The Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia’s

Ninth Annual Flute Fair

with guest artist

Trudy Kane

Saturday, March 6

10:00 AM-6:30 PM

and

Sunday, March 7, 2021

10:00 AM-5:30 PM

Presented virtually via Zoom!

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Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia welcomes you to the Ninth Annual Flute Fair!

Board of Directors

Renae Block, president Roberta Goren, vice president

Cindy McManus, treasurer Rebecca Simon, secretary

Cindy Anne Broz Daniel Dorff

Karri Giamporcaro Donna Moore

Gia Myers Kimberly Reighley

Joan Sparks Elivi Varga

Flute Fair Committees

Co-Chairs Renae Block & Kimberly Reighley

Program Chair Rebecca Simon

Competitions Chair

Cindy Anne Broz

Master Class Coordinator Kimberly Reighley

Program Book

Renae Block Daniel Dorff, editor

We hope you enjoy the weekend’s festivities!

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Welcome to the Ninth Annual Flute Fair—Virtual Edition!

We are so happy that you have joined us this weekend—you are in for a real treat!

Here are a few reminders to help navigate this virtual event:

• All attendees must be registered through the FSGP event portal. Please do not share the links with

anyone. Thank you for your cooperation!

• There is one Zoom link for each day—please be sure that you are using the correct link when

logging in for the day.

• You may log in and out as needed, BUT please remember to USE THE SAME FIRST AND LAST

NAME THAT YOU REGISTERED WITH as your Zoom screen name. This will allow the

moderators to quickly recognize you and let you in. A better option if you need to step away is to

just stay logged in and turn off your video until you are ready to return.

• If you sign on in the middle of a session, there may be short delay before being admitted so as not to

interrupt the presentation or performer—please be patient.

• Please be sure to keep your microphone muted unless specifically asked to unmute by the session

host or presenter but please feel free to keep your video on —we’d love to see your smiling faces!

• The handouts for all presenters are posted on the website on the same page as this program. Any

additional materials that presenters choose to share will be posted to this page as they are received.

• If you would like to ask a question, please put it into the chat and a session moderator will ask it for

you.

• Breakout Rooms

• Various rooms will be set up for use by board members, volunteers & presenters. Please do

not enter these rooms if you are not one of those people.

• Each of the 4 Exhibitors will have a Breakout Room available for their use throughout the

day. Please feel free to send them a private message in the chat to see if they are available to

meet you there. You can also enter the Breakout Room to see if they are there. Some may

have their screen sharing set to show you how best to reach them throughout the weekend.

If you can’t find them in the participant list, do feel free to give them a phone call—they’d

love to hear from you! Please see their individual ad page for this weekend’s office hours.

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

10:00-10:50 AM

24 Melodic Warm-Ups Joan Sparks and Daniel Dorff, presenters

Joan and Daniel will teach the concepts from their collaborative "24 Melodic Warm-Ups" through coaching participants as they play each excerpt or movement. Have your flutes ready and your microphones off so you can play along at home!

11:00-11:50 AM The "How-to Master" Class Timothy Hagen, presenter

The How-to-Master Class, an interactive workshop led by flutist and composer Timo-thy Hagen, capitalizes on a decade of re-searching and applying key concepts in the psychology and neuroscience of learning, as detailed in his book, The Scientific Method of Practicing. Dr. Hagen has led this class at universities, conservatories, and festivals throughout the United States, and his book has become part of the curriculum in top-tier music programs, including the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, The University of Texas at Austin, and DePaul Uni-versity. Bring your instrument, and don't miss this opportunity to focus on the ulti-mate skill: how to teach yourself.

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

12:00-12:50 PM Lunch Hour Recital

A hint of light remains Suzanne Sorkin

Kimberly Reighley, flute

Tracy Richardson, harpsichordist

Three Brilliant Duos, Op. 81, No. 1 Friedrich Kuhlau I. Allegro vivace

Jocelyn Crosby and Lauren Erickson, flutes

Trois pièces pour flute Pierre-Octave Ferroud

I. Bergère Captive II. Jade III. Toan-Yan (La Fête du Double Cinq)

Genevieve Hahn, flute

Night Songs for Moths for solo piccolo Lisa Neher

Rose Bishop, piccolo

Les Folies d'Espagne Marin Marais I, II, IV, V, VI, XVIII, I

Lish Lindsey, baroque flute

The Music of the Night Andrew Lloyd Webber/ arr. Larry Moore

The Fort Washington Flute Choir Lois Bliss Herbine, flute instructor and choir director

Helaine Brown, piccolo Heather Coelho, flute Sherry Johnson, flute

Dave Lawler, bass flute Sandy Rooney, flute

Randy Rosenberg, alto flute Sara Sablosky, alto flute Bill Schaefer, bass flute

Penny Soppas, flute

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

1:00-2:50 PM Performer Master Class

with guest artist Trudy Kane

Performers

(listed in alphabetical order) Leonore Overture No. 3 - Allegro L. v Beethoven Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun C. Debussy

Julia Carey Student of Kimberly Reighley

West Chester University - Senior

Danza de la Mariposa V. Coleman

Genevieve Hahn Student of Eileen Grycky

University of Delaware – First Year Master’s

Scherzo from a Midsummer Night’s Dream F. Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, mvt . 4 Solo J. Brahms

Erica Hinchcliff Student of Kimberly Reighley

West Chester University - Senior

Andante Pastorale et Scherzettino: Andante Pastorale P. Taffanel Concerto in G Major W. A. Mozart

Olivia Kuang Student of Christine Kang

Watchung Hills Regional High School - Junior

Sonata for flute & piano, Op. 94, mvt. 1 S. Prokofiev David Lemper

Student of Paula Neslon

Kennett High School – Junior

Fantasy No. 12 G. P. Telemann

Emmeline Lignowski (Alternate) College of the Holy Cross – Freshman

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

3:00-3:50 PM

Grounded Poise Vanessa Mulvey, presenter

Body Mapping and weight shifting movement will guide you to practice and perform with poise and ease, even under pressure. Learn weight-shifting patterns from the ground that are an easy addition to practicing and set the stage for poised playing choreography, supporting your musical intentions.

4:00-4:50 PM Flute Care and Repair Basics for Flutists Presented by The Flute Mechanic Join flute repair specialist Rachael Simon to learn more about how your flute works, how to take care of it, how to troubleshoot common problems, and how to prevent them from occurring in the first place! This online presentation will include detailed video demonstrations, live Q and A, and resources for further learning. Helpful and empowering information for any flutist!

4:50 PM

Announcement of all Competition Results

All contestants of the Young Artist, Collegiate Artist and Youth Artist Competitions are expected to be present for the announcements.

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

5:00-5:50 PM Guest Artist Recital

Trudy Kane, flute

with Oleksii Ivanchenko, piano

Joan Marsh Sparks, narrator Sonatina Eldin Burton 1913-1979 I. Allegretto grazioso II. Andantino sognando III. Allegro giocoso Matisseries Valerie Coleman b. 1970

I. ODALISQUE: Henriette, Harmony in Red II. ODALISQUE: Purple Robe and Anemones III. CUTOUT: Celestial Jerusalem IV: CUTOUT: Creole Dancer

The Flutist’s Life Ervin Monroe b. 1942

1. Cadenzas with Trills 2. Harmonics 3. Tonguing 4. Grace Notes 5. Runs and Arpeggios

Sonata in A Major Cesar Franck 1822-1890

1. Allegretto ben moderato 2. Allegro 3. Recitativo-Fantasia 4. Allegretto poco mosso

Following the recital, attendees are welcome to stay online for a Q & A and chat time with Trudy Kane.

Thank you for attending today—see you tomorrow at 10 AM!

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TRUDY KANE was Principal Flute with the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 through 2008, and is Emeritus Associate Professor at the Frost School of Music. She received her BM and MM from The Juilliard School. She is active in the commercial recording field, and can be heard on the soundtracks of many film scores including The Untouchables and Beauty and the Beast (original). Kane can be heard and seen on many Met videos including Il Trittico, Manon Lescaut, Peter Grimes, and three different productions of La Bohème. Her solo CD In the French Style includes Sonatas by Franck and Fauré, and the Gieseking Sonatine. Since her arrival at the Frost School in 2008, Kane has been an active recitalist, performing and giving masterclasses around the country. In 2015, the Frost School of Music commissioned Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Concerto Elegia which was premiered and recorded by Trudy Kane as soloist, with Thomas Sleeper

conducting the Frost Symphony Orchestra. Kane performed the Zwilich Concerto Elegia at the 2016 NFA Convention. At the 2018 NFA Convention, she and the Frost Flute Ensemble performed Thomas Sleeper’s Concerto for Flute and Flute Orchestra. In 2017, Thomas Sleeper wrote a Sonata for her and pianist Oleksii Ivanchenko, which they performed at Frost and at the 2018 Florida Flute Convention. Kane has been active in commissioning new works, especially from the Frost faculty. These include several for the school’s flute ensemble – Thomas Sleeper’s Concerto for Flute and Flute Orchestra, Dorothy Hindman’s Mechanisms, and Lansing McLoskey’s que la tierra se partió por su sonido. Valerie Coleman wrote Matisseries for solo flute for Trudy Kane in 2019. In addition to her many solo performances, Kane has taken the Frost Flute Ensemble to perform at the Florida Flute Convention multiple times, and to the NFA Convention, the New York Flute Fair, and the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. Kane has also been actively arranging works for flute ensemble. Her publications include arrangements of Act II from Puccini’s La Bohème, Intermezzo to Act III of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Smetana’s Overture to the Bartered Bride; flute quartets including: Carmen for Four, Gossec’s Tambourin, Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumble Bee, and the Final Trio from Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. Little Piper has published her cadenzas to the Mozart Flute Concerto in D Major and her transcription of the Fauré Violin Sonata. Kane’s Bohème transcription was performed for the first time in Italy on March 31, 2019. Trudy Kane gives masterclasses around the world – most recently in Buenos Aires, Portland, and Seattle. She is currently a Consulting Editor at Flute Talk magazine. Kane’s articles for Flute Talk include: That’s SO Difficult and Keeping Music Fresh. Her article VIBRATO! is published in the second NFA Pedagogy book. Professor Kane loves working with her students, and her favorite title is Teacher. She was the 2015 recipient of the Phillip Frost award for excellence in teaching and scholarship. She retired from the Frost School in May of 2019 and now holds the title of Emeritus.

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OLEKSII IVANCHENKO is a lecturer and accompanying coordinator in the Keyboard Performance Department at the Frost School of Music. A Ukrainian-born pianist, Dr. Ivanchenko has won top prizes in nearly thirty national and international competitions and performed as soloist and with orchestras in Europe, Asia, South Africa, and North America. In addition to appearances as a solo artist, Dr. Ivanchenko has established a reputable career as a collaborative pianist. He has performed with such eminent musicians as Trudy Kane, Mikhail Kopelman, Viktor Uzur, Marcos Machado, Rie Suzuki, Jarosław Nadrzycki, Dale Underwood, Ross Harbaugh, Aaron Tindall, Jodi Levitz, Basil Vendryes, Sheila Browne, and George Taylor.

In 2006, Ivanchenko moved to the United States to continue his studies at Rowan University as a full scholarship student of Veda Zuponcic, where he earned both BM and MM degrees in Piano Performance. In 2012, he was awarded a teaching assistantship and full scholarship at the Frost School of Music where he pursued doctoral studies in Piano Performance and Pedagogy under the guidance of Professors Santiago Rodriguez and Naoko Takao. Upon graduation in May 2015, Dr. Ivanchenko was given the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from the University of Miami.

Dr. Ivanchenko began his piano studies at age 5 with his mother, Oleksandra Ivanchenko. Exhibiting exceptional talent, he was soon accepted into the Lysenko Special Music School in Kiev, as a pupil of Natalya Tolpygo. In 2003, Mr. Ivanchenko was awarded the Presidential Scholarship of Ukraine to pursue his studies at the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in Kiev, where he received his first Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Dr. Ivanchenko currently resides in Miami, FL with his wife Dr. Ana Cristea, and their two-year-old son, Emil.

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Sunday, March 7 10:00-10:50 AM Playing Without Pain for Flutists - Integrating Wellness Habits and Preventing Injury Francesca Leo, presenter Taking good care of your mental and physical health is just as important as practicing your instrument. Various studies have demonstrated that the vast majority of musicians develop some type of performance-related injury throughout their careers. Flutists are uniquely vulnerable to developing performance-related injuries due to the asymmetrical nature of their instruments. Join

Francesca Leo, flutist and founder of http://www.playingwithoutpain.com, in an interactive workshop discussing various methods of activating the body's relaxation response, practicing efficiently, and incorporating a physical warm-up into your practice sessions as a way to help prevent injury. During this workshop, Francesca will be discussing a brief overview of statistics and research regarding the prevalence of performance-related injuries in flutists. She will lead participants through a guided meditation and a body scan exercise followed by an improvisationally-based warm-up routine to activate the relaxation response and learn to begin your practice session with ease and freedom. For this online workshop, the audience will need their flute, a pillow or blanket, and a comfortable place to sit or lie down.

11:00-11:50 AM Let's Play Marais! Lish Lindsey, presenter Marin Marais' "Les Folies d'Espagne" for flute alone is an all-in-one playground to explore tone, technique, and phrasing for all players. Bring your piccolo, flute, or harmony flute to this hands-on workshop, where you will explore effective and efficient ways for you to find your voice through Marais' music, sixteen measures at a time.

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

12:00-12:50 PM Lunch Hour Recital

Mountain Songs Jennifer Higdon

Trilovati Flute Ensemble West Chester University

Kimberly Reighley, director

Woodland Reverie Daniel Dorff

Thomas Meany, flute Sonata in F Minor W. F. Bach I. Un poco allegro Pavane Gabriel Faure The Flower Duet from Lakme Leo Delibes

Faith Wasson and Ashley Oros, flutes

A Night in New Orleans Eric Ewazen III. III. 2:00 am, Cafe du Monde (laissez les bon temps rouler-de sucre en poudre!)

Ruth Mayhew, flute

Sky Suite Andrew Kosinski

I. Where the Clouds Have Gone II. The Birds and the Bees Flying in the Breeze

Tara Rozanski, piccolo Kobi Davidson, piano

Reach Out Lisa Neher

Rose Bishop, flute

In Ireland~Fantasy Hamilton Harty

Renae Block, flute

Linda Henderson, piano

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Sunday, March 7, 2021 1:00-1:25 PM A Guide to Performing Extended Techniques in George Crumb's "Vox Balaenae" Hristina Blagoeva, presenter In this presentation Dr. Blagoeva will begin in an interactive fashion by teaching and demonstrating the wide variety of extended techniques available to the modern flutist and

used in 20th century flute repertoire. Then, some of these techniques will be shown as they appear in George Crumb's 'Vox Balaenae'. Showcasing the many roles that the flute can play within a single work, the lecture will conclude by showing how extended techniques help define the structure of 'Vox Balaenae' and create the programmatic atmosphere of the work.

1:30-1:55 Solo Flute Works from the Teens and Twenties Elizabeth Milligan, presenter This mini recital will feature solo works from the early years of the 19th and 20th centuries including Caprice no.11, by Nicolo Paganini, Syrinx, by Claude Debussy, and Sonata Appassionata in F-sharp Minor by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.

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Sunday, March 7, 2021 2:00-2:50 PM

Demystifying Breathing and Tonguing

Anna K. Meyer, presenter

Have you ever wondered what is actually going on inside you when you breathe in and out? How does knowing more about our bodies help us to be better breathers? Using horn player Sarah Willis' incredible MRI footage, we will explore the physicality of breathing and tonguing and try to understand some of the things that hold us back as we inhale, exhale, and work on our tonguing. 3:00-3:45 Contemporary Works for the Flute Family and Beyond Rachel Mellis flute, Mitsuko Morikawa, piano, Philip Graulty, guitar, presenters

This diverse program will present five contemporary works written by living composers. The selections cover a wide range of styles, and include music for c flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, piano and guitar.

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

4:00-5:30 PM

Competitions Awards Ceremony and Winners’ Recital

Featuring the winners of the Youth Artist Competitions,

Collegiate Artist Competition, and the

Young Artist Competition

Winners of each competition will be recognized followed by the playing of their winning video submissions.

Special thanks to our competition adjudicators:

Young Artist Competition Preliminary Round

Ruth Washington Mayhew Cate Hummel

Pam Vliek Martchev Patricia Surman

Elena Yarritu Christine Gustafson

Young Artist Competition Final Round

Trudy Kane Daniel Velasco

Ruth Washington Mayhew

Collegiate Artist Competition Catherine Ramirez

Julia Barnett Sally Humphreys

Senior High Youth Artist Competition

John Lane Alina Windell Rebecca Simon

Junior High and Elementary Youth Artist Competitions

Kristyn Son Cheryl Bretsnyder

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A representative from The Flute Center of New York/Rose Sheet Music will be online at 3 PM each day.

You may visit them in their breakout room during that hour.

Additionally, you may reach them at this separate Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96472586432

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2021 FLUTE FAIR BIOGRAPHIES PRESENTERS AND PERFORMERS ROSE BISHOP serves as Instructor of Flute at Coe College, Cornell College, Kirkwood Community College, and Mount Mercy University. She is Principal Flute of the Southeast Iowa Symphony, and Second Flute/Piccolo with the Quincy and Ottumwa Symphonies. She is the co-author of A Flutist’s Guide to the Voxman Etudes in collaboration with flutist Lizzy Darling, and the Founder of the Eastern Iowa Flute Workshop and Cornell College Flute and Clarinet Summer Camp. Bishop serves as a member of the NFA’s Career and Artistic Development Committee and is a Trevor James Alto Flute Artist. Please visit www.rosebishopflute.com HRISTINA BLAGOEVA has a multifaceted career as a performing flutist throughout NYC, the USA, and internationally. Dr. Blagoeva is on the faculty at New Mexico State University and Eastern New Mexico University. She is the winner of the 2017 “Musical Fireworks” Competition (Germany), and has performed at notable venues such as Carnegie Hall and Le Poisson Rouge. Her main teachers included Katherine Kemler, Marianne Gedigian, Aralee Dorough, and Carol Wincenc. Please visit www.hristinablagoeva.com

JOCELYN CROSBY is a flute soloist and freelance artist in the Lancaster (PA) region, and has performed for over 20 years. Ms. Crosby is an expressive soloist known for charisma and a powerful impact. She has subbed at the Fulton Theatre and performed with the popular local ensemble, Vivace Live. Crosby is a twice-graduate of Temple University and has studied with Adeline Tomasone, Eileen Grycky, and Lynne Cooksey. DANIEL DORFF's flute music has entered the repertoire and is frequently performed worldwide. He has written 7 commissions for the Philadelphia Orchestra's education department, and the Minnesota Orchestra's Kinder Konzert series has performed his music over 200 times. Dorff's works have been presented by the Atlanta Opera, Baltimore Symphony, and many of the world's leading flutists. Dorff has created arrangements for Sir James Galway, Keith Emerson, and Lisa Loeb. His teachers included Crumb, Rochberg, Husa, and Brant. He served 1996-2015 as Composer-In-Residence for Symphony in C, where he played bass clarinet 1980-2002. His YouTubes have received over 1,300,000 views. Please visit www.danieldorff.com/flute.htm

THE FORT WASHINGTON FLUTE CHOIR was formed in 2010 by adult students from Lois Herbine's studio. The name reflects Pennsylvania Turnpike exit that some of the members take to rehearsals. Originally called the Advent Flute Choir, Herbine’s students past and present have convened to perform Christmas music annually since 1995. The Fort Washington Flute Choir now meets once a month virtually and is preparing their fourth video project. After they return to in-person sessions, they plan to perform community events, including concerts at retirement homes and hospitals. The group’s focus is to improve and perform while having fun. PHILIP GRAULTY is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, educator, and producer whose work is rooted in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural collaboration. He is the Executive Director of Bridge to Everywhere, a new music collective that explores connections between diverse musical traditions, and Artistic Director of the Ikat Quartet, a contemporary guitar ensemble. Graulty is also a founding member of the electric guitar octet, Los Angeles Electric 8. TIMOTHY HAGEN is an acclaimed flutist, composer, and educator. He has been a prizewinner at major competitions, including the Myrna Brown Artist Competition (First Prize), Australian International Flute Competition (Second Prize), and Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition (Most Promising Talent). He is Principal Flute of the Dubuque Symphony. Dr. Hagen’s compositions are performed across North America and have won prizes from the NFA’s Newly Published Music awards. He has taught all ages and experience levels as a faculty member at UW-Madison and Oklahoma State University, and in partnerships with the LA Philharmonic and Lincoln Center Education. FRANCESCA LEO is a flutist, educator, and performing arts health advocate. She is the founder of www.playingwithoutpain.com and has presented her research at various institutions and conventions. Francesca is currently a board member of the NFA Performance Health Care Committee and the PAMA Young Professionals Committee, and is the chair of the Puerto Rico Flute Symposium Wellness Committee. She is certified in the Essentials of Performing Arts Medicine through PAMA and is currently pursuing a certification as a Body Mapping Educator. Francesca holds degrees in flute performance from Bowling Green State University and the Manhattan School of Music.

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ALICIA “LISH” LINDSEY performs with the Capital Philharmonic Orchestra (principal piccolo), Eastern Wind Symphony (principal flute), Random Access Music, Centre Park Flutes (contrabass flute), and has performed with the Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Reading Symphonies, Riverside Symphonia, Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Strauss Symphony of America, and was a regular flute substitute with the Broadway musical Finding Neverland. Lish is an adjunct flute/music professor at Columbia University, Brooklyn College, NJ City University, Wilkes University, and Summer Music in Tuscany (Italy). Influential teachers include Julius Baker, Bradley Garner, David DiGiacobbe, Dent Williamson, David Ancker, and Ronna Ayscue. Please visit www.lishlindsey.com and find Lish on Instagram at piccolish. RUTH WASHINGTON MAYHEW received her D.M.A in Flute Performance from the University of Alabama, M.M.(Flute Performance) from Northwestern University, and B.M. (Flute Performance) from Lawrence University. She held the principal flute position for Symphony ProMusica for 12 years while living outside of Boston. Reviewers have described her performances as “playing with sparkling energy,” “spritely and ravishing,” “musical depth,” and “her remarkable purity of tone.” She performed at the 2015, 2016, and 2017 NFA conventions. Ruth enjoys teaching both Flute and Piano, and has taught music to students of all ages. She currently lives in Bloomington, IN and teaches privately. RACHEL MELLIS is Second Flutist of the Redlands Symphony and Adjunct Faculty at Occidental College. She has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Gustavo Dudamel, Zubin Mehta, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Bublé, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Christina Aguilera, and Seth MacFarlane. Rachel is an active recording artist for albums and soundtracks, including commercials for New Balance Shoes, Sprinkles Cupcakes, Star Trek: Picard, and as a soloist on the Ori and Minecraft videogames. She is the flutist of the cross-cultural ensemble Bridge to Everywhere and regularly commissions and performs new works as a soloist and chamber musician. ANNA MEYER is an Artist in Residence on the Faculty of Temple University where she earned her D.M.A. and now teaches applied flute and chamber music. She is a Program Coordinator for Play On Philly, an organization that provides intensive music education to kids in the city. Anna and her husband have recently commissioned and recorded five new concert works for flute and organ. The printed works, the recording, and Anna’s method book for beginner flutists are all available on their website www.aemeyer.com

ELIZABETH MILLIGAN is a musician and arts administrator in the Mid-Atlantic area. A versatile flutist and piccolo player, they enjoy a wide variety of traditional and contemporary collaborations, from Stravinsky dance raves to J.S. Bach marathons. Milligan’s research has explored and documented the progression of flute techniques and performance standards from late 19th century to present day. A graduate of The Peabody Institute and UMBC, they have earned a Bachelor of Arts, a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Contemporary American Music, and a Master of Music. Their primary teachers have included Laurie Sokoloff, Lisa Cella, Lori Kesner, and Gina Eichman. MITSUKO MORIKAWA is an active piano soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician in the US and Asia. She has collaborated with many highly acclaimed musicians, including Michel Debost, James Walker, Denis Bouriakov, Leone Buyse, Carol Wincenc, Jean Ferrandis, Marianne Gedigian, and Martin Chalifour. VANESSA MULVEY teaches musicians to find ease in the body, and to embody the movement foundation to playing. A Licensed Body Mapping Educator, Vanessa utilizes Body Mapping along with Parkour, flying trapeze, and Core Movement Integration to eliminate playing limitation and pain and uncover expression. She has presented workshops at venues including the Shepherd School of Music, Boston Conservatory, Frost School of Music, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and Boston Flute Academy. In 2020, she was selected to present at the Performing Arts Medicine Association’s Symposium. She is a faculty member at New England Conservatory and Longy School of Music. LEA PEARSON is the author of “Body Mapping for Flutists: What Every Flute Teacher Needs to Know about the Body.” Dr. Pearson has taught at more than 100 colleges, conservatories, military bases, and festivals worldwide. With her practical knowledge and pedagogical expertise, Dr. Pearson is creating new models in online studio instruction to engage students in deeper learning experiences and prevent injury. Pearson holds a D.M.A. from The Ohio State University, was a Fulbright Scholar at the Sibelius Academy, holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Hampshire College and Stanford University, and is a Kennedy Center-Trained Teaching Artist.

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RACHAEL SIMON is an independent flute, piccolo, and low flute repair specialist based in Doylestown, PA. Her experience as a flute performance major, auto mechanic, and lifelong perfectionist led her to the magical world of flute repair. Rachael’s career began as a flutemaker at Burkart-Phelan, and her own repair shop in Doylestown is the official Burkart Repair Center East. Additionally, Rachael worked as a repair and inventory technician for the renowned flute retailer JL Smith and Co. Rachael’s love for the flute as both a handmade work of art and an elegant machine inspire her every single day. JOAN SPARKS holds music degrees from the University of Delaware and Temple University, where she studied with the legendary Murray Panitz. She has been a frequent substitute with the Philadelphia Orchestra, a member of the Delaware Symphony, the Bethlehem Bach Festival Orchestra. and other freelance orchestras in the Mid-Atlantic area. With harpist Anne Sullivan, Joan founded the flute and harp duo SPARX in 1986. The duo has enjoyed national and international acclaim, winning the NFA's Chamber Music Competition twice. Joan has maintained a thriving private studio, earning the Music Teachers National Association’'s highest designation of Master Teacher. FAITH WASSON is a freelance orchestral and chamber musician in the greater Philadelphia region. She hosts a variety of online concerts promoting diversity of repertoire, performers, and composers. She received her Bachelor of Music at Temple University studying under Loren Lind of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and her M.M. degree at the Royal Irish Academy of Music studying with Bill Dowdall of the Irish National Symphony Orchestra. Faith maintains an active online studio where she teaches flute and piccolo lessons to students of all ages and abilities. YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION, FIRST-ROUND JUDGES CHRISTINE GUSTAFSON has performed as a guest artist and given masterclasses on 4 continents. A Fulbright recipient in 2001-2002, she featured music of living American composers in a performance project in Taiwan and China and later served as a Fulbright Discipline Reviewer in Music. She has contributed to The Flutist Quarterly and Flute Talk, and has recorded for Albany Records, AURecords, and Sphere Sound. She has performed for NFA and Mid-Atlantic Flute Conventions and is a past prizewinner in the NFA Convention Performers Competition. She was a Fellow at the Salzburg Summer Academy, Waterloo and Sarasota Music Festivals, and for the Banff Opera Orchestra at Banff Music Centre, Canada. Gustafson has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, Virginia Symphony and the Orchestra of the Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria. Her students have won awards at NFA and MTNA competitions and scholarships to major conservatories. Dr. Gustafson holds degrees from IU Bloomington (BM), the University for Music, Vienna, Austria (Artist Diploma), Eastman (MM), and UT Austin (DMA). Her principal teachers include Harry Houdeshel, Louis Rivière, Wolfgang Schulz, Karl Kraber, and Carol Wincenc. Gustafson is professor of flute at East Carolina University, where she is flutist of the Coastal Winds Quintet. CATE HUMMEL has a Philadelphia pedigree that includes graduating from Penns Grove High School and getting her undergraduate degree from Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts. Her parents live in Lansdowne. Cate went on to earn an MM and DMA from Manhattan School of Music, where her dissertation was on Marcel Moyse’s Tone Development Through Interpretation. Dr. Cate is a performing artist for Altus flutes and uses the Celestine Flute Rexonator in most of her instruments. She lives outside of Chicago where she has a large teaching studio. She gives performances, presentations, and clinics at flute events, schools, and universities around the country. PAM VLIEK MARTCHEV served as principal flute with the Boulder Philharmonic in Colorado for 10 seasons, and has been a guest principal flutist of the San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Reno Chamber Orchestra, and Long Beach Opera. For two seasons she subbed as 2nd Flute with the LA Philharmonic, and is a frequent sub for the Pacific Symphony. You may have heard her on movie soundtracks including Spiderman 3, CDs with Grammy winner Billy Childs, television specials with Andrea Bocelli and Mariah Carey, and in the pit for Broadway shows including The King and I, Phantom of the Opera, and Wicked. Ms. Vliek Martchev attended Manhattan School of Music’s pre-college program and continued there for her Bachelor of Music. She has been a guest teacher at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC); University of Oregon, Eugene; and Manhattan School of Music. Her students have auditioned successfully for conservatory degrees across the country, top prizes in national competitions including the NFA High School Soloist, and CA All-Southern and All-State ensembles. She is currently a Haynes Ambassador Clinician, and is the flute teacher at San Diego State University, Pt. Loma Nazarene University, SDSMI, and University of San Diego. RUTH WASHINGTON MAYHEW (see Presenters)

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PATRICIA SURMAN (no bio submitted) ELENA YARRITU enjoys an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, conductor, and teacher. She earned an MM degree from Yale University School of Music, a DMA from Stony Brook University, and has studied with many distinguished flutists in the U.S. and abroad. She performs as principal flute in the La Jolla Symphony and records on the MSR Classics Label. An advocate of the flute in tango, her latest CD Emigrantes includes an original commissioned work by Buenos Aires-based pianist/composer Exequiel Mantega and the complete duo version of Piazzolla Tango Etudes. Elena has 30 years of experience mentoring young talent, and maintains an active flute studio in North County San Diego. Her pupils are top prize-winners in local, regional, and national competitions including the National Youth Orchestra, San Diego Musical Merit, The NFA High School Soloist Competition, Young Arts, All-State, and Spotlight, among others. Please visit sandiegocoastalflutes.org

YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION, FINAL-ROUND JUDGES TRUDY KANE (please see the complete bio on page 10.) RUTH WASHINGTON MAYHEW (see Presenters) DANIEL VELASCO is the flute professor at the University of Kansas, flutist with the NuDeco Ensemble, and a Yamaha performing artist. He is a First Prize winner of the NFA's Young Artist Competition, the Minnesota Orchestra WAMSO Competition, the Claude Monteux Flute Competition, the MTNA Young Artist Competition, among others. He holds degrees from the University of Miami, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Northern Iowa. His main teachers included Trudy Kane, Amy Porter, Marianne Gedigian, and Angeleita Floyd. Daniel's debut album “Flauta Andina” with pianist Ellen Sommer will be released on Naxos Music in 2021. For more information visit www.velascoflute.com

COLLEGIATE ARTIST COMPETITION JUDGES CATHERINE RAMIREZ is an active solo, chamber, and orchestral musician, and a teacher who aims to bring hope, connection, and inspiration through music to others. Recognized for “sensitive and artistic” (Flute Talk Magazine) performances as “a communicator through music” (American Record Guide), Dr. Ramirez has captivated listeners from her humble roots along the U.S. Southern border to audiences around the world. Despite a late start on the flute, she has won three international competition prizes in Italy, First Prize and a New York Debut from the New York Flute Club Young Artist Competition, and has performed as a soloist and chamber artist at such renowned venues as The Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, and the Beijing Concert Hall. Equally at home with orchestras, Catherine has performed with such groups as the Mill City Summer Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. As a dedicated educator of flute and chamber music, she has been an adjudicator and coach for the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, has taught youth-to-graduate flute students in masterclasses in the U.S., Italy, Colombia, and China, and currently serves as Artist-in-Residence at St. Olaf College (MN). JULIA BARNETT is an active performer and teacher in Southern California, admired for her rich tone and fluid technique throughout the instrument’s range. She has performed as a soloist with the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, and the UCLA Symphony. Julia has performed with chamber ensembles including the LA Grand Ensemble, the Coastal Winds, Les Flûtes de Salon flute quartet, and is a member of Duo Flautas Frescas. Her orchestral ensemble work includes the LA Dream Orchestra, and the LaGrange Symphony. She is currently a member of the Midland/Odessa Symphony and Chorale as well as the Billings Symphony. In addition to performing and teaching, Dr. Barnett enjoys directing the Avanti Flute Choir, a performing flute choir composed of amateur through professional musicians. She is very excited about her upcoming premiere of Perfect Storm by Daniel Dorff, commissioned by her ensemble Duo Flautas Frescas. Please visit www.jbflute.com

SALLY HUMPHREYS is a member of the Ballet West Orchestra, teaches at Westminster College (Salt Lake City), and maintains a private studio. A native of Cincinnati, she graduated from Indiana University and was a few credits short of her MM at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music when she left to start her professional career, playing piccolo with the Hartford Symphony for 8 seasons. While in Connecticut she taught at the University of Connecticut

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and the Camerata School of Music. She has performed with the Colorado Philharmonic, Lake George Opera Company, New Sousa Band, Cincinnati Symphony, Utah Symphony, the Moab Music Festival, with the chamber music organizations Intermezzo and NOVA, and is a member of the woodwind quintet Aspen Winds. Sally is VP of the American Federation of Musicians - Local 104, and is past president of the Utah Flute Association. She served as local arrangements chair for the 2019 NFA convention in Salt Lake City. Sally has also embarked on a new challenge, teaching yoga and meditation. She has established Sally’s Simple Meditations – guided meditation sessions on Zoom. For more information contact her at simplesally44@gmail.com

YOUTH ARTIST COMPETITION JUDGES, SENIOR HIGH DIVISION JOHN LANE is a private teacher and performer of flute who resides with his family in Hamilton, NJ. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music performance from Indiana University, studying with Thomas Robertello and Jacques Zoon. Originally from Memphis, TN, he previously studied with Ruth Ann McClain. John’s final degree recital at Indiana earned the Performer’s Certificate, and he participated in the 2003 Sarasota Music Festival. He has served as a judge for events across the country and for multiple recorded and live rounds for National Flute Association competitions. He served as the NFA's High School Soloist Competition coordinator from 2014-2019 and as the NFA's general Competitions Coordinator since 2019. John performs as principal flutist of Sinfonietta Nova and as a freelancer. He previously played principal flute as a substitute for the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and for orchestras in São Paulo, Brazil and Monterrey, Mexico. He has also performed with Garden State Symphonic Band and served as an instructor and performer with The Fifes and Drums of the Old Barracks. He maintains a private studio and has also taught flute at Westminster Conservatory of Music since 2006. REBECCA SIMON is an active orchestral and chamber musician residing in the Philadelphia area. She is a member of the Lancaster Symphony and has played with the Kennett Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, Allentown Symphony, National Orchestral Institute, and many other ensembles in the Mid- Atlantic region. Rebecca teaches flute and coaches chamber music at Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford Colleges, and is a former Adjunct Professor of Flute at Wilkes University. Her education includes a Masters Degree in Flute Performance from the Peabody Conservatory as well as a B.A. in Flute Performance from the University of Maryland. Her major teachers include Mark Sparks, Kazuo Tokito (piccolo), Laurie Sokoloff (piccolo), and William Montgomery. She is a member of Philly Winds Woodwind Quintet and Duo Vercio flute/saxophone duo. Rebecca is the Secretary of the FSGP and Program Chair of the 2021 Flute Fair. ALINA WINDELL (no bio submitted) YOUTH ARTIST COMPETITION, JUNIOR HIGH & ELEMENTARY DIVISIONS CHERYL BRETSNYDER has enjoyed a long and varied flute journey with a primary focus on teaching. Currently, she serves as a board member with the Music Teachers’ Association of California. She also judges and evaluates for MTAC. She has served on the San Diego Flute Guild board as president and continues to volunteer as a member. She is grateful to be a part of such an active flute community. Cheryl received both B.M. and M.M. degrees from Indiana University. KRISTYN SON is in high demand as a recitalist, concerto soloist, collaborative artist, orchestral flutist, and teacher. She has performed and given master classes throughout the U.S. and Asia at prestigious institutions and flute associations. Dr. Son was recently invited as a guest artist of the Hong Kong International Flute Association. She has performed at major venues worldwide, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Seoul Arts Hall, and Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Center. Kristyn won the 2017 NFA’s Convention Performers Competition. Dr. Son was a top prize winner of the 2014 Myrna Brown Competition, South Carolina Flute Society Young Artist Competition, Young Artist Competition, Kentucky Flute Society Young Artist Competition, and more. Kristyn is currently an Artist-in-residence at Hope International University, a LefreQue Artist, and sponsored artist by the Korea Total Economic Institute. She previously taught at Northeastern State University and Kansas State University.

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MASTERCLASS PARTICIPANTS JULIA CAREY is a senior at West Chester University; she is a Music Education and Flute Performance dual major and a member of the Honors College at WCU. Julia studies flute under Dr. Kimberly Reighley and piccolo under Prof. Frances Tate. Julia has participated in numerous WCU ensembles and currently is Principal Flutist for the WCU Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds. She has won awards and competitions including the 2017 WCU Powell Middleton Freshman Scholarship Competition and the 2018 Pennsylvania MTNA Young Artist Competition. Julia placed as alternate in the 2020 Pennsylvania MTNA Young Artist Competition, runner up in the WCU Sophomore Scholarship Competition, third place in the 2018 FSGP Collegiate Competition, and she received an Honorable Mention in the 2020 FSGP Collegiate Competition. Julia has participated in masterclasses with flutists Jennifer Grim, Sharon Sparrow, Elizabeth Mann, Eve Friedman, Erica Peel, and Wendy Stern. GENEVIEVE HAHN is a first-year double Masters student in Flute and Vocal Performance at the University of Delaware, where she studies flute with Eileen Grycky and voice with Isai Jess Munoz. Genna has been principal flute or piccolo in the UD Symphony Orchestra and the UD Wind Ensemble, and a member of University Singers, Schola Cantorum, and Chorale. In 2017 and 2018, she was the Delaware representative for the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Performance Competition, and in 2019 she took second place in the Eastern Division Competition. She won the DSMTA Award at UD for Outstanding Performance in 2017, and the Newark Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition College Division in 2018. Genna has performed in masterclasses with Edrie Means Weekly, Erica Peel, Gary Schocker, Greg Pattillo, Amy Porter, and Katherine Hoover. Her previous teachers included Melinda Bowman, Michael Larkin, Jessica Graae, Carrie Hardy, and Mary Ellen Schauber. Genevieve actively raises money for pediatric cancer research through UDance and donates to various fundraisers online. ERICA HINCHCLIFF is a senior at West Chester University studying Flute Performance with Dr. Kimberly Reighley, also taking lessons in piccolo and baroque flute. She has played principal with the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds, and has enjoyed time in the orchestra and chamber groups. Erica earned honorable mentions in the MTNA Young Artist Competition and the FSGP Collegiate Competition. Outside of school, she enjoys finding other opportunities such as masterclasses to grow with music. OLIVIA KUANG is a junior at Watchung Hills Regional High School who is looking for more opportunities to play. She has been playing flute for 6 years, and taking private lessons for 5 years. Olivia has been a member of her high school’s Wind Ensemble, as well as a member of the Flute Forum in the New Jersey Youth Symphony. She also participates in the Tri-M Music Honor Society to help spread music in her community. DAVID LEMPER has been playing flute for 7 years, and has studied with Paula Nelson at The Music School of Delaware for 5 years. David has been co-principal of the Delaware Youth Symphony Orchestra since 2019, and he is a recipient of the Delaware School of Music National Merit Scholarship. David performed in PMEA District Band during 2019 and placed 3rd chair in PMEA District Band for 2020, qualifying him for PMEA All-State. He has performed in numerous recitals, and his most recent performance was part of a virtual recital for the Crosslands community center. 2021 YOUNG ARTISTS COMPETITION FINALISTS CATHERINE BOYACK, described as having “dazzling, brilliant flair” and “unparalleled artistry,” has been the Winner of the NFA’s prestigious Young Artist Competition, the NFA High School Soloist Competition, MTNA Junior and Senior National Woodwind Performance Competitions, and the MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Southwest Division Competition. Boyack has appeared with the Lake Forest Symphony in Chicago, the Utah Symphony, and the BYU Philharmonic. Catherine has performed in France, China, and Germany, and has given solo recitals in New York City, at the National Flute Association convention, and at the Da Capo Alliance Flute Forum. She has performed under the batons of Carl St. Clair, Keith Lockhart, and Michelle Merrill, and performed alongside Carol Wincenc in recital. She has collaborated with composer Dai Fujikura, giving one of the first performances of his flute concerto. Catherine has led master classes at the Flute Center of New York, Northern California Flute Camp, the Utah Flute Association, and the Fundación Sinfonica Cochabamba. She is pursuing a Master’s Degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Carol Wincenc. Boyack earned her BM in Flute Performance from Brigham Young University in 2019, studying with April Clayton. An avid choral musician, she has toured with the world-renowned Brigham Young University Singers. She enjoys writing and is a published poet.

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LISA YEJIN CHOI completed her BM at The Juilliard School, where she studied with Jeffrey Khaner, performing in the Juilliard Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera, Wind Orchestra, and ChamberFest. Ms. Choi was one of the six finalists at the 2019 New York Flute Club Competition. She marked her Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 by winning Second Prize at American Protégé International Concerto Competition, performing Carmen Fantasy. She made her Kennedy Center debut in 2013 by winning Third Prize from the Asian American Music Society performing Loeillet’s Trio-sonate in F Major. She performed in Carnegie Hall again in 2016 as first prize winner at the Vivo International Music Competition. Ms. Choi has also played the Carmen Fantasy as soloist at the legendary Midwest Orchestra/Band Clinic in Chicago. Ms. Choi played Peter and the Wolf with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2012. Summers have been spent at the Aspen Music Festival and the National Orchestral Institute. She is currently completing her Master’s in Flute performance at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under Demarre McGill. Born in South Korea and raised in Ellicott City, MD, Ms. Choi began piano at age 7 and flute at 10. She attended Peabody Preparatory from 2009-2016. When she is not playing musical instruments, Ms. Choi likes to volunteer as a mentor at her church and enjoys figure skating in winter. DANA CRYTSER is currently pursuing a BM at the University of South Carolina where she studies Flute Performance with a Chamber Music Concentration with Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley. Originally from Greenville, SC, Dana is a graduate of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities where she received an arts diploma in music. Dana has performed in numerous large ensembles and orchestras and is currently a member of the University of South Carolina Symphony’s orchestra and wind ensemble. Dana has performed in chamber ensembles ranging from duos to octets and currently plays in the Westover Woodwind Quintet and Duende Flute Quartet. She has been recognized in numerous competitions and was most recently awarded first place in both the Florida Flute Association Collegiate Artist Competition and the South Carolina Flute Society Collegiate Competition. Dana is passionate about environmental preservation and conservation, and she hopes to pursue a career that intersects musical performance and environmental activism. Dana enjoys hiking, running, and spending time with her cat, Dmitri. ALLISON DeFRANCESCO is currently a graduate student at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music where she studies with Leone Buyse. She holds a master’s degree in flute from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois. Previous teachers include Marianne Gedigian, Jonathan Keeble, Hideko Amano, and Shanna Gutierrez. Allison won the 2020 Byron Hester Flute Competition and has also taken prizes in Young Artist Competitions of the Austin Flute Society, Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia, and Flute Society of Kentucky. She was a winner of the Smith Memorial Competition at the University of Illinois, and two-time winner of the SAI Mary Payne Performance Competition. She has performed frequently with the San Antonio Symphony and Shreveport Symphony. Allison has toured twice internationally with the Orchestra of the Americas in Europe and Mexico, recording two albums with Linn Records. She has also spent summers at the Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Center, National Orchestral Institute, and the Eastern Music Festival. CHARLES “CHAPPY” GIBB is a flutist, pianist, and recitalist who has toured as a soloist through the American Midwest and Europe. Gibb began playing piano at 5 and flute at 10. He received his DMA from the University of North Texas, his MM from Bowling Green State University, and BM in Flute Performance and his BA in Spanish from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Teachers included Marcia Metzger, Catherine Ramirez, Conor Nelson, Terri Sundberg, and James Scott. Gibb has performed on multiple albums released by the North Texas Wind Symphony and has soloed with the Bowling Green Philharmonia, the Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony, and the University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra. In addition to winning concerto competitions at all three academic institutions he attended, Gibb won the US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” National Collegiate Solo Competition, gaining an opportunity to record as well as perform with “Pershing’s Own” at the US Capitol Building in June 2019. Gibb has also been a prize winner in competitions for the Oklahoma Flute Society, the Upper Midwest Flute Association, the Colorado Flute Association, the Seattle Flute Society, the Raleigh Area Flute Association, and the NJ Flute Society.

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DANIELLE KIM is a flutist from Northern Virginia. She began flute studies while living in India, and has primarily studied with Jihoon Shin of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Leah Arsenault of the National Symphony Orchestra. As a flute performance major at the University of Michigan, she studies with the distinguished Professor Amy Porter. During high school, Danielle participated in the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, and has participated in summer festivals such as the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA. She has placed in various competitions through the Flute Society of Washington, the Central Ohio Flute Association, and the Glenn Miller Foundation. Outside of the realm of music, she enjoys traveling and swimming. CALVIN MAYMAN began studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in 2018 as a student of Jeffrey Khaner, where he is the Susan and Conrad DeJong Annual Fellow. In 2019 Calvin appeared as a soloist alongside Nadine Asin and Paul Huang in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 at the Aspen Music Festival. He has also been a soloist with the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra, Grand Rapids Youth Symphony, and Huron Symphony Orchestra. He won first prize in the 2017 Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra’s Concerto Competition and the 2017 Michigan Youth Arts Festival's Outstanding Soloist Concerto Competition. Calvin served as principal flute of the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Huron High School Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Band for several years. He has attended the Aspen Music Festival and School, Interlochen Arts Camp Flute Institute, Marrowstone Music Festival, MPulse Flute Institute, and Orford Music Academy. Calvin began playing flute at age 8, and previously studied with Jaimie Wagner and Jeffery Zook. YIDI SONG earned a MM and is currently a DMA student at the Eastman School of Music studying with Bonita Boyd. Previously, she studied with Zhaorong Chen at the China Conservatory in Beijing. She has performed as Principal Flute with the Eastman Philharmonic and China Conservatory Philharmonic. In 2018, Song performed the Nielsen Concerto with the Flint Symphony Orchestra. Song has won numerous competitions, including 1st place in the Second China Flute Association Young artist category, German Flute Society of Beijing Festival, 2019 Flute Society of Washington competition, and the William C. Byrd International Young Artist Competition for Winds and Brass. Song attended the TMF festival in 2018, and Sarasota Music Festival in 2017. COLLEGIATE ARTIST COMPETITORS JULIN CHEUNG’s passion for flute sparked at age 6 when he heard The Flight of the Bumble Bee. After two years of dedicated practice, he joined the Seattle Youth Symphony as the youngest woodwind player ever admitted. At age 9, Julin was invited by Sir James Galway to the Galway Flute Festival where he played in masterclasses and collaborated with some of the most accomplished flute players in the world. Since then, Julin has won local and international awards, notably first prize in the Gazzelloni International Flute Competition, Classical KING-FM Young Artist Award, and Seattle Symphony and Vancouver Symphony Young Artists awards. He has performed as a soloist and orchestral musician with several professional orchestras. Julin has studied with Demarre McGill, Jeffrey Barker, and Zart Dombourian-Eby in Seattle, and benefited from masterclasses and workshops with Donna Shin, Jennifer Rhyne, Mimi Stillman, Carolyn Christie, Francesco Loi, Davide Formisano, Kersten McCall, and Anthony McGill. Julin is currently a student of Jeffrey Khaner at the Curtis Institute. Julin also plays violin and saxophone, and loves tinkering with percussion while listening to masterworks by Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Ligeti, Ravel, Debussy, and others. He enjoys learning new languages, playing chess, biking, skiing, and watching TwoSetViolin videos. EVELYN GERHART is 18 and has been playing flute for 11 years. She is a 2020 graduate of Boyertown Senior High and is now at DePaul University studying flute performance and psychology as a double major. Evelyn is currently studying under Alyce Johnson while living at home in Pennsylvania. In school, she plays in the DePaul Wind Ensemble and chamber ensembles. Prior to attending DePaul, Evelyn was a member of the Philadelphia Sinfonia for five years; she also spent a year playing in the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra. Throughout high school, she played in many Pennsylvania district and region orchestra, band, and choir festivals. Evelyn played in the Pennsylvania All-State Wind Ensemble in 2018, the NAfME All-National Concert Band in 2018, and the NAfME All-Eastern Orchestra in 2019. She has attended summer festivals at the Curtis Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, and Interlochen Center for the Arts. Evelyn hopes to become a music activist and performance psychologist. She would like to creatively combine her two degrees to better understand the impacts of music, practice, and performance. Her goal is to use music to advocate for mental health awareness, and diversity and inclusion.

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ERICA HINCHCLIFF is a senior at West Chester University studying Flute Performance with Kimberly Reighley and taking minor lessons in piccolo and baroque flute. She has played principal with the Wind Ensemble and Chamber Winds and enjoyed time in the Orchestra and various chamber groups. Erica has earned honorable mentions in the MTNA Young Artist Competition, as well as the FSGP Collegiate Competition. During school breaks, Erica seeks out any opportunity to grow. This includes participating in Chelsea Tanner’s Flute Bootcamp: Excerpt Edition, taking lessons with Morgann Davis, and participating in various masterclasses with artists such as Paul-Edmund Davis, Sharon Sparrow, and Lea Pearson. Additionally, she teaches younger students how to love and appreciate the flute. Outside of music, Erica pursues studies in psychology and enjoys time with family and friends. She finds inspiration for her music in a good book or while exploring nature and is constantly listening to fellow musicians share their passion. ANNALESE LOHR has been studying flute for 11 years, and is a Junior at the University of Michigan pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance. Her primary teachers have been Amy Porter, Sharon Sparrow, and Kasey Martin. She has also studied with Jeffery Zook, Alexa Still, and Maria Castillo, and performed in masterclasses with Amanda Blaikie, Christina Jennings, Nancy Stagnitta, Mark Sparks, and Judith Mendenhall. She was a student at Orford Virtual Music Academy in 2020, studying with Paula Robison and Robert Langevin. Annalese attended Sharon Sparrow’s “The Unlimited Flutist Winter Recharge Retreat” in 2020, and Amy Porter’s “Anatomy of Sound” workshop in 2019. She attended the Interlochen Arts Camp Flute Institute in 2017 and 2018, and was principal flute of the World Youth Wind Symphony in 2018.She was nominated as Outstanding Soloist for Michigan Youth Arts Festival 2017 and 2018, and participated in both the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Band and Orchestra. Throughout high school, Annalese was principal flute of the Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony, where she was awarded the Outstanding Musician Award. MARIAH MANOLATOS is a junior flute performance major at Eastern Michigan University, where she studies with Julie Stone. She performs with the Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra as well as the EMU Orchestra and Wind Symphony. She has recently been a selected performer for the Linda Chesis Virtual Flute Retreat and a selected performer for The Consummate Flutist. She has studied flute and piccolo with Jeffery Zook, and was an instrument repair intern at Flute Specialists. In addition, Mariah enjoys painting and ballet, and has been a member of choral ensembles. She is looking forward to pursuing a graduate degree in flute performance. GRACE OBERT is a native of the Poconos, from the small town of Lehighton. She was active in music from a young age and found enjoyment in being on stage. Grace began flute at age 10 and immediately fell in love with the instrument and playing in concert bands. At 11 she began private lessons and continued to work diligently at the instrument through high school. In high school, Grace began playing in more ensembles along with other performances around her hometown. She quickly found enjoyment in pit orchestra and playing at her local community band. Grace earned spots as first-chair in her county band her sophomore, junior and senior year. During high school, Grace attended West Chester University’s High School Summer Music Institute, leading her to attend college there. At WCU, Grace studies Flute Performance, minoring in Music History, Music Production, and Entrepreneurship. Grace currently studies flute and piccolo with Kimberly Reighley and Frances Tate, and is an active member in the Trilovati flute ensemble, Wind Symphony, and other groups. She is the Fundraising Chair of Sigma Alpha Iota, and a member of the Golden Rams Society and WSOM Social Action Force. SOPHIA RADFORD is from Philadelphia and has been part of music programs within the city since middle school. She chose to major in music education at Temple University because as a kid she felt a disconnect from music at times, wanting to understand the beauty and creativity of certain pieces. Through studies at Temple University, and with her personal experience, she plans to use this knowledge to one day start her own music education program. Within Philadelphia, there are many music school programs that have a majority of people of color – without the teachers properly demonstrating diversity within their lectures and performances, students will never feel a connection. Sophia aims to show students how the music they listen to today connects to music from the past, and to teach them about composers who look just like them. She is truly passionate about teaching and performing because music has been her outlet in life; she desires to provide the same thing for kids who also struggle with expressing themselves. LUCY RUBIN is from Highland Park, Illinois, where she studied with Julie Koidin and Hideko Amano. She began flute studies in 2012 after playing cello and saxophone in elementary school. She attended Interlochen Arts Camp (2013-2015), followed by Illinois Summer Youth Music, College Audition Preparation at Indiana University, Birch Creek, and other programs. She has participated in The Consummate Flutist at Carnegie Mellon, Flutissimo! at University of Georgia, the Taneycomo Festival Orchestra, and Aria Academy. In Highland Park, Lucy was principal flute of the

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MYAC Symphony and in the Honors Orchestra at the 2019 Illinois All-State Music Festival. She placed 3rd in the Senior Division of the Chicago Flute Club Student Competition, earned Honorable Mention in the Winds Division of the DePaul Concerto Competition, and won the flute category of the Society of American Musicians competition. Lucy is a sophomore at University of Georgia studying under Angela Jones-Reus. In 2020, she earned an Honorable Mention in the Young Artist Woodwind Division of MTNA in Georgia, and winner in the Florida Flute Association’s Advanced Masterclass Competition. Lucy has played in several ensembles during her short time at UGA, including the Hodgson Wind Ensemble and the Hodgson Symphony Orchestra. SAMANTHA TRENTACOSTE is a sophomore at the University of South Carolina, pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance under the instruction of Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley. She was chosen as a finalist for the 2020 Kentucky Flute Association Collegiate Competition, received second place for the 2021 Florida Flute Association’s Collegiate Competition, and has attended many summer festivals. Outside of music, Sammy has a passion for community service and enjoys hiking.

YOUTH ARTIST COMPETITORS

SENIOR HIGH Tiffany Chen (student of Catherine Karoly)

Dayna Dengler (student of Robin Kani)

Sophie Kim (student of Joel Behrens)

Julia Kwon (student of Jennifer Lapple)

Audrey Niedland (student of Elisa Muzzillo)

Sarah Park (student of Jeffrey Khaner)

Nithin Parthasarathy (student of Ginevra Petrucci)

Anee Reiser (student of Robin Kani)

Lily Walters (student of Jennifer Lapple)

Marissa Wisdom (student of Cindy Anne Broz)

Elena Xu (student of Cheryl Bretsnyder)

Clara Zhu (student of Ilya Ovrutsky)

JUNIOR HIGH

Charlotte Choi (student of Amy Dombach)

Clare Colligan (student of Donna Wotring)

Emily DeNucci (student of Greig Shearer)

Nikka Gershman-Pepper (student of Diana Morgan)

Steven Guard (student of Rebecca Simon)

Eunah Kim (student of Jeffrey Khaner)

Harper Klemm (student of Beverly Pugh-Corry)

Anwen Liu (student of Rebecca Simon)

ELEMENTARY

Eliana Zaksas (student of Rebecca Simon)

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The Murray Panitz Memorial Scholarship Award

(Collegiate Young Artist Competition 1st Prize)

With thanks to this year’s scholarship donor: Joan Sparks, Flute Pro Shop

Are you a former student of Murray Panitz? Consider donating to this scholarship fund. Contact info@philaflutesociety.org for more information.

A representative from Muramatsu will be present in the breakout room from 11:50am-1:00pm (lunch hour) on both Saturday and Sunday, and additionally by appointment.

Additionally if they are not "on camera" in their Zoom Room, they will share their screen with logo, phone and email contact information for attendees to be able to contact them and they can answer your questions by email or phone, or schedule a meeting in the breakout room!

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BUSINESS MEMBERS

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The FSGP thanks Haynes Flutes for generously sponsoring the February 27, 2021

Latin Jazz Flute Workshop with Nestor Torres!

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Annual FSGP Members’ Recital

Sunday, June 13, 2021, 3 PM

TBD - Settlement Music School

416 Queen Street, Philadelphia

Please join us to celebrate the conclusion of another

successful season.

Visit www.philaflutesociety.org for more information and

to RSVP or register to perform.

Save the Date!

The Tenth Annual Flute Fair

March 5, 2022

Swope Music Building

Visit www.philaflutesociety.org this summer for more information on all Flute Fair

related events including guest artist, competitions, master classes, flute choirs, exhibiting and presenting.

Year 10—bigger and better than ever with plans for both in-person and virtual events!

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The Flute Society would like to express our gratitude

to those that helped make today possible:

The Exhibitors:

Flute Center of New York/Rose Music

Flute Pro Shop

Muramatsu America

Windworks Studio of Philadelphia

Corporate Business Members:

House of Flutes

Landell Flutes

The Flute Mechanic

The Philadelphia Flute Quartet

Verne Q. Powell Flutes

VSJ Flutes

Warfield’s Fine Flutes

2021 Competition Prize Sponsors:

Flute World

Donna Moore

Rachael Simon

Joan Sparks

Special thanks to the presenters, performers and adjudicators for sharing their

time and talents with the FSGP flute community, and to

the Flute Society board members and volunteers who worked tirelessly to bring this event to fruition!

Hope to see you IN PERSON in 2022!

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