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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…

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The Emotional Power of Flute Music — The Theory of Musical Equilibration

Have you ever wondered what truly unlocks the soul-stirring power of music, beyond the notes…

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The Sound of Hope: Listening with Anders Hagberg

It’s not often that an artist’s work aligns so perfectly with the zeitgeist of a…

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One Voice, Many Worlds: A Personal Reflection on Finding Artistic Identity

Throughout my artistic journey, people have often asked me to choose: “Are you classical or…

The Lost Art of Listening: From Convention Hall to Practice Room

Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to Robert’s article in the Summer FQ, which received…

Hearing Health for Musicians

As musicians, we produce and are around live and recorded music for much of our…

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Teaching Wellness: A Conversation with Janice Ying

Musicians’ Wellness is a topic near and dear to my heart. It’s been exciting to…

The Mark of the Flutist: Tackling the Dreaded Flute Chin

This phenomenon goes by many names: “flute chin,” “mark of the flutist,” “my personal nemesis,”…

Artists Inspire Climate Action – The Arctic Circle Residency

The Arctic Circle Artist Residency in Svalbard, July 2025 This July, I experienced a composing…

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

“Everything you have within you as a musician will tell you how to phrase Bach.”…

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The Flutist in the Physics Lab: An Intimate Portrait of Dayton C. Miller

In the annals of the flute, there are innovators, virtuosos, and scholars. And then there…