2024 EVENT SCHEDULE*
JANUARY 20-21, 2024
BOSTON CONSERVATORY
8 FENWAY | BOSTON, MA
*Schedule subject to change. To perform in any of the masterclasses, please apply to perform HERE
SATURDAY | JANUARY 20, 2024 | 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)
8 Fenway, Main Lobby, 1st Floor
9AM to 3:30PM
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
WARM UP with KELLY WATSON WOELFFER
Opera Studio, 4th Floor
Start the festival off right by getting your body and air moving with international chamber musician, composer and teacher Kelly Watson Woelffer.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS MASTERCLASS with ANN BOBO, Assistant Professor of Flute @ Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
10:30 AM - 11 AM
EXHIBIT HALL 101 with Flutistry founder ADAM WORKMAN
Opera Studio, 4th Floor
A guided exhibit hall experience with the Boston Flutemakers to help you explore instruments, exchange ideas, and maximize your artistry.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
VISIT THE EXHIBITS
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
Manufacturers, new & preowned instruments of all levels, sheet music, accessories, and a FREE instrument repair check-up by Flutistry Boston!
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Instruments by Amadeus, Altus, Arista, Azumi, Brannen, Burkart, Di Zhao, Haynes, Landell, Muramatsu, Nagahara, Powell, Resona, Sonare, Trevor James, Williams, Yamaha, and more!
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Sheet Music & Accessories including books, cds, cleaning supplies, cases, case covers, tuners, metronomes, music & instrument stands, teaching aids, instrument improvements, and posture/injury prevention tools. Brands include Altieri, Fluterscooter, Yamaha, Valentino, Thumbport, Blocki, Bo-pep, and more!
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS: Adventures from the Paris Conservatory with featured Guest Artist LINDA CHESIS
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
There has always been an air of mystique surrounding all things flute at the Paris Conservatory from the legendary flutists who studied and taught there to the extensive flute repertoire we all play today. Renowned teacher and artist Linda Chesis will share her experiences of getting in, methods of training, survival tactics, and competing for the Premier Prix at the Conservatory.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN or VISIT THE EXHIBITS
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
COMPOSITION AND CREATIVITY with KELLY WATSON WOELFFER
Opera Studio, 4th Floor
Ever wish you could tap into your deeper creativity and feel you have more to say than “just” being a vessel for someone else’s compositions? Ever daydream about contributing as a composer, songwriter or improviser but have no idea where to start? In this class we will be working on how flutists can start finding a deeper creativity for themselves as artists in simple ways. Bring your flutes!
2 PM - 2:40 PM
MADE IN BOSTON: CREATING & SUSTAINING YOUR INSTRUMENT with ADAM WORKMAN and STEVEN FINLEY
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
VISIT THE EXHIBITS BEFORE THEY CLOSE!
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
PICCOLO MASTERCLASS with LINDA TOOTE, Associate Professor of Flute @ Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
FLUTE CHOIR PERFORMANCE & READING SESSION with ILONA KUDINA and WILLOW FLUTE ENSEMBLE
Opera Studio, 4th Floor
Hear Boston’s own Willow Flute Ensemble perform and bring your flute to join in the big group reading session!
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
MASTERCLASS with featured Guest Artist LINDA CHESIS
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
DINNER ON YOUR OWN
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
CONCERT with THE FACULTY OF BOSTON CONSERVATORY AT BERKLEE and guest artists LINDA CHESIS, WENDY ROLFE, SARAH SHIN, and KELLY WATSON WOELLFER
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
Click HERE to learn more about our 2024 Artists
SUNDAY | JANUARY 21, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
REGISTRATION OPEN (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
8 Fenway, Main Lobby, 1st Floor
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
VISIT THE FLUTISTRY EXHIBIT
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
SO WHAT’S THE BAROQUE DIFFERENCE? with WENDY ROLFE, professor at Berklee College of Music
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
Discover a wealth of Baroque articulations and dance steps. Bring your flutes (modern or baroque), your J.S. Bach Suite in B minor, your Marin Marais “Les Folies d’Espagne”, and your dancing shoes to this interactive workshop!
11:00 - 11:50 AM
HIGH SCHOOL MASTERCLASS with guest artist SARAH SHIN
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
RECITAL with guest artists MEGHAN BENNETT and SARAH SHIN
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
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1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
VISIT THE FLUTISTRY EXHIBIT
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
MASTERCLASS: NONE BUT THE LONELY FLUTE with SARAH BRADY, Associate Professor of Flute and Contemporary Music @ Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
FLUTE CHOIR READING SESSION with EILEEN YARRISON and the ME2/ FLUTE CHOIR
Room 403, 4th Floor
Bring your flutes for this flute choir reading session led by the Boston chapter of Me2/ music; the world’s only classical music organization created for individuals with mental illnesses and the people who support them.
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
FUSED: POP IDEAS + CLASSICAL SOUNDS with guest artist MEGHAN BENNETT
Houston Hall, 1st Floor
This lecture-discussion led by NYU Assistant Professor of Flute & Director of Woodwind Studies, Meghan Bennett, is designed as a deep-dive into the world of pop artists and their music. Delve into documentaries and interviews featuring Nina Simone, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Céline Dion, and get ready for self-reflection and discussion on our deliberate participation in the arts and the world at large.
STICK AROUND AT 4:00PM for the PAPPOUTSAKIS COMPETITION FINALS!
Seully Hall, 4th Floor
The James Pappoutsakis Memorial Fund hosts the Pappoutsakis Competition Finals immediately following the conclusion of the Boston Flute Festival. Hear the four finalists compete and then enjoy a small reception while the judges deliberate. It’ll be an exciting evening!