The program book is your complete guide to the convention.

It contains the convention schedule, venue maps, event policies, and all other information that you need to know to have a successful convention. Physical program books must be purchased when you register for the convention for a fee of $5. The digital (pdf) program book and Guidebook Convention App are free. 

Any changes received after the program book goes to print will be listed in the Addenda (below). The most up-to-date schedule will be in the Guidebook Convention App -- available here!

Note for performers: if you have a significant program change or correction (ie, a cancellation), you must submit it using this form, and we will add it to the Addenda (below). Please do not submit changes in program order through this form; they can be announced from the stage. Please do not email the program chair or NFA staff with your correction.

Addenda

All changes made to convention programming after the printing of the 2026 program book are listed below. 

Note for performers: if you have a significant program change or correction (ie, a cancellation), you must submit it using this form, and we will add it to the Addenda (below). Please do not submit changes in program order through this form; they can be announced from the stage. Please do not email the program chair or NFA staff with your correction.

Time/Date Updates

• What It Means to be a Military Musician — This event will now occur on Friday from 12:30 - 1:30 PM in Oregon Ballroom 203-204. NOT on Sunday at 9:30 AM in C123. 
• Exhibitor Showcase: Powell Flutes - Inside the Sound — This event will now occur on Thursday from 12:00 - 12:25 PM in A103-104. NOT on Saturday at 9:45 AM. 

Competition Updates

• none

Exhibitor Updates

• NEW EXHIBITORS:
  • Flute Mastery — NEW EXHIBITOR. Booth #605
  • MIDI Flute - ElectroWinds LLC — NEW EXHIBITOR. Booth #623
  • Key Leaves — NEW EXHIBITOR. Booth #621
• EXHIBITOR CHANGES:
  • Flutistry — Moved to Booth #700
  • The International Flute Technician Collective — Moved to Booth #617
  • NFA Newly Published Works Competition Winning Scores — Moved to Booth #625
  • Tryout Booths — These will be in booth #'s 126, 227, 326, 706, 708, 710 

Other

• Raimundo Pineda does not have an accent on the "n" of Pineda

Programming Updates

Thursday

• 11:00 AM — Picc Tales — Julia Escobar will perform her pieces in the following composer order: Kōda, Price, Viardot
• 11:45 AM — Edges of Imagination I — Elise Blatchford will unfortunately not be attending the convention. Her performance of "Fusain" by Betsy Jolas has been removed from the program
• 1:15 PM — Tingo, Tingo, Tango — "Por Seguir" by Raul Carnota/arr. Gobbo has been removed from the program.
• 1:45 PM — Immersions I — The performers for "Unimagined Bridges" by Andrea Clearfield are: Lisamarie Windwalker (Indigenous Flutes), Judy Dines (Orchestral Flute), and Lenny Foster (Photography)
• 2:00 PM — Oregon Jewels — Elise Blatchford will unfortunately not be attending the convention. Her performance of "Vesper Flight" by Kenji Bunch has been removed from the program
• 2:30 PM — American Creativity — The following piccoloists will also be playing on Mark Starr's "Concert Fantasy on Stars and Stripes Forever": Sabrina Walker, Haylie Wu, Owen Williams, and Alaina Goff
• 2:45 PM — High Expressions — "Sonata for Two Violins" by Sergei Prokofiev arranged for piccolo duet by Anke Lauwers will no longer be performed. Instead, Peter Verhoyen (piccolo) and Pieter-Jan Verhoyen (piano) will perform:
  • "Sonatina for Oboe and Piano" by Joseph Ryelandt (1870-1965) transcribed for piccolo and piano. Movements: Aria; Allegretto
  • "Five Melodies" by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). Movements: Andante; Lento, ma non troppo; Animato, ma non allegro; Allegretto leggero e scherzando; Andante ma non troppo
• 4:45 PM — Quattro — 
  • "Quartet in D Major K285" by Mozart will no longer be performed.
  • Performers in the Aviary Quartet will include: Nicole Riner, Elizabeth Robinson, Alaunde Copley-Woods (bass flute), and Hannah Porter-Occena (alto flute)
• 6:30 PM — Immersions II — James Doyle will be replacing Frank Gonzalez on marimba for "Tango Suite" by Astor Piazzolla
• 7:00 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Pre-Gala Lobby Concert — LOCATION — This will be in the Holladay Lobby

Friday 

• 12:30 PM — Introduction to Adaptive Headjoints — Gabriela Alvarado will be leading this workshop; not Francesca Leo
• 12:45 PM — Cartophonies II — Harpist Evelyn Yue-Lin Jhang will be replacing Chao-Pei Chen on "A Bowerbird's Dance" by I-Chuun Lee
• 1:00 PM — Contemporary Horizons — Alicia “Lish” Lindsey will be playing the ryūteki
• 2:15 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert — The second piece on Texas Tech University Flute Choir's program is properly titled "A Peace of the Acton" by Gareth McLearnon
• 2:30 PM — Dalcrozian Techniques for Teaching the Elementary–Age Flutist — EVENT CANCELLED
• 2:30 - 3:30 PM — Musicianship for Everyone: Making Music More Meaningful Through Movement — NEW EVENT — Room: A107–109 — Description: Musicianship is not reserved for the most advanced performers… It is something every learner can develop. Join Cassandra Eisenreich as she shares how Dalcroze principles can be woven into your teaching to build stronger listening, creativity, expression, and musical understanding.
• 5:30 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert — The name of the ensemble is Song of Angels NOT Song of Angeles
• 6:30 PM — Prisms —
  • "Episode Second for Flute and Piano" by Betsy Jolas has been removed from the program
  • The above piece has been replaced with "Trilfolium" by Betsy Jolas
  • The first three pieces on the program will be performed in the following composer order: Tailleferre; Jolas; Dorff
  • The pianist for "Trilfolium" by Betsy Jolas will be Suyeon Kim
  • The pianist for "Sonatine de Giverny" by Daniel Dorff will be Allison Franzetti
• 7:00 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Pre-Gala Lobby Concert — LOCATION — This will be in the Holladay Lobby

Saturday

• 11:00 AM — Parallel Cannon — For "Puma" by Daniel Cueto, the oboe player is now Mary Lindsey Bailey, and the bassoon player is Paul Rafanelli
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM — Spotlight Artist Workshop with Mike Mower — NEW EVENT — Room: Oregon Ballroom 203-204 — Description: Mike Mower illustrates some of his music with star performers and shares a few advanced harmonic practice techniques
• 2:30 PM — Melanin Rhapsody Concert — "Transverses" by Judy Nishimura will no longer be performed. It will be replaced by:
  • "On the Shoulders of Giants, Miniatures for Flute Choir" by Henry Bransdorfer. World premiere — Commissioned by the NFA
• 4:30 PM — Six Flutes for One Flutist — EVENT CANCELLED
• 4:30 - 5:15 PM — Latin American Roots: a workshop of styles and possibilities — NEW EVENT — Room: C124 — Description: Partnering education and performance, join Carmen Marulanda to explore melodic and harmonic textures, rhythmic awareness, and ensemble musicianship through Latin American traditional styles. This training maximizes teachers’ planning time and supports Latin American concert music strengthening interpretation and musical flow while encouraging diversity.
• 4:30 PM — Las Voces de La Isla...| Tradition and Innovation... — 
  • "Catilena" by Osvaldo Lacerda will no longer be performed
  • The pianists' name is Rosangela Sebba
• 6:00 PM — Edges of Imagination II — Dietmar Weisner is unfortunately unable to attend the convention. Consequently, this program has been updated to the following. Performer: Lina Andonovska
  • "Glacier" by Dai Fujikura (b. 1977) published by Ricordi
  • "Bioluminescence" by Liza Lim (b. 1966) published by Ricordi
  • "Demons" by Brett Dean (b. 1961) published by Boosey and Hawkes
  • "Couleurs du Vent" by Kaija Saariaho (1952–2023) published by Chester Music Ltd.
  • "Breath of Fresh Air" by Judith Ring (b. 1976) (5’) self-published
  • "The Scolds" by Amanda Feery (b. 1984) (6’) self-published
• 7:00 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Pre-Gala Lobby Concert — LOCATION — This will be in the Holladay Lobby
  • Soloists for "Angels and Devils" are Sarah Smith and Jana Lange
  • Updated Roster for the Mountain West Flute Orchestra: Anna Lisa Davidson, Gabriel Gutierrez, Tia Jaynes, Annie Jones, Jana Lange, Natalie Morrison, Katie Parker, Kristian Rust, Jenny Sittig, Lisa Anderson Smith, Sarah Smith, Carrie Taylor, Ashley Tingey, Mary Thompson, Adrienne Tedjamulia, Pollyanna Tullis, Briaunna Young, Katrina Young, Sylvie Warner

Sunday

• 10:00 AM — Adult Amateur Flute Choir Concert — ROOM CLARIFICATION This event will be in B115-116
• 12:00 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert — The composer for "Fluteblazing" is Christian Gerardo
• 2:30 PM — Pacific Northwest Soundscapes — "Images from Mt. Tahoma for Solo Bassoon and Flute Choir" by Deborah J. Anderson has been added to the end of the program. Movements: I. River, II. Forest, III. Wind