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Addenda

Any changes made to convention programming after the publication of the 2025 program book will be listed below:

Last updated 7/29/2025 12:00 PM

PLEASE NOTE THE DEDICATED HOUR TO VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL EACH DAY IS
Thursday- Saturday: 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Competition Updates

• Junior Soloist Competition — Paige Jackson is replacing Tim Hagen as a judge.
• Low Flute Artist Competition — 
  • Alycia Hugo has withdrawn. Alternate Kelly Mollnow Wilson will now compete with the following repertoire: When it rains/the river stands still by Lisa Bost Sandberg; Firefly Triptych (I, III) by Amanda Harberg
  • Mihoko Watanabe is replacing Meerenai Shim as a judge.
• Piccolo Orchestral Audition & Masterclass Competition — Peter Verhoyen is replacing Horacio Massone as a judge. (Horacio Massone is still the clinician for this event)

Exhibitor Updates

• Genuwind Customs — This exhibitor will no longer be showing.
• Schmitt Music: The Flute Gallery — This exhibitor will no longer be showing.
• Flutistry — BOOTH # CHANGE. This exhibitor will now be showing in Booth #246. 
• John Wubbenhorst Music (JWM) — NEW EXHIBITOR. Booth #201.
• Masters Flute Japan — NEW EXHIBITOR. Booth #101.
• Fluture Ergo — NEW EXHIBITOR. Booth #102.

Other

• Additional Convention Intern: Yamileth Almeida Maza
• Jonah Pierre replaces Kevin Bailes, jazz combo pianist

Programming Updates

Thursday

• 10:15 AM — Electrifying! — Lindsey Goodman is the performer for the works: "Prowl", "Lava", and "Caffiend".
• 1:00 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert — Christin Lawhorne and Karen Scullion will no longer be performing.
• 4:30 PM — The Afternoon of a Nymph — Pianist Róza Radnóti will replace Zoltan Fejervari.
• 4:30 PM — Piccolo Originals! — Zach Galatis and Amy Likar should also be listed amongst the performers in the event description.
• 4:30 PM — The Autobiography of Severino Gazzelloni — This lecture will be presented by Michael Stoune.
• 4:30 PM — Georgia Flutist in Concert I — Roya Farzaneh and Alyssa Mercedes Mena are not performing on this concert.
• 7:00 PM — Pregala Lobby Concert — Mercer Flute Choir personnel change: Adding  Lilly Mauti, Aja Rawden, and Olivia Scott will be performing in place of Lauren White, Hannah Dixon and Shelby Ryals.

Friday 

• 8:15 AM — Better Together — TIME/ROOM CHANGE This event will now occur Friday, 6:30-7:30 PM in Regency Hall VII
• 8:30 AM — Flute Ensemble Festival Concert — Dale Cox and Sarah Nelson will also perform in the Schwob Flutes ensemble.
• 9:45 AM — Flute Ensemble Festival Concert — Madelyn Sealey will be replacing Kathy Murphy.
• 10:30 AM — Works for Flute Choir by New and Emerging Black Composers — The correct portions to be performed of JS Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier are: Prelude No. XXII in B-flat Minor and Fugue No. I in C Major transcribed and arranged by Cynthia Cozette Lee
• 11:30 AM — Digital Harmony: Presence Online — Panelists: Gillian Derer, Taylor Rossi, and Ceylon Mitchell II
• 2:30 PM — Sound in Mind — Nicaulis Alliey-Escalona should also be listed amongst the performers in the event description.
• 3:00 PM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert — Haruna Fukazawa will perform on alto flute in place of Bette Druck.
• 4:30 PM — It's a Small World: Music from Middle East and Africa — Gözde Çakir Ramsey is NOT performing on this program. The final piece will feature Kelariz Keshavarz with Jeiran Hasan.
• 6:45 PM — Life Member and Donor Appreciation Reception — ROOM CHANGE This event has been moved from Chicago to Regency Hall V.
• 8:00 PM — Friday Gala Concert — Aram Mun will be replacing Dylan Masariego.

Saturday

• 8:00 AM Sounds of the World Additional works to be performed by Alicia "Lish" Lindsey include:
  • Hyōjō Netori for hichiriki and ryūteki (Traditional Japanese)
  • Ångström for hichiriki and ryūteki by Jake Adams (b. 1996)
  • Four Preludes, Studies on East Asian Pipes Volume 2 for Solo Piccolo, IV. Ryūteki (Japan) by David Loeb (b. 1939)

• 9:30 AM — Portfolio Careers — Kyrese Washington will appear on the panel in place of Ceylon Mitchell.
• 9:45 AM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert — EVENT CANCELLED This event featured East Tennessee State University Flute Choir with Roya Farzaneh. 
• 9:45 AM — Flute Ensemble Festival Concert — This is the Desert Echoes Project Low Flute Choir. 
• 11:00 AM — Youth Flute Day Flute Choir Rehearsal — ADDITIONAL REHEARSAL, this rehearsal will run from 11-11:30am in Dunwoody.
• 11:30 AM — Piccolo Fundamentals — Stephanie Lupo will be replacing Chris James for this workshop. 
• 1:00 PM — Zart Dombourian-Eby Tribute — Tadeu Coelho will be replacing Matthew Johnston.
• 2:30 PM — Kitchen Orchestra (Youth Flute Day) — EVENT CANCELLED
• 2:30 PM — Bridging Art & Sound: An Interactive Journey Through Kaija Saariaho’s Flute Works — The presenters name is Camilla Hoitenga.
• 2:30 PM — Music by Black Composers — Brian Allred will no longer appear on this concert. 
• 3:15 PM — Grand Slam Scales (Youth Flute Day) — TIME CHANGE This event will now occur from 3-3:30pm. 
• 4:30 PM — Creating Artistic Unity — Panelists include Di Cao, Gabriela Gimenes, Gaspar Hoyos, Suyeon Ko, and Rafael Rodriguez
• 6:00 PM — Mindful Flute Etudes —ROOM CHANGE This event will be held in Regency Hall V. 

Sunday

• 9:00 AM — PanAmerican Flute Quartets — The Thena Quartet includes Mark Alvarez, Allison Demand, Thalia Hernandez, and Clay Steiner.

• 9:15 AM — Flute Ensemble Festival Lobby Concert  — UTEP Flute Choir "Las Flautistas" roster update: Evelyn Arzola, Aaron Bailey, Alma Beach, Jacob Bernal, Karen Carrillo, Ana Conde, Isabella Cortez, Luis Flores-Trejo, Brianna Hernandez, Hortencia Hernandez, Jesse Hernandez, Sophia Hernandez, Ada Ingram, Kristyn Ingram, Javier Marquez, Claudia Panta, Rebecca Pedroza, Matthew Pena, Alexa Perez, Jose Pina, Andrew Preciado, Johanna Romero, Janella Saad, Nallely Sandoval, Naomi Torres, Angie Valdez
• 9:30 AM — One Flute over the Cuckoo's Nest — TIME CHANGE This event time will now occur from 10:00-11:00 AM.
• 10:00 AM — It's a Small World: Music from Latin America II  — Hernán Jara should also be listed amongst the performers in the event description.
• 12:00 PM — Junior Masterclass  — Peter Lim will be the pianist for this masterclass.
• 12:00 PM — Pedagogy Across the Americas — Moderated by Mary Bassett Shemon. Panelists include Fabiana Barraza, Mônica Camargo, Fernando Formigo, Aurora Pinazzo, and Kelly Williamson.
• 4:00 PM — Closing Concert & Ceremonies — The below performers will also play on Tilmann Dehnhards MYCELIUM: Wendy Stern on bass flute, and Anders Hagberg and Matthias Ziegler on contrabass flutes.