Fall Guest Artist
CALL FOR MASTERCLASS PERFORMERS
Announcing a call for performers (c-flute or piccolo) to play in the masterclass with the GPFS Fall Guest Artist Timothy Hagen!
WHAT AND WHEN:
Masterclass with Tim Hagen, Saturday, 10/10/26, 2 - 4 pm at Portland State University, Lincoln Hall Recital Hall. You must be a high school or college (through graduate level) student to apply for this opportunity.
PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING:
1. Complete the online registration form on or before September 25th, 2026.
You will be expected to provide a link to a video recording of the piece you plan to perform.
2. You must be a qualified performer either recently or currently studying flute in a formal setting, such as private instruction or enrollment in a school of music. You must be a high school or college (through graduate level) student to apply for this opportunity.
3. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out no later than 9/30/26. You will be provided with more information at that time such as when to arrive, specifically where to go, what to bring, what to provide in advance, and what to expect.
4. You must be a current member of GPFS. If you are not, please join first and then return to complete this application. Learn more or join here: Membership. Joining gives you free access to the 10/10/26 workshop and masterclass as well as discounted entrance to Tim's 10/11/26 concert - Fall Guest Artist
DATES: This application closes on 9/25/26. Notification of the results will follow no later than 9/30/26.
QUESTIONS: Contact Dr. Jacqueline Cordova Arrington with any questions: jcordov7@uoregon.edu
NOTE - Selected masterclass performers have been asked by the guest artist Tim Hagen to attend the workshop he is conducting which is scheduled from 1:00 - 2:00 in the same location where the masterclass will be held from 2:00 - 4:00. He asks this so the performers are introduced to the concepts prior to the masterclass. REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP IN ADVANCE USING THE FALL GUEST ARTIST WEBPAGE BELOW.
LEARN MORE & STAY TUNED AT THIS WEBPAGE: Fall Guest Artist
A LITTLE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP PRIOR TO MASTERCLASS:
The Pasture of the Sacred Cows: Rethinking the Fundamentals of Flute Playing
In this participatory workshop, we will examine misconceptions that persist among flutists regarding essential building blocks of flute playing. Topics to be covered include breathing, support, tone, vibrato, technique, and practicing. Be ready to revitalize your playing and send a few sacred cows out to pasture!
A LITTLE ABOUT FLUTIST TIM HAGEN:
Timothy Hagen performs on Levit flute and is an internationally acclaimed performer, composer, scholar, and educator. His flute playing has been praised for "technical virtuosity and musical sensitivity" (NewMusicBox) and "real flair" (The Well-Tempered Ear), and he has been a prizewinner at multiple major flute competitions, including the Myrna Brown Artist Competition (First Prize and Best Performance of the Commissioned Composition), Australian International Flute Competition (Second Prize), and Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition (Jack Smith Award for Most Promising Talent). As a soloist, Hagen has appeared in concert at New York’s 92nd Street Y and Lincoln Center in addition to multiple concerto performances with the Missouri Symphony. He is Principal Flute of the Dubuque Symphony and was Principal Flute of the Missouri Symphony from 2009-2016. Additionally, he has performed with orchestras across the country, including the Minnesota Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, and Dallas Wind Symphony. His experience as a chamber musician includes fellowships at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and Atlantic Music Festival.
In addition to his experience as a performer, Dr. Hagen’s compositions are performed by professional musicians across the country and have frequently won prizes from the National Flute Association (USA) since 2018. Both his music and his pedagogical writings are published under the Owl Glass Music imprint, and his scholarly work has appeared in the journals of the National Flute Association and British Flute Society.
As an educator, Dr. Hagen has worked with all ages and experience levels, having served on the music faculties of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, and Oklahoma State University, in addition to significant experience as a teaching artist and workshop facilitator with esteemed institutions such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lincoln Center Education, and Dallas Symphony. His students have found success as performers, collegiate and private flute instructors, public school teachers, historians, and scientists. He is forever indebted to his teachers, including Marianne Gedigian, Jim Walker, Philip Dunigan, Renée Siebert, Tadeu Coelho, Chelsea Czuchra, Felicia McNaught, and Tina Ballard.
