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• Flute Academy 2026 - Middle and High School Youth

  • When
    31 Jan 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 3:15 PM
  • Location
    Chemeketa Community College, Auditorium, Building 6

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  Flute Academy 2026!

  Guest Artist, Jennifer Rhyne!

  January 31th, 2026, 9:00 - 3:15

  Chemeketa Community College, Auditorium, Building 6

  Focused on middle and high school youth of all levels, but all flutists are welcome.

  FREE to attend! Registration preferred so we know how many are coming. You can also just show up at the door.

  This event is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Arts Commission and our Youth Outreach Sponsor - Canter Flute Repair

  Bring your flute! No need to bring a music stand.

  We'll have snack bars there and a few bottles of water, but it is best if you bring your own water bottle and your brown bag lunch if you prefer.

  Location & Schedule

  LOCATION

  • Chemeketa Community College, Auditorium, Building 6, on the "East Campus Loop" just off of "Fire Protection Way." Use the purple or brown parking lots. 
  • Campus Map: Chemeketa 2023-campus-map-color.pdf
  • Please try to arrive 15 - 20 minutes early to be ready for the first session.
  • Bring your flute, your own water bottle and - if you wish - your brown bag lunch. No need to bring a music stand. Snack bars will be available.

  SCHEDULE
  

  • 9:00 - Doors open at 9:00 for participants - Get settled. Have your flute checked by on-site technician. Try flutes with Canter Flute Repair.
  • 9:30 - 10:00 - Warm up
  • 10:00 - 11:00 - Flute Choir
  • 11:00 - 11:50 - Lunch break & try flutes/visit Canter Flute Repair - bring your own water bottle. There will be some snacks and drinks provided, but bring your own brown bag if you prefer.
  • 12:00 - 2:00 - Masterclass
  • 2:00 - 3:00 - Recital
  • 3:00 - 3:15 - Participant Group Flute Choir Performance

  PROGRAM

  • Ballade for flute and piano by Phillipe Gaubert (1928)
  • Poem for Dancers for flute and piano by Huang Aulun (1981)
  • Zoom Tube by Ian Clarke (1999)
  • Afternoon of a Faun for flute and piano by Claude Debussy (1894)
  • Hüe Fantaisie for flute and piano (1913)

  QUESTIONS

  Email Emily Stanek at emstanekflute@gmail.com.

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• Flute Fair Exhibitor Registration 2026

  • When
    11 Apr 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Clackamas Community College, Oregon City Campus, 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, OR, 97045

  Register

  GPFS Flute Fair 2026 will be held at Clackamas Community College (CCC), Oregon City Campus, 19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, OR, 97045.

  https://www.clackamas.edu/docs/default-source/maps/map_oregoncity.pdf

  Exhibitors must be GPFS members. There is no charge to register for Flute Fair, however, Exhibitors will need to pay for tables to use in the Exhibit Hall and any additional advertising desired.

  Purchase Tables and Advertising Here: Flute Fair Exhibitor Options

  Questions? Contact our Commercial Membership Officer Karen Duggan at karenmichelleduggan@gpfs.org.

  
  

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• Application to Perform for Masterclass with Alexa Still

  • When
    11 Apr 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Clackamas Community College

  
  

  CALL FOR MASTERCLASS PERFORMERS

  Announcing a call for performers (c-flute or piccolo) to play in the masterclass with the GPFS 42nd Annual Flute Fair Guest Artist Alexa Still
  

  WHAT AND WHEN:

  Masterclass with Alexa Still, 4/11/26, 3 - 5 pm at Clackamas Community College (time subject to slight change). 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 March 22nd, 2026.

  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 3/30/26. 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 workshop and masterclass as well as discounted entrance to the guest artist concert the evening before and all of flute fair day.

  DATES: This application closes on March 22nd, 2026. Notification of the results will follow no later than March 30th, 2026.

  QUESTIONS: Contact Sandy Duffy Norman with any questions: sandyduffynorman@comcast.net

  NOTE - Selected masterclass performers have been asked by the guest artist Alexa Still to attend the workshop she is conducting which is scheduled for the hour before the masterclass and in the same location where the masterclass will be held from 3:00 - 5:00. She asks this so the performers are introduced to the concepts prior to the masterclass.

  LEARN MORE & STAY TUNED AT THIS WEBPAGE: Flute Fair

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• NFA Youth Day Ticket Raffle for GPFS Members

  • When
    8 Aug 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Portland Convention Center

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  GPFS Raffle for the NFA Youth Day

  Click here to enter to win one of ten tickets to the National Flute Association Youth Day, August 8th, 2026 at the Portland Convention Center:

  • $25 value.
  • Raffle closes at end of day PST April 10th, 2026.
  • For youth 18 yrs and younger.
  • GPFS is sponsoring ten tickets.
  • One win per person only.
  • Must be a GPFS youth member to claim winning ticket ($5 to join GPFS as a youth) .
  • Winners will be announced at the GPFS Flute Fair on April 11th. Don't need to be present to win.

  Note - Stay informed about NFA Youth Day through the National Flute Association's website https://www.nfaonline.org/convention/2026-convention-portland-or

  NFA Youth Day - This is the convention experience tailored for students ages 18 and under! This popular event returns in 2026 to guide students through an itinerary of special activities designed just for them. Registration is available in advance or on-site. NFA Membership not required.

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