View Program From 2012 - International Flute Symposium

At West Virginia University
JULY 17 - 22, 2012
Welcome!
West Virginia University welcomes you to the International Flute
Symposium.
It is my pleasure to welcome all participants, competitors, parents, and
friends. I trust you will have an exciting experience.
WVU’s School of Music boasts outstanding programs and faculty,
which are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music.
We are very proud of our faculty and student ensembles, which
perform extensively in the region and nationally.
We are very proud of the WVU Marching Band “The Pride of West Virginia” which tours
regularly each year. Through our many ensembles and studio avenues, students have multiple
opportunities to travel and study abroad. We feel this is an integral part of the education of our
students.
Finally, the quality of our faculty ensembles is remarkable. Our music students have the
opportunity to learn from working professionals in all areas.
We know you’ll enjoy the Creative Arts Center, a suitable venue for all types of visual and
performing arts. Please let us know if you have any needs or require assistance during your
visit.
I wish the participating flutists much success and enjoyment. I know you will consider WVU
and the College of Creative Arts when thinking of furthering your education. We welcome the
opportunity to assist you in the realization of your goals and to help cultivate your inner artists.
Paul K. Kreider, DMA
Philip J. Faini/Falbo Family Dean
College of Creative Arts
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Welcome!
Welcome and Thank You!
Dear IFS participants, welcome to the
inaugural year of what we hope will become
one of the flute communities’ most enjoyable
summer symposiums!
Welcome to West Virginia University. It is a pleasure and honor to offer
The International Flute Symposium, a celebration of the flute with
concerts, clinics, and masterclasses. With internationally known guests,
Nina Assimakopoulos and the WVU flute studio have put together a
fine event that I believe will invigorate and inform you.
As the premier cultural entity in the state of West Virginia, hosting
events such as this is one of the most important services we offer to
the state and region. If there is any way we can be of assistance during
your stay please do not hesitate to ask the faculty, or the staff of the
School of Music to help.
I hope you will get a chance during your stay to explore Morgantown and the rest of the WVU
campus. Whatever your involvement (student, clinician, or audience member) our community
has much to offer.
Again, thank you for spending part of your summer with us in the School of Music.
Keith Jackson, Director
WVU School of Music
Keith Jackson, Professor of Music and Director of the School of Music, has been a member
of the music faculty since 1995. Dr. Jackson is active in both classical and jazz styles as a
performer and clinician. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra and the Pittsburgh
Ballet Orchestra.
Before coming to West Virginia University in 1995, Dr. Jackson taught at the University of North
Carolina , Arizona State University , St. Augustine College and the North Carolina Governor’s
School for the Arts.
Dr. Jackson performance credits include: the Phoenix Symphony, the North Carolina
Symphony, the West Virginia Symphony, the USAir Jazz Orchestra, the Fiesta Brass, the
Crown Chamber Brass, the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra, the Gregg Gelb Swing
Band, the River City Brass Band and appearances on several recordings and public television.
Dr. Jackson has performed on several occasions at both the International Trombone Workshop
and the Eastern Trombone Workshop in Washington D.C. He has given solo recitals throughout
the United States.
Our aim has been to create a symposium
that highlights a variety of topics addressing
both the technical and musicianship aspects
of flute playing as well as the flutist as a
creative artist.
We hope you find our roster of internationally acclaimed flutists from the Orchestral, Jazz,
Solo, and Baroque fields as well as our varied schedule including masterclasses, workshops,
panel discussions, competitions, and gala performances to be fun and inspirational!
I would like to thank our exhibitors who are among the top flute vendors in the country for
their presence at our event and encourage all participants to take advantage of the wonderful
products and prices they offer. They are available to set up private appointments for you for
flute trials on a daily basis and look forward to having you try their wonderful products!
I would also like to thank our internationally acclaimed artists and presenters without whom
this event would not be so diverse and wonderful! Many thanks to Lorna McGhee, Elizabeth
Buck, Alberto Almarza, Michele Gori, Zachariah Galatis, The Fourth Wall, Amara Guitry, Kelly
Wilson, and Clifford Trettick! Thank you also to our staff accompanists, Khe Sin Khoo, piano
and William Haller, harpsichord.
I would also like to thank my IFS Assistant Director, WVU Master of Music in Flute
Performance major, Amy Schatzer, for her incredible leadership, creativity, and steadfast help
throughout the last six months of planning this event! It has been a LOT to pull off and it would
not have been possible without her many hours of service!
Thank you also to our IFS Flute Choir Director and Volunteer Coordinator, WVU Doctor of
Musical Arts in Performance candidate, Keith Hanlon, for his leadership and the knowledge
he brings of flute choir repertoire, volunteer coordinating, and exhibit hall organization! His
willingness to serve and share from his experience has been invaluable!
Finally, thank you to our sponsors: the WVU College of Creative Arts; WVU School of Music;
Altus Flutes; and Nagahara Flutes, without whose support we would not have been able to
make this event such a huge success!
We wish you a wonderful International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University
experience! Feel free to stop me for hello’s in the hallway between classes or at meals!
Nina Assimakopoulos
Flute Professor
West Virginia University
International Flute Symposium Director
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Welcome!
Welcome to the 2012 International Flute Symposium at West
Virginia University!
It has been a pleasure to serve as first-time Assistant Director
for this event. I have enjoyed the new connections that have
been created with IFS presenters and participants, and have
had the opportunity to learn organizational and entrepreneurship
skills that have helped me discover a passion for bringing events
like this to our flute community!
I would like to thank Professor Assimakopoulos for the
opportunity to serve as Assistant Director. Watching her bring
the vision of the symposium to life through her hard work and
level of dedication has helped me gain an elevated appreciation
for how much time, diligence, and effort go into pulling together
an event like this. Her mentorship throughout this adventure has
been invaluable.
Thank you for spending your week with us, and I hope that your symposium experience is filled
with new friends, beautiful music, and creative learning experiences!
Acknowledgements
IFS thanks the following
supporters for their generosity.
SPONSORS
$1000 AND ABOVE
WVU College of Creative Arts
Altus Flutes
$500 AND ABOVE
Nagahara Flutes
WVU School of Music
HOST FAMILIES
John Weigand
Cindy O’Brien and Larry Harris
Janet Robbins
John and Carol Beal
VOLUNTEERS
Amy Schatzer
M.M. Flute Performance
West Virginia University
International Flute Symposium Assistant Director
Keith Hanlon
Illeana Ille
Alex Leroy
Jodie Lewis
Cassie Oltman
Amy Schatzer
Letty Shreckengost
Cassie Wolfe
RESIDENT ASSISTANTS
Jessica Harris
Emily Watkins
STAFF ACCOMPANISTS
Khe Sin Khoo
William Haller
PIANO TECHNICIAN
Tim Richards
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Octavia Steffich
Will Morgan
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Nina Assimakopoulos
“In the hands of Nina Assimakopoulos, the flute is
a kite, a nymph, a bolt of lightning.”
(Rochester City Paper)
Internationally acclaimed flutist Nina
Assimakopoulos has been hailed as “...a marvel!”
(Münchner Merkur), and a versatile virtuoso with a
“dramatic sense of pacing” who demonstrates “not
just perfect technique and total breath control but
supreme intelligent, elegant phrasing; broad tone
color; lyricism; a full range of dynamic expression;
and above all STYLE that paints the differences
from Bach to Bartok...” (American Record Guide).
A champion of contemporary music, Nina Assimakopoulos is credited with over 50 international
world-premiere performances and commissions, as well as multimedia collaborative projects and
concerts integrating baroque through contemporary flute music with visual and digital arts, dance,
and theater.
Career Highlights include her New York Solo Debut at Carnegie Hall, solo recitals at The
Alden Theater “Rising Stars” Concert Series in Washington, D.C., the “Dame Myra Hess Radio
Broadcast Concert Series” in Chicago, the “Live from Hochstein” radio broadcast concert series in
Rochester, New York, and the AmBul New Music Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
She has performed as principal flute with the Munich City Opera, Bavarian Radio Symphony
Academy Orchestra, the New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, and the Toledo Symphony
Orchestra.
Assimakopoulos is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the Aaron Copland
Fund Grant for New Music Recording, two Fulbright Grants, the National Society of Arts and
Letters Career Award, the Yehudi Menuhin Chamber Music Endowment, and the Munich Academy
of Music “Meisterklasse” Certificate.
Her solo recordings include Flute Impressions, Arcadian Murmurs, and Points of Entry, Works for
Solo Flute by American Women Composers, Volumes I and II released on Capstone Records and
Euterpe Recordings. Her fifth CD, Chrome, is scheduled for release in 2012.
Keynote Artists
Alberto Almarza
Described as a virtuoso flutist by the Boston Globe, Alberto
Almarza brings a unique and passionate approach to music. His
versatility and musicianship have led him to perform and record
some of the most adventurous and challenging pieces from the
music of today as well as works from the standard repertoire and
Baroque literature on period instruments. A native of Chile, Mr. Almarza previously held the position of Principal Flute of the
Philharmonic Orchestra of Santiago. He later came to the United
States to study with Jeanne Baxtresser in New York and with
Julius Baker at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he
obtained his Master’s degree. He currently serves on the faculty at
Carnegie Mellon as Associate Professor of Flute and Head of the
Flute Department. His skills as a pedagogue, lecturer and recitalist
have led to invitations from international festivals in the U.S.,
Europe, Korea and Latin America, and most recently, to perform
at a TED TALK Conference. He was a resident artist and member of the faculty at The Jeanne
Baxtresser International Master Classes, and has served at the National Flute Association
Advisory Board for New Music and the Professional and Artistic Development Committee.
Mr. Almarza has appeared as soloist with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Memphis
Symphony, BachFest Chamber Orchestra, and the Philharmonic, National Symphony and
National Chamber Orchestras of Chile, and has collaborated with such artists as Julius Baker,
Andrés Cárdenes, Alex Klein, Lionel Party and the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, among others.
As a leading proponent of new music for the flute, Mr. Almarza has been instrumental in
expanding the repertoire with numerous commissions and premieres of works by composers
from around the world. Pieces written for him include four flute concertos and dozens of
solo and chamber works. He can be heard on radio broadcasts of International Music from
Carnegie Mellon throughout North and South America, on compact discs from New Albion,
Elán, Albany Records and Centaur Recordings as well as on a recently released Naxos
Records compact disc of the Flute Concerto by Reza Vali with the Boston Modern Orchestra
Project.
In great demand as a teacher, Nina Assimakopoulos has given master classes and performances
at the Eastman School of Music; Arizona State University; University of North Texas; University of
Illinois at Champagne-Urbana; University of Colorado, Boulder; University of Michigan; Michigan
State University; Flute Festival Mid-South; Great Lakes Flute Festival; and the National Music
Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria. Her students have been finalists and prize-winners in numerous
competitions including the Fischoff Competition and the National Flute Association, Rochester
Flute Association, Southeast Michigan Flute Association, Oklahoma Flute Association, and the
Kentucky Flute Association Young Artist Competitions.
She is currently flute professor at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.V., and has served on
the faculties of Houghton College and Bowling Green State University.
In addition to her work as a musician, Assimakopoulos is a prize-winning painter whose work has
been exhibited at museums and in internationally juried shows.
Nina Assimakopoulos studied with Peter Lloyd at the Indiana University School of Music and Paul
Meisen at the Munich Academy of Music and is an Altus Performing Artist.
Visit her website at www.ninaassimakopoulos.info
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Keynote Artists
Michele Gori
Born in Domodossola (Italy) in 1980, Michele Gori is one
of the most highly regarded European jazz flutists and a
flute and electronics specialist. He also plays in classical
and contemporary contexts with the whole flute’s family
(from piccolo to bass flute). He graduated in flute at the
conservatory “G. Cantelli” of Novara and in jazz at the
conservatory “G. Verdi” in Milan; moreover he specialized in
jazz flute with further studies at the “Centre d’Information Musicales” in Paris with Bernard
Duplaix. He has played on tour in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, England and
United States, in groups ranging from duos to big bands, orchestras and chamber music
orchestras. He has made recordings for music programs for the Italian national channels
Rai3 and Rete4. He has recorded both as a leader and as a sideman for Splasch Records,
Dodicilune, Nu Bop Records and Schema Records. He held flute’s masterclass in Europe
and United States. He is the author of the Primers “Jazz Flute Training I&II” and “Jazz Flute
Solos”. He contributes to the French quarterly “Traversières”, the official review of the French
flute association and he is in charge of a column on the internet website Jazzitalia which
is the most popular reference sites for flutists in Italy. In November 2008 the prestigious
association “Jean-Pierre Rampal” invited him as the only jazz flautist together with some
of the best-known international classical flutists, to the “Convention de la Flute” in Paris
where he held a masterclass and performed in a concert with his quartet. In August 2009
he was awarded the prestigious “Premio Brusoni”in recognition of his concerts and teaching
activities with the jazz flute. In 2010 he was resident artist at the conservatory of Cholet
(France). In 2011 he creates “Just Flutes”, a revolutionary solo project involving flutes and
electronics.
Zachariah Galatis
A native of LaGrange, NY, Zachariah Galatis graduated
summa cum laude with performance honors from the
Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, studying
with Kenneth Andrews, former Assistant Principal
Flute with the Montreal Symphony. Zach completed
his Master of Music degree in 2010 at Peabody
Conservatory, studying with the Baltimore Symphony’s
Solo Piccolo, Laurie Sokoloff, and the BSO’s Principal
Flute, Emily Skala. He is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Peabody
under the tutelage of world renowned soloist Marina Piccinini. In 2009, Zach won first place
in the Mid-Atlantic Young Artist Piccolo Competition, and was a winner of the 2009 National
Flute Association Piccolo Masterclass Competition. In the summers of 2010 and 2012 he
performed with the National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic in College Park, MD, and for
the summer of 2011, Zach was awarded the Piccolo Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival,
studying with Nadine Asin. He frequently plays as substitute with major orchestras,
including performances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop, and
the Detroit Symphony under Leonard Slatkin. For the 2011-12 season, Zach played Piccolo/
Third Flute in the Virginia Symphony Orchestra under music director JoAnn Falletta, and
starting in the 2012-13 season, he has been appointed Piccolo/Third Flute of the Oregon
Symphony Orchestra by music director Carlos Kalmar.
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Keynote Artists
Khe Sin Khoo
Born and raised in Malaysia, Ms. Khe Sin Khoo received her
Bachelor of Music degree from Sedaya College in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia (now known as University College Sedaya International)
with a certification from University of Newcastle, Australia.
A recipient of several academic awards, Ms. Khoo was offered
a graduate assistantship with the WVU Opera Theater where
she has served as rehearsal accompanist for four years. As a
collaborative pianist, she has years of experience working with
vocalists, instrumentalists, and ensembles. In 2006, Ms. Khoo won
the WVU Young Artists competition and performed with the WVU
Symphony Orchestra. A current student of Dr. Peter Amstutz at West
Virginia University, Ms. Khoo is currently working on her Doctor of Musical Arts degree and is
expecting to graduate in 2013.
Lorna McGhee
Scottish-born Lorna McGhee is principal flute with the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She has performed as guest
principal with Chicago Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra,
London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Academy of StMartin-in-the-Fields, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the
Vancouver Symphony. Before emigrating to North America
in 1998, Lorna was co-principal flute of the BBC Symphony
Orchestra, England. As a soloist, Lorna has given concerto
performances with the London Symphony Orchestra, Scottish
Chamber Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in
the UK and Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Philharmonia, & Victoria Symphony in
Canada and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra in the
USA. A career highlight was a performance of Penderecki’s flute concerto with the Oregon
Bach Festival Orchestra under the baton of the composer in 2004. As a chamber musician
and recitalist, she has performed throughout Europe and North America in such venues as
London’s Wigmore Hall, Barge Music in New York, the Louvre, Paris and the Schubertsaal
of Vienna’s Konzerthaus. Lorna is regularly featured in chamber music festivals in Canada
and the States. Her performances have been broadcast on CBC Radio in Canada, BBC
Radio, NPR (USA), Netherlands Radio and ABC (Australia). She has made chamber music
recordings for EMI, Decca ASV, Naxos and Meridian. Along with Duo partner Heidi Krutzen,
Lorna has released two CDs on Skylark Music: “Taheke, 20th century Masterpieces for flute
and harp” and “Canada, New Works for flute and harp.” As a member of Trio Verlaine (with
Heidi Krutzen, harp and David Harding, viola) Lorna has most recently recorded “Fin de
Siècle,” a CD of music by Debussy and Ravel for Skylark Music. Both the Trio and Duo are
committed to broadening the repertoire and have contributed six new commissions to date.
Having taught at the University of Michigan and the University of British Columbia, Lorna
has given master classes at universities, conservatoires and flute festivals in the UK, USA
and Canada. She has performed for the National Flute Convention, British Flute Convention
and Austrian Flute Society. Lorna studied with David Nicholson in Scotland and with William
Bennett at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
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Keynote Artists
Amara Guitry
Amara Guitry graduated from the Oberlin College Conservatory
of Music with degrees in both historical and modern flute
performance. While at Oberlin she was a pupil of Michael Lynn,
Michel Debost and Kathleen Chastain. She graduated with a
Master’s Degree in modern flute from The Ohio State University
where she studied with Katherine Borst Jones. Guitry received
a first prize award at the American Bach Soloists International
Baroque Oboe and Flute Competition and was invited back as a soloist with the ABS for
performances in San Francisco and Berkeley, California. In 2002 she was a recipient of a
Fulbright Graduate Student Award to the United Kingdom, and during the subsequent year
was granted a Master’s Degree in Early Music Performance from the Guildhall School of
Music & Drama. In 2011, she was awarded her doctorate from City University London and the
Guildhall School. As a result of her doctoral work, she has been published in the Dutch Journal
of Music Theory, and inspired several composers to write new music which she has premiered,
using techniques she has pioneered for the baroque flute as a contemporary instrument. She
has presented much of her work at international symposiums for musical and interdisciplinary
research in Europe. Ms. Guitry enjoys chamber music and has performed with a wide range
of musical groups in the United Kingdom, United States, Poland, and Holland. She has
performed with the Mercury Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, The Washington Bach Consort, and
The English Haydn Festival, the Purcell Singers & Orchestra, and the Pepys Ensemble; and
under the auspices of the University of Pittsburgh, she took part in the modern world premiere
performance of C.P.E. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. She is an avid teacher of both modern and
baroque musicians and especially enjoys introducing modern flute players to the baroque flute
at the summer seminar, the Wildacres Flute Retreat.
Please check back soon, her website is under construction at: www.ghostflute.com
Elizabeth Buck
Elizabeth Buck is currently Associate Professor of Flute at Arizona
State University. She has been Visiting Associate Professor at
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and Artist Faculty at the
Brevard Music Center. Prior to joining the faculty at ASU, Dr. Buck
performed with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra as Principal
Flute (1994-2003). Previous orchestral engagements include
Principal Flute with the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Brevard
Music Center Orchestra, AZ MusicFest, Houston Grand Opera
and the Nova Philharmonia Portuguesa in Lisbon, Portugal. An
active chamber musician in addition to orchestral performer, Dr.
Buck performs regularly with the Ocotillo Winds and True North,
and was a member of the Manhattan Wind Quintet, performing on
such distinguished series as the Frick Collection in Washington, DC, the Dame Myra Hess
Series in Chicago, and the Da Camera Series in Houston, TX. As a recitalist and master class
clinician, Dr. Buck has performed for the Arizona Flute Society, the International Double Reed
Society, the National Flute Association Annual Convention(s) and throughout North American
universities and schools of music. Internationally, she has appeared in Seoul and GwangJu,
Korea, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Dr. Buck holds a Doctor of Musical Arts
degree from Rice University as well as Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The
Juilliard School. She is a life member of both the National Flute Association and the Arizona
Flute Society.
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Keynote Artists
The Fourth Wall
Founded in 2010, The Fourth Wall has been inspiring
and delighting audiences all over the country with
their hybrid arts performances. In August of 2010, The
Fourth Wall was a featured ensemble at the National
Flute Association’s Annual Convention, including a
performance at the Gala Concert honoring Lifetime
Achievement Award recipients, Leone Buyse and Fenwick
Smith. The ensemble is delighted to be performing at the
2012 NFA Convention on the closing Gala Concert and the recital honoring this year’s Lifetime
Achievement Award Recipient, Bonita Boyd in addition to their own recital.
In the spirit of collaboration and to promote new music, The Fourth Wall performed the
inaugural concert of the Boston Composers’ Coalition - a collaborative organization dedicated
to the creation, performance, education and dissemination of new American music. Each of
the six composers in the core group plus a student composer wrote a new piece especially
for The Fourth Wall, which was then performed at several venues in the Boston area and was
broadcast on a live feed on the internet. As strong advocates of education, The Fourth Wall
also offers workshops that teach students how to incorporate interdisciplinary performance
techniques into their performances. Members of The Fourth Wall have shared their work with
students of the Boston University Academy, Houston Youth Symphony, Texas State University
(San Marcos), University of Houston, Indiana University, New York University, The Eastman
School of Music, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, the Manhattan School of
Music, the New York Percussive Arts Society, the Flute Society of Kentucky and the Indiana
Percussive Arts Society. The Fourth Wall continues their professional development in music,
theatre and dance through involvement with The Windfall Dance Company (Bloomington, IN),
The Indianapolis Ceili (Irish) Band, The Bloomington Playwright’s Project and several regional
orchestras in the Indiana and Kentucky region. Members of The Fourth Wall have attended
The Eastman School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Peabody Institute of Johns
Hopkins University, Ohio University and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. They
would like to thank the multitude of teachers and mentors who have taught, inspired, and
pushed them to new heights.
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Symposium Schedule
* All sessions in Bloch Learning and Performance Hall unless otherwise listed
TUESDAY, JULY 17
3:00-5:00 Residence Hall check in and High School/Junior High registration - Evansdale Residential Complex
6:30-7:30 Flute Choir and Small Chamber Group Auditions for High School/Junior High-221A
7:00-7:45 Registration-CAC Lobby
8:00 pm Opening Gala Concert
with Altus Performing Artists
Lorna McGhee and Nina Assimakopoulos
Works by Debussy, Chopin, Clarke, Delibes,
Briccialdi, Wienieaski, Payne and Sarasate
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18
Today’s Exhibitors: Flute Pro Shop
8:00-8:50 Breakfast and Registration CAC Lobby
8:00-12:30 Private Appointments with Flute Vendors
9:00-9:50 Performance and Movement Class with
Nina Assimakopoulos - Falbo Theatre
10:00-10:50 JH/HS electives:
Scales, Level One with Phil Bracken-213A
Tone and Breathing with Amy Schatzer-215A
Articulation with Bryan Guarnuccio-223A
10:00-11:00
Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos-Bloch Hall
Rebecca Eggli
Reinecke Sonata “Undine” I, III
Reinecke Concerto II
Chelsea Meynig
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30 Masterclass with Elizabeth Buck–Bloch Hall
Brittney Patterson Martin Ballade
Jordan Sera
Boehm Grand Polonaise
12:30-2:00 LUNCH - CAC Lobby or on your own in Morgantown
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12:30-5:30 Exhibit Halls Open-200B
2:00-2:50
Body Mapping With Kelly Wilson- Grand Hall
2:00-2:50
Baroque Music- Tips for Modern Flute Players
with Amara Guitry-424A
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Symposium Schedule
3:00-3:50 Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos- Grand Hall
Birgit Karoh - Mozart Concerto in G movement I
John Ross - Mozart Concerto in G movement II
3:00-3:50
Flute Repair with Clifford Tretick-200B
4:00-5:30
Orchestral Audition Jury and Panel DiscussionBloch Hall
with Elizabeth Buck, Nina Assimakopoulos, John Weigand, and Pam Murchison
Amy Schatzer: Petruschka, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Ravel
Bryan Guarnuccio: Stravinsky, Hindemith, Ravel
Brittney Patterson: Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Ravel
4:00-5:30 Flute Choir with Keith Hanlon-Falbo Theatre
5:30
Dinner
5:30-8:00 Private Appointments with Exhibitors
8:00PM Gala Concert
with Elizabeth Buck, Amara Guitry, and Hope Koehler Works by Locatelli, Borne, Veracini,Tromlitz, Chopin, Clarke, Delibes, Briccialdi, Wienieaski, Telemann, and Spirituals
THURSDAY, JULY 19
Today’s Exhibitors: Altus Flutes
8:00-8:50 Breakfast and Registration - CAC Lobby
8:00-12:30 Private Appointments with Flute Vendors
9:00-9:50 Performance and Movement Class: Body Mapping
with Kelly Wilson-Falbo Theatre
10:00-10:50 JH/HS electives:
Scales, Level Two, with Phil Bracken-213A
Vibrato with Keith Hanlon-215A
Symposium Schedule
12:30-5:30 Exhibit Halls Open-200B
2:00-2:50
JH/HS Master Class
with Nina Assimakopoulos- Grand Hall
2:00-2:50Flute Repair with Clifford Tretick-200B
3:00-3:50
Tone Workshop with Elizabeth Buck-Grand Hall
Adrian Bailey, Stephanie Hurst
African Drumming with Michael Vercelli - 213A
4:00-4:50 Masterclass with Alberto Almarza-Grand Hall
Jordan Sera, Martinu Sonata I, II
Zoe Sorrell, Gaubert Sonata I, II
4:00-5:30 Flute Choir with Keith Hanlon-Falbo Theatre
5:30
5:30-9:00
Dinner-on your own in Morgantown
7:00-9:00 Masterclass with Lorna McGhee – Bloch Hall
Andrea Avers - Poulenc Sonata I, II
Alyssa Schwartz - Bach E Minor Sonata III, IV
Chelsea Meynig - Gaubert Fantasie
Amy Schatzer - Schubert Variations
Private Appointments with Exhibitors
FRIDAY, JULY 20
Today’s Exhibitors: Brannen Brothers, The Flutist’s Faire, Flute Specialists,
Lopatin Flute Co., Weissman Music
8:00-8:50 Breakfast and Registration - CAC Lobby
8:00-12:30 Private Appointments with Flute Vendors
9:00-9:50 Performance and Movement Class
with The Fourth Wall - Falbo Theatre
10:00-10:50 JH/HS Honors Project with the Fourth Wall-Falbo Theatre
(This piece will be performed at the closing Gala concert)
10:00-11:00 11:00-11:15
Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos-Bloch Hall
Zoe Sorrell - Amirov Six Pieces
Stephanie Hurst - Faure Fantasie
10:00-11:00 Masterclass with Elizabeth Buck - Bloch Hall
Marissa Mauro - Mercadante Concerto E Minor Mvts. I, John Ross - Bach Sonata in E minor Mvts. I, II
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30 Masterclass with Alberto Almarza - Bloch Hall
Birgit Karoh
Dutilleux Sonatine
Alyssa Schwartz Nielsen Concerto Mvt. I
11:15-12:30 Piccolo Masterclass with Zachariah Galatis- Bloch Hall
Rebecca Eggli Three Sketches, Katherine Hoover
Brittney Patterson Vivaldi A Minor Concerto I, II
12:30-2:00 LUNCH - CAC Lobby or on your own in Morgantown
12:30-2:00 LUNCH - CAC Lobby or on your own in Morgantown
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12:30-5:30 Break
Exhibit Halls Open-200B
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Symposium Schedule
2:00-2:50
Just Flutes Electronic Workshop
with Michele Gori-424A
2:00-2:50
Extended Technique Workshop
with Nina Assimakopoulos-Grand Hall
3:00-3:50
Piccolo Tips with Zachariah Galatis-223A
3:00-3:50
Emerging Artist Competition Finals-Bloch Hall
with judges Andrea Priester Houde, Zachariah Galatis, Elizabeth Buck, Hilary Abigana
Zoe Sorrell - Reinecke Concerto Mvt. I
Brittney Patterson - Martin Ballade
Amy Schatzer - Schubert Variations
Alyssa Schwartz - Nielsen Concerto
4:00-4:30
High School Artist Competition Finals-Bloch Hall
with judges Andrea Priester Houde, Cynthia Anderson, Elizabeth Buck, Hilary Abigana
Chris Schelb
Caroline Walsh
Duttilleux Sonatine; Takamitsu Air
Honegger Danse de la Chevre;
Muczynski Three Preludes
4:00-5:00
Workshop: Breathing, Breath Management, and
Support, with Soprano, Hope Koehler-424A
Symposium Schedule
SATURDAY, JULY 21
Today’s Exhibitors: The Flutist’s Faire, Flute Specialists, J.L. Smith & Co., Lopatin Flute Co., Weissman Music
8:00-8:50 Breakfast and Registration - CAC Lobby
8:00-12:30 Private Appointments with Flute Vendors
9:00-9:50 Performance and Movement Class
with The Fourth Wall-Falbo Theatre
10:00-10:50 JH/HS Honors Project
with the Fourth Wall-Falbo Theatre
(This piece will be performed at the closing Gala concert)
10:00-11:00 Masterclass with Alberto Almarza
Sponsored by Nagahara Flutes - Bloch Hall
Andrea Avers - Hindemith Acht Stuecke
Amy Schatzer - Halffter Debla
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos-Bloch Hall
Adrian Bailey - Ibert Piece
Marissa Mauro - Bozza Image 4:00-5:30 Flute Choir with Keith Hanlon-Falbo Theatre
12:30-2:00 LUNCH - CAC Lobby or on your own in Morgantown
5:30
Dinner - on your own in Morgantown
5:30-8:00
Private Appointments with Exhibitors
12:30-5:30 Exhibit Halls Open - 200B
2:00-2:50
Jazz Improv for Beginners with Michele Gori - 424A
Jay Laws
Emily Watkins
8:00 Gala Concert with Michele Gori, Zachariah Galatis, Leonard Lopatin, The Fourth Wall - competition winners announced
Works by Beaser, Honegger, Gershwin, Cameleon, Andersen, Knussen and more
2:00- 2:50
Exhibitor Panel Discussion - 200B
2:00-2:50Exploring Rhythm with Greg Jukes - 213A
3:00-2:50
Dancing with the Flute with Hilary Abigana-223A
3:00-3:50
Bach Partita Presentation with Alberto Almarza-424A
4:00-5:00
Bach Partita Masterclass with Alberto Almarza-424A
Bryan Guarnuccio
Andrea Avers
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4:00-5:30 Flute Choir with Keith Hanlon - Falbo Theatre
5:30
Dinner - on your own in Morgantown
5:30-8:00
Private Appointments with Exhibitors
8:00 Gala Concert with Alberto Almarza,
Nina Assimakopoulos, Michele Gori, The Fourth Wall
Works by Doppler, Buskirk, Schulhoff, Piazolla,
Offermans, Galbraith
SUNDAY, JULY 22
Today’s Exhibitors: The Flutist’s Faire, J.L. Smith & Co.
8:00-9:30 Check out of Residence Halls
(Luggage may be stored at the CAC)
8:30-10:00 Breakfast and Exhibit halls
10:00-1:30 Exhibit Halls open-200B
10:00-11:00 Flute Choir Dress Rehearsal-Bloch Hall
11:00-11:45 Lunch and Exhibit Halls
12:00 Closing Gala Concert
Free and open to the public
Featuring the IFS Flute Choir, Young Artist Competition and High School Competition Winners,
The Fourth Wall, High School Honor Project,
and Nina Assimakopoulos
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Other Presenters
Hilary Abigana is a founding member and the flutist for the hybrid
arts ensemble, The Fourth Wall. With this trio, she was a featured
performer at the 2010 National Flute Association’s Annual Convention
and will perform again in 2012 in Las Vegas.
As a soloist, Ms. Abigana was the winner of the 2003 Eastman
Nielsen Flute Concerto Competition, the 2008 Byron Hester Young
Artist Competition and a silver medalist at the 2008 Fischoff Chamber
Music Competition. Currently, Ms. Abigana is the second flutist
for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, solo piccolo player of
the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra and plays Irish flute with the
Indianapolis Ceili Band.
Ms. Abigana received her B.M. and Performer’s Certificate from
The Eastman School of Music and her Masters Degree from Rice
University’s Shepherd School of Music. She has studied with Leone
Buyse, Bonita Boyd and Timothy Day.
Cynthia Babin Anderson is Associate Professor of Oboe and Music
Theory and Director of Graduate Studies in Music at West Virginia
University. She received her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern
University in Chicago and her master’s degree from the Manhattan
School of Music in New York City. Her principal teachers were Ray
Still, Principal Oboist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Joseph
Robinson, Principal Oboist with the New York Philharmonic and
Thomas Stacy, Solo English Horn with the New York Philharmonic.
She currently performs on oboe and English horn with the Pittsburgh
Ballet Theater and Pittsburgh Opera Orchestras, as solo oboe and
English horn with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Orchestra and the
Pittsburgh Broadway Series Orchestra, and as Guest Principal Oboe
with the West Virginia Symphony. She has performed with orchestras
and chamber ensembles in Italy, Mexico, and the Netherlands. In
2001, she was co-host of the International Double Reed Society
Conference at West Virginia University.
Phil Bracken, a Florida native, recently completed a Master of
Music at West Virginia University with dual concentrations in Flute
Performance and Music Theory. While at WVU he was a Graduate
Assistant, performed as a member of the Graduate Wind Quintet,
and was featured in a Young Artist concert with the WVU Symphony
Orchestra. Before coming to West Virginia he received a Bachelor
of Music from Florida Southern College with dual concentrations in
Flute Performance and Music Composition.
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Bryan Guarnuccio recently made his Carnegie debut at Weill Recital
Hall as a winner of a college-wide solo competition at Michigan State
University sponsored by Manhattan Concert Productions. He has also
been a prizewinner, finalist, or semi-finalist in regional and national
young artist competitions ranging from the Ervin Monroe competition
to the National Flute Association competition. As an active chamber
musician, he has twice been invited to participate in the Fischoff
National Chamber music competition, making it as far as the top six
in the wind category. Bryan holds degrees in flute performance from
MSU (Richard Sherman), BGSU (Nina Assimakopoulos), and Ball
State University (summa cum laude with Dr. Julia Mattern). He also
has a MM in music theory from BGSU (Outstanding Thesis Award).
He is currently second flutist with the Lansing Symphony and plans to
pursue a career in chamber and orchestral music.
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Other Presenters
Keith Hanlon (M.M., Virginia Commonwealth University;
B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania) is currently a DMA
student at West Virginia University and performs with the WVU
Graduate Quintet. He served as a U.S. Army musician and
was former piccolo and associate principal flute with the 33rd
Army Band in Heidelberg, Germany. Currently a member of
the Keystone Wind Ensemble, he has recorded on the Klavier
and Citadel labels. He was previously the assistant principal
flute with the Richmond Philharmonic, the Commonwealth
Winds and flutist for the Virginia Wind Quintet. Keith has
also performed with both the Richmond Symphony and the
Richmond Pops. His teachers include: Nina Assimakopoulos,
Jennifer Lawson, Patricia Bickle-Brennan, Carl Adams, Barbara
Hois, Lynette Hess-Smith, Francile Bilyeu and Joey Payton.
Master classes include: Michael Parloff, Charles Brinks,
Marianne Gedigian, Roger Martin, and Donna Wissinger. Keith
was music faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University and is
current faculty for John Tyler Community College.
Andrea Priester Houde is Assistant Professor of Viola at West
Virginia University. She received a Bachelor of Music, summa cum
laude, from the University of Memphis with Leonard Schranze and
an Master of Music in Viola Performance/Pedagogy and a Graduate
Performance Diploma with Victoria Chiang at the Peabody Institute
of the Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Houde is the violist of the
West Virginia Piano Quartet, former Principal Viola of the Lancaster
Symphony, and was a nine-year member of the Maryland Symphony.
She is also a founding musician and Principal Viola of the Endless
Mountain Music Festival in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, where she has
performed and taught in the summers since 2006
Greg Jukes is a percussionist passionate about hybrid arts
performances in which a performer is musician, actor, and dancer
all at once. In addition to performing as an orchestral and chamber
musician, Greg also works as an orchestral narrator, introducing
young people to the exciting world of music with orchestras in the
Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. He attended the Peabody Conservatory
and is the founding percussionist/narrator of The Fourth Wall. Please
visit www.gregjukes.com for more information.
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Other Presenters
Leonard Lopatin is a highly respected flutist, flutemaker and the
innovative designer of the Lopatin Scale and the SquareONE family
of flutes. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Lopatin studied flute performance with
Harold Bennett at the Manhattan School of Music and then with Arthur
Lora at the Juilliard School. Shortly before graduating with his Bachelor
of Music degree from Juilliard in 1976, Lopatin was appointed to the
position of third flute and piccolo in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
which position he held for three full seasons. Because of his growing
interest in flute making, he left the opera in 1979 to move to Boston,
MA to work for Brannen Brothers, Flutemakers. In 1989 he created
his first SquareONE concert flute. This professional-level flute, which
boasts square tone holes and key cups, also features Lopatin’s own
modern scale, which is slightly different from other modern scales, such
as the Cooper and Bennett scales. He established himself as a fully
independent flute maker in 1994. As a freelance flutist in the Boston
area, he performed with the Boston Symphony and Pops Orchestras,
the Opera Company of Boston, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra,
and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, as well as in solo and chamber
settings. After moving to Asheville, North Carolina in 2002, he has
performed with the Asheville Lyric Opera, the Asheville Choral Society,
the Knoxville Symphony, and the Spartanburg Philharmonic, among
others, and is currently second flute with the Asheville Symphony. In
November 2005, the Lopatin Flute Company introduced its first alto
SquareONE flute. In 2009 the first SquareONE piccolo was introduced,
and 2011 saw the first SquareONE Semi-Professional flute: the great
SquareONE sound at an affordable price! See his website at www.
lopatinflutes.com for further details.
Hope Koehler, soprano, whose voice has been heralded as having
“the richness of Marilyn Horne at the bottom and the clarion clarity of
Leontyne Price at the top” has appeared in Carmen, Il Trovatore, Lucia
di Lammermoor, Rigoletto, The Impressario, The Old Maid and the Thief,
Amahl and the Night Visitors, Gianni Schicchi and many others. She
has appeared in the title roles of Tosca, Carmen, Fidelio, and Madama
Butterfly. She is a regular performer and featured soloist with the
American Spiritual Ensemble, a group that performs all over the world,
and whose mission is to keep the American Negro Spiritual alive and
vibrant. She can be heard on the CDs The Lily of the Valley, and The
Spirit of the Holidays, and the DVD The Spirituals, recorded with the
American Spiritual Ensemble. In June of 2008 Albany Records released
Koehler’s recording of John Jacob Niles songs titled The Lass from
the Low Countree, performed with James Douglass at the piano. Her
second solo CD, Lost Melodies, also recorded with Douglass, is due to
be released in the fall of 2012 on the Multigram Records label. Every
summer she serves on the faculty of the Kentucky Governor’s School
for the Arts and the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts. She is
currently on the voice faculty at West Virginia University.
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Other Presenters
Flutist Pamela Murchison currently plays piccolo with the West Virginia
and Akron Symphony Orchestras. She is also active as a chamber
musician, performing with Trillium Ensemble and other chamber groups
throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland. As a founding
member of Mainspring, a chamber group devoted to a fusion of classical
and world music, Mrs. Murchison was featured on WQED-FM in Pittsburgh,
and toured throughout the United States. She regularly participates
in community and educational outreach, and is developing a school
program entitled “Music Tells a Story” for solo flute. She holds degrees
from Duquesne and Youngstown State Universities, and is completing her
Doctor of Musical Arts degree at West Virginia University.
C. Neil Parsons, bass trombonist of The Fourth Wall attended Oberlin
Conservatory, majoring in Interdisciplinary Performance & Education.
His work includes collaborations with flutist Zara Lawler, Windfall
Dancers, Tales&Scales, and the radio show “A Moment of Science.” www.
thefourthwallensemble.com
Amy Schatzer has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in various
orchestral and recital settings, including performances with the Knoxville
Symphony Orchestra and Knoxville Wind Symphony. Amy earned her
Bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance from the University of Tennessee
and is currently pursuing her Master’s in music at West Virginia University.
Among her achievements, Amy has been a prize winner in the Rochester
Flute Association, Music Teachers National Association, Hampton Roads
Flute Faire, Celebration of Excellence, Music Study Club, and West Virginia
University Young Artist Competitions. Her primary teachers include Nina
Assimakopoulos, Nicole Riner, and Shelley Binder.
Other Presenters
Clifford Tretick is a flutist and internationally renowned flute maker. As a
flutist, his engagements include recitals, master classes, solo appearances
with orchestras, international touring and premiering works written for
him. Mr. Tretick was a winner of the prestigious National Flute Association
Young Artist Competition, received a National Endowment for the Arts
Master Fellowship Grant and was a Visiting Artist in Residence in North
Carolina. His principal teachers are Robert Willoughby, Philip Dunigan
and Albert Tipton. Clifford Tretick is professionally known as a highly
skilled finisher and flute maker of custom handmade flutes. As a Master
Craftsman, he was a senior finisher for the prestigious Brannen Brothers
Flute Makers in Boston, MA. While there, he finished flutes for many of
the world’s most noted players. When he left Brannen Brothers in 1998 to
pursue his own flute finishing and repair business, he quickly attracted an
extensive client base of flutists from all over the world. These flutists range
from the most famous soloists and teachers to enthusiastic amateurs.
For further info please visit: www.cliffordtretick.com
John Weigand is Professor of Music at West Virginia University, where he
teaches clarinet and conducts the WVU Chamber Winds. He performs
part time with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra, the West Virginia Symphony and the Wheeling
Symphony, and is a member of the Laureate Wind Quintet in residence at
WVU. He collaborates with colleague James Miltenberger, (professor of
piano at WVU), to perform in recital throughout the Eastern United States.
Dr. Weigand holds degrees in music from The Florida State University,
Northwestern University and Oberlin Conservatory, and his principal
teachers include Robert Marcellus, Fred Ormand, Lawrence McDonald,
Keith Stein, and Kent Krive. He has performed with the Cleveland
Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Greensboro Symphony and the
Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, and he has presented recitals and
master classes at major universities and conservatories in the United
States and Canada.
Flutist Kelly Wilson has nine years of teaching experience in the
instrumental music department of the Wooster City Schools in Wooster,
OH. While at Wooster her responsibilities included directing the Freshman
Band, assisting with 200+ member High School Marching Band, teaching
fifth and sixth grade woodwinds, and coaching middle school girls
basketball and volleyball. Kelly teaches private flute lessons out of her
home and welcomes Body Mapping students of all ages and abilities. She
is available to present the six hour course “What Every Musician Needs to
Know About the Body”®, as well as shorter, more condensed workshops
for music educators, collegiate music education students, high school
students and other groups of musicians. Kelly’s special interest is teaching
Body Mapping principles to children and instrumental music educators.
Kelly has taught Body Mapping workshops at the Oberlin Conservatory,
the Cleveland Institute of Music, the University of Akron, and for members
of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. She has co-presented at
the Ohio Music Education Association Conference with Lea Pearson in
2004, was a panelist on the Physical Fix-it Panel sponsored jointly by the
Pedagogy and Performance Health Committees at the 2006 National Flute
Association Convention in Pittsburgh.
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Masterclass Performers & Competitors
Andrea Avers is currently completing studies in flute pedagogy and piano pedagogy at the
Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria. In addition to teaching flute and piano, Andrea
regularly performs in solo and chamber music recitals in Salzburg. Current teachers are
Marianne Geise and Bernhard Krabatsch on flute and Stan Ford on piano. Prior to her
studies in Austria, Andrea received a Bachelor’s degree in music education with a German
minor from Bowling Green State University in May 2010, where she studied flute with Nina
Assimakopoulos and piano with Laura Melton. While at BGSU, Andrea performed for four years
as piccoloist in the BGSU Philharmonia and flutists and piccoloist in the New Music Ensemble.
Outside of her studies, she enjoys reading, traveling, scrap-booking, and biking.
In 2010 Chelsea Meynig entered Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University (SU)
as a flute performance Major where she studies with Dr. Frances Lapp Averitt for. Her previous
primary teacher was Margaret Newcomb (2004-2010) and she has also taken incidental
lessons with Angela Kelly, Elizabeth Brightbill, and Laverne Sargent and has participated
in master classes with Gary Schocker. Chelsea is co-principal flute and piccolo with the SU
Symphony Orchestra and is also a part of the SU New Music ensemble. In the 2010-2011 she
was co-principal flute and piccolo in the SU Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In 2011 Chelsea was
a winner of Shenandoah Conservatory’s Bach-Handel Competition. In the summer of 2010
Chelsea participated in the ‘American High School Performance Series at Carnegie Hall’ as
principal flute, Chelsea also toured six countries in Europe with a band and choir on flute and
piccolo.
Adrian Ray Bailey II is currently completing his final year as a Flute Performance major at the
University of Memphis. He has participated in the NAACP ACT-SO National Competition and
performs with the University of Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. Adrian’s
teachers include Claudia Anderson, Ruth Ann McClain, Sandra Cox, Todd Skitch, and Bruce
Erskine. When Adrian is not playing the flute, he enjoys painting, decorating homes, and
shopping.
Rebecca Eggli is currently in her fourth year as a Music Performance major at the University
of Wyoming. Her teacher for the last three years has been Dr. Nicole Riner. Last year, she
had the opportunity to perform in a master class for Jennifer Higdon. Rebecca assists with
the Summit Flute Institute’s Annual Flute day, and participants in the University of Wyoming
Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Flute Quartet. In addition to playing the flute,
Rebecca enjoys hiking, camping, backpacking, and just being in the mountains. She also likes
to bake and decorate cakes with her father.
Stephanie Hurst is currently enrolled at Virginia Tech under the tutelage of Elizabeth Crone
and Dr. David Jacobson. In her high school years, her private instructor was Jennifer Lapple,
who is a flute professor at George Mason University. This past year, Stephanie was a
participant in a master class with Sir James Galway at Virginia Tech, performed in a master
class with Michelle Cheramy, and participated in a lecture demonstration and master class with
Alexis Del Palazz. She is a member of the Marching Virginian piccolo section and enjoy playing
at football games and traveling with the band. Outside of music, Stephanie enjoy playing
intermural soccer during the fall along with working out during the off season.
Birgit Karoh currently studies pedagogy at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria. She
has performed in masterclasses with Eszter Alföldy-Boruss, Luisa Sello, Furugh Karimi, Janos
Balint, Djafar-Zadeh, and Walter Auer. Her primary teachers include Bernhard Krabatsch, Luisa
Sello, Erwin Klambauer, and Birgit Geisler.
Marissa Mauro began playing flute in the fourth grade and played throughout her middle
and high school years. During that time she played as principal flute for the Chautauqua All
County festival and as principal flute for Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony, to which
she also performed as a soloist. She currently attends Ohio Northern University majoring in
flute performance, composition, and minoring in arts administration. She currently is studying
with Sarah Miles and Alyssa Schwartz. Marissa is the principal flutist in the ONU Symphony
Orchestra and the ONU Wind Orchestra. She has traveled to Germany with the wind orchestra
as principal flute and has recently begun playing principal piccolo. Marissa has won a variety
of talent scholarships from not only her university, but also from the her community foundation.
She hopes to receive her masters and doctoral degrees in flute performance and music theory
after finishing up at Ohio Northern University.
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Brittney Patterson is a freelance flutist and teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned her
Bachelor’s Degree in Flute from the University of Tennessee with Dr. Shelley Binder, and her
Master’s Degree in Flute from the University of Northern Colorado with Dr. Nicole Riner and
Dr. James Hall. In her spare time, Brittney enjoys reading and researching the monarchy of
Frederick the Great.
John Ross is a faculty member at West Virginia State University, teaching flute, chamber
music, and music theory, while also performing with their wind and jazz ensembles. He
studied flute performance at West Virginia University, receiving both a Bachelor and Master
of Music degrees. His primary teachers include Ellen Beal, Joyce Catalfano, Thomas Godfrey,
Francesca Arnone, and Lindsey Goodman. Mr. Ross is also a member of the AFM Local No.
136 and is freelance performer throughout the Charleston area, performing with the Charleston
Light Opera Guild, Contemporary Youth Arts Company, the Charleston Neophonic Orchestra,
the Appalachian Children’s Choir, and with such traveling acts as Michael W. Smith.
Christopher Schleib has been playing the flute for 8 years and taking private lessons for
7 years, first with Jan Angus at the Eastman Community Music School and now with David
Lonkevich at the Washington Conservatory. In the fall, he will begin college as a flute
performance major at Temple University.
Amy Schatzer (see bio under Other Presenters)
Alyssa Schwartz earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance with Honors from
Michigan State University and will begin her Master’s degree at West Virginia University this
fall. Alyssa subs with the Warren Philharmonic Orchestra and the Erie Chamber Orchestra,
and appeared as a guest soloist with the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony in Spring of
2012. Alyssa has participated in masterclasses with Gary Schocker, Natalie Debikey, Bonita
Boyd, and Jeffrey Khaner. Her primary teachers include Nicole Zenns, Dr. Susan Royal, and
Richard Sherman.
Jordan Sera is a recent alum of the University of Tennessee, graduating with a Bachelor
of Music degree in Flute Performance and Music Education. He will be attending Arizona
State University in the fall to pursue a Masters degree in Flute Performance, where he will be
studying with Dr. Elizabeth Buck. He has participated in master classes with teachers such as
Eva Amsler, Nina Assimakopoulos, Jeanne Baxtresser, Michel Bellavance, Bonita Boyd, and
Tadeau Coelho. His primary teacher is Dr. Shelley Binder. In his spare time, Jordan likes to
read books of all genres and play tennis.
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Zoe Sorrell is a student at the Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music, pursing a Bachelor
of Music in flute performance and a Bachelor of Arts in English. In addition to studying flute
and English, Ms. Sorrel is a dancer in Ballet Oberlin, a published poet, and currently one of
seven interns for the International Contemporary Ensemble. She is highly passionate about
combining her interests in various performing arts. She recently commissional a piece of flute,
piano, and reader that is set to one of her original poems. She is also currently choreographing
a performance in which she plays flute and dances simultaneously. She has been a student of
Jean-Louis Kashy, Kathleen Chastain, Michel Debost, and Alexa Still.
Caroline Walsh began studying flute at age 9 under Dr. Kathleen Haley. Her current instructor
is Dr. Elizabeth Brightbill with whom she has studied for the past 5 years. Caroline will begin
studies with Dr. Beth Chandler at James Madison University this coming fall. She have
participated in District Band, Senior Regional Orchestra and All-State band and chorus.
Her summer programs include flute workshops with Dr. Tadeo Coelho at the University of
North Carolina School of the Arts (2010) and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute with
Linda Toote (2011). Caroline has performed in the local Bach Festival Young Artists’ Recital
and participated as a fellow in the orchestra. Outside of music, she enjoys studying foreign
languages, learning about different cultures, and reading a variety of books.
Emily Watkins is originally from Philippi, WV and is currently pursuing a degree in flute
performance at West Virginia University, where she studies with Nina Assimakopoulos. Emily
is a member of the West Virginia University Wind Symphony and West Virginia University Flute
Choir.
Exhibitors
Altus Flutes
Altus makes handmade flutes and headjoints, alto and bass flutes, and the Bb flute d’amore.
Our flutes are available through an exclusive network of flute shops including Flute Specialists,
J.L. Smith & Co., Royalton Music, Windworks Studio, and Washington Music.
Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc.
Brannen Brothers Flutemakers, Inc. is a renowned maker of extraordinary flutes and
headjoints. This includes the original Brögger Flute, the Orchestral Brögger Flute, and
quartertone Kingma System Flute, Brannen-Cooper Headjoints, and Lafin Headjoints.
The Flutist’s Faire is located in Alexandria Virginia and features flutes, accessories, and
music. They are an authorized dealer for Burkart and Resona Flutes and Piccolos, Avanti
Flutes, Trevor James Flutes, Hammig Headjoints, Green Golly, Haynes Classic Flutes, Haynes
Hamdade Headjoints, Jan Junker Headjoints.
Flute Pro Shop
Flute Pro Shop, based in Wilmington, Delaware, features the finest in flutes, music,
accessories and repair services. FPS is constantly updating its inventory, bringing flutists our
carefully selected products. Our repair service is second to none, with Muramatsu-Authorized
master technician David Kee. Joan Sparks, an award-winning flutist herself, guides clients
through the flute selection process. www.fluteproshop.com Watch for our new App on Android
and Iphone!
Flute Specialists, Inc.
Flute Specialists, Inc. is a nationally known company for both flute sales and repair. We
offer many different brands of products to offer from Altus and Miyazawa flutes and Hammig
piccolos to piccolo and flute flags to instrument stands. We offer 30 years of high quality
customer service and flute repairs.
J.B. Weissman Music
Weissman Music is the largest professional flute shop in the nation serving flutists of all ages
and skill levels with fine flutes and piccolos and precision repair. Also available, Penella and
Yanagisawa saxophones and saxophone repair!
J.L. Smith & Co.
J.L. Smith has over 30 years of professional experience helping flutists of all levels find the
perfect flutes, headjoints and piccolos, and then keep those instruments playing at their very
best with expert repair and restoration.
Lopatin Flute Company
Handcrafted head joints, flutes, alto flutes and piccolos. Specializing in the SquareONE family
of flutes.
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