UA FLUTE DAY FESTIVAL

Join us Sunday, Nov. 4^th

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Guzzetta Recital Hall (157 University Ave.)

Featuring masterclasses, performances, and flute choir reading sessions by: Lindsay Leach Sparks (UA), Timothy Hagen (The University of Wisconsin-Madison), Kathie Stewart (Oberlin College), Kelly Sulick (The University of Virginia), and Wendy Kumer (The Flute Academy of Pittsburgh).

The concerts are free and open to the public.

High School Students

Performance in the high school masterclass, will be by video audition.

If interested, please follow these steps:

• Record a 60-90 second video of you playing the piece you would like to play in the masterclass.
• State your name, grade, and piece at the beginning of the video.
• Post your video to the UA Flute Studio facebook page with the hashtag #NEOFAfest2018.
• All video submission are due by Friday, Oct. 26 at 11:59pm.
  • Note: the submission deadline recently changed from Oct. 20^th

REGISTER

• Registration is $15 per participant, due at the door, cash or check only.
• Free for UA students.
• Free for parents.
• A separate $5 lunch ticket, pizza and a drink, can also be purchased.

Walk-ins are welcome, but please sign up if you know you plan to attend.

Sign up to attend

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF DAY

Sunday, November 4

9 - 11 a.m. - Registration, Atrium

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Exhibits open, Atrium

EVENTS

10-10:50 a.m. - Flute Choir reading session with Wendy Kumer, Recital Hall

11-12:30 p.m. - High School Masterclass with Lindsay Leach Sparks, Recital Hall

12:30-1:30 p.m. - Lunch, featuring area collegiate flute choirs, Atrium

1:30-2:15 p.m. - Introduction to Baroque Flute with Kathie Stewart, 05

2:15-3 p.m. - Introduction to Extended Techniques with Kelly Sulick, 05

3-3:15 p.m. - BREAK

3:15-4:45 p.m. - College Masterclass with Timothy Hagen, Recital Hall

5-6 p.m. - Faculty Recital featuring the University of Akron Flute Ensemble

QUESTIONS?

• Contact Dr. Lindsay A. Leach Sparks at lsparks@uakron.edu