International

FLUTESymposiumAt West Virginia University

July 5-9, 2017

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Dean’s WelcomeWest Virginia University welcomes you to the International Flute Symposium.

It is my pleasure to welcome all participants, competitors, par-ents, 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 also 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 oppor-tunity to learn from working professionals in all areas.

We know you will 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 op-portunity to assist you in the realization of your goals and to help you cultivate your innter artists.

Paul K. Kreider, DMAPhilip J. Faini/ Falbo Family DeanCollege of Creative Arts

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Director’s WelcomeWelcome to the fifth annual International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University! We are so excited to share this year’s event with you and are looking forward to a week of music and artistry of the highest level.

IFS aims to provide a wholistic, well-rounded approach to the study of the flute and the larger art of music-making. This is achieved through a well-rounded program of masterclasses, workshops, en-semble rehearsals, private lessons, Gala Concerts, and more!

I would like to thank our wonderful, internationally acclaimed artists and our many workshop presenters and performers, without whom this event would not be possible. Many thanks to Jas-mine Choi, Alberto Almarza, Nina Assimakopoulos, the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, BETA Quartet, Kelly Wilson, and our workshop presenters. I would also like to thank our staff accompanist, Vahan Sargsyan, for his amazing talents and support of our students and artists alike.

I would also like to thank our wonderful and committed IFS staff, including Artistic Director Nina Assimakopoulos, Assistant Director Brittany Trotter, Director of Public Relations Eftihia Arkoudis, Flute Choir Directors Tatiana Cassetta and Brianna Busch, and Resident Hall Chaper-ones Jose Ramirez, Miranda Cook, and Jamie Mandelson. Hosting an event such as this takes a LOT of time, work, professionalism, and dedication, and IFS would not be successful without the talents and service of this great staff.

Finally, thank you to our sponsors: the WVU College of Creative Arts, WVU School of Music, Altus Flutes, Flute Center of New York, Flute Specialists, JL Smith & Co., and Janet Szilagyi, without whom we would not have been able to make this event a success!

We wish you a wonderful International Flute Symposium experience here at West Virginia Uni-versity! I am looking forward to sharing this week of beautiful music with each and every one of you.

School of Music Director’s WelcomeWelcome to West Virginia University. It is a pleasure and honor to of-fer the International Flute Symposium, a celebration of the flute with concerts, clinics, and masterclasses. With internationally-known guests, Alyssa Schwartz, 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, DirectorWVU School of Music

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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’s performance credits include: the Phoenix Symphony, the North Carolina Sympho-ny, the West Virginia Symphony, the USAir Jazz Orchestra, the Fiesta Brass, the 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.

Alyssa SchwartzDMA Flutist | West Virginia UniversityIFS DirectorBETA Quartetalyssa-schwartz.org

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Artistic Director’s Welcome Assistant Director’s WelcomeDear IFS attendees, visitors, and friends,

I am pleased to welcome you to the 2017 International Flute Sympo-sium at West Virginia University (Go Mountaineers!). All the direc-tors, guest artists, staff, and volunteers look forward to working with and joining you for five exciting days of performances, workshops, flute choir ensembles, master classes, and recital performances.

Whether you are a new or returnee participant, I encourage you to ex-plore your innate talent and expand your artistry through our intense workshops and masterclasses. I hope you will find each day inspiring and leave with a renewed passion as you continue your musical stud-ies.

I would like to first thank YOU for participating at this year’s event. Your attendance and feed-back is so vital to the success of IFS. Secondly, thank you to the entire IFS staff. Your hard work and effort is deeply appreciated. Thirdly, thank you to the sponsors, exhibitors, and food vendors for your attendance, donation, and support.

Lastly, specials thanks to Professor Assimakopoulos and Alyssa Schwartz for your tireless plan-ning and organizing in making this year’s IFS a success. Your vision and dedication to IFS is integral in delivering high caliber musical artistry to the flute community and WVU’s Creative Arts Department.

On behalf of the International Flute Symposium, I wish everyone a wonderful week of flutspira-tion!

Brittany TrotterDMA Flutist | West Virginia UniversityIFS Assistant DirectorBETA Quartet

Dear IFS participants, welcome to the fifth annual International Flute Symposium!

Our aim has been to create a symposium that highlights a variety of topics, addressing both the technical and musicians aspects of flute paying as well as the flutist as a creative artist.

We hope you find our roster of internationally acclaimed flutists 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 while they are here and look forward to having you try out their wonderful products!

I would also like to thank our phenomenal guest artists and presenters this year, without whom this event would not be so diverse and wonderful! My deepest thanks to Jasmine Choi, Alberto Almarza, the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, BETA Quartet, Kelly Wilson, and all our workshop presenters. Thank you also to our staff accompanist, Vahan Sargsyan.

I would also like to thank the IFS Director, WVU DMA in Flute Performance major, Alyssa Schwartz, for her incredible leadership, creativity, and steadfast work throughout the last year of planning for this event! It has been a LOT of work to pull this off, and it would not have been possible without her many hours of service.

Finally, thank you to our sponsors: the WVU College of Creative Arts, WVU School of Music, Altus Flutes, Flute Center of New York, Flute Specialists, JL Smith & Co., and Janet Szilagyi for your generous support!

We wish you a wonderful International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University experi-ence! Feel fee to stop me for hello’s in the hallway between classes or at meals!

Nina AssimakopoulosFlute Professor | West Virginia UniversityIFS Artist Director

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Public Relations Director’s Welcome Flute Choir Directors’ WelcomeDear IFS flutists, auditors, and staff,

Welcome to the 5th International Flute Symposium at West Vir-ginia University. My name is Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis. Feel free to call me Effie. If this is your first year attending or per-forming during the symposium, know that you are not alone! This is my first year too! I am excited to serve not only as your Director of Public Relations, but also perform as a member of the award winning BETA Quartet and teach.

The purpose of this symposium is to bring all flute-lovers together for five amazing days of learn-ing, performing, and interacting with other talented musicians and some of our flute idols.Do not be shy! Reach out to us! We are beyond excited to feature international artits Jasmie Choi, Alberto Almarza, and Nina Assimakopoulos. We cannot wait to share these moments with you.

I am your social media queen. I will be the crazy woman taking photos and videos and asking you to pose for her. Maybe what I am trying to say is that I need your help to show the world how much fun IFS is.

I look forward to meeting all of you!

If you want to know more about me, feel free to contact me at: evarkoudis@mix.wvu.edu or check my website: www.eftihiavarkoudisflute.com

Eftihia V. ArkoudisDMA Flutist | West Virginia University IFS Director of Public Relations BETA Quartet

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University! During this event, amazing things are set to happen. Between the competitions, master classes, the flute choir, and (most importantly) all of the amazing musicians you will meet - each and every one of you will grow as a flutist this week.

This week I look forward to working with the IFS Concert Flute Choir in rehearsal and performance. We will be playing some re-ally fun repertoire, and I hope to ensure that we all have tons of fun putting our portion of the Final Gala Concert together!

I would like to thank Nina Assimakopoulos and Alyssa Schwartz for inviting me to contribute to IFS through this year’s flute choir. I would also like to thank Tatiana Cassetta for her help in put-ting this year’s flute choir experience together. Finally, I would like to thank all of the wonderful flute choir participants for making music with us this year! I am looking forward to the beautiful music and memories that we will make this week!

Brianna BuschB.M. Music Education | West Virginia University IFS Flute Choir Director

Welcome to the 2017 International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University! My name is Tatiana Cassetta and I will be your Symphonic Flute Choir Conductor.

Nothing brings me greater joy than watching students grow and improve aspects of their playing, and what better opportunity than a 5 day sym-posium! I am looking forward to tackling some fun, yet challenging flute choir music together.

Although this is my first attendance at IFS, I think this will be the best year yet. It is humbling being a part of this year’s symposium with artists including Jasmine Choi, Alberto Almarza, Nina Assimakopoulos, and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps.

Additionally, I am thrilled to be part of the flute choirs alongside my friend and colleague, Bri-anna Busch. I hope that you will all take something home with you, whether it’s a new technique you learned from one of our legendary flutists, or if it’s a new friendship you’ve made along the way. Enjoy your time here, do what you love, and let’s make music together!

Tatiana Cassetta, MMWest Virginia UniversityIFS Flute Choir DirectorBETA Quartet

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Residence Hall Chaperones’ Welcome Residence Hall Chaperones’ Welcome

Welcome to the International Flute Symposium at West Virginia Uni-versity! We are very excited to see everyone and can’t wait for all of the musical memories that we will make this week!

I am so excited to serve on the IFS staff this year, especially since I have been able to attend IFS before! It really is an honor to serve in such an important role for a flutastic symposium!

I would like to thank all of the wonderful and amazing guest artists, workshop presenters and performers, staff accompanist, the IFS staff, and finally everyone in attendance! We are able to make this event a great success because of you all!

I will be serving as one of the Residence Hall Chaperones this year! Our duties are to help guide you to and from the CAC, as well as for meals! We will also be staying in the residence halls with you all, so if you have any concerns or issues we are happy to help out!

Once again, we hope that you enjoy your experience with IFS!

Miranda CookB.M. in Music EducationWest Virginia University

Welcome to the International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University! We are so excited to work with and get to know each and every one of you!

I have been attending IFS since I was in high school. Every year has been a new and exciting experience. Everyone who attends gets the opportunity to learn so much in just five days!

I would like to thank all of the amazing and talented guest artists, accompanist, performers, staff members, and everyone who is at-tending! We are all the reason that IFS is such a great success!

I am honored to be serving as one of the Residence Hall Chaperones this year! I am excited to get to know everyone and assist you in whatever you need. Please feel free to come to me with any questions and or concerns. I am happy to help!

Thank you all for joining us and we hope you have a great and memorable experience!

Jamie MandelsonB.A. in Integrative and Contemporary Flute PerformanceWest Virginia University

Dear participants,

I join the staff in welcoming you to the International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University! It is my pleasure to share these wonder-ful days with you. Our work as a staff is to guide you and support you throughout all IFS events in order to have a great learning experience. Throughout this year’s symposium, I am serving you as a Residence Hall Chaperone in Lincoln Hall, and I will be helping our IFS exhibi-tors as well. Additionally, I will be your proctor for the final rounds of our 2017 IFS High School and Emerging Artist Competitions!

I would like to thank Professor Assimakopulos for inviting me to participate in this year’s event. I am grateful to be part of the WVU Flute Studio. Many thanks to West Virginia University for hosting this event, to all IFS staff, and all the people who made this even possible. Special thanks to our IFS director Alyssa Schwartz for coordinating and preparing our staff. I feel honor to be a a part of this event and to have the opportunity to be with the great masters, Jasmine Choi, Alberto Almarza, and Nina Assimakopoulos. I hope you are as excited as I am!

Have a great International Flute Symposuim!

Jose Ramiez M.M in Music PerformanceWest Virginia University

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Acknowledgements AcknowledgementsIFS thanks the following supporters for their generosity!

IFS 2017 STAFFAlyssa Schwartz, Director

Nina Assimakopoulos, Artistic DirectorBrittany Trotter, Assistant Director

Eftihia Arkoudis, Director of Public RelationsTatiana Cassetta, Flute Choir DirectorBrianna Busch, Flute Choir Director

Jose Ramirez, Residence Hall ChaperoneMiranda Cook, Residence Hall Chaperone

Jamie Mandelson, Residence Hall ChaperoneVahan Sargsyan, Staff Accompanist

Alyssa Schwartz and Octavia Steffich, Graphic and Web Designer

SPONSORSWVU College of Creative Arts

WVU School of MusicWVU Community Music Program

Altus FlutesFlute Center of New York

Flute Specialists JL Smith & Co.Janet Szilagyi

Black Bear BurritoDunkin’ DonutsDickey’s BBQ Pit

Jimmy John’sPeppebroni’s Pizza

Pies ‘n PintsQdobaTazikis

The Wine Bar

IFS would also like to thank our generous donors for providing delicious lunches this year!

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Table of Contents

Welcome Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Symposium Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Gala Concert Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Master Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Associate Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Piano Collaborator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Masterclass Performers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Participants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Creative Arts Center Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Symposium Schedule

Wednesday, July 5 3:00-5:00 pm Registration and Check-In at Lincoln Hall

5:00-6:00 pm Residence Hall Meeting, Ice Breakers IFS Residence Hall Chaperones Jose Ramirez, Miranda Cook, and Jamie Mandelson

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner

7:15 pm Meet in Lincoln Main Lobby Walk to CAC with IFS Resident Assistants

8:00-9:30 pm Opening Gala Concert Bloch Hall Nina Assimakopoulos and Alberto Almarza with Vahan Sargysyan

10:00 pm Residence Hall Fun Event Meet in Lounge on IFS Floor in Lincoln Hall

11:00 pm Quiet Hours and Lights Out

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Symposium Schedule Symposium ScheduleThursday, July 6 7:00-8:00 am Breakfast at Café Evansdale

8:10 am Walk to CAC Meet IFS Chaperones in Lincoln Main Lobby

8:30-9:00 am Orientation and Meet & Greet with IFS Director Alyssa Schwartz CAC Main Lobby 9:15-10:30 am Masterclass with Alberto Almarza Bloch Hall Lydia Moennsen: Ballade pour Flute et Piano by Frank Martin Izak Kertznus: Fantasie pour Flute et Piano by Georges Hue Ashley Watkins: Regrets and Resolutions by Gary Schocker 10:30-10:45 am Break

10:45 am- 12:00 pm Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos Bloch Hall Elizabeth McCormack: Flute Concerto by Carl Nielsen, Mvmt. 1 Theresa Abalos: Concerto for Flute by Carl Reinecke, Mvmt. 2 Corinne Mona: Trois Pieces by Pierre-Octave Ferroud, Mvmt. 3

12:00-1:00 pm Lunch CAC Main Lobby Featuring Peppebroni’s Pizza, Black Bear Burrito, and Dunkin’ Donuts

1:00-2:00 pm Workshop with Alberto Almarza Bloch Hall The Art of Practicing

1:00-2:00 pm Workshop with Amy Comely Room 225A Single, Double, and Triple Tonguing: Bring Your Flutes!

1:00-3:00 pm Private Lessons with Alyssa Schwartz Room 221A (Flute Studio) 1:00-1:30 pm Jacey Crayton 1:30-2:00 pm Joel Horn 2:00-2:30 pm Elizabeth McCormack 2:30-3:00 pm Madison Whatley

1:30-2:30 pm Private Lessons with WVU Grad Brittany Trotter Room 440A 1:30-2:00 pm Nathan Nambiar 2:00-2:30 pm Izak Kertznus

2:00-3:00 pm Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos Room 424A Eva Skanse: Zoom Tube by Ian Clarke Kahlia Furguson: Syrinx by Claude Debussy

2:00-3:00 pm Workshop with Jose Ramirez Room 225A Tone and Vibrato: Bring Your Flutes!

3:00-4:15 pm Masterclass with Alberto Almarza Room 424A Maggie Archer: Partita in A Minor by J. S. Bach, Mvmt. 1 Bonnie Laingen: Partita in A Minor by J. S. Bach, Mvmt. 3 Jacey Crayton: Acht Stucke by Paul Hindemith 3:00-4:00 pm Workshop with Brittany Trotter Room 225A Preparing for All State Auditions: Bring Your Flutes!

4:30-5:45 pm Flute Choir Rehearsal Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch, Falbo Theater Symphonic Flutes with Tatiana Cassetta, Bloch Hall

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner Anyone who has NOT submitted a waiver form and is under the age of 18 must stay with a Residence Hall Chaperone at all times

7:30 pm Meet in Lincoln Main Lobby Walk to CAC with IFS Chaperones

8:00-9:30 pm Gala Concert “Flutes on Fire” Bloch Hall BETA Quartet Nina Assimakopoulos and Alberto Almarza with Vahan Sargysyan

11:00 pm Quiet Hours and Lights Out

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Symposium Schedule Symposium ScheduleFriday, July 7 7:00-7:30 am Breakfast at Café Evansdale

7:40 am Walk to CAC Meet IFS Chaperones in Lincoln Main Lobby

8:00-9:00 am Morning Warm Up Class: African Drumming with Mitch Greco Falbo Theater

9:15-10:30 am Masterclass with Jasmine Choi Bloch Hall Corinne Mona: Divertimento for Flute by Ferruccio Bussoni Alyssa Schwartz: Il Pastore Sviezzero by Pietro Morlacchi Theresa Abalos: Image by Eugene Bozza

10:30 am Break

10:45 am- 12:00 pm Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos Bloch Hall Maggie Archer: Andante Pastorale by Paul Taffanel Jacey Crayton: Fantasie pour Flute et Piano by Georges Hue Yuiko Akashi: Concerto in D Major by Luigi Boccherini, Mvmt. 1

12:00- 1:00 pm Lunch CAC Main Lobby Featuring Qdoba, Dickey’s BBQ Pit, and The Wine Bar

1:00-2:00 pm Workshop with Rob Johnson Room 225A Flute Repair 1:00-2:00 pm Workshop with Nina Assimakopoulos Room 424A Extended Techniques: Beat Boxing and More. Bring Your Flutes!

1:00-2:30 pm Private Lessons with Alberto Almarza Room 213A 1:00-1:30 pm Jacob LaBarge 1:30-2:00 pm Maggie Archer 2:00-2:30 pm Nathan Nambiar

1:00-2:00 pm Private Lessons with WVU Grad Jose Ramirez Room 215A 1:00-1:30 pm Nathan Nambiar 1:30-2:00 pm Madison Whatley

1:00-2:00 pm Private Lessons with WVU Grad Eftihia Arkoudis Room 223A 1:00-1:30 pm Kahlia Ferguson 1:30-2:00 pm Jiwon Jung

2:00-3:00 pm Masterclass with Jasmine Choi Bloch Hall Izak Kertznus: Air by Toru Takemitsu Jacob LaBarge: Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms and St. Matthew Passion (Aus Liebe) by J. S. Bach

2:00-3:00 pm Workshop with Tatiana Cassetta Room 225A Music at First Sight: Bring Your Flutes!

3:00-4:00 pm Private Lessons with Nina Assimakopoulos Room 221A (Flute Studio) 3:00-3:30 pm Joel Horn 3:30-4:00 pm Jacey Crayton

3:00-4:15 pm Masterclass with Alberto Almarza Room 424A Arianna Bendit: Parable by Vincent Perischetti Ashley Watkins: Daphnis et Chloe by Maurice Ravel and Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn Elizabeth McCormack: Leonore Excertp by Ludwig van Beethoven and Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms

4:30-5:45 pm Flute Choir Rehearsal Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch, Falbo Theater Symphonic Flutes with Tatiana Cassetta, Bloch Hall

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner 7:30 pm Meet in Lincoln Main Lobby, Walk to CAC

8:00-9:30 pm Gala Concert Bloch Hall Jasmine Choi with Vahan Sargsyan

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Symposium Schedule Symposium ScheduleSaturday, July 8 7:00-7:30 am Breakfast at Café Evansdale

7:40 am Walk to CAC with IFS Chaperones

8:00-9:00 am Morning Warm Up Class: Body Mapping with Kelly Wilson CAC Main Lobby

9:15-10:30 am Masterclass with Alberto Almarza Bloch Hall Jacob LaBarge: Sonata in D Major by Sergei Prokofiev, Mvmt. 1 Tyler Schmidt: Ballade by Frank Martin Kahlia Ferguson: Sonatine for Flute and Piano by Eldin Burton 9:15- 10:30 am Workshop with Kelly Wilson Falbo Theater “Understanding How Our Hands Work to Improve Technique”

10:30 am Break

10:45 am- 12:00 pm Masterclass with Jasmine Choi Bloch Hall Yuiko Akashi: 20 Etudes Chantantes by Giuseppe Gariboldi, No 5 And 25 Romantic Etudes by Ernesto Kohler, No 19 Eva Skanse: Grand Polonaise by Theobald Boehm Arianna Bendit: Hungarian Pastorale Fantasie by Franz Doppler

12:00- 1:00 pm Lunch CAC Main Lobby Featuring Jimmy John’s, Pies ‘n Pints, and Tazikis

12:00-1:00 pm Visit the Exhibits Room 200B

12:45-1:45 pm Private Lessons with Nina Assimakopoulos Room 221A (Flute Studio) 12:45-1:15 pm Madison Whatley 1:15-1:45 pm Elizabeth McCormack 1:45-2:15 pm Amanda Welch 2:15-2:45 pm Jiwon Jung

1:00-4:00 pm Private Lessons with Jasmine Choi Room 440A 1:00-1:30 pm Izak Kertznus 1:30-2:00 pm Jacob LaBarge 2:00-2:30 pm Joel Horn 2:30-3:00 pm Emma Jones 3:00-3:30 pm Maggie Archer 3:30-4:00 pm Kahlia Ferguson

1:00-3:00 pm Private Lessons with Alberto Almarza Room 213A 1:00-1:30 pm Jiwon Jung 1:30-2:00 pm Lydia Moenssen 2:00-2:30 pm Sarah Castle 2:30-3:00 pm Ashley Watkins

1:00-2:00 pm Private Lessons with WVU Grad Tatiana Cassetta Room 223A 1:00-1:30 pm Sarah Castle 1:30-2:00 pm Ashley Watkins

2:00-3:00 pm Workshop with Laura Hitt Falbo Theater “Breathing and Sound as Expressive Movement”

2:00-3:00 pm Workshop with US Old Army Guard Fife and Drum Corps Room 225A Flute and Fife, Taking Flight: Bringing New Life to Your Flute Studio Through the Fife and its Music

3:00-4:15 pm Masterclass with Nina Assimakopoulos Room 424A Bonnie Langen: Concertino for Flute by Cecile Chaminade Lydia Moenssen: Flute Sonata in E Major by J. S. Bach Tyler Schmidt: The Great Train Race

3:00-4:15 pm Workshop with Eftihia Arkoudis Room 213A Choreography & Theatrics in a Performance: Bring Your Flutes!

3:00-4:15 pm Workshop with US Old Army Guard Fife and Drum Corps Room 225A Muster Up! The Remarkable Culture and History of Fife and Drum

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Symposium Schedule July 5 Gala Concert Program 3:00-4:15 pm Final Round of IFS 2017 Competitions, Sponsored by Flute Specialists Bloch Hall High School Artist Finalists: Yuiko Akashi, Jacob LaBarge, Elizabeth Mc Cormack Emerging Artist Finalists: Izak Kertznus, Corinne Mona, Eva Skanse Judges: Amy Comely, Mitch Greco, Dr. Keith Jackson, Alyssa Schwartz, Janet Szilagyi 4:30-5:45 pm Flute Choir Rehearsal Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch, Falbo Theater Symphonic Flutes with Tatiana Cassetta, Bloch Hall

6:00-7:00 pm Dinner

7:30 pm Meet in Lincoln Main Lobby Walk to CAC with IFS Resident Assistants

8:00-9:30 pm Gala Concert Bloch Hall United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Sunday, July 9 8:00-8:45 am Breakfast at Café Evansdale

8:45 -9:15 am Check out of Lincoln Hall Participants will bring bags and luggage with them to the CAC. IFS staff and Residence Hall Chaperones will assist in driving luggage over to the CAC

9:15-9:30 am Walk to CAC

9:30 am Set Up for Flute Choir

9:45-10:30 am Dress Rehearsal for Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch Bloch Hall

10:30- 11:15 am Dress Rehearsal for Symphonic Flutes with Tatiana Cassetta Bloch Hall

11:30 am- 12:30 pm Closing Gala Concert Bloch Hall IFS Flute Choirs, Competition Winners, and Fife and Drum Corps

International Flute Symposium 2017

Featuring

Alberto Almarza & Nina Assimakopoulos

Vahan Sargsyan, Piano

Opening Gala Concert

Wednesday, July 5, 2017, 8:00 pm

Bloch Hall

Romances, Op. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Schumann Nicht Schnell Einfach, Innig Nicht Schnell

Nina Assimakopoulos and Vahan Sargsyan

Carnival of Venice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giulio BriccialdiNina Assimakopoulos and Vahan Sargsyan

Intermission

Aria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ernst von DohnanyiAlberto Almarza and Vahan Sargsyan

Sonata in E Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Bach Adagio ma non tanto Allegro Andante Allegro

Alberto Almarza and Vahan Sargsyan

Zoom Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian ClarkeNina Assimakopoulos

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July 6 Gala Concert Program July 7 Gala Concert ProgramInternational Flute Symposium 2017

Featuring

BETA Quartet,Alberto Almarza & Nina Assimakopoulos

Gala Concert

Thursday, July 6, 2017, 8:00 pm

Bloch Hall

Honami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wil OffermansAlberto Almarza

Tsuro-no Sugomori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wil OffermansNina Assimakopoulos

Intermission

Payadora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julio Plaza, arr. Dmitry VarelasBETA Quartet

Aqua Ventus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anze RozmanBETA Quartet

Steeley Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Higdon

BETA Quartet

Fictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Mower Home Side Flat Out

BETA Quartet Raga Sept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Derek Charke

BETA Quartet

BETA Quartet would like to thank our generous sponsors! A warm and loving thank-you to Kassandra and Spi-ros Arkoudis, Jon Cummings, Nick Arkoudis, Steve and Laurel Schwartz, Amy Vardijan and Junko Bickel, Jerry and Jamie Frantzis, Cathy M. Hebb, Pete Makris, and Janet Szilagyi.

International Flute Symposium 2017

Featuring

Jasmine Choi

Vahan Sargsyan, Piano

Gala Concert

Friday, July 7, 2017, 8:00 pm

Bloch Hall

Suite de Trois Morceux, Op. 116, for Flute and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Godard

Introduction and Variations on “Trockne Blumen” D. 802, for Flute and Piano . . . . Franz Schubert

Intermission

Four Souvenirs for Flute and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Schoenfield

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July 8 Gala Concert Program July 9 Gala Concert ProgramInternational Flute Symposium 2017

Featuring

United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Gala Concert

Saturday, July 8, 2017, 8:00 pm

Bloch Hall

Castle Kerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ciaglia and Scott Mitchell

21 Guns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Reilly and Alex Kuldell

Tidal Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Roslyn Castle and Merry Men Home from the Grave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Traditional

Drowsy Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ciaglia and Scott Mitchell

Cannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shane Nickels and Alex Kuldell

18th Century Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ciaglia

International Flute Symposium 2017

Featuring

IFS Concert Flutes, IFS Symphonic FlutesHigh School Artist Competition WinnerEmerging Artist Competition Winner

United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Closing Gala Concert

Sunday, July 9, 2017, 11:30 am

Bloch Hall

The Cascades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Joplin, arr. Sondra TuckerIFS Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch

Scherzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edvard Grieg, arr. Keith AmosIFS Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch

Ashokan Farewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Ungar, arr. Ricky LombardoIFS Concert Flutes with Brianna Busch

Chats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Berthomieu 1. Persan Bleu 2. Puma 3. Siamois 4. Lynx 5. Chat Perche

IFS Symphonic Flutes with Tatiana Cassetta

The Stars and Stripes Forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Sousa, arr. James ChristensenIFS Grand Flute Choir with Tatiana Cassetta and Brianna Busch

IFS 2017 High School Competition Winner

IFS 2017 Emerging Artist Competition Winner

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July 9 Gala Concert Program Continued

Spumoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Middlesex County Volunteers Fife and DrumsU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Pentony and Ross AndrewsU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Gretchen and Kristen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ciaglia, John BenoitU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Black Lassie and William Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum CorpsU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Feature Mash Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum CorpsU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

The Adventures of Joe 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Pentony and Ross AndrewsU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

Road Not Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John BenoitU. S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps

THANK YOU to all our participants, guest artists, staff, and volunteers who contributed to IFS 2017. We could not have done this without you!

We hope to see you next year!

Master Artists Master ArtistsSuperstar flutist Jasmine Choi was named one of the Top 10 Greatest Flutist in History by Sinfini Maga-zine, UK in February 2015, and she is at her best shape than ever before. Choi is extremely well-known for her golden tone, highly sophisticated musicianship, charismatic stage pres-ence, as well as her ground-breaking technique, her adventurous approach to repertoire, and daring to play other genres than limiting herself in closed walls.

She is a flutist for whom it can be said that the descriptor “first” is uncommonly apt. Choi was the first Korean musician and first woman principal to join the Vienna Symphony in the orchestra’s storied 113-year history, the first Korean woodwind player to be hired as principal by a major symphony orchestra in the United States, the first classical musician to attempt the official Pops Recital tour in Korea, and the first Korean featured as a cover story in Flute Talk magazine USA.

Korea Times praised her as “the Goddess of the Flute“, and after having served as principal flute of the Vienna Symphony and associate principal flute of the Cincinnati Symphony, Choi has now moved on to a high-flying career as a full-time soloist.

Born in Seoul and raised in Daejon, South Korea, Jasmine Choi is from a family where most members of the family were professional classical musicians; including her conductor grandfa-ther and her violinist mother to name a few. She began her musical studies on violin at age three, and piano at five. Her interest in music, however, has only realized when she picked up the flute which was a present for her ninth birthday. Playing the flute has become her biggest passion ever since.

At 16, Choi came to the United States when she was accepted to study at the Curtis Institute of Music on a full scholarship. The legendary New York Philharmonic principal Julius Baker called her „a huge sensation,“ and she studied with him for four years until his death in 2003 which left Choi as the last student of the legend. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis In-stitute of Music and a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School where she studied with Philadelphia Orchestra principal Jeffrey Khaner, and later she continued her further studies with Thomas Robertello. Upon her graduation at Juilliard School, Choi moved directly to play as as-sociate principal flute at Cincinnati Symphony when 22 years old, and six years later she moved on to Vienna Symphony.

Nominated by Symphony magazine as one of America’s Emerging Artists\ in 2005, Jasmine Choi was presented on the „Rising Stars“ series in Carnegie Hall‘s Weill Recital Hall and at Philadel-phia‘s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Performance highlights include solo recitals at Wigmore Hall in London, Konzerthaus Schubert Saal in Vienna, the Academy of Music in

Philadelphia‘s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Performance highlights include solo re-citals at Wigmore Hall in London, Konzerthaus Schubert Saal in Vienna, the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Seoul Arts Center in Seoul, and she has appeared as a soloist in the Musikver-ein Golden Hall in Vienna, Konzerthaus Mozart Saal in Vienna, Dvorak and Smetana Halls in Prague, and Disney Hall in Los Angeles.

She has performed as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Juilliard Symphony, Vienna Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Salzburg Mozarteum, Turku Philharmonic, Riga Sinfonietta, Czech Philharmonic Chamber, Seoul Phil-harmonic, KBS Symphony, among many others. As an ambassador of classical music, Choi also performed at the UN president Ban Ki-Moon‘s inauguration reception in New York, and she was a soloist with Vienna Symphony for the open-ing concert of the Bregenz Festival. Choi was invited as a featured soloist for the National Flute Association (NFA)’s 40th anniversary in Las Vegas, and was extensively celebrated with her solo performances including the opening gala concert and the closing ceremony, as well as a solo recital.

Adventurous in expanding the repertoire for flute, Jasmine Choi performs her own arrangements of the violin concertos of Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky, the Saint-Saens Introduction and Ron-do Capriccioso, Zigeunerweisen, as well as numerous other violin and cello sonatas. Her ar-rangements of the Bach’s Double Concerto for two violins and the Monti’s Czardas have been published by the Falls House Press USA.

Also active in the contemporary classical music scene, her early commissions include works by Korean- American composers Solbong Kim and James Ra, and she frequently performs the works of Isang Yun. More recently, the well-known flutist and composer Gary Schocker dedi-cated a piece to her called “Winter Jasmine”, in celebration of Choi’s new 14k gold flute hand-made by David Straubinger. A composer/ conductor Mark Laycok has written the Flute Concerto for Jasmine Choi“ for flute and string orchestra which had the US and European premieres with the composer on the podium. Choi also made the world-premiere of the Detlev Glanert‘s Mozart Variations for flute and orchestra which was broadcasted live by ORF TV in Austria.

As a recording artist, Choi has recorded five solo CDs including Sony Classical label; the Mozart Flute Concertos, Fantasy: Virtuosic Flute Works, Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio, Mozart Flute Quartets, and her latest CD, “The Telemann Files” has made a fresh wave in the music scene as she made an extremely successful crowdfunding online.

Highlights of the season 2015-2016 includes performing with the Berlin Symphony at the Phil-harmonie Berlin, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic at the KKL in Lucerne, the Korean Symphony for their New Year‘s Eve concert in Seoul, George Enescu Philharmonic in Bucharest, Olten Philharmonic in Izmir, recitals in Paris, Berlin, Arlberg, Madrid, Bangkok, Seoul, and her own annual master classes in Bregenz. Seeking to use music as a conduit to both console and inspire her listeners, Choi enjoys sharing her thoughts and communicates directly with fans.

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Master Artists Master ArtistsDescribed 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 reper-toire 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 Pitts-burgh, 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 Interna-tional 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 Sym-phony, 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 lead-ing 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 Cen-taur Recordings as well as on a recently released Naxos Records compact disc of the Flute Con-certo by Reza Vali with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.

“In the hands of Nina Assimakopoulos, the flute is a kite, a nymph, a bolt of lightning.” ( Roches-ter City Paper ) Internationally acclaimed flutist and Altus Performing Artist 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 tech-nique and total breath control but supreme intelli-gent, 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 ).

She has performed as a soloist all over the world including solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, 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.

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 Broad-cast 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 with the Munich City Opera, Bavarian Radio Symphony Academy Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, New Hampshire Symphony Orchestra, and 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 Acad-emy 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.

In great demand as a teacher, Nina Assimakopoulos has given master classes all over the world including Mozarteum, Austria; Ljubljana Academy of Music, Slovenia; Munich Academy of Music, Germany; National Music Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria; and in the USA 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 Iowa Flute Society Flute Fair. Nina Assimakopoulos studied with Peter Lloyd at the Indiana University School of Music and Paul Meisen at the Munich Academy of Music.

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Associate ArtistsThe United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps was organized in 1960 to support official ceremonial functions and to revive our country’s musical heritage. The musicians of this unit recall the days of the American Revolution wearing uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of General George Washington’s Conti-nental Army. Today, the Corps serves as a living example of the rich traditions of over 240 years of Army history.

As an official representative of the US Army, the Corps averages nearly 500 performances annu-ally. In support of the President, the Corps performs at all Armed Forces arrival ceremonies for visiting dignitaries and Heads of State at the White House as has participated in every Presidential Inaugural Parade since President John F. Kennedy’s in 1961. Here in Washington D.C. and across the Nation, the Corps tells the Army’s story to millions of people every year through their unique and exciting performances.

The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Fife Ensemble was created to explore aspects of the fife not previously accessible to the full Fife and Drum Corps. Soldiers in the Fife Ensemble incorporate music from the very beginnings of the nation’s musical culture, through the 19th and 20th century, and includes modern music and original compositions. The Fife Ensemble is dedi-cated to exploring new music and techniques while pushing the envelope of what is considered “normal” for such an historical instrument.

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Associate Artists Associate ArtistsThe BETA Quartet is a professional chamber music ensemble comprised of national and inter-national prize-winning flutists Brittany Trotter, Eftihia Arkoudis, Tatiana Cassetta, and Alyssa Schwartz. BETA is actively engaged in chamber music competitions and performances across the nation.

In their first season (2016-2017), BETA was the recipient of First Prize at the West Virginia Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Cham-ber Music Competition; Alternate winner at the MTNA Eastern Regional Division Competition in Boston; and First Prize at the Flute Society of Kentucky Quartet Competition. Most recently, the BETA Quartet advanced to the semi-final round of the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Com-petition in South Bend, Indiana.

BETA has been accepted to perform recitals and present workshops at numerous flute conven-tions including the 2017 Florida Flute Association Convention, the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Flute Con-vention, and the 2017 Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia Flute Fair.

BETA is now working towards releasing their first album.

Alyssa Schwartz comes froms Jamestown, New York and is a third year, ABD Doctoral candidate studying flute performance at West Virginia University. Additionally, she is the Director of the International Flute Symposium.

Alyssa is a competitive performer, winning 1st Prize in the 2017 International Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition Senior Division for which she will give her debut at the Wiener Saal Mozartem in July 2017, 2nd Prize in the 2016 International Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, 2nd Prize in the 2016 Golden Classical Music Awards Senior Division, 3rd Prize in the 2016 Golden Classical Music

Awards Chamber Music Division, 1st Prize in the 2016 Oklahoma Flute Society Collegiate Com-petition, 3rd Prize in the 2016 Kentucky Flute Society Due Competition, and 2nd Prize in the 2013 International Flute Symposium Emerging Artist Competition. As a founding member of the BETA Quartet, Alyssa participated as a semi-finalist in the 2017 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, won 1st Prize in the 2017 Kentucky Flute Society Quartet Competition, and won 1st Prize in the 2016 WV MTNA Chamber Winds Competition. A serious academician and scholar, Alyssa has also earned numerous scholarships throughout her career, including the Helga Hulse Mozart Club Music Scholarship in 2012, 2012, and 2016, the West Virginia University Student Memorial Scholarship in 2012, the A. A. Amidon Scholarship in 2012 and 2013, the Walter & Grace Hazzard Scholarship in 2012 and 2013, the Louis T. Larson Scholarship in 2012 and 2013, the Juliet Anderson Rosch Scholarship in 2012 and 2013, the West Virginia University Music Scholarship in 2012, the Michigan State University Music Scholarship from 2006-2010, the National Honors College Scholarship Award from 2006-2010, and the CCMTA Overall Best Musician Award in 2006.

A new music advocate, Alyssa has premiered a number of new works including “Endless Endless Endless” by Shelley Washington in May 2017 and “Asphyxia” by Nicole Chamberlain. Alyssa has appeared as a featured soloist in 2017 with the West Virginia University Wind Symphony and on several occasions with the Chautauqua Regional Youth Symphony. She has performed as the principle flute with the Allegheny Chamber Players, the West Virginia University Symphony Or-chestra, the West Virginia University Chamber Orchestra, the West Virginia University Faculty Chamber Players, and the Brasil Jazz Ensemble. She has also performed with the BETA Quartet, Erie Chamber Orchestra, Warren Philarhomonic Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Hill-crest Chamber Ensemble, and Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra.

A talented teacher, Alyssa is employed by the WVU Community Music Program as an Associate Teacher of Flute and Piano and has previously worked for String Connection Academy of Music as a private woodwind and piano instructor while living in Michigan. She has also served as a Teaching Assistant for the WVU Flute Studio and Woodwind Pedagogy classes.

Alyssa has performed for such renowned flutists as Jim Walker, Jeffrey Khaner, Gary Schocker, Alberto Almarza, Lorna McGhee, Jeffrey Zook, Jennifer Conner, Rhian Kenny, Nancy Stagnitta, Shelley Binder, and Cobus Du Toit.

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Associate Artists Associate ArtistsBrittany Trotter is an active freelancer, performer, and teacher in Morgantown, West Virginia. She has performed in various recitals and orchestras, including the West Virginia University Symphony Orchestra, the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, and the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. She has won several competitions including WVU Young Artist Competi-tion (2017), MTNA West Virginia Young Artist Performance Com-petition (2016), MTNA Wyoming Young Artist Performance State Competition (2015), and MTNA Mississippi Senior Performance State Competition (2009). As a teacher, Brittany has taught privately throughout southern Mis-sissippi and southwestern Wyoming. She creates a nurturing and stimulating learning environment that centers on the student’s growth and progress while encouraging individual expressiveness in taking informed risks based on pedagogical practices and creative ideals. Brittany was the adjunct flute instructor at Laramie County

Community College (2015-2016) and the graduate assistant at the University of Wyoming’s flute studio (2014-2016). As a clinician, Brittany has taught and presented masterclasses at the an-nual Wyoming Flute Day (2014-2015) and (the) Jones County Community College Honor Band Clinic (2011). She has presented research at the Louisiana Music Educators Association Confer-ence (2012) and the McNair National Research Conference (2012).

Brittany has received several honors including the Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholars Award (2012), the Ronald McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Scholar (2011), and the Gladys Kemp Lisbany Performing Art (is it Art or Arts?) Award from the Mississippi Committee of Women in the Arts (2011).

Brittany earned her Bachelors of Music Education and Bachelors of Music Performance from the University of Southern Mississippi and her Master’s in Music at the University of Wyoming. As a recipient of Fellowship, Brittany is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts at WVU. Her primary teachers include Dr. Danilo Mezzadri, Dr. Nicole Riner, and Professor Nina Assimako-poulos. Brittany has performed for renowned flutists such as Viviana Guzman, Ransom Wilson, and Raffaele Trevisani.

Eftihia Arkoudis has served as the principal flutist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra of Vi-enna [Austria], the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Bayreuth[Germany], the Greek-Turkish Youth Symphony Orchestra, and is currently a member of the WVU Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with numerous chamber ensembles in prestigious venues throughout Europe and both West Virginia University and Friends of Flutes Foundation have awarded her with t ravel grants to support her over-

She is also a recipient of the Susan B. Hardesty, Eleana T. Donley, and Valerie Canady Schol-arship. Eftihia is a winner of 2016 WVU Young Artist competition, second prize winner of the International Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition , and an alternate finalist for the 2015 Byron Hester Flute Competition. She has been part of numerous world premieres, including “Autumn Breeze” composed for her by Donnie Lee, “Au Marriage du Village” for flute & strings by Solon Michaelidis and the album “Cavafy III – Theissis,” in which Orpheus Chamber Orchestra of Vienna performs music composed by Athanasios Simoglou. Eftihia is also a founding member of the award-winning BETA Flute Quartet, who recently made it as quarter-finalists in Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.

Eftihia holds artistic diplomas with awards from the Prayner Conservatory of Vienna and the Athens Conservatory, in Greece, and some of her former teachers are Reza Najfar , Urs Rutti-man, and Panagiotis Drakos. She has performed in the masterclasses of Alberto Almarza, Lorna McGhee , Franscesca Arnorne Brad Garner, Erwin Klambauer, Caroline Debonne and Jasmine Choi’s International Masterclass in Austria. Eftihia has contributed in the translation of a book about composer John Adams from German to English, holds a bachelor’s in Science, and gradu-ated with her Master’s in Music Performance from West Virginia University.

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Associate Artists Associate ArtistsTatiana Cassetta is a graduate assistant at West Virginia University pursuing her Masters in Music Performance where she studies with Nina Assimakopoulos. Originally from Royal Oak, Michigan, she received her Bachelors in Music Performance from Michigan State University. Her previous teachers include Richard Sherman and Ki-nuka Kobayashi-Canoy. Tatiana has performed in masterclasses for flutists including Ervin Monroe, Conor Nelson, James Hall, Deanna Little, and Lorna McGhee.

In 2017, Tatiana won first prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards and gave her debut performance at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall. She also won first prize in the WVU Young Artist Competition and performed as a soloist with the WVU Symphony Orchestra. In 2016, she won first prize in the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition and first prize in the Great Composers Competition Series in the Art of Woodwind.

She was named alternative winner of the West Virginia Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition. Tatiana is a recipient of the 2016 Valerie Canady Scholarship and various music scholarships from both WVU and MSU.

An avid performer, Tatiana has served as Principal Flute in the West Virginia University Sym-phony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Chamber Winds, Michigan State University Symphony Band, and Fife Captain of the Moutaineer Fifes and Drums. She is a founding member of the BETA Quartet, frequently performing and presenting their work at workshops across the nation.

As Associate Teacher of Flute and Piccolo at the West Virginia Community Music Program (2015-2017), Tatiana has also run private studios and taught as a clinician in Morgantown, WV and Detroit, MI. She currently teaches privately in the Central Pennsylvania area.

José Fernando had had a successful international carrier as a per-former and instructor. Jose has traveled around Colombia, Germany, and Netherlands performing and teaching. He performed as a soloist with “Academia Filarmónica” (Medellín – Colombia) and Rhythm & Melody Concertband (Berlin – Germany), where he served as the principal flute. He was also principal flute at the “Young Orchestra of Antioquia” and “EAFIT University Concert Band.”

In 2012, Jose finished his Bachelor’s Degree at EAFIT University with his professor León Grialdo. In 2013, he traveled to Europe to earn his certificate as a flute instructor. Currently, he is finishing his last year of Master’s Degree at West Virginia University with Professor Nina Assimakopoulos. In the last 2 years, he has received several awards from the School of Music at WVU and in 2016 he won the Canady Scholarship.

Some of the excellent flautists that he has performed in masterclass for include: Luis Julio Toro, Tadeu Cohelo, Gabriel Ahumada, Peter-Lukas Graf, Alberto Almarza, Conor Nelson, Linsey J. Goodman.

Amy Comley has cultivated a diverse career through flute performance, teaching, and arts administration. She has ap-peared as a soloist and chamber musician in various or-chestral and recital settings, including guest appearances with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Wind Symphony, Knoxville Opera, and Memphis Repertory Or-chestra in addition to performances at the National Flute Association Conventions in Las Vegas and New York City.

Among her achievements, Amy has been a prize winner in the Rochester Flute Association, Mu-sic Teachers National Association, Hampton Roads Flute Faire, Celebration of Excellence, Music Study Club, and West Virginia University Young Artist Competitions. Amy currently maintains a private flute studio in Montgomery County, Maryland, just north of Washington, DC. She is also an active member of the Flute Society of Washington, and serves on their Board of Directors. Amy earned her Bachelor’s degree in Flute Performance from the University of Tennessee and her Master’s in Music at West Virginia University. Her primary teachers include Nina Assimako-poulos, Nicole Riner, and Shelley Binder.

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Associate Artists Associate ArtistsMs. Wilson is a licensed member of Andover Educators, Inc., a consortium of music educators dedicated to preserving and enhanc-ing the careers of musicians through accurate anatomical informa-tion and somatic awareness as applied to music-making. Through a unique and powerful tool called Body Mapping, Ms. Wilson helps students in all disciplines avoid injury and become better musicians. She has presented Body Mapping workshops for students and facul-ty at Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University, the International Flute Symposium at West Virginia University, members of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and at the National Flute Associations Conventions in 2014, 2012, and 2006. She teaches a semester long class, Body Mapping for Musicians, at Oberlin Conservatory.

Kelly Mollnow Wilson holds a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from The Ohio State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Baldwin-Wallace College. Her teachers include Katherine Borst Jones, Mary Kay Fink and Liisa Ruoho. Ms. 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 High School Marching Band, teaching fifth and sixth grade woodwinds, and coaching middle school girls basketball and volleyball.

Ms. Wilson currently teaches privately and is a freelance musician in Northeast Ohio. She is a founding member of the Aella Flute Duo (www.aellafluteduo.com) and has performed at NFA Conventions in 2016, 2012 and 2011. She is the lead author/flute author of Teaching Wood-winds: A Guide for Students and Teachers (http://teachingww.com/), published in 2014. She is a Certified Restorative Exercise Practitioner and is currently training to become a both a massage therapist and NeuroKinetic Therapist to expand her work with musicians with injuries. See www.wilsonflute.com. For more information about Body Mapping, please go to www.bodymap.org

Mitchell J. Greco (Rochester, NY) is a percussion performer, educator and scholar that is particularly dedicated to world mu-sic and contemporary performance practice. He has been a per-forming member of Bush Mango Drum & Dance Ensemble and the Eya Afrolachian Ensemble, as well as dance accompanist for the dance programs at Kent State, Appalachian State, and West Virginia Universities. His study of the traditional music of West Africa began at SUNY Fredonia, where he worked closely with Bernard Woma, master xylophonist and drummer from Ghana. Greco has also studied in Ghana on three separate occasions, working closely with ensembles of various ethnicities throughout the country.

Greco earned a M.M. Percussion Performance (Appalachian State University), M.A. in Ethno-musicology (Kent State University), as well as a B.M. in Performance and B.A. in World History (SUNY Fredonia). He is currently a candidate for the D.M.A. degree at West Virginia University, where he was a Provost Fellow and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the world music department. Greco is currently Director of Percussion at West Liberty University and Lecturer of Music at Waynesburg University, and is a member of Percussive Arts Society and Society for Ethnomusi-cology.

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Professor Laura Hitt has served as a voice/performance coach for actors, musicians, educators, business people, and recording artists for over 20 years. Her research focuses upon breath and body awareness, mindfulness techniques, and their interconnec-tion to deeper creative expression. Professor Hitt has coached productions at the American Repertory Theatre (in Cambridge, MA), Berkeley Repertory Theatre (in Berkeley, CA), and other theatres in New York City and Boston. She has served as the vo-cal/dialect coach on most of the mainstage productions at WVU for the past twelve years. For the past 40 years, Professor Hitt has performed in professional theatre, musical and opera produc-tions in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and Germany.

Professor Hitt served as Editor of Pedagogy for the international publication: Voice & Speech Review, previously taught at Brown University and the Boston Conservatory and is an active member of her professional organization, Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association.

Robert Johnson is the founder of Flute Specialists Inc. and will be presenting his Flute Repair Workshop through an interactive, hands-on workshop. He is internationally known for providing exemplary cus-tomer service and repairs to all flutists. He is currently celebrating 33 years in the service and repair industry and was trained by Muramatsu Flute engineers in Japan.

Piano CollaboratorArmenian pianist Vahan Sargsyan graduated from Yerevan Komi-tas State Conservatory, under tutelage of Elza Tandilyan and his fa-ther, renowned pianist Villi Sargsyan.

He became Laureate of the International Piano Competition in Rio-de- Janeiro, Brazil. Few times over the last decade he was named a winner of Pittsburgh Concerto Society auditions as a soloist and in Duo/Trio chamber music categories. Mr. Sargsyan has concertized in Armenia, Georgia, Italy, Russia, Austria, Argentina, Brazil, USA, and Canada, his recordings being released by Alanna, Aerophon and Ablaze Records.

Mr. Sargsyan’s solo concerto performance in 2004 with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra led to regular appearances at the orchestra keyboards, along with his solo and chamber performances in the Americas and Europe at various festivals, concerts, and masterclasses. Currently, he is a collaborative pianist and chamber music instructor at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.

2017 IFS Masterclass PerformersTheresa Abalos, 19, is an incoming sophomore at Carnegie Mel-lon University where she studies Flute Performance under Alberto Almarza. In high school, she studied under Natalie Haworth-Liu and was principal flute of the California Youth Symphony (CYS). With CYS, she performed Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2, the Fire-bird Suite, and in concert halls across Europe.

Yuiko Akashi started playing flute at age of 6 with lecture from Sabine Seyfert. She won couple of competitions : 1st prize at Ika-ruga Music Competition in 2014. 2nd prize (1st non-adjudged) at Japan Classic competition in 2016. 2nd prize at Japan Wind and Percussion competition Junior flute in 2016.Yuiko lives in Bangkok since 2016 because of father’s job assign-ment.

Maggie Archer is a 17 year old junior at Louisa County High School in Mineral, Virginia. Playing flute since age 11, she began private study with flutist, Angela Kelly, in 2013. She made Princi-pal flute of the 2013 Virginia Tech Middle School Honor Band and was also the 2013/2014 Principal flutist of the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia’s Evans Orchestra under the direction of Don Brubaker. In 2014 Maggie was the Principal flutist of the Virgin-ia District 13 Middle School All-District Band. A 2015 and 2016 All- District Symphonic Band performer, Maggie was also Prin-cipal flutist in the 2016 South Central Senior Regional Orchestra, Principal Flutist of the 2017 All-District Symphonic Band and per-formed with the 2017 Virginia All-State Symphonic band. Maggie participates with the Louisa County High School Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dan Sanchez and performs with the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia’s Flute Ensemble under flu tist An-gela Kelly. She is the Principal flutist of the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia’s Youth Symphony under the direction of Dr. Charles West. A 2014 and 2015 Wednesday Music Club Competi-tion winner, Maggie also won second place in the 2015 West Vir-ginia International Flute Symposium and was the first place winner in the 2015 Richmond Flute Festival High School Competition.

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2017 IFS Masterclass Performers 2017 IFS Masterclass PerformersArianna Bendit is a sophomore music performance major at West Virginia University and has been playing the flute for nine years. Arianna spent two years in the Columbus Cadet Orchestra and three years in the Columbus Symphony youth orchestra. She currently plays in the WVU Symphony orchestra and chamber winds. Her teachers include Phyllis and Randy Hester, and currently Nina Assi-makopoulos.

My name is Jacey Crayton and I am going into my senior year of high school at Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School in Mechan-icsburg, PA. My primary flute teacher is Molly Shortridge but I also take from Jocelyn Goranson. I have participated in many PMEA Fes-tivals: District 7 Band & Orchestra 2016 & 2017; Region 5 Band & Orchestra 2016 & 2017; All-State Orchestra 2017. Earlier this year, I was selected as a finalist for the US Navy Band Young Artist Solo Competition. I have played in pit orchestras for my school’s produc-tion of Peter Pan and Crazy For You, as well as Lebanon Catholic’s Beauty and the Beast, and Trinity High School’s Peter Pan.

Kahlia Ferguson is a current student of the Bob Cole Conservatory of music at CSU Long Beach. A performance major, Kahlia aims to perform with orchestras, solo recitals, and cultivate a strong studio of flute students. Kahlia is an Arizona native, where she studied with some of the state’s top players and teachers such as Joe Corral, Andrea TenBarge, Jenna Daum, and Brian Gordon; she now studies with Dr. John Barcellona at CSULB. In addition, she has performed in many flute choir ensembles, regional and all-state bands, taught master classes and coached sectionals from elementary to high school level. Outside of music, Kahlia enjoys learning German, cooking, and mak-ing collages of all the countries she would like to travel to and perform someday.

Izak Kertznus - Born in Miami, Florida. 20 years old. Sopho-more at the Florida International University, pursuing a double major in Flute Performance and Japanese studies, currently pri-vately studying with Nadine Asin. I have been playing flute for around 8 years. In 2015, I was selected as the Nagahara Stu-dent Grant Loan recipient and was given a loan to purchase a Nagahara flute. Between this year and last year, I have worked extremely hard and have performed in masterclasses for Ma-rina Piccinini, Laurie Sokoloff, Marianne Gedigian, Michael Hasel, Angela Jones Reus, Jeffrey Zook, Eugeniya Zukerman, and Bart Feller.

Jacob LaBarge, age 18, is an incoming freshman to the School of Music at West Virginia University as a music major in flute performance. He has been playing the flute since 2008 (the 4th grade). In high school, Jacob performed with the Senior Band, Senior Orchestra, Wind Ensemble and Pit Orchestra. Jacob was selected and performed with the New York State Council of Administrators of Music Education (NYSCAME) All-County Orchestra, and the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) All-State Band. Outside of school, he performed with the Long Island Youth Orchestra, Nassau Suffolk Perform-ing Arts Wind Symphony, and the community band, Band of Long Island. He previously performed with the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Nassau Concert Orchestra and the Long Island Flute Club Honors Flute Choir.

Bonnie Laingen is 17 years old and will be attending the Uni-versity of Virginia next Fall as a college freshman, studying sci-ence, music, and Spanish. She has played for around 8 years, and studied with Louisa Loe. Bonnie currently studies with Debbie Gilbert. She has been the principle flute player in her High School’s top band for the past two years, and recently, she has participated in the Mid-Atlantic High School Flute Choir twice, received the John Philip Sousa award in 2016 and 2017, and was the third place winner in the Piedmont Symphony Or-chestra Young Artist’s Competition for 2016 and 2017 as well. Bonnie also played in the National High School Flute Choir in 2016, and will play with them again at the 2017 National Flute Convention.

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2017 IFS Masterclass Performers 2017 IFS Masterclass PerformersFlutist Elizabeth McCormack is in the 11th grade at Needham High School. She started playing the flute when she was 10 years old and has received her training with Judy Grant at the Boston Flute Academy where she is a member of the Conservatory Pro-gram. At Boston Flute Academy, Elizabeth has performed in Mas-terclasses for world class artists such as Elizabeth Rowe, Linda Chesis, Marianne Gedigian, Geralyn Coticone, Christina Jennings, Linda Toote, Cynthia Meyers, Trudy Kane, Leone Buyse, Lady Jeanne Galway, Catherine Payne, Barthold Kuijken, and Car-ol Wincenc. As an 8th grader, she was a featured performer on Sir James Galway’s concert at BFA, and as a 9th grader she was awarded the BFA Citizenship Award.Elizabeth won the position of Principal flute in the Eastern district orchestra for the 2017 Senior Eastern District festival and she has played in the 2015 and 2016 MA Senior Districts festivals. She has been selected for the 2016 and 2017 MA All-State Festivals, as well as the 2017 All-Eastern District Honors Festival, which took place in Atlantic City.

Named by Fraser Public Schools as the 2017 Student of the Year in Instrumental Music, Lydia Moenssen (18) held the principal flute chair of the Fraser High School Symphony Band, the top Fraser High School Band, where she had been a member since her freshman year. Lydia has maintained superior ratings in the MSBOA (Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association) Dis-trict and State Solo & Ensemble Festivals. She has been in the MSBOA All-State Honors Band for three consecutive years, and has been consistently nominated by her adjudicators for Outstand-ing Soloist and a member of the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors groups. She has also been a member of the Detroit Sym-phony Civic Youth Ensembles program where she has held posi-tions in the Philharmonic Orchestra on piccolo and the Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra as principal flute and piccolo. She has also performed in recital at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Lydia received second place in the South east Michigan Flute Associa-tion High School Competition as well as runner-up in the Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensembles Concerto Competition. She was also a finalist and received an honorable mention in the Bra-dlin Scholarship Fund Competition. Lydia’s current teachers are Miranda Browne and Jeffery Zook. Lydia will be attending West Virginia University where she will study Flute Performance with Nina Assimakopoulos and be a part of the Honors Undergraduate Flute Quartet.

Corinne Mona is a Maryland-based musician with roots all over the world. She has performed as a soloist and in various ensem-bles in every corner of the United States, Norway, France, Poland, Spain, Italy, and Japan. Upon obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in music and French from St. Olaf College in Minnesota, Corinne went on to study the flute in Norway and currently resides in Ar-nold, Maryland, where she plays in a Celtic trio, a guitar duo, a flute duo, teaches, and constantly looks for more opportunities to share her love of music with the world. Corinne loves the whole flute family, the color violet, seals, Rimsky-Korsakov, home bak-ing, the smell of basil, and lightning bugs at dusk.

Tyler Schmidt is an undergrad student enrolled at West Virginia University. He plans to get his bachelor’s degree in Flute Perfor-mance. Before college, he attended Queen Anne’s County High School in Centreville, MD. He studied under Fred Geiersbach (Williams College), who is the director at St. Andrews in Middle-town, DE. Tyler placed within the top three seats for his last three years in the Eastern Maryland All Shore Honors Band. He also participated in the Wind Symphony at the Peabody Preparatory at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, MD and the Eastern Mary-land Youth Orchestra. Tyler is currently attending West Virginia University where he is studying with Professor Nina Assimako-poulos.

Eva Skanse is an undergraduate student at the Cincinnati Col-lege-Conservatory of Music. She currently studies with Randy Bowman and Dr. Morrigan O’Brien-Kane. Prior teachers have included Dr. Brad Garner, Dr. Lindsay Leach-Sparks, and Jen-nifer Northcut. Eva has been a finalist for various competitions held by the Central Ohio Flute Association, Kentucky Flute Soci-ety, the South Carolina Flute Association, the Florida Flute Asso-ciation, Midsouth Flute Society, and has won the Dayton Talent Search and the David L. Pierson Concerto Competition.

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2017 IFS Masterclass PerformersA native of Cambridge, Maryland, Ashley Watkins began her musical journey at 10 years old playing in the fourth grade band. As she grew older, music begun to take more prominence in her life starting with her first music lessons at a local store. In high school, she frequently traveled across the bay bridge to participate in many youth orches-tras; more prominently the DC Youth Orchestra where she traveled to South Africa in 2002, the Peabody Sinfoniet-ta, the Quince Orchard youth band, and many youth flute choirs. In 2007, Ashley received a Bachelor of Music de-gree at James Madison University studying under Dr. Beth Chandler and a Master of Music degree from The Univer-sity of Akron under the tutelage of George Pope in 2010.Currently, she offers performances that crosses genres. She has given performances at the Dorchester Center for the Arts, was featured as a guest flutist for the Convention of Episcopal Bishops in 2016 and for the Peninsula Delaware Conference of United Methodist Bishops. Also, performed at the Buffalo Soldiers at The Forum in Baltimore, MD, and a performance at The Athenaeum in Alexandria, VA. In 2015, Ashley was featured in the kickoff for the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, “Thank God for Jazz”, at the Dela-ware theatre in Wilmington, DE. Recently, was a featured Guest Artist for Howard University’s 17th Annual Flute Fete. She continues to freelance throughout the Maryland, Delaware and Northern Virginia areas.

2017 IFS ParticipantsTheresa AbalosYuiko Akashi

Maggie ArcherEftihia ArkoudisCamden BeaversArianna BenditBrianna Busch

Tatiana CassettaSarah Castle

Miranda CookJacey CraytonNini CurcioneRachel Elmore

Kahlia FergusonJose FernandezEmma Harvey

Joel HornNatalie HyrczaEmma JonesJiwon Jung

Izak KertznusJacob LaBarge

Bonnie LaingenJamie Mandelson

Elizabeth McCormackPiper McLaughlinLydia MoenssenCorinne Mona

Charlotte MooreNathan NambiarMei Reitmeyer

Brigid RuffTyler Schmidt

Alyssa SchwartzEva Skanse

Janet SzilagyiBrittany TrotterAshley WatkinsAmanda Welch

Madison Whatley

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Exhibitors

Flute Center of New York:The Flute Center of New York is more than just a flute shop. We are a world-wide institution where flutists from around the globe meet while they’re in New York City for vacation or concerts at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, or Broadway. We offer a full range of services for all flutists, from beginners who have never touched a flute to the world’s most legendary players.

Flute Specialists:Serving the needs of flutists and piccoloists. Specializing in sales of fine flutes, pic-colos, headjoints, accessories, and music. Expert guaranteed repairs. Consignments welcome.

JL Smith & Co.:JL Smith & Co. has been providing expert repairs for over 25 years as well as offer-ing the finest selection of flutes, piccolos, and headjoints. Our flute specialists work one-on-one with each musician to pair them with the perfect instrument.

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