Schedule of Events
Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention 2025
Schedule is subject to change.
Check a box to sort the schedule by day, event type (workshop, concert, etc.) or combine day and event type. Use the search bar to search by name.
Check a box to sort the schedule by day, event type (workshop, concert, etc.) or combine day and event type. Use the search bar to search by name.
| Time & Meeting Room | Events | Type of Event (workshop, recital, etc.) |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 4:00 - 8:00 pm Lobby | Registration | Registration |
| Friday 7:00 - 9:00 pm Red Fox | Rehearsal High School Flute Choir | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Friday 7:30 - 9:30 pm Potomac I | Rehearsal Festival Flute Choir Dr. Cassandra Eisenreich, Conductor | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Lobby | Registration Open for All | Registration |
| Saturday 8:30 am - 9:30 am Colvin Run | Rehearsal Young Artist Competition | Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 8: 45 am - 9:15 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flute Choir of Southern Maryland Lucy Snell, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 9:30 am - 10:30 am Potomac | Opening Gala Concert Featuring: Dr. Beth Chandler Cahill & Dr. Naomi Seidman, flute with Dr. Paulo Steinberg & Dr. Steven Brancaleone, piano | Performance, FSW Event, Guest Artist |
| Saturday 9:30 am - 10:00 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Parasky Flute Studios Honors Flute Choir Dan Parasky, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Belmont | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibits |
| Saturday 10:15 am - 10:45 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase The Baltimore Flute Choir Sara Nichols, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 10:15 am - 11:00 am Piedmont | Rehearsal DC Flutes | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 10:30 am - 11:00 am Belmont | Visit the Exhibit Hall | Exhibits |
| Saturday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Red Fox | Rehearsal High School Flute Choir | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Fairfax | Rehearsal Junior Flute Choir | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 11:00 am - 11:30 am Potomac I | Recital South African Flute Music Myles Roberts | Performance |
| Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Sully | Recital Chasing Dreams: Flute & Clarinet Duos Robert Aughtry, flute & Mary Alice Druhan, clarinet | Performance |
| Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Piedmont | Recital DCFlutes in Concert Aaron Goldman and Sandra Ragusa, Directors | Performance, Flute Choir, FSW Event |
| Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Chrysalis | Workshop Passion, Energy, Balance: Managing Circadian Rhythms and Flow Jackson Thee | Workshop, Bring your flute! |
| Saturday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Potomac I | Recital Poetry for Humanity Christian Paquette | Performance |
| Saturday 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Colvin Run | Recital Love Letters: A Valentine Recital Rebecca Metheny Mason | Performance |
| Saturday 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Piedmont | Recital United States Navy Band: Flute & Harp Duo MU1 Ashleigh Leas, flute & MU1 Madeline Jarzembak, harp | Performance |
| Saturday 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Chrysalis | Workshop Circular Breathing: Unlocking Continuous Flow Iva Ugrcic | Workshop, Bring your flute! |
| Saturday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Sully | Recital Let the Wind Speak: Music of Kaija Saariaho Camilla Hoitenga, Eva Amsler | Performance, Lecture |
| Saturday 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase The Apple Valley Flute Choir Carl Bly, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Potomac III | Rehearsal Collegiate Solosit Competition | Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Potomac I | Recital Two Flutists Walked Into a Room: Flute Duos Julianna Nickel & Megan Ensor | Performance |
| Saturday 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Colvin Run | Recital Music from Sweden Lori Kesner | Performance |
| Saturday 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Piedmont | Recital Potpourri of Premieres: Music for Flute & Vibraphone Lauren Zwonik, flute & Sam Wetzel, percussion | Performance |
| Saturday 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Chrysalis | Lecture Across the Atlantic: Studying Flute in Europe Elizabeth Salerno | Lecture |
| Saturday 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flute Flock of Gettysburg Georgia Hollabaugh, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sully | Recital Flute Music for Mixed Ensembles | Performance |
| Saturday 2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Piedmont | Recital Unusual Pairings and Sounds: Flute and Chinese Dulcimer Yana Nikol, flute & Chao Tian, yangqin | Performance |
| Saturday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Potomac I | Rehearsal Festival Flute Choir | Rehearsal, Flute Choir, FSW Event |
| Saturday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Potomac III | Competition Collegiate Soloist Frederick Branson, Larisa Hsu, Taylor Ledbetter | Competition, FSW Event |
| Saturday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Chrysalis | Lecture Extend Your Playing: Extended Techniques & Advanced Pieces Lauren Zwonik, Sammy Holloman | Lecture, Bring your flute! |
| Saturday 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Colvin Run | Recital Music for a Monday Night: Broadway Commissions for Flute Janet Axelrod | Performance, Lecture |
| Saturday 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Fairfax | Rehearsal Junior Flute Choir | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Saturday 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Cumberland Flutes Jocelyn Goranson, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Sully | Workshop Embracing Change in Midlife Eva Amsler, Michelle Stanley | Workshop, Lecture |
| Saturday 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Chesapeake Flute Orchestra Gail Vehslage, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Potomac | Performance Junior Flute Choir & Festival Flute Choir | Flute Choir, Performance, FSW Event |
| Saturday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Chrysalis | Lecture The Tactile Tunes Project: Music That Moves and Empowers Adults in Aging Communities Miracle Johnson | Lecture |
| Saturday 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Potomac | Guest Artist Concert Jennifer Grim, flute
| Performance, FSW Event, Guest Artist |
| Saturday 7:45 pm- 9:30 pm Colvin Run | Dinner Pre-Purchased Dinner Buffet Open | Meals |
| Saturday 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Potomac | Cabaret Artist Concert Featuring Kim Scott The Cabaret Concert is open to all registered attendees. | Performance, Guest Artist, FSW Event |
| Sunday 7:45 am - 9:15 am Potomac I | Rehearsal Guest Artist Masterclass | Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Friday 8:00 am - 10:00 am Fairfax | Rehearsal High School Flute Choir | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Sunday 8:15 am - 9:15 am Chrysalis | Lecture The Realistic Practice Project: Practice that Works for Your Life Brianne Little | Lecture |
| Sunday8:30 am - 9:30 am Sully | Workshop Creative Resilience: Owning Your Artistic Experience Morgann Davis | Workshop |
| Sunday 8:30 am- 9:30 am Red Fox | Flute Lovers' Breakfast with Jennifer Grim, Guest Artist Advance Purchase Necessary | Meals, Guest Artist, FSW Event |
| Sunday 9:15 am - 9:45 am Potomac I | Rehearsal Piccolo Masterclass | Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Sunday 9:15 am - 10:15 am Colvin Run | Performance Flute Music of Today: 21st Century Solos Daniel Dorff, Keith Hanlon, Corinne Mona, Rebecca Needham | Performance |
| Sunday 9:30 am - 10:00 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase VCU Flute Ensemble Tabatha Easley, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Sunday 9:30 am - 10:30 am Piedmont | Performance Music for Low & E-flat Flutes Linda Bailey, Rhonda Bowen, Lisa Cella, Christina Steffen, Jim Turner | Performance |
| Sunday 9:30 am - 10:30 am Chrysalis | Lecture Cultural Legends Seen Through New Eyes: Solo Flute Works Jessica Piso | Performance, Lecture |
| Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am Potomac I | Piccolo Masterclass Elizabeth Mayhood, Lucy Snell Led by Chloe Tordi | Competition, FSW Event |
| Sunday 9:45 am - 10:45 am Sully | Lecture Some People Are Flowers: An Introspective Queer Journey Noah Pool | Performance, Lecture |
| Sunday 10:15 am - 10:45 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase The Arlington Flute Enable Maria Luisa de la Cerda Rohde, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Sunday 10:45 am - 11:45 am Potomac I | Workshop Exploring the Colors of Sound Through Improvisation with Kim Scott, Cabaret Artist | Workshop, Guest Artist, FSW Event |
| Sunday 10:30 am - 11:30 pm Colvin Run | Rehearsal Honors Competition | Rehearsal, FSW Event |
| Sunday 10:45 am - 11:15 am Belmont | Visit the Exhibit Hall | Exhibits |
| Sunday 11:00 am - 11:30 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flute Cocktail Linda Kirkpatrick, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Sunday 11:15 am - 12: 15 pm Piedmont | Performance Contemporary Flute Works: Solos and Quartets Joshua Brancaleone, Beth Chandler Cahill, Daniel Esperante, Alicia Lindsey, Rebecca Needham | Performance |
| Sunday 11:15 am - 12: 15 pm Sully | Performance Pastorale Flute Works Leslie Marrs, Daniel Parasky, Jessica Raposo, Jackson Thee | Performance |
| Sunday 11:15 am - 11:45 am Chrysalis | Lecture Flute Meets Tech: Unlocking Creativity in Ableton Live Juniper Parker | Lecture, Workshop |
| Sunday 11:45 am - 12:45 am Potomac I | Performance In Her Voice: A Celebration of Women Composers Iva Urgrcic | Performance |
| Sunday 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Colvin Run | Competition Student Honors Elementary: Haryn Kim, Grace Tuckey, Angie Zhu Junior: Sean Ziyan Guo, Qingxin Clare Liu, Carin Takamatsu Senior: Lucy Foshay, Edward Smith, Trenton Walker | Competition, FSW Event |
| Sunday 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Chrysalis | Performance Multimedia Flute: Video Games & Art | Performance |
| Sunday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Piedmont | Performance Triage: New Music for Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone Bill Kirkley, Amy McGlothlin, Eileen Yarrison | Performance |
| Sunday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Sully | Performance Intermediate Repertoire | Performance |
| Sunday 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Potomac I | Rehearsal High School Flute Choir (Dress Rehearsal) | Rehearsal, Flute Choir, FSW Event |
| Sunday 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm Potomac III | Workshop Sightreading with Style: A Baroque Reading Session Emilee Ewing, Noah Pool | Workshop, Bring your flute! |
| Sunday 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Colvin Run | Performance Timeless Elizabeth Salerno | Performance |
| Sunday 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flutes on the Brink Ceylon Mitchell II, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Sunday 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Colvin Run | Performance Consolations Carla Auld, Robert Cart | Performance |
| Sunday 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm Sully | Performance SabroSon: Virtuosic Flute in Latin Music Joes Ramirez, Lina Correa, Mitch Greco, Drew Herter, Gordon Nunn, Isaac Ridgely | Performance |
| Sunday 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase The Pennsylvania Flute Choir LuAnn Roth, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Sunday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Potomac | Recital High School Flute Choir | Performance, Flute Choir, FSW Event |
| Sunday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Colvin Run | Performance Myths, Legends, and Dreams Matthew Ross | Performance |
| Sunday 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Sully | Lecture Flexing the Canon: Creating Flex Chamber Experiences for High School and Undergraduate Students Lisa Cella, Natalie Groom, Katie McCarthy | Lecture, Performance |
| Sunday 3:30 - 4:45 pm Potomac | Guest Artist Masterclass Elizabeth Mayhood, Martha Molinaro, Nat Scida Led by Jennifer Grim | Guest Artist, FSW Event, Competition |
| Sunday 4:45 - 5:00 pm Potomac | Closing Event Bring your flutes for a reading of "Shenandoah" (arr. Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda) at the conclusion of the Guest Artist Masterclass | FSW Event, Bring your flute!, Flute Choir |