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Good luck to Natalie Zeles as she competes tonight in the Semifinals of the Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition!! Bravo, Natalie way to represent!!!!

Congratulations to studio alum flutist Dr. Martin Godoy, who won 1st Prize and $3500 in the 2026 Sphinx Orchestral Partners Auditions (SOPA) held in Detroit Orchestra Hall. Wow!! Bravo, Martin!!

Congrats to D.M.A. student Jessie Wu and studio alum Doryann Mueller for getting selected to play in the 2026 Workshop of the Blackhouse Collective. Bravo!

https://www.blackhousecollective.org/workshops/2026?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQ0v0pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9AdUPQvoCAy_l2XxgrIIWGUmUKYWxac75q_YzBESJyHHqE_EYD80JUA8CSs_aem_aUg5-dUuWqN6ulA_PboX_w

2026 Workshop - Dallas — Black House Collective 2026 Workshop Performance March 28th, 7:00pmDallas, TX New Works for Two Spatialized EnsemblesThe Black House Collective presents an evening of world premiere works for two spatially distributed ensembles, developed through a three-day intensive workshop in Dallas.Staged at Arts Mission Oak Cliff, t...

Studio Alum Dr. Chappy Gibb!!

Speaker Spotlight – Dr. Charles “Chappy” Gibb & Heather Neuenschwander

Recital: Hope Will Never Be Silent

Join Dr. Charles “Chappy” Gibb and Heather Neuenschwander for a powerful recital presentation at Flute Fest 2026, with special guest oboist LaBarrin Wallace.

This special performance will highlight expressive repertoire and collaborative artistry, bringing together flute and oboe in a program titled Hope Will Never Be Silent.

Flute Fest 2026

Flute Fest is UMFA’s annual celebration of our shared love of the flute. The day features competitions, masterclasses, workshops, performances, exhibits from flute vendors, and opportunities to connect with the flute community.

Guest Artist: Catherine Ramirez

April 11, 2026
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Hill-Murray School
2625 Larpenteur Ave E
Maplewood, MN

Register here:
https://umfaflutes.org/Flute-Fest

All ages and ability levels are welcome. Join our flute community for a wonderful day of music.

Congrats to senior flute performance major Shane Salinas who has passed 100% of his graduate school prescreenings which included Rice, Yale, Rutgers, Carnegie Mellon, University of Maryland, and University of Wisconsin. Bravo!!
Shane is a first generation college student who won a fellowship with the National Orchestral Institute as a junior last summer. Fabulous! We look forward to great things from him. Best of luck in all your auditions, Shane!!

Congratulations to GAC flutist James Lee who has been named a Finalist for the 2026 Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia Young Artist Competition! Bravo James!

Congratulations to DMA studio alum Dr. Amy Thiemann Leal who has been promoted to Visiting Assistant Professor of Flute and Music Theory at Midwestern State University!! Bravo Amy!! ❤️

Dr. Amy Thiemann is a flutist, passionate educator, and avid chamber musician based in Fort Worth, Texas. She currently serves as Principal Flute with the Sherman Symphony, Piccolo with Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, and is Visiting Assistant Professor of Flute and Music History at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Amy is an enthusiastic soloist, and has given guest artist recitals at colleges and music festivals throughout the country, most recently in California, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Nebraska. Also an accomplished chamber musician, she performs and tours frequently with Madera Winds and Mockingbird Flute Quartet.�

Prior to her appointment at Midwestern State, Amy served as instructor of flute at Concordia University (Nebraska), teaching fellow at the University of North Texas and teaching assistant at Ithaca College.

Amy earned degrees in flute performance from University of North Texas (DMA), Ithaca College (MM), and Hastings College (BM). Her primary teachers include Terri Sundberg, Maria Harding, Jill Felber, Wendy Mehne, and Deborah Johnson.

Congratulations to You Yang, ABD DMA UNT and 1st Prize winner of the 2025 National Flute Association Piccolo Orchestral Competition!! Bravo and great gratitude to Amy Taylor, our beloved Piccolo Adjunct professor at UNT!!  ❤️
You, we are so proud of you for being a beautiful, elegant musician and courageous and thoughtful human being. You have so many wonderful things in your future….

Congratulations Zeles!!! 1st Prize!

A huge congratulations to studio alum (Music Education) major Christina Svec who has been appointed to the music education faculty at the KU School of Music in Lawrence, Kansas! Bravo! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19HTx29XJm/

Let's give a big Jayhawk welcome to Dr. Christina Svec, our incoming Assistant Professor of Music Education! Dr. Svec specializes in elementary general music. In addition to receiving a PhD in Music Education from the University of North Texas, she taught K-5 elementary/general music, early childhood music, church choirs, community children's choirs, and, most recently, elementary/general and secondary choral content at Iowa State University. She has held positions on various boards including Iowa Music Educators Association, Organization of American Kodály Educators, Gordon Institute of Music Learning, and currently serves as the president of the Early Childhood Music & Movement Association and past-chair of the NAfME Early Childhood Music SRIG. Dr. Svec’s research interests include research methodology/pedagogy, music aptitude, and singing voice development. Welcome Dr. Svec!