Spend the day with us!
Proposed Schedule of 2024 Events (Subject to Change)
8:30 - Registration Open in Rotunda
9:00 - 9:30 - Welcome and Warm-Up with Dr. Small
9:40-10:00 - Performance by the Troy University Flute Studio
10:15 - 11:15 - Flute to Fife Class
11:30 - 12:15 - Flute Choir Reading Session
Everyone is Welcome to Play!
12:30 - 1:30 - Lunch Break, Visit the Exhibits, Take a Campus Tour
1:30-2:30 - Chamber MasterClass with our Guest Artists
2:30 - 3:00 - Informal Q&A with Guest Artists
3:15 - Closing Concert
Our Guest Artists Flute Day Coordinator Members of the US Army Old Guard Dr. Heather Small
Fife and Drum Corps
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is the only unit of its kind in the armed forces, and is part of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard). The Fife and Drum Corps is stationed at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VA. The musicians of this unit recall the days of the American Revolution as they perform in uniforms patterned after those worn by the musicians of General George Washington's Continental Army. Military musicians of the period wore the reverse colors of the regiments to which they were assigned. The uniforms worn by the members of the Corps are dated circa 1784, and consist of black tricorn hats, white wigs, waistcoats, colonial coveralls, and distinct red regimental coats. The 69-member Corps uses 10-hole fifes, handmade rope-tensioned drums and two-valve bugles, that bring to life the exciting sounds of the continental army. While traveling, the marching strength of the unit is normally 22 musicians and support personnel. |
Heather Small is Associate Professor of Flute at Troy University, where she teaches flute, class woodwinds, and music theory. Her previous appointments include Morehead State University, the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Southern Adventist University, and Messiah College. As a member of the NFA, she currently serves as Chair for the Newly Published Music Competition. An admirer of contemporary music, Heather has premiered numerous works by composers such as Schocker, McNair and Osterfield. Dr. Small holds degrees in flute performance from Florida State University and the University of North Texas. She earned her Bachelor of music education degree from Oberlin Conservatory where she studied with Michel Debost. She has performed with the Midland-Odessa, Tallahassee, Chattanooga, Huntington, Valdosta and Cave Run Symphonies and was a finalist in the Myrna Brown Young Artist Competition and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. |