The Flutist Quarterly

Spring 2022 - Volume 47, No. 3

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Enduring Contributions to Repertoire for Flutes

Looking back on and celebrating the National Flute Association's rich history of commissioning, and the impact that it's made throughout the industry.

Questions for: Jennifer Higdon

In advance of the premiere of The Light That We Can Hear at the NFA's 50th Anniversary Convention, we asked the composer about how her beginnings as a flutist impacted her career (and a few other things, too).

Questions for: Thea Musgrave

The eminent composer shares a little insight as she prepares for the premiere of the expanded version of Piccolo Play, commissioned by the NFA.

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Questions for: Julia Wolfe

Julia Wolfe’s Oxygen receives its first large-scale performance—featuring 144 flutists—at the NFA’s 50th Anniversary Convention in August. She answered a few of our questions in advance of the event.

Spring 2022 - Volume 47, No. 3
The Spring 2022 issue celebrates the NFA’s incredible tradition of commissioning with a look at what it’s done so far, as well as Q&As with three of the commissioned composers whose works are premiering at the NFA’s 2022 convention: Jennifer Higdon, Thea Musgrave, and Julia Wolfe. Additionally, there are tributes to the convention’s special honorees, Nancy Clew, Fritz Kraber, and Ransom Wilson; a deep-dive into a George Crumb trio; tips on a career in chamber music; pondering empathy; info on participating in a special oral history project; and more.
Winter 2022 - Volume 47, No. 2
In this issue: NFA’s amazing scholarship programs, Piazzolla, Paganini, the historic flutes of the Sigal Museum, composer Daniel Cueto, supporting first-generation college students, why performance anxiety is a misnomer, the C.R.E.A.T.E. Competition winners, graphic notation, the latest on the 50th Anniversary Convention, and more.
Fall 2021 - Volume 47, No. 1
This issue features José Pablo Moncayo’s Amatzinac, Lowell Liebermann, the importance of discussing and dissecting health in the music industry, dealing with the COVID lockdown, how to better serve students from diverse backgrounds, and much more.