CALL FOR MASTERCLASS PERFORMERS
Announcing a call for performers (c-flute or piccolo) to play in the masterclass with the GPFS Fall Guest Artist Wissam Boustany
WHAT AND WHEN:
Masterclass with Wissam Boustany, Saturday, 10/25/25, 3 - 5 pm at Portland State University, Lincoln Hall Auditorium. You must be a high school or college (through graduate level) student to apply for this opportunity.
PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING:
1. Complete the online registration form on or before October 5th.
You will be expected to provide a link to a video recording of the piece you plan to perform.
2. You must be a qualified performer either recently or currently studying flute in a formal setting, such as private instruction or enrollment in a school of music. You must be a high school or college (through graduate level) student to apply for this opportunity.
3. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out no later than 10/10/25, 2025. You will be provided with more information at that time such as when to arrive, specifically where to go, what to bring, what to provide in advance, and what to expect.
4. You must be a current member of GPFS. If you are not, please join first and then return to complete this application. Learn more or join here: Membership. Joining gives you free access to the 10/25/26 workshop and masterclass as well as discounted entrance to Wissam's 10/26/25 concert - Fall Concert with Flutist Wissam Boustany.
DATES: This application closes on October 5th, 2025. Notification of the results will follow no later than October 10, 2025.
QUESTIONS: Contact Zach Galatis with any questions: z.g@pdx.edu
NOTE - Selected masterclass performers have been asked by the guest artist Wissam Boustany to attend the workshop he is conducting which is scheduled from 2:00 - 3:00 in the same location where the masterclass will be held from 3:00 - 5:00. He asks this so the performers are introduced to the concepts prior to the masterclass.
LEARN MORE & STAY TUNED AT THIS WEBPAGE: Fall Guest Artist
A LITTLE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP PRIOR TO MASTERCLASS:
A Method Called Love: In this interactive workshop, Wissam delves into the source that activates our deepest potential as human beings and flute players, setting out simple principles and processes that unleash our creativity, unique voices and consistency. Wissam will define how to establish a flexible, nuanced, experimental way of working that is fun and embraces risk-taking, moving beyond the anxieties and fears that hold us back in life and music. He will bring a special focus on improvisation and memory as tools to open the door to a natural and deeply personal bond with our instrument
A LITTLE ABOUT WISSAM BOUSTANY:
https://www.wissamboustany.com/flutist-bio
From Volunteer Elyse Nah, Her Conversation with Wissam - Lebanese-British flutist, conductor, and composer Wissam Boustany will join the Greater Portland Flute Society as guest artist this October. A charismatic musician known for blending innovation with tradition, Wissam brings incredible tone color, texture, and expression to his performances and compositions.
When I spoke with Wissam this August, I was struck by his passion and sincere heart for people. He welcomes musicians and nonmusicians alike to experience Inner Journeys, his way of recital that breaks barriers between performer and audience through interactive dialogue. He also invites all who are interested to a workshop and masterclass on The Method Called Love, his teaching approach that focuses on our capacity to love as a powerful and practical state to unlock potential and joy in any aspect of our lives. His emphasis on improvisation and memory helps students better understand fear and anxiety, learning to work with these emotions in empowering ways.
Wissam is also committed to humanitarian work and understands more than most the difficulty of community without politicization. When asked what he hopes to share with Portland, he answered that music “allows us to reflect on our common humanity, in all its forms, and helps us find the motivation to create a warmer world.” Come join him for a joyful space of listening and learning!
