society Board Member Flute Choir personnel update: Martin Godoy, Eduardo Martinez, Julee Kim Walker, Min Hee Kim, Anne Maker, Ellen Kaner, Jessica Schury, Cecilia Hamilton, Paula Mims, Debbie Ragsdale, Alaina Clarice, Olivia Jirousek, Christine Cleary, Helen Kim, Joo Chung, and Jeong Hoon Lee.
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.
4:30 PM — FluteArt — Michael Pestel will no longer be performing.
4:30 PM — Gatherings: Flute Chamber Music III — Naomi Seidman will no longer be performing.
5:00 PM — Annual Concert by the Historical Flutes Committee — The below changes have been made to the program.
8:00 PM — Palette de Flutes Gala —
8:00 AM — Warm Up - Youth Flute Day — This event has been changed to a general Welcome and Orientation session.
9:00 AM — Insight into Excellence: Mark Sparks — The full descriptive title of this event is "Insight into Excellence: Obstinate Continuance: An American Flutist's Journey with Mark Sparks".
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.
10:15 AM — Asian Soundscape — Fantasy by Ting-Yi Ma will be performed before Variations on the Theme 18 Caresses by Ruei-Ran Wu.
10:30 AM — Around the World with a Flute I —
12:15 PM — Flutes in Motion —
1:00 PM — Around the World with a Flute II — Allison Franzetti will be the pianist performing with Dmytro Gnativ.
2:00 PM — Flutes of the Caspian Sea — Marianne Gedigian will now be performing with pianist Vahan Sargsyan.
2:15 PM — Around the World with a Flute III —
2:30 PM — Trudy Kane Dedication Concert — The opening remarks will be given by Daniel Velasco in place of Joan Sparks.
8:00 PM — Gala di Concerti — Joidy Blanco is indisposed. Her performance of Effran Amayo, Indigo Concerto, 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."