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Saturday, February 21, 2015 McCain Auditorium Room M204 Free and open to the Public! REGISTER FOR THE EVENT AT

KARENLARGE.COM

The Order of Events May Change, but Start and end Times will remain the same

 8:30-9:00 – Registration 9:00-9:30 – Flute Warmups with Dr. Karen Large   Bring  your  flute  and  try  out  some  new  warmups!    9:30-10:30 – College Masterclass with Dr. Robinson 10:30-12:00 – High School Masterclass With Dr. Martinson 12:00-1:00 – Lunch   Bring  a  bagged  lunch  or  order  a  boxed  lunch  from  Jimmy  Johns  ($10).   1:00-2:30 – Open Flute Choir Reading Session with Dr. Martinson   Our  guest  artist  will  lead  an  open  flute  choir  reading  session.    Participants  may  try  the  alto  flute  and  the  bass  flute  at  this  session!     2:30-3:45 – Small Ensemble Formation and Rehearsal   All  Flute  Day  participants  will  be  placed  in  small  ensembles  and  will  work  with  K-­‐State  Undergraduate  students  to  rehearse  a  piece  for  the  final  concert.       4:00 – Recital   This  recital  will  feature  performances  by  Dr.  Karen  Large  and  Dr.  Elizabeth  Robinson  and  will  close  with  small  ensemble  and  flute  choir  performances  by  all  of  the  Flute  Day  participants!   For more information, please contact Dr. Karen Large at: kmlarge@k-state.edu, (850) 345-1446

Dr. Karen McLaughlin Large

Karen  McLaughlin  Large  joined  the  Kansas  State  University  music  faculty  in  2011  and  teaches  applied  flute,  music  theory,  flute  techniques,  world  music,  and  directs  the  KSU  flute  ensemble.  Dr.  Large  earned  her  Doctor  of  Music,  Master  of  Music,  Bachelor  of  Music,  and  Bachelor  of  Science  degrees  at  the  Florida  State  University.   She  is  a  founding  member  of  Traverso  Colore:  Baroque  Ensemble  and  Tornado  Alley  Flutes.    She  is  also  a  member  of  the  Florida  Flute  Orchestra,  performing  on  the  Sub  Contrabass  flute  in  G—one  of  only  a  few  such  instruments  in  the  world.  Dr.  Large  performs  at  National  and  International  conferences  regularly.    She  is  the  creator  of  the  Virtual  Flute  Choir.    

 Guest Artist,

Dr. Elizabeth Robinson   Dr.  Elizabeth  Robinson  teaches  music  appreciation  at  Kansas  State  University.  She  holds  a  Doctor  of  Arts  degree  from  Ball  State  University,  as  well  as  a  Master  of  Music  from  San  Francisco  State  University,  and  a  Bachelor  of  Music  degree  from  Drake  University.  Her  major  instructors  have  included  Dr.  Mihoko  Watanabe  and  Linda  Lukas  (San  Francisco  Symphony).At  Drake  University,  Dr.  Robinson  was  awarded  the  Presidential  Scholarship  and  the  Marie  Mountain  Clarke  Flute  Scholarship.  Her  dissertation,  Voice,  Itinerant,  and  Air:The  Solo  Flute  Works  of  Toru  Takemitsu,  won  the  2012  NFA  Graduate  Research  Competition  and  was  presented  at  the  2012  NFA  Convention.  Prior  to  her  position  at  Kansas  State,  Dr.  Robinson  taught  music  appreciation,  world  music,  and  introductory  college  courses  at  Ivy  Tech  Community  College,  Edison  Community  College,  and  Ball  State  University.  

Guest Artist, Dr. Shelley Martinson   Shelley  Martinson  joined  the  faculty  of  Southwestern  Oklahoma  State  University  as  Assistant  Professor  of  Music  in  fall  2013,  where  she  instructs  courses  in  applied  flute,  flute  studio,  music  history,  and  chamber  music.  A  passionate  educator,  Martinson  previously  served  on  the  faculty  of  the  Skidmore  Summer  Flute  Institute  and  the  Florida  State  University  Summer  Music  Program.  She  acted  as  Visiting  Instructor  of  Flute  and  Chamber  Music  at  Skidmore  College  prior  to  her  appointment  at  SWOSU.  Martinson  joined  the  Oklahoma  Flute  Society  board  in  2013  and  currently  serves  as  Flute  Fair  Coordinator  and  Grant  Chair.    Martinson  has  performed  with  several  orchestras  and  her  most  recent  engagements  include  performances  at  the  National  Flute  Association  Convention,  Florida  Flute  Association  Convention,  College  Music  Society  South-­‐Central  Conference,  Florida  State  University,  Skidmore  College,  University  of  Akron,  and  Malone  University.  An  advocate  of  both  music  of  the  past  and  present,  Martinson  has  premiered  more  than  a  dozen  new  works  featuring  the  flute  and  also  studies  and  performs  on  Baroque  flute.  Martinson  is  founder  and  president  of  the  Flute  New  Music  Consortium  (FNMC),  an  award  winning  commissioning  organization  dedicated  to  expanding  and  enhancing  the  modern  flute  repertoire.    Recipient  of  the  NFA's  2014  Graduate  Research  Competition,  Martinson  continues  to  actively  study  historical  performance,  musical  aesthetics,  and  East  Asian  flute  traditions.  She  earned  her  Doctorate  of  Music  in  flute  performance  with  a  certificate  in  World  Music  from  Florida  State  University.  She  holds  additional  degrees  in  flute  performance  (MM),  music  history  (MM),  and  music  (BA)  from  the  University  of  Akron  and  Skidmore  College.  Former  teachers  include  Eva  Amsler,  Mihoko  Watanabe,  George  Pope,  Jan  Vinci,  and  Wendy  Matthews.