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, flute & Dr. Paulo Steinberg, Piano Dr. Naomi Seidman, flute & 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 DCFlutes | 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 - 5:00 pm Tarara | Photography Headshot Services for Purchase M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing Book An Appointment: https://calendly.com/ceylonmitchell/headshots-mafc-2025 | Photography |
| 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 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm Corcoran | Audition The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Audition Information: https://fifeanddrum.army.mil/careersFife.html | 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 Act One: New Works for Flute and Piano by Today's Most Celebrated Broadway Composers Three World Premieres Featuring Yamaha Performing Artist Janet Axelrod 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 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Belmont Foyer | Flute Choir Showcase Chesapeake Flute Orchestra Gail Vehslage, Director | Flute Choir, Performance |
| Saturday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sully | Workshop Embracing Change in Midlife Eva Amsler, Michelle Stanley | Workshop, Lecture |
| 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  Jennifer Grim's appearance has been made possible through sponsorship from Wm. S. Haynes Co. Results of the Young Artist and Collegiate Soloist Competitions will be announced before the recital. | 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 Kim Scott, flute 
| 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 |
| Sunday 8:30 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 Jennifer Grim's appearance has been made possible through sponsorship from Wm. S. Haynes Co. | 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, 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 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 10:00 am - 11:00 am Piedmont | Performance Music for Low, E-flat, and C Flutes Linda Bailey, Rhonda Bowen, Lisa Cella, Christina Steffen, Jim Turner | Performance |
| 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 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Tarara | Photography Headshot Services for Purchase M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing Book An Appointment: https://calendly.com/ceylonmitchell/headshots-mafc-2025 | Photography |
| 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 Suites and Other Treats: Intermediate Repertoire for You and Your Students Krystal Ankerbrand, Jessica Banks, Morgann Davis, Keith Hanlon, Katayoon Hodjati, Denis Karp, Alicia Kosack | 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, Corinne Mona | 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 - 3:00 pm Tarara | Photography Headshot Services for Purchase M3 Mitchell Media & Marketing Book An Appointment: https://calendly.com/ceylonmitchell/headshots-mafc-2025 | Photography |
| 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 with Jennifer Grim, Guest Artist Jennifer Grim's appearance has been made possible through sponsorship from Wm. S. Haynes Co. Results of the Honors Competition will be announced before the masterclass. | 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 |