Winter 2025 - Volume 50, No. 2
The Winter 2025 issue features a Q&A with the legendary Sir James Galway in honor of his 85th birthday. We also remember one of the most loved pillars of the NFA, Walfrid Kujala, who passed away in Fall 2025 fall, with an obituary penned by Leonard Garrison, remembrances by others, and some of his old FQ articles. We also look at composer Jiří Čart, instrument provenance via the Library of Congress, articulation, and facing braces. And, as always, there are pieces from NFA committees, reviews, member news, and much more.
The Library of Congress is a vast repository of knowledge, memory, and culture, housing millions…
Walfrid Kujala, known affectionally as Wally, passed away on November 10, 2024, at the age…
While I was visiting Brno, Czech Republic, in 1997, Arnošt Bourek of the Janáček Academy…
In the fall issue of Flutist Quarterly, I discussed the fundamentals of articulation and its…
I always felt blessed that I had never suffered any ailment or injury that interfered…
We each have our unique origin story for how we ended up playing the flute.…
As a new year begins, I am marking the fourth anniversary of my tenure as…
It’s interesting how we all get so reflective in the winter. I suppose it’s the…
“Ask the Career & Artistic Development Committee” is an advice column dedicated to guiding you through…
