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Program as of June 1 (schedule subject to change; please check back)

All events take place in Brechemin Auditorium and the University of Washington Music Building unless otherwise noted.
Friday June 16                                        DOWNLOAD FINAL SCHEDULE

   3:30 pm Registration, Social Hour, General Session: Setting the Agenda
   4:30 pm Opening performance by Pacific Northwest ensembles and soloists
   5:30 pm Dinner
   *7:00 pm Audio Visual Tribute: Felix Skowronek, Pioneer of the Wooden Flute, presented by William McColl and members of the Soni Ventorum, Neil and Theo Nassar (free to the general public)
   8:00 pm Evening Double Concert: Brasilidade (21^st, 20^th and 19^th-Century Brasilian Music) with flutist Danilo Mezzadri and pianist Jerrod Wendland, followed by Duozona with Chuck and Theresa Hulihan, performing new music for flute and guitar, written in part for Duozona.
   10:00 pm Cabaret: Versatile flutist Jim O'Halloran and the Jim O'Halloran Quintet draw from Jazz repertoire from the fifties to the present, touching now and then on European and sacred music as well as jazz, Brazilian, Cuban, salsa, and African, and bringing these sensibilities to their improvisation. (McCarty Hall, University of Washington)
Saturday June 17

   8:30 am Coffee Hour & Registration
   9:00 am Ensembles, Exhibits
   10:00 am Performer's Symposium I: Brazilian contemporary music, flute/guitar and jazz repertoire.
   11:00 am Presentation: Flute Woods and Aspects of Wooden Flute Construction with Alexander Eppler
   12:00 pm Exhibits, Lunch
   *2:00 pm Presentation: The Wooden Flute in America with David and Nina Shorey
   3:00 pm Afternoon Double Concert: Flutist Lanny Pollet (Victoria, BC) performing the Cambini Wind Quintet No.1 and Villa Lobos, followed by New Music from the Heartland with flutist Tim Lane and pianist Namji Kim (Brechemin Auditorium.)
   4:30 pm Presentation: Orchestral Use of the Classical Flute with both early and Boehm-system flutes, with Janet See
   5:30 pm Dinner
   8:00 pm Evening Double Concert: Wisconsin Woodwind Quintet, followed by Klezmer Flute with flutist Adrianne Greenbaum and Alexander Eppler, cimbalom (download Klezmer/Quintet flyer)
   10:00 pm Cabaret: Jazz flutist Bradley Leighton(San Diego, a former student of Felix, will perform with the Tom McElroy Trio, a wide array of jazz and jazz fusion.  "Jamming" and impromptu sit-ins by conference participants will be encouraged. (University Towers Lounge)

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Sunday June 18

   8:30 am Coffee Hour
   9:00 am  Ensembles, Exhibits
   9:30 am Rehearsal for UW and Wood Flute Conference Choir Memorial Concert performance
   10:15 am Presentation: Biophilia: Connecting with Nature and The Wood Flute with Martin Mador
   11:00 am Performer's Symposium II: The use of the wooden flute in the woodwind quintet, modern baroque performance, klezmer and avant-garde flute music
   12:00 pm Exhibits, Lunch
   *2:00 pm Presentation: Historical Development & Orchestral Use of Wood Boehm-System Flutes with David and Nina Shorey
   3:00 pm Afternoon Double Concert: The Wood Flute: On the Cutting Edge through Six Centuries with Courtney Westcott, Kim Pineda and Jeffrey Cohan, performing selections on wooden flutes from the Renaissance through the 19^th century, followed by The Multimedia Flute with flutist/composer Clifford Dunn
   4:30 pm Panel Discussion: The Wooden Flute: Past, Present and Future, moderated by David Shorey
  5:30 pm Dinner
   8:00 pm Felix Skowronek Memorial and Concert: Featured performers will include Arthur Grossman, Tim Lane, Duozono, Clifford Dunn, Martin Lund, Danilo Mezzadri, Lanny Pollet, Adrianne Greenbaum, Alexander Eppler and a special selection to be performed by all conference participants and the UW Flute Choir. A reception will follow. Free admission. Donations to the Felix Skowronek Endowed Memorial Flute Award will be gratefully accepted.
*admission to these presentations at 2 PM and 7 PM are free to the general public with paid admittance to the following performance