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2025-2026 Upcoming Events, Dates TBA:
ECU Flute Symposium, featuring guest artists and multiple performances Chamber Music recital featuring ECU faculty and guest artists Christmas 2025 November 12-December 11 Principal Flute, Dance Centre Kenya Production of Tschaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet, at the Kenya National Theatre, Nairobi, Kenya; Performances: Friday, November 28, Show at 7:00 pm Saturday, November 29, Shows at 3:00 and 7:00 pm Sunday, November 30, Shows at 1:00 and 4:30 pm Sunday, December 6, Shows at 3:00 and 7:00 pm Sunday, December 7, Shows at 1:00 and 4:30 pm Faculty Showcase Recital, Tuesday, August 26, Recital of ECU faculty to welcome students to the new academic year, A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall, 7:30 pm Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should call 252-737-1016 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours prior to the event. Upcoming, Summer Session I, 2026: Taiwan Chamber Music/Chinese Language and Culture Summer Study Abroad will be active again in May 2026, featuring Faculty-Led travel to Asia together with Dr. Christine Gustafson--Multiple performances featuring faculty and students from ECU and the University of Taipei. More information soon! Click above on "More . . ." and click for drop down link to Taiwan page for photos, video from 2025 and news! 2025 Summer August 7-12, National Flute Association Annual Convention, Navigating New Beginnings, Challenges and Collective Growth for New Flute Professors, presenter, together with Moderator and proposal initiator Dr. Kelariz Keshavarz, Flute Faculty, UNC Chapel Hill; UNCG Flute Faculty, Dr. Erika Boysen and Dr. Jeiran Hasan, Flute Faculty, Utah State University, Baker Room, Hyatt Regency Convention Center, Atlanta, GA, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm. See https://www.nfaonline.org/convention/2025-convention-atlanta-ga for membership information, Convention registration or day passes. July 23- 31, Global Summer Institute of Music, Bad Vöslau, Austria, Flute Faculty Events: Faculty Lectures and Workshops daily, July 24-27 Guest Artist Masterclasses daily, July 25-28 Concerts,7/24-30 in Concert and Recital Halls of the Musikverein, Vienna Austria Gustafson performances: Fuk-Wing Yim, Monologue II, 7/24, Concert Hall, 19.30 and Maurice Emmanuel, Sonata for Flute, Clarinet and Piano, Op. 11, with Robert DiLutis, clarinet and Andrew Brownwell, piano, 7/27, Concerto Hall, 19.30h. Spring Sunday, July 6, Summer Music Series, soloist, Sanctuary, First Methodist Church, Washington, NC, 11:15 am, free. May 10-June 2, Taipei and Taichung, Taiwan, giving flute lessons, coaching, masterclasses, workshops and concerts Performances with friends, colleagues and students from ECU, the University of Taipei and at DMajor Music Studio in Taichung, Taiwan. Major Events: Saturday, May 31, 7:30 pm, Sunday, June 1, 3:00 pm, Chamber Music Concerts, featuring performers from ECU faculty and students, faculty from Tunghai University and DMajor Music Studio, at DMajor Music Studio, Taichung, Taiwan, tickets available online, at 7-11, Family Mart, or at the door, 500 NTD/person. Saturday, June 1, Masterclass, featuriing students of Tunghai University faculty Chao Hung Lin, tickets available online, at 7-11, Family Mart, or at the door, 500 NTD/person, see Director Ruth Hwang for masterclass participation and fees, 3:00 pm. Thursday, May 15, Workshop: Applying for Graduate Study at US Universities, Music Conservatory of the University of Taipei, Boai Campus Room, M401 May 12-21, chamber music coaching, private lessons, multiple groups, to arrange coaching times or individual flute lessons, see Director Sabina Shu-Chun Chiang. Saturday, April 26, ECU Symphonic Wind Ensemble (guest faculty, piccolo), Dr. William Staub, Music Director, Music of Igor Stravinsky (Piano Concerto), Prof. Kwan Yi, piano soloist, Wagner and others, Wright Auditorium, ECU Main Campus, 7:30 pm, free. Friday, April 12, Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical Kids Live! (Principal Flute), Saint Georges' Sword and Bow, Educational concert for all 5th grade students from Nash County and community, Word Tabernacle Church Auditorium, Rocky Mounty, NC,10:00 am, free (sponsored). Wednesday, March 20, Faculty Recital, Music of our Time for Flute, Piccolo, Organ and Clarinet, Music by Muczynski, Yim, Stamm and others, performing together with Dr. Thomas Kim, clarinet and Josh Dumbleton, organ, Sanctuary First Presbyterian Church, 1400 S. Elm Street, Greenville, NC, 7:30 pm, free. Saturday, March 1, Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Flute), Almost Elton John, featuring music by Elton John, in arrangement for rehearsal and tribute concert, Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, NC Wesleyan Campus, Rocky Mount, NC, 7:30 pm. Tickets available through Dunn Center Box Office. International Chamber Music Exchange featuring students and faculty of the University of Taipei and East Carolina University, February 1-14, 2025, part of the Chamber Music/Summer Study Abroad Program, students attend classes, ensemble rehearsals, receiving coaching and lessons culminating in An Evening of International Chamber Music Wednesday, February 12, 7:30 pm, A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall. Free. Bring your instrument/Voice! Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should call 252-737-1016 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours prior to the event. 2024 Fall Tuesday, December 24, Flute Soloist, One Night, One Star, One Child, Calvary Parish Church, Tarboro, NC Tuesday, December 3, Soloist, piccolo and flute, Sounds of the Season, ECU choral concert, St. Paul Episcopal Church, 401 E. Fourth Street, Greenville, NC, 27858, 7:30 pm, free. Saturday, November 24, Soloist First Methodist Church Washington, NC, W. Second Street, Washington, NC. Saturday, November 15, Recital: Music for Flute, Piccolo, harpsichord and Organ, with David Bellows, organ & harpsichord, Barbara Shipp, cello, 7:00 pm, free. Saturday, November 4, Tar River Orchestra & Chorus, Carolina Ties (Principal Flute), Glasgow Gloria, McCanna Sinise, Cloud Surfing, World Premiere, First Baptist Church of Rocky Mount, 7:30 pm, ticketed event. Sunday, November 3, Recital: Music for Flute, Piccolo and Organ, with Josh Dumbleton, organ, Calvary Episcopal Church, 411 E. Church Street, Tarboro, NC, free. Saturday, September 28, Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Flute), Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, NC Wesleyan Campus, Rocky Mount, NC, 7:30 pm, Tickets available through Dunn Center Box Office. Thursday-Friday, September 19-20, Kelariz Keshavarz Residency; Masterclass, Thursday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, Fletcher B126, ECU Campus; GUEST ARTIST Recital together with Christine Gustafson and original composition by Dr. Keshavarz and music of contemporary Iranian composers, Friday, Fletcher Recital Hall, 7:30 pm, free. Saturday, September 7, New Carolina Sinfonia, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 4th Street, Greenville, NC, 7:30 pm, music of Saint-Saëns, Fauré. Poulenc. Tickets available at ECU Box Office. CAROL WINCENC IN RESIDENCE at ECU: MASTERCLASS AND FOSS RENAISSANCE CONCERTO Thursday, April 11, 2024, 4:00 - 6:30 pm, Masterclass, A. J. Fletcher Music Center, Room B136 4-5, Recital Hall, 5-6:30 pm. Saturday, April 13, 2024, 7:30 pm, CAROL WINCENC performs as Concerto Soloist with ECU Symphony Orchestra, Lukas Foss Renaissance Concerto, ECU Campus, Wright Auditorium, April 13, 2024, 7:30 pm, Admission Free to all events, Haynes Flutes will be onsite both days! Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should call 252-737-1016 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours prior to the event. Saturday, May 25, 2024, 7:30 pm, New Carolina Sinfonia (principal flute), ECU Campus, Wright Auditorium, featuring KWAN YI, piano soloist, Mozart G Major Concerto, K. 453; Cherubini, Faniska Overture and Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4, Dr. Jorge Richter, conductor (tickets available at StubHub.com) Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should call 252-737-1016 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours prior to the event. Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:30. pm, Jeans N Classics, "Soulful," Principal Flute, Tar River Orchestra, Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, Rocky Mount, NC (tickets may be purchased at: tarriverlive.com) Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 7:00 pm, A. J. Fletcher Music Center Recital Hall, ECU Flute Studio Recital, featuring members of the 2023-24 ECU Flute Studio, with collaborative pianists Alisa Gilliam and Narae Lee and the ECU Flute Quartet, admission free! Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) should call 252-737-1016 (voice/TTY) at least 48 hours prior to the event. February 23-24, Friday 10 am, 12 pm; Saturday, 2 pm, Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, Rocky Mount, NC, Principal Flute,Tar River Orchestra, "Beethoven Lives Here!" Educational Concerts and Family Concert Series (tickets may be purchased at: tarriverlive.com) February 1-3, Western Carolina University Flute Festival, Cullowhee, NC; Masterclass 2/2, performance in Gala Recital, 2/3; including classes and performances by WCU Flute Faculty Kelariz Keshavarz, with Jeiran Hasan, Dennette McDermott and Camilla Hoitenga, flutes, and pianist extraordinaire, Dr. Lillian Pearson! 2023 Saturday-Sunday, December 7-8, 2023, Saturday performances at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday performance at 7:00 p.m. The Nutcracker Ballet Principal Flute, with New Carolina Sinfonia, Wright Auditorium, Wright Auditorium, ECU Campus, Greenville, NC February 1-14, 2023, Exchange with performance major Students and Flute Faculty/Dean Sabina Chiang from the University of Taipei, International Concert, together with faculty and students from ECU, and the combined flute choirs of ECU and UT, as well as world premiere of new work, "Where we Hope to Go," written for the Taiwan program by program participant Jay Dudding, February 13, 2024, Fletcher Recital Hall, 7:00 pm March 29-31 ECU Flute Symposium, featuring Julietta Curenton in masterclass and recital, with Alison Mossey and Christine Gustafson, masterclasses, recitals and panel discussion on careers in flute performance May 8-31, 2019 Taipei, Taiwan Summer Study Abroad, Chamber Music/Chinese Culture and Language; three weeks of masterclasses, private lessons, chamber group coaching, rehearsals, cultural excursions and Gala performance June 25, together with faculty and students of The University of Taipei: including Gustafson masterclasses and lectures. Visit to Tunghai University School of Music,.May 27; ECU student participants: Maame Dadson, voice, Jacob Hartman, horn, Thalia Ousley, trumpet, Shiloh Waite, flute, Troy Williamson, oboe Selected events from 2018-2022 Coastal Winds Quintet Recital, February 27, 2022 Music of Barber, Hindemith, featuring Christine Gustafson, flute, Anna Lampidis, oboe, Douglas Moore-Monroe, clarinet and Christopher Ulffers, bassoon, Fletcher Recital Hall July 11-18 1:00 - 3:00 pm, 2020 Virtual 2020 ECU Band Camp Flute Camp, Introductory session and three online flute camp sessions inviting grades 6-12, open to 2020 ECU Band Camp flutists whose registration was cancelled due to COVID-19! Open also to all young flutists who register through ECU flute professor Dr. Christine Gustafson at [email protected]; featuring ECU MM woodwinds grad Alexander Busby--activities including warmups, chamber music playing, performance and masterclasses, with advanced sessions and coaching for university level auditions. Tuition Free! Wednesday, May 15, 2019 Taipei, Taiwan Summer Study Abroad, Chamber Music/Chinese Culture and Language; three weeks of masterclasses, private lessons, chamber group coaching, rehearsals and final gala performance June 6, together with faculty and students of The University of Taipei: including Gustafson masterclasses and lectures, The University of Taipei, Recital Studio 101. Gustafson Guest Artist Masterclass, Taichung, Taiwan Gong Xueshe Music Center,. ECU student participants: Cassie Baker, flute, Tirzah Baluch, piano, Alexander Busby (grad TA), flute, oboe and clarinet, and Kaley Lawing, flute. July 28-August 10, Artist Faculty for Global Summer Institute of Music, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, masterclasses, coaching and lessons together with flutists Sabina Chiang and Aleksandr Haskin Thursday through Saturday, February 14-16, The 2019 ECU Flute Symposium, featuring special guest artist Timothy Hagan, flute, along with guest flutists Sarah Busman, Ya-Ching Chen and Erin Munnelly! 2018 Monday, October 29, Celebrating Halloween with Harberg and Friends, music of Amanda Harberg, with the composer at the piano and the World Premiere of Death Dances for flute, clarinet and piano by Kevin Beavers, with ECU clarinet faculty Douglas Moore-Monroe, plus North Carolina premiere of 2018 commissioned flute sonata, Court Dances, Birding in the Palisades and the North Carolina premiere of Amanda Harberg's new piccolo sonata with guest artist Regina Helcher, piccolo and Amanda Harberg, piano; Friday, August 10, National Flute Association Convention, Orlando, FL, Birding in the Palisades, Trio for flute, clarinet and piano, by Amanda Harberg, For the Birds Concert, Hyatt Regency Orlando, Barrel Spring Ballroom, featuring Douglas Moore-Monroe, clarinet, and composer Amanda Harberg, piano 12:30 pm April- May, Faculty Recital and tour with Coastal Winds Wake County High Schools, featuring music of Jongen, Ligeti, Harberg and Waschka, 7:30 pm, A. 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February 2025, International Chamber Music Concert in A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall with ECU faculty and students, with faculty and exchange students from the Conservatory of the University of Taipei
ECU Taiwan Exchange participants l to r: Thalia Ousley, trumpet, Luis Pineda, percussion, conducting, Troy Williamson, oboe, Jacob Hartman, horn, Maame Dadson, voice, Shiloh Waite, flute
Nutcracker 2023
New Carolina Sinfonia
Performance at the National Flute Association Convention, Orlando, Florida, Amanda Harberg Trio, Birding in the Palisades, l to r: Christine Gustafson, flute; composer Amanda Harberg, piano; Douglas Moore-Monroe, clarinet
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