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Group photo Credit Tim Trumble
A Peek at the Fun: Photos of Youth Flute Day 2023

One of the 2023 convention’s most festive happenings was the NFA’s annual Youth Flute Day,…

Harmonizing Dreams: Teaching Adult Flute Learners

Music is a powerful medium enriching life, stimulating creativity, and fostering emotional expression. Whether it’s…

The Flute as Flying Machine: The Expressive Function of Material in Flute Design

Conversations surrounding material in flutemaking inevitably focus on the acoustic properties that different metals or…

Introspective Composition: Q&A with Flute Choir Call for Scores 2023 Winner Phoebe Pylant

Phoebe Pylant won the NFA’s 2023 Flute Choir Call for Scores competition for her work…

Profoundly Impactful: 2023 Blaisdell Scholarship Recipient Tyree Wilson on his NFA Convention Experience

Attending the National Flute Association convention was an experience like no other—and thanks to the…

San Antonio Riverwalk by Stephen Crane
Flauta Mundi: Previewing the 2024 NFA Convention in San Antonio

Join us for the 52nd Annual National Flute Association Convention in San Antonio, Texas, August…

Léa Freire. Credit Caroline Bittencourt
A Force of Nature: Inside the World of Léa Freire

This March I visited my friend Léa Freire in São Paulo, a city that might…

James DeMars and R. Carlos Nakai: A Two Worlds Collaboration

Composer James DeMars and Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai’s collaborations have been a groundbreaking…

Crossing Paths: Matthias Ziegler and Wissam Boustany Discuss Imagination and Inspiration

In advance of Wissam Boustany’s appearance at the NFA’s 2023 Convention in Phoenix, we approached…

Instrumental Immersion: Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum

Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is home to a stunning collection of more than 7,500…

A Fresh IDEA: An update from the NFA’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Committee

Summer always marks the final build of suspense preceding the National Flute Association’s annual convention.…