Flute Fair Schedule, 2024

HANDOUT, printable campus map and schedule: FINAL Event Map and Schedule Handout.pdf

8:30 - 3:00: Fair opens for check-in. Best to register in advance, but you can also register on the day of the event in person if you prefer!  MUST check-in at Gregory Forum to enter all Flute Fair activities. You will be given a wristband to show you have checked in.

Register here: Flute Fair of the Greater Portland Flute Society 2024

9:00-4:00: Exhibit Hall, Wacheno Welcome Center. Click here to see a list of vendors - Flute Fair Vendors

9:00-12:00: Young Artist Competition, Gregory Forum Stage 

9:15-12:15: GPFS Member Performances, McLoughlin Auditorium (1st floor). Click here to learn more about these performance sessions and guest artists - Flute Fair Performances

9:15 – 9:45:  New Works for Flute and Marimba by Student and Faculty Composers, performed by Linfield College faculty flutist Alexis Evers & percussionist Florian Conzetti

10:15 – 10:45: Flute Duos by Living Composers, performed by flutists Alexis Evers and Robert Wakeley

11:00 – 11:30: Metropolitan Youth Symphony Flute Ensemble presents their program "The World of Dance." Director: Adam Eccleston. Flutists - Hailey Choi, Taylor Choi, Miriam Haralson, Cam Huang, Anna Lee, Lucia Moreno, Isabela Rosete, Rohan Focer, Somin Park, Scout Wiese

11:45 – 12:15: Rose City Flute Choir performs: Of Mountains, Lakes, and Mischief by Phyllis Avidan Louke - Mountain Prayer, Eleven Cats, and Kayak on the Lake; Three Dances from Henry VIII by Edward German/Arranged by John Gibson; Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury/Arranged by Lisa L. Ochoco

9:00-12:30: GPFS Member Workshops, 2 Simultaneous Workshop Tracks - McLoughlin Building, both upstairs. Click here to learn more about the workshop sessions and guest artists - Flute Fair Workshops

Track 1, McLoughlin Hall, Room - 229

9:00 - 9:45: Your Health First! for Good Performance Health & Injury Prevention, presented by Dr. Michael Weinstein and flutist Marilyn First.

10:00 - 10:45: Your Health First! for Good Recovery from Practice and Performance Injuries, presented by Dr. Michael Weinstein and flutist Marilyn First

11:00 - 11:45: Fresh Perspectives: New works for Flute, Alto Flute, Media, and Fixed Electronics, presented by flutist Elaine Martir and composer Kevin Kopsco

Track 2, McLoughlin Hall, Room - 253

9:00 - 9:45:  Alexander Technique for Flutists, presented by flutist Cassie Maloney

10:00 - 10:45:  Performance and Electronics - Electroacoustic Music of the 20th Century, presented by flutist Savannah Gentry

11:00 - 11:45: Understanding Extended Techniques through Resonance, presented by flutist Savanah Gentry

12:00 - 12:30: Practice Steps for Piccolo Performance in Group Master Class Style , presented by Dr. Regina Helcher Yost

11:45-12:40: Lunch Break - Enjoy another visit to the vendors, patronize food carts, socialize in the café area.

12:40-1:00: Brief GPFS Annual Member Business Meeting & Announcement of YAC Winners, Gregory Forum Stage

1:00-2:00: Guest Artist Workshop, Gregory Forum Stage - “Cultivating Satisfaction: A workshop on practice and celebrating progress no matter how small!”

2:15-4:15: Guest Artist Masterclass, Gregory Forum Stage

• 2:15 - Diego Fernandez, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Freshman, Concerto in D, mov 1, by Carl Reineke
• 2:45 - Fedor Chayka, University of Oregon, Freshman, Concerto in D, mov. 3, by Aram Khachaturian
• 3:15 Hugo Romero, Portland State University,Junior, Ballade, by Carl Reineke
• 3:45 Macy Gong, Oregon Episcopal School, Senior Concerto for Flute, by Carl Nielsen