Location: Marquis Hall, Coe College

Join us for classes for all ages and skill levels on the All-State and Honor Band Auditions, Performance Anxiety, How to Practice, Flute Choir with low flutes, a Presentation from Flute Authority & Flute Specialists, a chance to try new flutes and piccolos, and more! 

$10 to cover lunch

For any questions, email Coe College Flute Professor Rose Bishop at flute.rosebishop@gmail.com

This workshop is intended for junior high, high school, college students who plan to audition for Honor Band/All-State/College/etc, or for flutists of any age who just want to improve their overall playing, learn more about how to manage performance anxiety, and play in a community flute choir. We take special care to focus on all levels of playing, with a class specifically dedicated to junior high school students. The technical difference in audition requirements from junior high to high school is quite large, so I strive to help bridge that gap by building on their fundamentals and their confidence. 

You can register HERE for the Festival

2023 Solo Competition:

To enter the competition, each student should send a 1 minute video recording to flute.rosebishop@gmail.com by Friday, September 15th at 5pm. Winners will be announced on Sunday.

High School Competition:

Record a one (1) minute video of a solo of your choice or one (1) minute excerpt from one of the All-State excerpts. No accompaniment required.

Junior High Competition:

Record a one (1) minute video of a solo of choice. No accompaniment required.

• Prizes include: A swag bag from Flute Authority, a gift card from West Music, and more!

International prize-winning flutist Rose Bishop serves as Instructor of Flute at St. Ambrose University, Coe College, Cornell College, and Kirkwood Community College. An active orchestral musician, she serves as Principal Flute of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Quincy Symphony Orchestras and Acting Second Flute with the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with Orchestra Iowa, the Quad City Symphony, the Salina Symphony, the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, among others.

A highly sought-after guest artist, Bishop has appeared as a guest soloist with ensembles including the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra and numerous university and municipal bands, in addition to enjoying various guest artist residencies at universities throughout the nation. An active clinician, Bishop has performed, lectured, and presented at events including the National Flute Association Convention, the Kansas Wesleyan International Music Festival, Upper Midwest Flute Association Festival, Iowa Flute Festival, Wisconsin Flute Festival, Portland Flute Society, the St. Louis Flute Fair, to name a few.

Rose Bishop recently released her solo debut album, Diversions, of solo flute repertoire that she either commissioned during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, or performed as part of her residency with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra in October, 2021. This album features compositions by all living female composers, and includes works by Amber Beams, Nicole Chamberlain, Linda Robbins Coleman, and Lisa Neher.

Dedicated to community outreach, Bishop is the Flute Faculty, Founder and Artistic Director of the Eastern Iowa Flute Workshop and the Cornell College Summer Flute Camp, and is a frequent contributor to Flute Talk, the Flute View, the Flutist Quarterly and the Flute Examiner Magazines. Bishop serves as a member of the National Flute Association’s Career and Artistic Development Committee and is a Trevor James Alto Flute Artist. Rose and Lizzy Darling are co-authors of A Flutist’s Guide to the Voxman Etudes, a pedagogical text and supplementary recordings of Voxman’s Selected Studies for Flute. www.rosebishopflute.com

Timothy Hagen (he/they) is a Chicago-based, internationally acclaimed flutist, praised for his "technical virtuosity and musical sensitivity" (NewMusicBox) and “real flair” (The Well-Tempered Ear). He has been a prizewinner at multiple major flute competitions, including the Myrna Brown Artist Competition, Australian International Flute Competition, and Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition. As a soloist, Hagen has appeared in concert at New York’s 92nd Street Y and Lincoln Center in addition to concerto performances with the Dubuque Symphony and Missouri Symphony. He is currently Principal Flute of the Dubuque Symphony, was Principal Flute of the Missouri Symphony from 2009-2016, and has performed with orchestras across the country, including the Minnesota Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Peoria Symphony, and Dallas Wind Symphony. His experience as a chamber musician includes fellowships at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and Atlantic Music Festival.

In addition to his experience as a performer, Hagen’s compositions are commissioned and performed by professional musicians across Northa America and Europe, in addition to winning awards from the National Flute Association and American Composers Forum. Both his music and his pedagogical writings are published under the Owl Glass Music imprint, and his scholarly work has appeared in the journals of the National Flute Association (USA) and British Flute Society.

Grounded in his commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, Hagen is the founder and curator of Amplify, a YouTube concert series that explores and promotes the work of composers of color and out LGBTQ+ composers. He also hosts the podcast Rally, which explores the journeys of resilient, successful professionals across many fields. His musings on art and life, a series entitled Impossible Letters, can be found on Substack.

Hagen is on the faculty of Clarke University in Dubuque, IA, and has taught at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Oklahoma State University, The University of Texas at Austin, and Brookhaven College, as well as in partnerships with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lincoln Center Education, and Dallas Symphony. He completed his studies at the UNC School of the Arts, University of Southern California, Colburn School, and UT-Austin, and his teachers include Marianne Gedigian, Jim Walker, Philip Dunigan, Renée Siebert, Tadeu Coelho, Chelsea Czuchra, Felicia McNaught, and Tina Ballard.

Heather Neuenschwander is an active flutist and piccolist in Iowa City and the surrounding area. Heather is the piccolo player with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, a position she won by audition in Fall 2021. She has also performed on flute and piccolo with several orchestras, bands and ensembles throughout Iowa and Michigan, including the Ottumwa Symphony, Muscatine Symphony, Metropolitan Festival, American Gothic Festival, Grinnell College Symphonic Band, Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony and the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Heather has performed at the National Flute Association Convention on multiple occasions and presented in person and virtually for the Exhibitor Showcase “The Highs and Lows of Harmony Flutes” including performing three world premiere compositions which she helped commission.

Heather maintains a vibrant flute studio at her home and online where she enjoys working with students of all ages. Her previous teaching credentials include providing flute and piccolo instruction at West Music (Iowa City), Flute Specialists, Inc. (MI) and the Oakland University Preparatory Division (MI). Heather is also a former middle and high school band director, holding previous certifications (K-12 music) in both Michigan and Illinois. Heather is the head of Online Sales and Promotions for Flute Specialists, Inc., a flute sales and repair store based in Clawson, MI. She has been at this position for ten years and loves helping flutists find their perfect instrument. Heather has also previously worked at Flute Authority (IA) play testing flutes.

Heather Neuenschwander has a Master of Music in Flute Performance from Oakland University (Rochester Hills, MI) and a Bachelor of Music Education from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). Heather’s influential teachers include Sharon Sparrow (Associate Principal Flute with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Jeffery Zook (Piccolo with the DSO), Amanda Blaikie (Second Flute with the DSO) and Ervin Monroe (former Principal Flute with the DSO). She has also studied with Marina Piccinini, Laurie Sokoloff, Nicola Mazzanti and Jennifer Clippert. Heather is a previous winner of the David Daniels Young Artist Concerto Competition earning the privilege to play the 3rd movement of the Ibert Concerto with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. While at Oakland University, she received the Matilda Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Instrumental Performance.

Heather currently lives in Coralville with her two sons, her husband Josh, and their two cats Pumpkin and Gordie.