Education and Outreach
Jackie Traish, Chair
The New York Flute Club sponsors a multifaceted program that includes students of all ages and levels who study flute in the greater New York City area. We have developed relationships with schools, teachers, and music outreach programs. Special events have included pre-concert workshops and demonstrations, opportunities for students to meet the performers, and career development seminars. In addition, we offer scholarships for recommended students to attend the annual flute fair free of charge.
If you’re interested in contributing program suggestions or your time, please contact Jackie Traish, our education chair.
Information about education/outreach events in past seasons may be found here.
We thank the Friends of Flutes Foundation, lifetime NYFC member Ardith Bondi, and other anonymous donors for their generous contributions to our education programs. If you would like to support our ongoing education efforts, click here.
Flashback: Masterclass with Ebonee Thomas
Sunday, December 4, 2022 • 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, NYC.
In-person
Ebonee Thomas, second flute/piccolo in the Dallas Opera and assistant professor of flute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, gave an inspiring pre-concert masterclass from 3:30 to 4:30 pm before her 5:30 pm recital.
Jessica Taskov was the masterclass coordinator.
The program:
Emily Leng: Enesco's Cantabile et Presto
Dahye (Annie) Jung: Widor's Suite for flute and piano, 1st movement
Courtney Conkling: Shulamit Ran's East Wind for solo flute
Ebonee Thomas's December 4, 2022 masterclass: (L to R) Linda Mark (pianist), Ebonee Thomas, Dahye (Annie) Jung, Courtney Conkling, and Emily Leng Photo credit: Ethan-Lin-Schwartz
The three performers:
Dahye (Annie) Jung was a first-year graduate student at New York University, studying for an MM in instrumental performance under Soo-Kyung Park. She earned BM degrees in secondary education and flute performance at the University of British Columbia and a Royal Conservatory of Music ARCT diploma in piano performance.
Emily Leng was an eighth-grader from Princeton, NJ, and had been playing the flute for six years. At the time of the masterclass, she was studying with Tanya Witek and was first chair in her school’s jazz band and symphonic band.
Courtney Conkling, a longtime Long Islander, was completing a BA in music from Hofstra University in December 2022 following studies at the Crane School of Music (at SUNY Potsdam) and the Blair School of Music (at Vanderbilt University). She was studying with Jessica Aura Taskov.
Admission: Free to members. Non-member rate (concert included) was $25 general, $15 students/seniors.
