2024 Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention Schedule & Handouts
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| Time & Meeting Room | Events | Handouts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 4:00 - 8:00 pm Lobby | Registration | Registration | |
| Friday 7:30 - 9:30 pm Belmont I | Rehearsal Festival Flute Choir Dr. Eileen Yarrison, Director | Flute Choir, Rehearsal, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Lobby | Registration Open for All | Registration | |
| Saturday 8:15 - 8:30 am Potomac I | President's Welcome | FSW Event | |
| Saturday 8:30 - 9:20 am Potomac I | Morning Warm Up Moyce's 24 Little Melodic Studies Carol Wincenc, Guest Artist Bring your flute, a stand, and a copy of Moyse's 24 Little Melodic Studies!
| Workshop, Bring your flute!, Guest Artist, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 8:45 - 9:35 am Potomac III | Recital Chamber Duos: Synergy 78 and Mirage Duo Dr. Carol Shansky and Lauren Zwonik | Performance | |
| Saturday 9:00 - 9:50 am Piedmont | Workshop The Flute in 3D Simone Maurer Bring your flute! | Workshop, Bring your flute! | Handout |
| Saturday 9:00 - 9:50 am Tarara | Competition Collegiate Soloist Larissa Hsu, Hanna Noh, and Zelin Wang Prizes for the Collegiate Soloist Competition are supported by a generous donation from Linda Kirkpatrick and Gordon Masters. | Competition, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 9:30 - 10:20 am Colvin Run | Recital Adult Amateur Competition Winners Samuel Gentle, Sarah Lysaker, Cathie Saadeh, and Andrew Tomlinson | Performance, Competition, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 9:30 - 10:20 am Sully | Recital Flute Colors Cities Project Rogier de Pijper | Performance | Handout |
| Saturday 9:45 - 10:10 am Potomac I | Recital Traveling Music Miracle Johnson | Performance | |
| Saturday 9:45 - 10:15 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flute Choir of Southern Maryland Lucy Snell, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Belmont | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibits | |
| Saturday 10:00 - 10:50 am Potomac III | Recital Four Blossoms on a Single Stem SFC Troy Paolantonio, MSG Katayoon Hodjati, SFC Jen Zhou, SFC Courtney Martin | Performance | Handout |
| Saturday 10:00 - 10:50 am Chrysalis | Lecture Artistic Road Maps: The Flutist's Endless Journey Sofia Hailu and Dr. Sabatino Scirri | Lecture | |
| Saturday 10:15 - 11:05 Piedmont | Recital Voices that Beautify the Earth Joshua Stine and Ryan MacDonald | Performance | |
| Saturday 10:30 - 11:00 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Apple Valley Flute Choir Carl L. Bly, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Saturday 10:15 - 11:05 am Red Fox | Workshop Tune-up Time! Flute Choir Intonation Paige Dashner Long Bring your flutes and tuner!
| Workshop, Bring your flute!, FSW Event | Handout |
| Saturday 10:45 - 11:35 am Colvin Run | Recital A Parasky Flute Studio Feature Dan Parasky, Nia Hanington, Austin (AJ) Kim, Lacey Pribanic, and AJ Schmidt | Performance | |
| Saturday 11:00 - 11:50 am Sully | Recital Composer Highlights: The Music of Judith Shatin & Clarice Assad Dr. Ceylon Mitchel II and Dr. Meghan Shanley Alger | Performance | |
| Saturday 11:15 am - 12:05 pm Chrysalis | Lecture Preparing & Navigating the University Flute Audition Process Sammy Holloman and Lauren Zwonik | Lecture | |
| Saturday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Potomac III | Rehearsal Festival Flute Choir Dr. Eileen Yarrison, Director | Rehearsal, Flute Choir, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 11:15 - 11:45 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase West Chester University: Trilovati Flute Ensemble Dr. Kimberly Reighley, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Saturday 11:30 am - 11:55 am Piedmont | Lecture Recital Finding the Best Head Joint for You Jonathon A. Landell | Lecture, Performance | |
| Saturday 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lobby | Lunch Preordered lunches available at the registration desk | Meals, Registration | |
| Saturday 11:45 am - 12:35 pm Potomac I | Recital FSW Affinity Recitals: Loud and Queer! SFC Troy Paolantonio, Willie Santiago, Zoe Sorrell, and Kyrese Washington | Performance, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 12:00 - 12:30 pm Belmont | Visit the Exhibits | Exhibits | |
| Saturday 12:30 - 1:00 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Cumberland Flutes Jocelyn Goranson, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Saturday 12:30 - 1:20 pm Sully | Recital Hand Drawn Flute: Exploring Flute in Video Games and Anime Katie Shesko | Performance | |
| Saturday 12:30 - 1:20 pm Piedmont | Recital Music for Solo and Electronic Flute, Piccolo, and Alto Flute Dr. Tabatha Easley, Dr. Leslie Marrs, Corinne Mona, and Rebecca Needham | Performance | |
| Saturday 12:30 - 1:20 pm Fairfax | Flute Choir Reading Session Low Flutes Led by Dr. Chris Potter Bring your flute and a music stand! | Flute Choir, Bring your flute! | |
| Saturday 12:45 - 1:35 pm Tarara | Competition Student Honors Elementary: Aimee Chen, Penelope Huang, and Skye Kassal Junior: Hannah Choi, Lucy Foshay, and Harshini Gowni Senior: Noelle Hahn, Ella Lui, and Annika Seshadri | Competition, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 1:00 - 1:50 pm Potomac I | Lecture Recital The Collaborative Process: Strategies for Having an Easy Experience with Difficult Repertoire Dr. Hristina Blagoeva | Lecture, Performance | Handout |
| Saturday 1:30 -2:30 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flute Flock of Gettysburg & Gettysburg Flutes! Dr. Sarah McIver and Georgia Hollabaugh, Directors | Performance, Flute Choir | |
| Saturday 1:30 - 2:20 pm Colvin Run | Competition Young Artist Lisa Choi, Laura Lin, and Jennifer Szabo | Competition, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 12:30 - 1:00 pm Red Fox | Recital DCFlutes in Concert Aaron Goldman and Sandra Ragusa, Directors | Performance, Flute Choir, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 1:45 - 2:35 pm Sully | Recital La Voz de la Flauta: Celebrating Latin American and Mexican/Chicano Compositions for Flute Ben Carlee and Cris Dohler Rodas | Performance | |
| Saturday 1:45 - 2:35 pm Chrysalis | Workshop Humanizing Our Flutistry Zoe Sorrell | Workshop | |
| Saturday 1:45 - 2:35 pm Fairfax | Workshop Flute Choirs from A to Z: Tonguing, Tone, and Technique for Flutes Big and Small Phyllis Avidan Louke Bring your flute!
| Workshop, Bring your flute!, FSW Event, Flute Choir | Handout |
| Saturday 2:00 - 2:50 pm Piedmont | Lecture Recital Exploring the Arabic Nay: An Examination of Sound, Technique, and Application to the Flute Repertoire Dustin White | Performance, Lecture | |
| Saturday 2:00 - 2:50 pm Tarara | Flute Society of Washington Members' Meeting FSW Board of Directors | FSW Event | |
| Saturday 2:15 - 3:05 pm Potomac I | Workshop Performance Anxiety: What Is It Really, and How Can You Solve It? Kristen Gygi | Workshop | |
| Saturday 2:45 - 3:15 pm Belmont Lobby | Flute Choir Showcase The Woodbridge Flute Choir Debbie Gilbert, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Saturday 3:00 - 3:50 pm Colvin Run | Recital Intermediate Flute Sonatas by Women Composers Dr. Jessica Banks, Morgann Davis, Sandra del Cid-Davies, Dr. Keith Hanlon, Denis Karp, Dr. Alicia Kosack, Julia Lavine, Melissa Lindon, Dr. Sarah McIver, Dr. Troy Paolantonio, Katelyn Tipton | Performance | |
| Saturday 3:00 - 3:50 pm Chrysalis | Lecture Recital Flute Music of India Dr. Rebecca Dunnell | Lecture, Performance | |
| Saturday 3:15 - 4:05 pm Piedmont | Workshop Solfège & Storytelling: A Creative Approach to Early Music Education Rhonda Berlin | Workshop | Handout |
| Saturday 3:15 - 4:05 pm Sully | Recital New and Borrowed Music for Alto and Bass Flute Laura Benning and Dr. Chris Potter | Performance | |
| Saturday 3:15 - 4:05 pm Tarara | Affinity Group LGBTQIA2S+ Flutists A safe networking and social gathering for LGBTQIA2S+ flutists Led by Willie Santiago | Affinity Group, FSW Event | |
| Saturday 3:45 - 4:15 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Chesapeake Flute Consort Gail Vehslage, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Saturday 4:15 - 6:00 pm Potomac | Guest Artist Concert Carol Wincenc, flute and Luc Xu Cheng, piano
| Performance, FSW Event, Guest Artist | |
| Saturday 7:00 - 10:00 pm Lobby | Bar Cash bar open | Meals | |
| Saturday 7:45 - 9:30 pm Colvin Run | Dinner Pre-purchased dinner buffet open | Meals | |
| Saturday 8:00 - 9:30 pm Potomac | Cabaret Artist Concert Featuring Elsa Nilsson with Band of Pulses The Cabaret Artist Concert is open to all registered attendees
| Performance, Guest Artist, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm Lobby | Registration Open for All | Registration | |
| Sunday 8:00 - 8:50 am Piedmont | Morning Warm Up Yoga for Musicians Dr. Leslie Marrs Bring your yoga mat! | Workshop | |
| Sunday 8:30 - 8:55 am Sully | Workshop Sparking a Sense of Discovery in Your Flute Playing Laura Lentz Bring your flute! | Workshop, Bring your flute! | Handout |
| Sunday 8:30 - 9:20 am Chrysalis | Workshop How to Make Practice More Fun Dr. Ginny Tutton Bring your flute! | Workshop, Bring your flute! | |
| Sunday 8:30 - 9:30 am Red Fox | Flute Lovers' Breakfast with Carol Wincenc, Guest Artist Advance purchase necessary
| Meals, Guest Artist, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 9:00 - 9:50 am Potomac I | Recital Musical Explorations of Asia Dr. Roya Farzaneh, Dr. Ziqing Guan, and Dustin White | Performance | |
| Sunday 9:00 - 9:50 am Potomac III | Recital Hidden Treasures: Discovering the Unknown Works of Female Composers for Woodwind Quintet Denis Karp | Performance | |
| Sunday 9:15 - 10:05 am Sully | Lecture Recital Ecuadorian Flute Music Ligia Verduga | Lecture, Performance | Handout |
| Sunday 9:30 - 10:00 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flutes on the Brink Dr. Ceylon Mitchell II, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Sunday 9:45 - 10:35 am Colvin Run | Recital Music for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano by Women Dr. Alicia Kosack | Performance | |
| Sunday 9:45 - 10:35 am Chysalis | Lecture The Body Language of Flute Players Simone Maurer | Lecture | Handout |
| Sunday 10:15 - 11:05 am Tarara | Affinity Group | Affinity Group, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 10:30 - 11:20 am Potomac I | Recital Introspective Paths: Expressing Emotion through Music Katrina Penman and Dr. Carol Shansky | Performance | Handout |
| Sunday 10:30 - 11:20 am Potomac III | Workshop Hacking Your Brain for Practice and Performance Shanna Pranaitis | Workshop | Handout |
| Sunday 10:30 am - 3:30 pm Belmont | Exhibit Hall Open | Exhibits | |
| Sunday 11:00 - 11:25 am Chrysalis | Workshop Timing is Everything: Tips to Improve Rhythm Elaine Newhall Bring your flute! | Workshop, Bring your flute! | |
| Sunday 11:00 - 11:25 am Colvin Run | Recital Flute Music by Turkish Composers Dr. Ayça Çetin | Performance | |
| Sunday 11:00 - 11:30 am Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Flute Cocktail Dr. Linda Kirkpatrick, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Sunday 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Belmont | Visit the Exhibits | Exhibits | |
| Sunday 11:30 am - 12:20 pm Sully | Recital 2024 MAFC Convention Program: Cultivating Curiosity Dr. Rachel Beetz, Melissa Hyatt Foss, and Dr. Ceylon Mitchell II | Performance, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 11:30am - 1:00pm Lobby | Lunch Pre-ordered lunches available at the registration desk | Meals, Registration | |
| Sunday 12:00 - 12:50 pm Chrysalis | Lecture A Flutist's Voice: Integrating Vocal Pedagogy Techniques to Enhance Performance Ben Carlee | Lecture | |
| Sunday 12:00 - 12:30 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase The Pennsylvania Flute Choir LuAnn Roth, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Sunday 12:00 - 12:50 pm Red Fox | Workshop Extended Techniques and How to Use Them in Daily Practice Rogier de Pijper Bring your flute! | Workshop, Bring your flute! | |
| Sunday 12:00 - 1:00 pm Piedmont | Recital
| FSW Event, Competition, Performance, Flute Choir | |
| Sunday 12:15 - 1:05 pm Potomac III | Recital Evoking the Poetic Spirit of Nature through Music Faith Wasson and Zoe Sorrell | Performance | Handout |
| Sunday 12:45 pm - 1:35 pm Colvin Run | Recital New Commissions for Flute and Mixed Ensembles Daniel Esperante, Eileen Grycky, Elizabeth Lantz, Joshua Lockhart, and Rebecca Needham | Performance | |
| Sunday 1:00 - 1:50 pm Tarara | Affinity Group Flutists of Color A welcoming space for flutists of color to come together and connect, sharing experiences and meeting other flutists Led by Dr. Ceylon Mitchell II and María Louisa de la Cerda Rohde | Affinity Group, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 1:00 - 1:50 pm Sully | Recital Compositions from Around the World Sunju Kim, JiYoung Lee, and Ligia Verduga | Performance | Handout |
| Sunday 1:15 - 2:05 pm Potomac I | Recital Gestures of Grace André J. Washington | Performance | |
| Sunday 1:15 - 2:05 pm Chrysalis | Lecture Recital Telemann's Twelve Fantasias for Solo Flute: A New Perspective Dr. Leonard Garrison | Lecture, Performance | Handout |
| Sunday 1:45 - 2:45 pm Belmont I | Rehearsal Festival Flute Choir Dr. Eileen Yarrison, Director | Rehearsal, Flute Choir, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 1:45 - 2:10 pm Piedmont | Lecture Recital Paths of Imagination Katrina Penman | Lecture, Performance | Handout |
| Sunday 2:00 - 2:50 pm Colvin Run | Recital New Flute Duos Dr. Julia Barnett and Dr. Alina Windell | Performance | |
| Sunday 2:15 - 2:45 pm Potomac III | Flute Choir Showcase The Arlington Flute Ensemble Maria Luisa de la Cerda Rohde, Director | Flute Choir, Performance | |
| Sunday 2:30 - 3:20 pm Sully | Lecture The Rockstar Flutist Karmen Gould | Lecture | |
| Sunday 2:30 - 3:20 pm Piedmont | Workshop Flute to Fife: An Introduction to the Fife The United States Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Fifes provided! | Workshop | |
| Sunday 2:30 - 3:20 pm Chrysalis | Workshop Injury Prevention & Improving Breath Control Dr. Ziqing Guan and Dr. Chris Potter | Workshop | |
| Sunday 3:00 - 3:30 pm Belmont I | Recital Festival Flute Choir Dr. Eileen Yarrison, Director | Flute Choir, Performance, FSW Event | |
| Sunday 3:30 - 4:45 pm Potomac | Guest Artist Masterclass Emily DeNucci, Greta Hulterstrum, and Caitlin Oliver Led by Carol Wincenc
| 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 |
