Flute Day 2023!

The Pennsylvania State School of Music:

April 16th 9:00am-6:00pm

This event is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Penn State Student Allocation Fund, the Rose Mary Duncan Fund, and Windworks Studio.

All events will take place in the Penn State School of Music: https://arts.psu.edu/academics/school-of-music/.

All events are free and open to the public, however, registration is required at the following link. Please register by April 2nd, 2023. 

If you would like to order a Flute Day T-Shirt you must register by March 16th.

Registration Link

 

Jasmine Choi Masterclass Competition at Penn State!

Enter this competition run by the Penn State Flute Club to win a chance to perform in Jasmine Choi’s masterclass at Penn State. You must be between the ages of 10 and 27 to compete. Videos must be uploaded to this application to be considered. Videos should not be longer than 10 minutes and should include the repertoire the performer would perform for the class. Accompaniment is required if applicable. Memorization is encouraged. The deadline for the entrance to the competition is March 16, 2023 at midnight (EST).

Competition Link

See guest artists and schedule below.

 

The Penn State Flute Club is beyond thrilled to welcome

Jasmine Choi

as the headlining guest artist for the 2023 Penn State Flute Day.

 

Other guests include:

Christine Fish Moulton, professor of flute, Mansfield University of PA, is a licensed Body Mapping Educator and in the third year of training in the Timani method. She is member of the Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (MCCE), Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra & Valley Vivaldi, the St. Paul’s Chamber Orchestra (Elkins Park, PA) and the annual Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Solo and chamber music concerts include WSKG TV’s  & WXXI, WVIA, WCNY public radio stations, NYC’s Symphony Space, Carnegie Hall’s Weill and Zankel Halls and National Flute Conventions in Orlando, San Diego & Las Vegas. She serves as Secretary of the Marcel Moyse Society.

 

Dr. Laura Zabanal 

Laura Zabanal is an experienced flutist and pedagogue. She has performed and taught internationally in the United States, Central America, and Europe. In 2020 she was a guest artist at Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona, FL) and Cottey College (Nevada, MO). She recently gave the U.S. premiere of William Price’s Monologue for solo flute at the CMS Southern conference in Nashville, TN. She has held the second flute position with the Penns Woods Music Festival orchestra in central Pennsylvania since 2013, and for many years. She is currently a Flute Teaching Artist with The People’s Music School in Chicago and an adjunct instructor of music theory at VanderCook College of Music. She also works with flutists at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights and teach in-person and online private flute lessons.

Dr. Kathryn Rudnik

Kathryn Rudnik is an avid performer and teacher in Shenandoah Valley and Northern Virginia. While currently enjoying teaching elementary music, she performed with the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, and most recently with Blue Ridge Flute Quintet at the Lunar New Year Gala at the Chinese Embassy. She won the Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention Masterclass Competition in 2020 and 2022, performing for Jasmine Choi and Marianne Gedigian. Dr. Rudnik just graduated from James Madison University in December 2022, where she earned her DMA in Flute Performance, Pedagogy, and Literature. Previously, Dr. Rudnik attended Bowling Green State University (BM ‘15), and Penn State (MM ‘18 and PPC ‘19).

Windworks Studios will exhibit flutes in Room 102 MB I from 9:00am – 6:00pm.

Feel free to try out the Windworks flutes and piccolos at anytime during Flute Day!

Come try out some amazing new flutes and piccolos. Windworks Studio opened in 1997 in Center City Philadelphia with musical instrument services dedicated exclusively to the woodwind community.   Success followed because we stayed focused on our mission: to provide the highest quality woodwind services at a fair price and to support musicians of all ages and levels whether they played for vocation or avocation.Our commitment to providing the highest quality services to woodwind players, soon became known in the Philadelphia region and beyond. Based upon a reputation of service-oriented precision, integrity and one-on-one help, we were approached to carry handmade custom instruments for sale, by the makers.In 2011, we accepted the responsibilities associated with representing makers of fine flutes. Giving flutists and teachers access to purchase fine handmade flutes, piccolos and headjoints, from a workshop based dealership that has a close relationship with makers, as well as having the tooling and skills to follow through on complete comprehensive service, was the perfect solution. We are honored to represent carefully chosen makers for whom we feel are among the finest flute, piccolo and headjoint makers in the world.   With each of the makers we represent, we are proud to carry their full line, for you to compare and audition in an environment that allows you to concentrate, listen and hear while not feeling rushed or pressured.

 

Schedule of the Day:

• 8:00-9:00 Early Bird Registration (PSU Box Office)
• 9-10:30am: Body Mapping workshop with Dr. Christine Moulton (Esber Rehearsal Hall)
• 10:30-11:30am:  Intro to Fife Class (Esber Rehearsal Hall) with SFC Emily Barone and SSG Laura Zabanal, The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
  • Join SFC Emily Barone and SSG Laura Zabanal for an introductory class on playing the fife. We will advise flutists on how to approach playing six-hole fifes, with introductory fingerings, sound and technique exercises, and by sharing common repertoire from the fife and drum community. Additional resource packets will be provided, and fifes will be available for attendees to try. We’re happy to chat more during the lunch hour, and in-session questions are welcome!

• 11:30-12:45pm: LUNCH BREAK

  • Lunch will not be provided to attendees, however, there are many wonderful lunch options close to campus such as Noodles and Co., Tadashi, Cane’s Chicken, and Snap Pizza.

• 12:30-12:50 Additional Registration (PSU Box Office)
• 12:45-1:00: Flute Trivia Game (Recital Hall)
• 1:00-2:00pm: Jasmine Choi, flute and Hugh Sung, piano Solo Recital (Recital Hall)
• 2:30-3:30pm: Flute Choir Reading Session (Room 128, MB II) with Dr. Rudnik
• 4:00-6:00pm: Masterclass with Jasmine Choi (Esber Rehearsal Hall)
  • (Penn State Students and the Competition winner will perform). 

 

We hope to see you here!