Listening as a Life Practice: Claire Chase

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by…

The Magic Flute Opera Costumes designed by Dame Zandra Rhodes
Exploring the Magical Flute: Beauty, Enchantment, and Power with Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Curators Matthew Zeller and Eddie Chia-Hao Hsu

In November 2025, the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona, opened its latest special…

Speaking Practically on Historic Flutes with Anne Pustlauk

In October 2025 Oxford University Press published Anne Pustlauk’s The Classical and Early Romantic Flute—A…

The Lost Art of Listening: The World as a Score

When was the last time you listened to the shape of a room? Not the…

Finding the Blackbird in Messiaen’s Le Merle Noir

Religion, love, and the importance of nature, especially birds, were driving forces behind Olivier Messiaen’s…

The Objective Subjectivity: On Teaching Fundamentals of Musicality to Intermediate Flute Players – Part 2

In the first installment of this series, I focused on the overlooked middle stage of…

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Building Community via the Tactile Tunes Project

The sense of community engagement I’ve held throughout much of my professional career has been…

E-flat flutes by Linda Bailey
Getting Started: Insights on the E-Flat Flute

The E-flat soprano flute is experiencing a renaissance. Having had an historical presence in military…

2024 CREATE Competition Winner: Dulce Rodriguez – Flute Fiesta

The biennial C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition (formerly known as the Arts Venture Competition) is designed to…

Goings On: Report from the 2025 French Flute Association Convention

The French Flute Association recently hosted its seventh convention—four full days of concerts, masterclasses, and presentations,…

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Lowell Liebermann 2025 NFA Keynote: Making Music in Times of Uncertainty

Atlanta, Georgia, August 9th, 2025. Thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. I’m always…

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Cultivating Unity: Highlights from the 2025 NFA Convention in Atlanta

From August 7–10, 2025, NFA members gathered at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia, for…