Another highlight of my job is teaching, lecturing and performing at Universities around the world. I have taught at over 50 universities worldwide. This Fall I presented at Florida State University in Tallahassee and at the University of Northern Florida in Jacksonville. After teaching at UNF, I drove to the Atlantic Ocean and had a fabulous oceanfront meal under the stars and the epic super moon. A night to remember, for sure! The following day, I visited Eva Amsler at Florida State University where I gave a masterclass, performed a recital and gave a mini Business of Music Lecture. I am so grateful to get such great sponsorship from the fabulous flute company, Altus Handmade Flutes.
Festival of Four
At the beginning of the year I did a tour with my quartet, Festival of 4. We had concerts in Fort Walton, Florida and Biloxi, Mississippi where I also presented a Flute Masterclass at the Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, FL. The South is pleasant at that time of year as the weather is crisp and fresh. We had very enthusiastic audiences who gave us standing ovations and insisted we return soon. I really enjoyed presenting the Masterclass at the Northwest Florida State College. The Flute Professor there, Robin Horne, was especially gracious to have organized the class so quickly and to have had so many people in attendance despite the cold and rainy weather.
Festival of 4 then flew back West Coast where we played at the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, CA where Kid Rock had performed just days prior to us in the 3,000 seat theater. We managed to pull in a sizable audience of about 2,000 and again received a standing ovation and sold loads of CDs. I presented another Masterclass at the University of California, Bakersfield sponsored by Altus Flutes and generously co-ordinated by Audrey Boyle.





