Floot Fire, Floot Inferno and Floot Immersion Workshops

for the 2010 Immersion and Inferno and Plano and West Camps
(some teachers may not participate in every camp)

	Claire Johnson, Floot Fire Director, is retired from her positions as Affiliate Artist at the University of Houston and Professor of Flute at Southern Methodist University.  She is a member of Gemeinhardt Flutemakers National Teacher Advisory Panel and serves on the Pedagogy Committee for the National Flute Association.  A frequent speaker at the National Flute Association Conventions, Ms. Johnson is in great demand as a pedagogue and clinician. Ms. Johnson studied at Juilliard with Arthur Lora.  She is the founder of The Texas Flute Society Flute Festival.
	Patti Mecklin, Floot Fire Director, is a private teacher and free-lance flutist in the Dallas area.  Ms. Mecklin is a past President of the Texas Flute Society.  She plays with the New Life Symphony and Flutes Unlimited.
	Pam Adams, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra flutist.  Instrumental director for a K-12 private school.  Winner of the Myrna Brown Artist Competition.  B.M. and M.M. from the University of North Texas.
	Rita Almond, is a private teacher and free-lance flutist in the Mid-Cities area of Dallas-Fort Worth.
	Wesley Beal, Director of Accompanying at SMU
	Christine Cleary, is a free-lance flutist and private teacher in the mid-cities of DFW.  She is a past president and festival chair of the Texas Flute Society as well as the National Flute Association's former flute clubs coordinator.  Christine received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in flute performance from Kent State University and Ohio University.  She is grateful for her wonderful teachers Julie Sarver, Diane Fiocca, Janet VanGraas and Terri Sundberg.
	James DeVoll, private teacher and freelance artist.  Instrumental music coordinator for Custer Road United Methodist Church.
	Jane Fore, is a private teacher and freelance artist in the Plano area as well as instrumental music coordinator for Custer Road United Methodist Church.
	Dr. Sarah Frisof, Currently the assistant professor of flute at University of Texas at Arlington, Dr. Sarah Frisof completed her doctoral work at the University of Michigan.  Dr. Frisof also studied at the Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music.  She was a semi-finalist in the 2009 Kobe International Flute Competition, and the 2nd prizewinner of the National Flute Associations’s Young Artist Competition and the Heida Hermanns International Woodwind Competition.  Dr. Frisof has attended the Verbier, Tanglewood and Aspen Music Festivals, and she has substituted with the New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, and Boston Symphony.  As a teacher, Dr. Frisof has maintained a private studio for over 10 years, and she served as the graduate assistant at the University of Michigan.  Her interests in outreach and education have taken her to Zimbabwe and Brazil, where she ran music programs and participated in humanitarian work. Dr. Frisof is an avid runner, and she has completed two marathons.
	Debby Johnson, is principal flute of the Richardson Symphony Orchestra, flutist with the Texas Winds, and a private teacher in the Dallas area.
	Dr. Ellen Kaner, is a free-lance woodwind performer and instructor in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  She is on the private lesson staff for the Mansfield and Grand Prairie School Districts.  Currently the treasurer of the Texas Flute Society and a committee chair for the National Flute Association, Ellen also manages and directs an adult flute choir, Flutes Unlimited.
	Jennifer McElroy, is a freelance flutist and teacher.  She currently plays second flute with the Las Colinas Symphony.
	Julia North, band director and flutist in Richardson, TX.
	Dr. Priscilla Ochran-Holt, Orchestra teacher in Frisco ISD.  Co-directs the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Flute Choir.  Performs with Texas Winds and The Grand Avenue Trio. Studied at New England Conservatory.
	Judy Pierce, is a private teacher and free-lance flutist in Arlington.  Ms. Pierce studied at T.C.U. and U.N.T.  She was one of the founders and a past president of Flute Society.
	Mary Reyes, President of the Texas Flute Society, Mary Reyes is also the resident applied flute instructor in the Birdville Independent School District.  She earned both a Bachelor of Music Education and Master of Music, with emphasis in conducting at New Mexico State University.  Ms. Reyes maintains an active performing schedule in addition to her studio.
	Gabriel Sanchez, was a top prize winner in the 1997 Casablanca International Piano Competition in Morocco and is a laureate of other international competitions, including the Marguerite Long in Paris (France), the Gina Bachauer in Salt Lake City (USA), and the Paloma O’ Shea in Santander (Spain).  He has performed throughout the United States and internationally in recital and with orchestra, including performances at Pianofest in the Hamptons, New York, with the Dallas Symphony under Kerry-Lynn Wilson and the Orquesta Filarmonica de Jalisco and the Irving Symphony under Hector Guzman.  In London, he performed at the Royal Academy of Music, in Paris at the Salle Gaveau, in Santander, Spain at the Palacio de Festivales, in Casablanca, Morocco at the Salle de l’Office des Changes, and in the Dominican Republic with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional.  In Thessaloniki, Greece, he performed a solo recital to benefit Lions Club International.  He studied at London’s Royal Academy of Music under a full scholarship and continued his studies at the University of North Texas under his beloved teacher and mentor, Vladimir Viardo. Mr. Sanchez is also a dedicated educator.  He taught piano, music history, and music theory at the celebrated Booker T. Washington High School for the Arts in Dallas from 1996-2003.  He continues to teach piano privately in Dallas and is also in high demand as an accompanist.  He has collaborated with such artists as Jacques Zoon, Alexa Still, Marco Granados, Thomas Robertello, Rolf Smedvig and Ian Clarke.  He can be heard on the following MSR label CDs, Rever en Couleurs with Lisa Garner Santa, Scree with Elena Yarritu and Ballade with Kara Kirkendoll Welch.
	Terri Sanchez, recently won 2nd prize in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition, along with the prize for Best Interpretation of a Newly Commissioned Work.  Also in 2009, she was a finalist in the Walfrid Kujala International Piccolo Competition and winner of the Southern Methodist University Concerto Competition.  In the past, she was a 1st prize winner of the NFA Orchestral Audition Competition and a finalist in the Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition.   She will soon finish her MM degree in Flute Performance at SMU, where she is a student of Dallas Symphony flutist, Kara Kirkendoll Welch.  She received her BM degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder where she studied with Koch label recording artist, Alexa Still.  Her former teachers include Jean Larson, Helen Blackburn and Leticia Ledesma.  She is especially grateful for the continued wisdom and guidance she receives from her mentors, Claire Johnson and Gabriel Sanchez.
	Terri Sundberg, is currently Associate Professor of Flute and a member of the North Texas Chamber Winds at the University of North Texas.  She has held the position of Principal Flute with the Orchestra Sinfonica de Mineria in Mexico City, the Haydenfestspie Orchestra in Austria and the New Hampshire Music Festival, and also played with the Fort Worth Symphony, the Dallas Opera, and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.  She has been on the faculty of several international music festivals, and has presented masterclasses and performed solo and chamber recitals across the United States and abroad.  Her students have won professional positions, summer festival positions, fellowships, and prizes in competitions throughout the United States.  Professor Sundberg's degrees are from Yale University and Lawrence Conservatory, and her principal teachers have included Jeanne Baxtresser, Thomas Nyfenger, and Ernestine Whitman.
	Dr. LeeAnne Thompson, is an active freelance musician, soloist and teacher throughout Dallas Ft Worth and North America.  She has been the principal flute of the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra since 2003. Dr. Thompson has been a finalist in several competitions including the Summerhays, Frank Bowen, Mid-South Flute Society, MTNA (Music Teacher’s National) Competitions, and was the winner of the Upper Midwest Young Artist Competition.  She earned the Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at the University of North Texas and completed the Bachelor of Music degree at Louisiana State University.  Her major teachers include Terri Sundberg and Dr. Katherine Kemler. She lives in Flower Mound with her husband and two year old daughter, Marissa. In her free time, she enjoys travel, exercise, and reading.
	Dr. Kimberly Walter-Clark, Dr. Clark is an active recitalist who has performed across the United States and in Europe.  Recently she performed an eight city tour in Washington, Texas, and Florida.  She is currently collaborating with pianist Vicki Seldon on a CD entitled Stolen Treasures: Transcriptions for Flute and Piano.  Dr. Clark is frequently heard on KUHF radio in Houston. Highly sought as a teacher and clinician, Kim has been a featured speaker/performer/conductor at the National Flute Association's annual conventions in Kansas City (2008), Albuquerque, Nashville, Las Vegas, New York, and Dallas; the Florida Flute Fair; the Texas Flute Society, and the Texas Music Educators Association in San Antonio. Dr. Clark's interests are wide and varied. Her publications include a transcription of Ibert's Histoires for Flute and Piano (available soon from Leduc) and articles in Flute Talk Magazine and the Flutist Quarterly.  She is an Andover Educator trainee working for certification in Body Mapping.  In addition, Dr. Clark is pursuing certification for Irlen Syndrome screening.  She hopes to conduct research in the affects of light perception problems in musicians and their implications in music reading and notation. Dr. Clark is the director and co-founder of Floot Fire Houston, a week-long summer music program for young flutists.  She is the former Flute Clubs Coordinator for the National Flute Association and the former Flute Festival Coordinator for the Houston Flute Club.
	Jonathan Ware, Award-winning American pianist Jonathan Ware has presented solo recitals across the United States and performed concertos with orchestras including the Mississippi Symphony and Dallas Symphony.  Grand Prize winner of the 2005 Kingsville International Young Performer’s Competition, he also won the silver medal at the 2002 Missouri Southern International Competition.  Described by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as an artist who “…played with an ease and spontaneity that belied his years”, Jonathan’s performances have been heard on radio stations across the country including WQXR (New York) and WRR (Dallas), as well as on public television in the documentary Speaking with Music.   Not content to limit himself as a soloist, Jonathan’s attention has turned increasingly to chamber music and vocal piano.  His numerous collaborative performances include appearances in Baden bei Wien, Austria, Alice Tully Hall in New York, the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, as well as a recent début at London's Wigmore Hall.  Jonathan holds the Bachelor of Music degree as well as the prestigious Performer's Certificate from The Eastman School of Music and received his Master's Degree from The Juilliard School.  A Dallas native, his teachers include Debbie Boerner, Lois Nielson, Natalya Antonova and Brian Zeger.  Also an avid runner, Jonathan recently completed his first marathon.