VIVA LA FLAUTA! ! - National Flute Association

thorough, organized, and always pleasant. Kathy Farmer worked her annual magic
organizing the Fiesta Flute Orchestra. Paul Taub (New Music Advisory committee)
was ever efficient and enthusiastic with all things New Music. Kim Pineda
(Historical Flutes), Linda Pereksta (Baroque Artist Competition), and Carol
Redman (Santa Fe traverso player) offered savvy suggestions and guidance in
helping put our outstanding baroque flute track together. Ali Ryerson, our jazz
coordinator, was a fabulous consultant for the jazz area.
Our competition coordinator, Lisa Garner Santa, lent a watchful eye and sage,
savvy oversight to the many competitions under her care, each one having its own
fabulous coordinator that deserves thanks: Linda Pereksta (Baroque Artist
Competition), Amy Hamilton (Convention Performers for the Newly Published
Music Competition), Rachel Lynn Waddell (DMA/PhD Dissertations), Darrin
Thaves (High School Soloist), Holly Hoffman (Jazz), Jill Heyboer (Masterclass
Performers), Virginia Schulze-Johnson (National High School Flute Choir), Andrea
Loewy (Newly Published Music), Joanna Bassett (Orchestral Audition), Diane Boyd-
Schultz (Professional Flute Choir), and Karen Moratz (Young Artist). Other coordinators
who assisted include Christine Cleary (Flute Clubs), Lisa Fahlstrom (Amateur
Resources), and Lee Van Dusen (Performance Health).
A special thanks to the Copland Fund for sponsoring the performance of
Melinda Wagner’s concerto, and thanks to Pat Spencer for writing and submitting
the application that resulted in our receiving this award.
Throughout the year, Irene Pruzan, our director of public relations, has done a
stellar job of getting the word out about this convention. She has been assisted by my
fellow flute-enthusiasts Leslie Timmons, Chris Potter, and Michelle Stanley. Our able
Albuquerque team, led by local coordinator Valerie Potter with equipment manager
Carla Beauchamp and information booth coordinator Jennifer Lau, has welcomed us
to their city, offering assistance throughout the preparations and the event itself.
Volunteer coordinator Melissa Colgin-Abeln, assisted by Lisa Van Winkle and Chris
Potter, has rallied and helped to organize the dozens, even hundreds of helpers
needed to make this convention run smoothly. Thanks to each of you who volunteered—“many
hands make light work” and your contribution made a difference.
Thanks to the program book team, headed by Anne Welsbacher and our fantastic
and longsuffering bios editor, Lisa Van Dusen.
In speaking of the ingredients it takes to create an event of this magnitude
and quality, I must thank each of our many outstanding performers and presenters
for bringing a special flavor to the table. Thanks, too, to each of you
who submitted a proposal. We had to make difficult programming decisions
and were inspired by the quality and creativity of the many options.
Last, but not least, thanks to each of you who have joined us here in the
“Land of Enchantment” to celebrate our beloved instrument and our passion
for music. If you take home some favorite memories of this “¡Viva la Flauta!”
gathering, we will have accomplished our goal. Thank you for the opportunity
to serve. It has been the experience of a lifetime.
Nancy Andrew
2007 Program Chair
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