News & Updates
Recent Blog Posts
Thank You to Our Outgoing Volunteers
Please join us in thanking our outgoing volunteers and congratulating them on a job superbly done! Together they contributed thousands of hours, countless brilliant ideas, and boundless passion to the NFA and its members.
Naomi Seidman, Board Secretary
Cristina Ballatori, Board Member
Mary Kay Fink, Board Member
Jennifer Grim, Board Member
John Bailey, Special Publications Committee Chair
Katherine Borst Jones, Past Presidents Council Chair
Marcela DeFaria Casaubon, Development Committee Chair
Katherine Emeneth, Membership Committee Chair
Ernesto Fernandez, Jazz Flute Masterclass and Jazz Artist Competition Coordinator
Zach Galatis, Piccolo Artist and Piccolo Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition Coordinator
Debbie Gilbert, Flute Choir Composition Competition Coordinator
Kate Henry, Assistant Program Chair
Sally Humphreys, Local Arrangements Chair
Rebecca Johnson, Program Chair
John Lane, High School Soloist Competition Coordinator
Dan Parasky, High School Flute Choir Competition Coordinator
Carla Rees, International Liaison
Shauna Thompson, Professional Flute Choir Competition Coordinator
Jessica Valiente, World Music Committee Chair
Pamela Youngblood, General Competitions Coordinator
Their terms officially ended October 31, 2019, but we look forward to continuing our work together in the years ahead.
Community
Read updates from members and committees, post and view job and internship opportunities, and more.
Yuko Hoshi
The NFA, I believe, is an amazing hub of a worldwide flute community where members living outside the U.S., like myself, are given equal opportunities. I have met so many wonderful people from all over the world through the NFA. Come on and join us! Let’s play together!”
Membership With the NFA
Exclusive Member Benefits
- A subscription to The Flutist Quarterly.
- Discounts to SmartMusic Software, Principal Flute, and other partners.
- Unlimited access to Naxos Music Library and Grove Music Online.
.
Membership Options
The NFA welcomes students, student groups, libraries, and commercial members with special membership options.
"I am the NFA"
Our members make us who we are. Meet some of the members of the NFA and see why we inspire flutists and enrich lives.
Events
Browse performances, masterclasses, competitions, and more from the community.
Publications
The Flutist Quarterly
The Flutist Quarterly provides information and articles about the performance, study, history, manufacture, and enjoyment of flutes, flutists, and flute music.
FQ Plus
FQ Plus offers feature articles, interactive features, and news about flute events and people.
Committees
NFA Committees
Jobs & Internships
Donate To The NFA
Support the flute community
Your gifts helps ensure that the NFA continues to provide the highest level of service to its membership. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift to support the NFA’s operations and programs.
In celebration of “125 Years of Exquisite Flutemaking,” the Wm. S. Haynes Co. made a $125,000, 10-year commitment to the National Flute Association, for the years 2013-2022. This was recently extended to last until 2027. Learn more about it here.