Golden Anniversary Opening Flute Choir Warm Up

Treasures from the NFA Library
Naomi Seidman and the Beau Soir Ensemble perform discoveries from the NFA Library.

Exhibit Hall Open
Visit the convention's vibrant exhibit hall, featuring vendors offering a wide variety of flutes, music, and flute-related merchandise.

Gary Schocker in Concert
The flutist/composer performs a concert of his works.

How to Play the Flute with Sir James Galway
Spend an hour with Sir James Galway (virtually) as he gives flute-playing advice to flutists of all ages and abilities followed by a Q & A. This is a special virtual class just for the NFA.

To Infinity and Beyond
Melissa Keeling and Matthias Ziegler perform original works for contrabass flute and flute with electronics. Support provided by Flute Specialists, Inc.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Falcon Flute Choir, Iowa City Flute Choir. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps presents: "Parlor to Parade"
Members of the US Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps explore the relationship between historic dance and martial music. The musical arrangements capture a wide variety of styles and showcase the evolution of the fife and drum on and off the battlefield. Sounds of the 18th century are reimagined combining fife and Baroque flute timbres. During the performance, historical context will be provided for the program selections while wearing American period uniforms.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Flute Ensemble, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Flute Ensemble.

One for Three and Three for Four
One flute trio and three flute quartets. Music by Michael Rene Torres, Paul Dunkel, Francois Narboni, Nicole Chamberlain.

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion Through Language and Terminology 
Are you interested in becoming a better informed ally for POC, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities? Panelists will present the latest appropriate language, terminology, and up to date information from these communities. Following the presentations will be an open forum to ask questions you might not have known where or whom to ask, so that you walk away with more knowledge to help you be a better advocate for your students, colleagues, and friends. Panelists include Paula Gudmundson, Taylor Irelan, and Katherine Lewis.

Young Artist Legacy Series
Featuring past top prize winners from the NFA Young Artist Competition: Julietta Curenton (2005), Brook Ferguson (2009), Hannah Hammel (2016), and Daniel Velasco (2008). Support provided by Altus Handmade Flutes.

Tradition and innovation: Simple system flutes by Theobald Boehm
Boaz Berney presents a lecture outlining the history of Boehm’s less well known simple system flutes. It will closely examine his innovations and compare this model to flutes by contemporary makers. It will follow the history of Boehm and Gréve’s partnership and the changes that took place in his flute-making after the introduction of his 1832 model. Finally, a discussion of the process of making a copy of Boehm’s eight-keyed flutes.

Brazilian Modern Lyricism: The Evolution of the Brazilian Singing Flute in Toadas, Choros, and Canções
Modern Brazilian music for flute and piano enjoyed significant evolution through the influence of folklore and popular music genres. All pieces will be performed by a diverse group of first generation immigrants to America.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Morehead State University Flute Ensemble, Middle Tennessee State University Flutes and Friends. Support provided by Altus Handmade Flutes.

Piccolo Artist Competition Semifinals
Six semifinalists perform for judges. Support provided by Keefe Piccolos.

Iconic Works by Black Composers
Works by William Grant Still, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Valerie Coleman, and Adolphus Hailstork will be performed by Mary Matthews, Alexa Still, and Laurel Zucker. Support provided by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.

Flute Choir Reading Session with Taylor Irelan
Bring your piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, or contrabass flute, and a stand!

Past Presidents' Panel
Join us for a lively discussion about the NFA's past, present, and future with a panel of past presidents. Panelists include Katherine Borst Jones (1994-1996), Gerald Carey (1990-1991), Zart Dombourian-Eby (2014-2016), Angeleita Floyd (1999-2000), Jonathan Keeble (2010-2012), George Pope (2001-2002). Moderated by Past Presidents' Council Chair Leonard Garrison.

The Evolution of Density 21.5
Barrère biographer Nancy Toff traces the compositional and performance history of Edgard Varèse’s landmark Density 21.5, written for Georges Barrère and later revised. Molly Barth will perform several versions of the work. The program will also include rare historic recordings and a video conversation with Varèse scholar Felix Meyer, director of the Sacher Foundation, which owns the Varèse archive. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Evolution of the Flute for Flute Quartet and Electronics
This five movement work showcases the unfolding history of the flute. With Terri Sanchez and Claudia Aizaga.

2022 Myrna Brown International Scholarship Winner: Evangelina Reyes Lopez
Featuring works by Mexican composers. With Maria Fernanda Castillo, Nicaulis Alliey, and Mariana Gariazzo.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Michigan Flute Orchestra, Flutes on the Bayou, Northern Iowa Flute Choir.

Ensemble Festival Showcase
Erie Waters Flute Ensemble, Song of the Angels Flute Orchestra.

Nothing About Us Without Us: Reflections on Inclusion
This panel, sponsored by the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, celebrates the NFA’s 50th anniversary by highlighting our collective perspectives, struggles and philosophies on inclusion in the arts today. Collected responses to the question “What Does It Mean to Be Included” will be explored.

Premieres Concert
World premieres of works by Liebermann, Caliendo, Grenfell, Basler, performed by Heidi Alvarez, Angela Jones-Reus, Patricia Nagle, Cathy Peterson, Kristen Stoner, Michael Williams. Support provided by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.

Musical Origins and the Stone Age Evolution of Flutes
Join Jelle Atema for a discussion and demonstration of prehistoric musical instruments.

Piccolopalooza #1
Performances by Zart Dombourian-Eby, Erinn Frechette, Julia Grenfell, Jennifer Gunn, Anke Lauwers, Nicola Mazzanti, Marta Rossi, Pamela Stahel, Peter Verhoyen. Support provided by Burkart Flutes & Piccolos.

Low Flutes Reading Session
Paige Long and Dorli McWayne will lead a session exploring "Golden Lows," pieces written exclusively for low flutes. Bring your alto, bass, or contrabass flute and stand!

Open Adult Amateur Masterclass with Gary Schocker
Volunteers will be selected from the audience to perform. A pianist will be provided.

The Evolving Flutist: Mozart to Marketing
What would have happened if Mozart had been a savvier business person? Join Katherine Emeneth and Laura Zabanal as they lead a discussion on the basics of marketing that all musicians should know...even Mozart. The basics of networking, social media marketing, and money management will be discussed as well as an opportunity to explore new endeavors.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Emporia State University Flute Choir, Flute Loops. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Flutists of Color Affinity Group
Holding space for flutists of color to come together and connect, sharing experiences and meeting other flutists. Jennie Brown, facilitator.

High School Masterclass
With Tadeu Coelho.

The Romantic Flute: Sharon Bezaly in Concert
Performing works by Chopin, Schumann, Reinecke, and Doppler. Support provided by Muramatsu America.

Myrna Brown Dine-Around
Nothing transforms strangers into friends quite like sharing a meal. Meet at the NFA Registration Desk.

Exhibitors' Concert
Hear performances by representatives of our exhibiting companies. Support provided by Keefe Piccolos.

Creativity with Looping and Effects Pedals
This interactive workshop by Melissa Keeling will cover what gear is needed to get started playing flute with effects pedals, how to set up the equipment, demonstrations of various effects, and a lesson on looping and improvisation. This session goes beyond the gear itself to explore how effects can be used creatively to expand the capabilities of the flute. Attendees will have the opportunity to try the pedals in various contexts.

Flute Ensemble Festival Kick Off
Join fellow flute ensemble festival participants for a welcome reception.

Thursday Pre-Gala Lobby Concert
Ensemble 126.

Gala Concert: Evolution
Showcasing many facets of our beloved instrument, from ancient to modern, folk to classical, and more! Performers include Philippe Barnes, Molly Barth, Julietta Curenton, Emi Ferguson, Jelle Atema, Brandon Patrick George, Marina Piccinini. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Late Night Cabaret
Polish flutist Leszek Wisniowski presents an evening of jazz for flute and jazz trio.

New Music for Low Flutes
Francesca Arnone and Mariana Gariazzo perform recent works for alto and bass flute.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Two Latin American Works for Flute and Electronics
with Asako Arai.

Imaginative New Works for Flute and Cello
Flute and cello duo tuo duo perform recently commissioned works inspired by the natural world.

Three, Four, Five ALIVE!
Works by (mostly) living composers for flute trio, quartet, and quintet. Works by Nicole Chamberlain, Jessie Montgomery, Raimundo Pineda, and Alexander Tcherepnin.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Mile High Flute Benders, VanderCook College of Music Flute Ensemble. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Mindful Flute Choir Warm-Up
The NFA Flute Club Committee presents a refreshing flute choir warm-up session using morning meditation to establish our awareness for playing music together. By meditating, participants will experience present awareness, intention awareness, and non-judgmental awareness. These experiences can be effective for making music together. Attendees should bring their music stands and instruments of choice (flute, alto, bass, or contrabass). With Mihoko Watanabe.

Orchestral Audition and Masterclass Competition
Mock orchestral audition followed by a masterclass with Kersten McCall, principal flutist of Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.  Support provided by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Roots of Interior by Phyllis Chen
with Elise Blatchford.

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Jazz Flute Big Band Reading Session with Billy Kerr
Open to experienced and aspiring jazz flutists. BYO flutes and stands to play arrangements from the NFA Jazz Flute Big Band repertoire plus new works! With opportunity for jazz improvisation with an outstanding live rhythm section.

Ensemble Festival Showcase
Baltimore Flute Choir, West Michigan Flute Orchestra, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition Presentations
Creating Resources through Engagement, Artistry, Teamwork, and Entrepreneurship. Four finalist teams will present their proposed projects that approach performance and education in a new, collaborative way to a panel of judges.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Deep Winter
with Carolyn Totaro.

Young Artist Legacy Series
Featuring past top prize winners from the NFA Young Artist Competition: Adam Kuenzel (1982), Rhonda Larson (1985), Göran Marcusson (1987), and Gary Schocker (1978).

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Southern Mississippi Flute Choir, Duquesne University Flute Choir.

Exhibit Hall Open
Visit the convention's vibrant exhibit hall, featuring vendors offering a wide variety of flutes, music, and flute-related merchandise.

Alena Walentin in Concert
Performing works by Ibert, Jongen, Tansmin.

Celebrating Asian Composers
Performed by Hannah Porter Occeña, EsPiri Winds, Pan Pacific Woodwind Quintet.

France: Renaissance to Romantic
Members of the Historical Flutes Committee perform French music from the Renaissance to the Romantic Era. Come hear music played on flutes similar to the instruments used in the original performances: renaissance flutes, baroques flutes, and simple system romantic flutes.

Jazz Artist Competition Final Round
Three finalists with a rhythm section perform for a panel of judges.

Irish Music on the Silver Flute
Have you ever wanted to join in an Irish music session in a bar, sound more convincing in a theatre show, or just play Celtic tunes for your own enjoyment? Join Philippe Barnes for an in-depth look at ornaments and techniques for playing Irish and other traditional music on the classical flute.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Heartland Flute Choir, Madison Flute Club Chamber Choir. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

A Look Behind the Conductor's Stand
Have you ever been asked to organize or conduct an ensemble but aren’t sure what to do? In this workshop presented by the NFA Flute Clubs Committee, we will discuss how to approach organizing an ensemble and conducting even if this is your first time on the podium. Attendees should come with questions and are encouraged to try out their conducting skills. Presented by Gail Green (director of the Michigan Flute Orchestra).

Flute Lovers' Lunch with Marina Piccinini
Join us for lunch and conversation hosted by featured performer Marina Piccinini. She will discuss her multifaceted career performing, teaching, and commissioning new works.

Coffeehouse Concerts: "To Each Her Own..." Flute Music by Chicago Women Composers
with Lisa Goethe-McGinn.

Ensemble Festival Showcase
Central Michigan University Flute Choir, Tennessee Tech Flute Choir, Eastern Illinois University Flute Choir.

Accessibility Flutists and Allies Affinity Group
Whether you identify as disabled, chronically ill, or any other variation—or your experience doesn't have a label, please join us for community and conversation about what it means to be an 'able' flutist. Allies and anyone who values access to all flutists are also welcome. Katherine Lewis, facilitator.

Young Artist Competition Semifinals
Six semifinalists perform for a panel of judges. Young Artist Competition prize money provided by John Willoughby in honor of Robert Willoughby on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Flutists of the Atlanta Symphony in Concert
Works by Mendelssohn, Martin, Cronin, Uebayashi, Debussy, Bartok, and Higdon will be perfomed by Christina Smith, Robert Cronin, Todd Skitch, and Gina Hughes.

Getting Started on Baroque Flute
Participants can have their first Baroque flute lesson in the company of their friends and colleagues. No previous experience on the Baroque flute is required, and instruments will be available to use. Topics will include: hand position and basic fingerings, tone and embouchure, intonation, strong vs. weak notes, different sounds of various keys vs. homogeneity of sound, articulation. Everyone will perform a short excerpt from the Boismortier D Major Concerto for Five Flutes.

Searching for Balance in the Flute Repertoire: Latin American Sonatas and Sonatinas
Maria Fernanda Castillo will present a lecture-recital featuring performances of sonatas and sonatinas by composers from Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Music for Flute and Electronics by Composers of African Descent
with Steven Keith.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Southern Utah University Flute Choir, His Grace Notes, Saginaw Valley State University Community Flute Choir.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Skinscape for Flute and Fixed Media
with Ellen Johnson Mosley.

Remembrance and Healing Concert
This annual concert features performances dedicated to teachers, family members, friends, and colleagues who are no longer with us and those lost to the pandemic, oppression, and social injustice. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Profaning the Sacred
with Janice Misurell-Mitchell and clarinetist Eric Mandat.

Karl Kraber Tribute Concert
Former students and colleagues will pay tribute to 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Karl Kraber.

Newly Published Music/Convention Performers Winners Concert
Winners of the Convention Performers competition perform prize-winning works.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Terre Haute IN Flute Choir, Flute Choir of Atlanta. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Jennifer Higdon and Thea Musgrave in Conversation
Join Jennifer Higdon (attending live) and Thea Musgrave (participating via Zoom) as they discuss their NFA commissions with performers Valerie Coleman and Jennifer Gunn. Moderated by NFA Commissioning Coordinator Sarah Brady. Support provided by Keefe Piccolos.

Gareth McLearnon: Edge Effect Reading Session
A creative, dynamic, exciting and extremely funky piece - exploring contemporary techniques alongside commercial music rhythms and idioms - and finishing with controlled chaos(!) Join the composer of this piece for a read-through and a Facebook Live broadcast performance at the end. Players of all abilities are welcome. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Book of Birds for Flute and Electronics
with Gozde Cakir.

Flute Choir Reading Session with Mary Matthews
Bring your piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, or contrabass flute, and a stand!

Contemporary and Baroque Music for Historic Flutes
Works from the 18th, 19th, and 20th century will be played on baroque flutes by Jennie Oh Brown, Barbara Hopkins, Na'ama Lion, Linda Pereksta, Ian Plansker.

Poison and Ambrosia
Luisa Sello and Le Agane, a collaboration of international flutists, will perform a show with music, dance, and microtheatre representing the magic fairy tales from the past with their double personality (magic and demonic). All the flutists will perform and act.

Affinity Group: Under the Rainbow Tree
A safe networking and social gathering for LGBTQIA+ flutists. Taylor Irelan, facilitator.

Marina Piccinini and Kersten McCall in Concert
Performing works by J S Bach, Ferneyhough, Paganini, Gaubert, Karg-Elert, and new works by Harbison and Monnakgotla. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Coffeehouse Concerts: The Visible Breath: Solo and Electroacoustic Works of the New Millennium
with Lindsay Goodman. Support provided by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.

Disembodied Routine
While shifting to online formats due to the pandemic, the routine of performing and teaching has been fragmented on many levels. The Telematic Performance Format developed at Zurich University of the Arts has become an important tool in that context. With Mattias Ziegler.

Gala Awards Reception
All convention attendees are welcome. Cash bar available.

Gala Awards Dinner
The annual dinner honors 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Ransom Wilson and Karl Kraber and Distinguished Service Award recipient Nancy Clew.

Friday Pre-Gala Lobby
Concert Les flûtistes de Montréal.

Friday Night Gala: Celebrating 50 Years of the NFA
Celebrate 50 years of the NFA with a special anniversary concert highlighting some of the important milestones from the NFA's past as well as a look towards its future. The concert will include the world premiere performance of Julia Wolfe's Oxygen for 144 flutes and performances by Sarah Jackson, Göran Marcusson, Khanyisile Mthetwa, Amy Porter, Mimi Tachouet, and Nestor Torres. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Late Night Trivia
Bring a team, or just show up, for a fun night of flute trivia hosted by Amy Porter! Prizes will be awarded from the NFA store. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Irish Play Along
Irish music-making traditionally occurs in a relaxed social setting and is a time for sharing tunes with friends both old and new. A traditional Irish session is quite informal, but easily learnable tunes will be introduced to the participants and we will learn and play them together. Participants will also have the opportunity to interject their own tunes into the session. Led by Andra Bohnet.

Morning Warm Up: Taffanel + Lizzo; Moyse + Aretha
Spice up your daily exercises. Bring your flute and your dancing shoes to this participatory workshop featuring Lizzo, Beyonce, and Bieber. Learn how to incorporate our favorite pop artists into your warm-up featuring rhythm, long tone, intonation, vibrato and scale exercises. Led by Erika Boysen and Katherine Emeneth. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Food for the Day's Journey: Breakfast with Julietta Curenton
This Pedagogy Committee-sponsored breakfast features prize-winning flutist Julietta Curenton who works across genres including classical, jazz, gospel, and pop. She will discuss turning points in her career that led to her focus on marginalized music and compositions. Support provided by Altus Handmade Flutes.

Youth Flute Day Ensemble Festival Showcase
Naperville Youth Symphony Flute Choir and Parasky Flute Studio Ensembles.

Morning Sonatas
Start your morning with works by Rocherolle and Ysaye, performed by Stephen Clark and Denis Savelyev.

Twice the Fun... Telemann for Two!!
Everyone loves Telemann’s Solo Fantasies! Join Detroit Symphony flutists Sharon Sparrow and Hannah Hammel to hear them performed in DUET version, enlightening the listener to harmonies and delightful musical ideas often overlooked when performing solo. Tips on basic ornamentation will be provided, taking the fear away from giving this a try in your own Baroque repertoire. Support provided by Muramatsu America.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Electro Flute Loops and Film
with Rozalind MacPhail.

Meet the Composers: NFA Competition Commissions
Come hear the NFA Commissions for the 2022 Young Artist, 2022 Piccolo Artist, and 2007 High School Soloist competitions. Composers Marco Granados, Helena Tulve, and Evan Williams will discuss their works. Performances by Emma Gerstein, Alyce Johnson, and Adam Kuenzel. Support provided by Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Northern Illinois University Flute Ensemble, Celtic Crúe.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Detroit Flute Guild, Raleigh Flute Choir. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Backstory: The Evolution of Electroacoustic Flute
with Kelly Catlin.

The Fluture is Low: A Low Flutes Chamber Recital
World class low flutists perform a wide variety of new chamber music for low flutes. This concert will showcase the versatility and virtuosity of low flutes, including the alto, bass, contrabass, and sub contra flutists performing duets, trios, and small ensemble music specifically composed and arranged for, and featuring, low flutes. This is a rare opportunity to hear the amazing subcontra flutes in small ensemble music.

Ensemble Festival Showcase
Flutissimo, Texas Womens' University, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley.

Young Artist Legacy Series
Featuring past top prize winners from the NFA Young Artist Competition: Christina Jennings (1998), Amy Porter (1990), Catherine Ransom Karoly (1991).

Youth Flute Day: Flute Olympics: Headjoint Hurdles
On your mark, get set, blow! Learn new skills, get tips to improve your playing, meet new friends, and earn prizes as you make your way through the five challenges! From Head Joint Hurdles and a Tone Triathlon to Rhythm Gymnastics, Scale Diving, and a Sight Reading Party.

Morning Music for Flute and Harp
The renowned Aletheia Duo performs a concert of works ranging from modern classics by Bernard Andres and Charles Rochester Young to exciting premieres by Carlos Carrillo and Richard Prior.

Balance Training for an Unbalanced Instrument: How Offloaded Strength Training Improves Your Flute
Performance WS. In this interactive workshop, two musician fitness trainers will dive deep into how offloaded, lopsided, and uneven strength training can give your workouts the stability and benefit they’ve been missing to be able to offset our asymmetrical instrument! With Angela McCuiston and Katie Mess.

Exhibit Hall Open
Visit the convention's vibrant exhibit hall, featuring vendors offering a wide variety of flutes, music, and flute-related merchandise.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Silversmiths, Coro de Flautas de Panamá "Dr. Eduardo Charpentier De Castro."

Youth Flute Day: Learning from the Pros
Come learn from a professional flutist! Members of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee will lead mini 20-minute sessions focused on warm-up, improvisation, musicality, and technique. Rotate to each session and learn some new tips to inspire your practice session.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Frate vento, frate focu and Flusso di coscienza
with Cassandra Eisenreich.

Keynote Address: "Where Do I Go From Here? A Short Guide Through a Long Path" with Maestro Leonard Slatkin
Reflecting on 50 years in the business, Maestro Slatkin will discuss the changing music world and its effects on today’s artists. Support for Maestro Leonard Slatkin's keynote provided by Carol Dale.

Vibrate from your belly and support from your diaphragm: Demystifying the use of anatomical references
In this collaborative workshop between the NFA Pedagogy and Performance and Healthcare committees, topics and exercises regarding tone production, legato playing, vibrato, and breathing are discussed from both pedagogical and anatomical perspectives.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Coro de Flautas de Panamá "Dr. Eduardo Charpentier De Castro", Crane Flute Ensemble.

Flute Choir Reading Session with Christina Condon-Numerick 
Bring your piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute, or contrabass flute, and a stand!

Beatboxing and Beyond: Essential Skills for the 21st Century Flutist
Are you looking to diversify your practice routine, add more 20th- and 21st-century music to your repertoire list, or develop new ways to teach the wide range of extended techniques on the flute? This workshop will cover descriptions, practice techniques, standard notation, troubleshooting ideas, and etudes covering fourteen of the most common types of extended techniques. With Nicole Chamberlain and Mary Matthews.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Clarion Winds, Chesapeake Flute Consort. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Piccolo Artist Competition Finals
Three finalists perform for judges. Support provided by Keefe Piccolos.

Flutists of Color Affinity Group
Holding space for flutists of color to come together and connect, sharing experiences and meeting other flutists. Paula Gudmundson, facilitator.

Coffeehouse Concerts: “Roots” Three Short Pieces for Membrane Flute, Contrabass Flute and Laptop
with David Weiss.

Youth Flute Day: Flute Olympics: Tone Triathlon
On your mark, get set, blow! Learn new skills, get tips to improve your playing, meet new friends, and earn prizes as you make your way through the five challenges! From Head Joint Hurdles and a Tone Triathlon to Rhythm Gymnastics, Scale Diving, and a Sight Reading Party.

Youth Flute Day: Flute Olympics: Rhythmic Gymnastics
On your mark, get set, blow! Learn new skills, get tips to improve your playing, meet new friends, and earn prizes as you make your way through the five challenges! From Head Joint Hurdles and a Tone Triathlon to Rhythm Gymnastics, Scale Diving, and a Sight Reading Party.

Ensemble Festival Reskin Showcase
Desert Echoes Flute Project, Florida Flute Orchestra.

Coffeehouse Concerts: The Flibbertigibbet's Fabrefaction, Vol. 1, by Roy Magnuson
with James Thompson.

50 Years of NFA Commissions
For 50 years, the NFA has been commissioning two to three works per year for its annual competitions as well as special project commissions. This program is a chronological exploration of some of the works the New Music Advisory Committee has brought to life. This celebration through time is a reminder of the rich history and enormous legacy that the NFA continues to build upon year after year.

Alto Flute Artist Competition
Six finalists will perform for judges.

Youth Flute Day: Alexa's Neighborhood
Meet the flutists in Alexa’s Neighborhood! Youth Flute Day is excited to help the NFA celebrate 50 years with a return of this popular event, featuring some of today’s best flutists in a casual, youth-friendly atmosphere. Alexa Still will introduce her guests who will speak about their careers and flute playing. Special virtual appearance by Lady Jeanne Galway!

Inaugural NFA LGBTQ+ Flute Choir Celebration
The LGBTQ+ community has a fierce and fabulous presence within the NFA. In light of the NFA’s 50th anniversary, the emphasis on flute choir performances this convention, and a call for stronger diversity and inclusion efforts, we will celebrate LGBTQ+ flutists and allies with the inaugural NFA LGBTQ+ Flute Choir Celebration! Support provided by ALRY Publications, LLC.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Video | Art | Music | Text
with Mark Rodrieg.

Communicating Effectively with Your Audience: The Use of Inflection and Nuance In the Pedagogy of William Kincaid 
William Kincaid, one of the most influential flutists of the 20th century, described in great detail how to prepare intervals and connect one note to the next. Using these skills allows the performer to create a seamless and dynamically varied line that conveys the musical intent of both the composer and the performer. With John Thorne.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Las Flautistas, Wichita Flute Ensemble. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Ransom Wilson Tribute
Former students and colleagues will pay tribute to 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Ransom Wilson. Support provided by Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Youth Flute Day: Visit the Historic Flute Room
Take a look back in time and discover why the flute you play today looks and plays the way it does. Members of the NFA Historic Flutes Committee will give a special guided tour of the Historic Flute Room.

Piccolopalooza #2
Performances by Nicole Esposito, Sarah Jackson, Beth Larsen, Snježana Pavicevic, Peter Verhoyen, Cordula Weil, Regina Helcher Yost.

Our Story: Music by Queer Composers
In response to the violence and adversity the LGBTQIA+ community continues to face globally, Taylor Irelan commissioned works for flute and piano by international LGBTQIA+ composers in 2021 to tell their stories through music. These stories share the struggles, heartache, determination, and resilience from this diverse and beautiful community.

Coffeehouse Concerts: Imagination and Fantasy
with Adrienne Tedjamulia-Read and Samantha Donnell.

Youth Flute Day: Flute Olympics: Diving into Scales
On your mark, get set, blow! Learn new skills, get tips to improve your playing, meet new friends, and earn prizes as you make your way through the five challenges! From Head Joint Hurdles and a Tone Triathlon to Rhythm Gymnastics, Scale Diving, and a Sight Reading Party.

Youth Flute Day: Flute Olympics: Sight-reading Party
On your mark, get set, blow! Learn new skills, get tips to improve your playing, meet new friends, and earn prizes as you make your way through the five challenges! From Head Joint Hurdles and a Tone Triathlon to Rhythm Gymnastics, Scale Diving, and a Sight Reading Party.

Cuban Masterpieces for Flute
In 2019, Mindy Kaufman, Stephanie Jutt, and Phil Unger traveled to Havana and collaborated with Cuban flutist Niurka González. This concert will feature music by living Cuban composers Amado, Brouwer, Martin, Alén, López-Gavilán, León. In addition to the performance, Phil Unger will speak about their experience in Havana. Support provided by Burkart Flutes and Piccolos.

Diverse Double Reeds
Bayview Winds, Elicio Winds, Trio Village, Vuorovesi Trio, and James Thompson perform a diverse program for flute with double reed instruments.

Masterclass Performers Competition Masterclass #1
Three of the six winners of the competition will perform repertoire of their choosing for Alena Walentin, with a masterclass on each piece.

Best of Quintessenz Leipzig Flute Ensemble
Made up of members of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, MDR Symphony, and Staatskapelle Halle, Quintessenz celebrates its 25th anniversary with this special concert featuring music of Bach, Debussy, Strauss, Rachmaninov, and Sprenger. Support provided by Keefe Piccolos.

Coffeehouse Concerts: There are Black People in the Future: electro-acoustic works by living Black composers
with Brittany Trotter.

Combined 2020/2021 High School and Collegiate Choir Competition Choirs
Conducted by Dan Parasky and Nicole Chamberlain, the winners of the 2020 and 2021 High School and Collegiate Flute Choir Competitions will FINALLY meet in person to perform.

Amateurs of the NFA
A panel discussion with the current as well as past chair of the Adult Flutist & Amateur Resources Committee Lisa Fahlstrom and Barbra Fairman. They will review the history as well as changes the committee has been through in the past 50 years.

Youth Flute Day: Windy City Flash Mob!
Youth Flute Day participants perform works by Perrin-Bryson, Valerie Coleman, and Timothy Hagen in the Normandie Lounge.

Saturday Pre-Gala Lobby Concert
Los Angeles Flute Orchestra.
*Please note that all present at Symphony Center are required to wear masks when not eating, drinking, or performing.

Gala Concerto Concert
Featuring the world premieres of Jennifer Higdon's The Light the We Can Hear and of Piccolo Play for Piccolo and String Orchestra by Thea Musgrave. Plus Malambo by Miguel del Aguila, Concerto for Flue and Orchestra by Carl Reinecke, and The World of Montuagretta by Christian Lindberg, performed by Valerie Coleman, Jennifer Gunn, Kersten McCall, Demarre McGill, and Sharon Bezaly. With the Chicago Philharmonic led by Leonard Slatkin. The commission of Thea Musgrave to orchestrate Piccolo Play was made possible with generous donations from James Keefe and Janet Kinmonth of Keefe Piccolos, Burkart Flutes and Piccolos and Chair of the NFA Piccolo Committee, Laurie Sokoloff. Leonard Slatkin's participation as conductor is supported by Carol Dale. 
*Please note that all present at Symphony Center are required to wear masks when not eating, drinking, or performing.

50th Anniversary Party!
Time to party and wish the NFA a happy 50th. There will be cake! Celebrate Golden Anniversary Awards winners and past presidents, with music by Nestor Torres and friends. All attendees are invited to celebrate and unwind after an exhilarating three days of performances, workshops, and panels. Golden Anniversary Award winners will be honored by a performance of a specially commissioned piece by James Lee III. Presented in partnership with the Chicago Philharmonic.

Morning Warm Up: A Bottom Up Approach to Whole Body Movement
This workshop will explore feet and whole body movement patterns to experience greater spinal mobility and movement of the pelvis. Everything else builds on the connection to the ground, using feet as tools to sense what’s happening with the pelvis in all the movements we do as performing artists and humans living in this crazy world. This is a movement-based, participatory session. Bring your flutes! With Kelly Mollnow Wilson.

Latin American Voices
Works by José Pablo Moncayo, José Elizondo, Efraín Amaya, César Guerra-Peixe, and Raimundo Pineda will be performed by Terri Sundberg, Mariana Gariazzo, Nora Lee Garcia, Etesian Duo, and Jonathan Borja.

Piccolopalooza #3: Celebrating the Piccolo Artist Competition
Piccolo Artist Competition prize winners Caitlyn Valovick-Moore and Jona Venturi perform Charke and Piccolo Artist Competition-commissioned works by Demase and Beliss.

2021 Young Artist Competition Winner in Concert
Dominique Kim will perform music by Roussel, Sohn, Hailstork, Dick, Telemann, and Harberg.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
NFA Adult Amateur Flute Choir, The Flute Academy. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

Junior Soloist Competition
Outstanding young flutists in grades 6-8 perform for a panel of judges. Support provided by Flute Specialists, Inc.

Ravel Revisited
Two beloved works, Les Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and L’Enfant et les sortilèges, newly arranged for two flutes. With Mihi Kim and Patricia Nagle.

Daughters of Our Time
This program of new, original compositions for flute and guitar celebrates the emotional and physical journeys of great women poets, as well as the personal journeys and evolution as women, mothers, daughters, sisters, musicians, writers, and travelers living in a foreign country.

A Whole New World: Re-Imagining a Career Post-Pandemic
As musicians, many of us have spent years in and outside of school, building our portfolios, honing our playing, and freelancing in our communities. COVID-19 has changed the ways we produce, consume, and make a living from music. Join the Career and Artistic Development Committee in sharing how your career and priorities have changed and how you've adapted your career to rise to the challenges of our new realities. Panelists include Rose Bishop, Maria Fernanda Castillo, Michelle Stanley, Jessica Sherer, and Colleen White.

Exhibit Hall Open
Visit the convention's vibrant exhibit hall, featuring vendors offering a wide variety of flutes, music, and flute-related merchandise.

Professional Flute Choir Concert
Clyde Mitchell conducts the winners of the competition in an exciting program featuring Trudy Kane as soloist. Support provided by ALRY Publications, LLC.

Flute Evolution, 1800-1900, The Revolution
This lecture demonstrates the flute from 1800-1900 (1-key and multi-keyed flutes) through the introduction of the Boehm flutes and how both the earlier simple system flutes and the Boehm system flutes continued to develop throughout the century. With Michael Lynn.

Junior Masterclass
Young flutists chosen from the recorded round of the junior soloist competition will perform in a masterclass led by Julee Kim Walker.

Collegiate Flute Choir Concert
Gareth McLearnon conducts the winners of the competition in a varied program. Support provided by Anderson Musical Instruments Insurance Solutions, LLC.

The Evolving Flute Quartet
Join the Houston Symphony Flute Section as they perform new arrangements and new compositions for flute quartet.

New Creations Workshop
Led by women composer-performers Valerie Coleman, Nicole Chamberlain, and Amanda Harberg, this workshop is designed to give aspiring performers an opportunity to create, share, and workshop their own music, which can be at any stage of development. Within this event, each participant will perform her/his work, followed by an empowering feedback session from the session hosts, full of encouraging and constructive tips for the participants and the audience.

Young Artist Competition Finals
Three finalists perform for a panel of judges. Young Artist Competition prize money provided by John Willoughby in honor of Robert Willoughby on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; Best Performance of the Newly Commissioned Work prize money provided by the Paul Taub Fund.

Mark Thomas Memorial Tribute Concert
Celebrate the life and work of the NFA's founder with performances and remembrances by former students and past presidents of the NFA.

Celebrating and Evolving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Flute Organizations
Join the NFA Flute Clubs Committee in a panel discussion about progress related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our country's regional flute organizations. Representatives from various flute groups will highlight ways that they are working to evolve their flute community regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. We will also hear from the Umoja Flute Institute to learn about their work. Panelists include Kristin Bacchiocchi-Stewart (NJ Flute Society), Brian Dunbar (Umoja and NFA DEI Committee), Mariana Gariazzo (Chicago Flute Club), Hilary Janysek (Austin Flute Society and NFA Flute Clubs Committee), Christian Lampkin (Umoja). Moderated by Heidi Álvarez and Hilary Janysek.

Ensemble Festival Showcase
Flute Sonic Orchestra, International Flute Orchestra.

Piccolopalooza #4: From Grado with Love
A program of music for piccolo ensembles, performed by an all-star lineup of artists from the International Piccolo Festival, held every year in Grado, Italy.

18th Century Masterworks
Works by Blavet, Telemann, Couperin, Leclair, and Quantz performed by Wendy Rolfe, Nihan Atalay, and Gemma Goday.

Made in Chicago: Chicago Flute Club plays Chicago Composers
The Chicago Flute Club presents a program highlighting performers from the Chicago Flute Club playing music by Chicago composers. Celebrating the inspirational force of the Chicago Flute Club and its impact to its growing membership, this program features a diverse variety of styles, genres, and versatility of expression in music conceived, practiced, composed, and performed by Chicagoans.

Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert
Orquesta de Flautas ILLAWARA, Cardinal Heights Flute Choir. Support provided by Yamaha Corporation of America.

How To Make Great Music Videos - The Basics
Join Dave Weiss for a workshop on demystifying the basics of how to get started producing your own music videos so they look and sound professional. He will show you how to produce excellent videos using free software, smartphones/tablets, and laptops for YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, etc.

Masterclass Performers Competition Masterclass #2
Three of the six winners of the competition will perform repertoire of their choosing for Bonita Boyd.

Young Artist Legacy Series
Featuring past top prize winners from the NFA Young Artist Competition: Leah Arsenault (2006), Virginia Broffitt (2004), Emi Ferguson (2013), Erinn Frechette (2002). Support provided by Keefe Piccolos.

High School Flute Choir Concert
Christina Steffen conducts the winners of the competition in an exciting program featuring Ali Ryerson as soloist. Support provided by ALRY Publications, LLC.

Pandemic Reflections
Music born of, or inspired by, the world's collective experience of the COVID pandemic. With Carole Bean, Katrina Penman, Kristen Stoner, and Pamela Youngblood.

Gala Concert and Closing Ceremonies
Celebrate the NFA's next 50 years with special premieres by Judy Nishimura and Ali Ryerson, performances by Göran Marcusson, Brice Smith, Adrianne Greenbaum, Jasmine Choi with the Professional Flute Choir, and a special send-off by the Past Presidents' Flute Choir. At the end of the closing ceremonies, the convention closes with the traditional participative performance of J S Bach's Air in D Major.