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2024 Convention Program Book

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. 

Download the 2024 Program Book (pdf)  

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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2024 Exhibitors

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Performer Bios

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Repertoire Guide

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Flute Ensemble Repertoire


Addenda

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

Canceled Events

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

 

New Events

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

 

Room/Date/Time Updates

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.

  • Mindful Musicians with Mihoko Watanabe, Saturday, 9:00 AM.
  • Lakota Composer Collaboration, Saturday 11:00 AM.
  • Moving Mountains: Piccolos in Concert, Saturday 1:00 PM.
  • InstaFLUTE, Saturday 2:15 PM.

The following events scheduled for Saturday have been moved to room 205.

  • Flying Low- A Low Flutes Chamber Recital, Saturday 9:30 AM.
  • Voices Unveiled: Works by Iranian Women, Saturday 11:15 AM
  • Flutes of the Caspian Sea, Saturday 2:00 PM

 

Judge Updates

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.

 

Unlisted Panelists/Moderators

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


Exhibitor Updates

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. 

 

Programming Updates

Thursday

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 — 

  • Alumbramiento for Flute and Piano by Ronaldo Miranda has been removed from the program. 
  • A Un Sueño de la Libertad to be performed by Alan Berquist has been removed from the program. 

4:30 PM — The New Americans I —

  • The work Credo by Heeyoung Yang is for flute and piano not solo flute. Beilin Han will be the pianist. 
  • Marco Granados and ensemble will no longer be performing Quinteto del Pájaro by Paul Desenne.
  • Delara Hashemi and Amelia Smith will no longer be performing Bapu for Flute, Clarinet, and Mixed Media by Asha Srinivasan.
  • The program order has been updated. The performers will appear in the following order: Ingrid McDuffee,Duo Flautas Frescas, Lisa Bost-Sandberg, Aaron Goldman.

6:00 PM — Exhibitors’ Concert — Janelle Janovich will also be performing on flute with PremAligner in this concert. 

8:00 PM — FusionFlute Gala —

  • The following works performed and written by Ian Clarke were orchestrated by Justis MacKenzie for this performance: Orange Dawn, Deep Blue, The Mad Hatter, and Tuberama.
  • Maya by Ian Clarke has been arranged by Paul White for this performance.
  • Kim Scott's pianist will be Adam Walker (Staff Sergeant) instead of Michael Davis.
  • Ross Hussong’s title should read “Senior Airman, drums”.

 

Friday 

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 — 

  • The flutists in the Areon Flutes ensemble include Jill Heinke Moen, Tamara Maddaford, and Meerenai Shim.
  • Sueños de Chambi by Gabriela Frank will no longer be performed.
  • The movements for Musique Française by Gary Schocker are entitled: 1. Café Music, 2. Chanson, 3. Dans Le Pays

11:00 AM — The New Americans II —

  • Alan Berquist will no longer be performing Deux Ex Machina.
  • Cristina Ballatori will now be performing with pianist Allison Franzetti.
  • Antonina Styczen will now be performing with Kelly Watson Woelffer. Lina Andonovska will no longer be performing. 
  • Cellist, Prof. Hamin Kim, will no longer be performing. 

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 — 

  • The program order has been updated placing Lux Aeterna before Eleven Echoes of Autumn
  • Brittany Lopez will be the dancer for the work Lux Aeterna.
  • The percussionists for An Idyll of the Misbegotten will be Gregory Beyer, Dave Hall, and I-Jen Fang. The performance of this piece has been dedicated to the memory of percussionist Christopher Deane, (1957-2021).

1:30 PM — Principals of San Antonio — The below changes have been made to the program. 

  • 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). 

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.

  • Sonata No. 1 in C Major by Anna Bon tp be performed by Gwyn Roberts has been removed from the program.
  • Sonata in E minor by CPE Bach has been added to the program. It will be performed after the WF Bach Sonata by Teddie Hwang and Nadia Soree.
  • The Telemann Methodischen Sonaten in B Minor to be Jennie Oh Brown has been removed from the program.
  • The Telemann piece has been replaced by the Sonata in B minor by Johann Joachim Quantz. It will be performed by Jessica Schury and Nadia Soree.

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.
  • Jacqueline Cordova - Arrington will no longer be performing.

 

Saturday

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. 

  • 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).

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 —

  • Ekaterina Chernaya Oh will be the the pianist performing with Inna Staneva.
  • The second piece on the program has been updated to Payadora by Julián Plaza (1928-2003), arranged by Jesús Fuentes. The correct spelling of the ensemble performing this work is Payadora Trio. 

12:15 PM — Flutes in Motion — 

  • Montañas by Julian Gutierrez Vinardell will no longer be performed.
  • Martin Godoy will be the dancer performing with the FlutAria! Trio
  • Love Divided will also feature pianist Zvony Nagy.

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 — 

  • 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. 
  • Ben Carlee and Mariachi Los Paisanos will now be performing Sones para Flauta y Mariachi by Jorge Sosa instead of their original selection. 
  • 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. 

8:00 PM — Gala di Concerti — Joidy Blanco is indisposed. Her performance of Effran Amayo, Indigo Concerto, has been cancelled.

 

Sunday

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."