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.

Lauding Lowell

The amazingly prolific composer Lowell Liebermann turned 60 as we were beginning to come out…

Music Careers and Chronic conditions Reframing illness, injury, and disibility in the industry

While there is an enormous focus on the individual’s responsibility for musical preparation, decorum, health…

Amatzinac: José Pablo Moncayo’s Elusive Jewel

One of Mexico’s most celebrated composers made his debut with a flute work whose multiple…

The National Flute Association C.R.E.A.T.E. Project Competition

The NFA values and supports innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and ingenuity. Through the C.R.E.A.T.E. (Creating Resources…

The Blessings and Challenges of Navigating the Pandemic

March 2020: We’ll never forget the surreal realization that life as we knew it was…

Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds Basic principles to guide, enrich, and shape our students’ unique diverse lives.

Basic principles to guide, enrich, and shape our students’ unique diverse lives. What does “diversity”…

Graduate Research Competition: 2021 Winner

The NFA’s Research Committee is proud to announce the winner of the 2021 Graduate Research…

From the President

Greetings! I must confess that I’m still in a euphoric state after our recent NFA Virtual…

Seasonal Transitions

The four days in August I spent glued to my computer from early morning to…

Forging Ahead

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year-and-a-half since our world was turned…

Notes from Around the World

The Puerto Rico Flute Symposium’s 2021–22 season, “Flutists of Latin America,” features a series of…

Across the Miles

On August 21, Les flûtistes de Montréal offered their first live performances since before the…