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The 2026 Online Festival will be March 27-29

Festival events begin on Friday, March 27th.

Events at The International Low Flutes Festival will include:

Opening and Closing Flute Choirs open to all
Performances by International Artists
Performance Opportunities for Soloists, Chamber Ensembles and Choirs

Workshops
Composer Spotlight Concerts
Sight-Reading Sessions for Low Flutes Choirs
Happy Hour on Sunday afternoon

Featured Artists

Lorna McGhee

Lorna McGhee has been appointed principal flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra beginning with the 2024-2025 season. She was previously appointed by Manfred Honeck as principal flute of the Pittsburgh Symphony, with which she recorded symphonies of Beethoven, Bruckner, Brahms, Dvořák, and Tchaikovsky, as well as the PSO’s Grammy award-winning Shostakovich Symphony No. 5. She has performed as guest principal with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, and Chamber Orchestra of Europe, among others. Before emigrating to North America, McGhee was co-principal flute of the London’s BBC Symphony Orchestra. Lorna is sponsored by Juan Arista Flutes.

Ali Ryerson

Ali Ryerson, who ranks among today’s top jazz flutists, grew up in a musical family. Her father, jazz guitarist Art Ryerson, played with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, then became a top studio player in NYC. Ali has become an internationally renowned touring & recording artist and educator. Former NFA Jazz Chair, current Low Flutes Chair, founder of NFA Jazz Flute Big Band, Ryerson is Flute Professor at Sacred Heart University, and conducts master classes worldwide. Ryerson, a Hartt School of Music graduate, studied with Harold Bennett and John Wion, and is a Sankyo Artist.

Matthias Ziegler

Matthias’s performances take place in a vast range of contexts: he plays principal flute with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, has toured with the percussionist Pierre Favre and performed with the pianist George Gruntz as well as with the American contrabass player Mark Dresser. He is also a member of the ”Collegium Novum Zurich“, where he has worked with Mauricio Kagel, Heinz Holliger and George Crumb. Concert tours have brought him to the US, Japan, Australia, South America and Israel. Many recordings on CD document his inclusive musical interests. Matthias has been honored as a Lifetime Achievement Award Winner for 2026 by the National Flute Association and is sponsored by Eva Kingma Flutes.

Sight-Reading Sessions

We will have a sight-reading session each day open to all players.

Festival Registration

Registration for the 2026 Festival will be open approximately February 20th, 2026. You must be a member of the International Low Flutes Society to attend the festival. There will be One-Day and Non-flutist options to attend the festival as well. We have a Scholarship Fund sponsored by Eva Kingma Flutes for those needing financial help. Go to the Attend tab for more info. Become A Member of the Society.