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2023 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Sooyun Kim
Location: University of Memphis
Festival Chair: Elise Blatchford
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: Holly Venkitaswaran (Vanderbilt University)
• 2nd prize: Madison Booth (University of Illinois)
• 3rd prize: Ziquin Guan (University of South Carolina)

High School Competition Winners:

• 1st prize: Isabella Saldaña
• 2nd prize: Rebecca Deal (student of Rebecca Murphy)
• 3rd prize: Isabel Morrisse (student of Barbara Harrington)

2022 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Michel Bellavance
Location: Lebanon, TN
Festival Chair: Deanna Little and Rebecca Murphy
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: Daniel Fletcher (University of North Texas)
• 2nd prize: Jessica Schury (University of North Texas)
• 3rd prize: Ziqing Guan (University of South Carolina)

High School Competition Winners:

• 1st prize: Andrew Lee
• 2nd prize: Rebecca Deal (student of Rebecca Murphy)
• 3rd prize: MacMackenzie Saylors

2021 Flute Festival
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: Yidi Song (Eastman School of Music)
• 2nd prize: Peiyao Cheng (University of Illinois)
• Abby Easterling (Rice University)

High School Competition Winners:

• 1st prize: Kiernan Stuppy (student of Rebecca Murphy)
• 2nd prize: Kara Ravaschieri (student of Marie Jureit-Beamish)
• 3rd prize: Alanagh Bohan (student of Belinda Gough and Fiona Fulton)

2020 Flute Festival

2019 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Valerie Coleman
Location: University of Memphis
Festival Chair: Elise Blatchford
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: Jovana Damjanovic (University of Georgia)
• 2nd prize: Kylee O'Donnell (Indiana University)

2018 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Bart Feller
Location: Middle Tennessee State University
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: JiHyuk Park (Juilliard School)
• 2nd prize: Martin Godoy  (University of North Texas)
• 3rd prize: ​Jeiran Hasan (University of Iowa)

2017 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Raffaele Trevisani 
Location: University of Southern Mississippi
Festival Chairs: Elise Blatchford and Jennifer Whitehead
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: Won Lee (University of North Texas)
• 2nd prize: Elizabeth Darling (Cincinatti Conservatory)
• 3rd prize: Alexandra Clay (Illinois State University)

Masterclass Competition

• Jacob Farmer (Middle Tennessee State University)
• Aryana Misaghi (University of Kentucky)
• Madeleine Strong (University of North Texas)

High School Competition Winners

• 1st prize: Charlene Zhao (student of Barbara Harrington)
• 2nd prize: Ethan Sherwood (student of Callie Brewer)
• 3rd prize: Audrey Zhao (student of Barbara Harrington)

2016 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Leone Buyse
Location: University of Memphis
Festival Chairs: Elise Blatchford and Jennifer Whitehead
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st prize: Kathleen Winters (student of Jonathan Keeble)
• 2nd prize: Mirim Lee (student of Nina Assimakopoulos)
• 3rd prize: Elisa Moles (student of Jonathan Keeble)

High School Competition Winners

• 1st prize: Sara Kang (student of Myung Kim)
• 2nd prize: Lisa Su (student of Diane Little)
• 3rd prize: Chelsey Zhu (student of Abby Coffer)

2015 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Jean-Louis Beaumaudier
Location: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa)
Festival Chairs: Elise Blatchford and Jennifer Whitehead
Young Artist Winners:

• 1st Prize: Ramakrishnan Kumaran (student of Philip Dikeman)
• 2nd Prize: Hae An Kim (student of Brad Garner)
• 3rd Prize: Cobus du Toit (former student of Christina Jennings)

High School Artist:

• 1st Prize: Samantha O’Neil (student of Jeannette Shehy)
• 2nd Prize: Lindsey Waggoner (student of Kim Scott)
• 3rd Prize: Berta Teodora (student of Jeannette Shehy)
• Honorable Mentions: Nathaniel Trost (student of Kim Scott) and Sarah Kang (student of Myung Kim)

2014 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Göran Marcusson
Location: Middle Tennessee State University
Festival Chairs: Dr. Jessica Dunnavant
Young Artist Winners: 

• 1st Prize: Matthew Ross (student of Bradley Garner)
• 2nd Prize: Lauren Watkins (student of Jennifer Parker-Harley)
• 3rd Prize: Amanda Sparfeld (former student of Robert Langevin)

High School Artist:

• 1st Prize: Samantha O'Neil (student of Jeannette Shehy)

• 2nd Prize: Johnny Kim (student of Myong Kim)

• 3rd Prize: Sarah Besand (student of Jessica Dunnavant)

2013 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Alexa Still
Location: University of Memphis
Festival Chairs: Dr. Shelley Collins and Jennifer Whitehead
Young Artist Winners: 

• 1st Prize: Brittany Foster  
• 2nd Prize: Hannah Hammel  
• 3rd Prize: Kristen Holritz 

High School Artist

• 1st: Charlotte Jeong
• 2nd: Snigdha Udupi
• 3rd: Roger Li

2012 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Jill Felber
Location: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Festival Chair: Dr. Diane Boyd Schultz
Young Artist Winners: 

• 1st Prize: Sarah Tran
• 2nd Prize: Karen Gallant
• 3rd Prize: Leeanne Hampton

High School Artist

• 1st: Sarah Mitchener
• 2nd: Snigdha Udupi
• 3rd: Rechel Geiger

2011 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Rhonda Larson
Location: Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN
Festival Chair: Dr. Jessica Dunnavant
Young Artist Winners

• 1st Prize: Erika Boysen, New England Conservatory
• 2nd Prize: Sarah Busman, Durham, NC
• 3rd Prize: Shauna Thompson, Cincinnati Conservatory

High School Artist

• 1st: Shan Jiang
• 2nd: Megan McKinney
• 3rd: Warren Ma

2010 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Denis Bouriakov
Location: University of Memphis (TN)
Festival Chairs: Dr. Shelley Collins and Jennifer Whitehead 
Young Artist Winners

• 1st Prize: Abi Coffer, Middle Tennessee State University
• 2nd Prize: Chia-Jung Lee, University of Texas
• 3rd Prize: Sang-Ae Kim, Peabody Institute

High School Artist

• 1st: Michelle Lee
• 2nd: Lauren Ford
• 3rd: Megan Baldwin

2009 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Lorna McGhee
Location: Austin Peay State University
Festival Chair: Dr. Lisa Vanarsdel 
Young Artist Winners

• 1st Place: Martha Long, Colburn School, LA
• 2nd Place: Bonnie Ham, Hudson Valley, NY
• 3rd Place: Claire Mashburn, Louisiana State University

2008 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Ian Clarke
University of Memphis (TN)
Festival Chair:

• 1st Place: Jiyoun Hur
• 2nd Place:
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2007 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Jim Walker
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL
Festival Chair: Dr. Diane Boyd Schultz
Young Artist

• 1st: Rebecca Weidman, University of North Texas
• 2nd: Lindsay Leach, Fayetteville, NC
• 3rd: Rosa Graber, Middle Tennessee State University

High School

• 1st: Amelia Dicks, Atlanta, GA
• 2nd: Jennifer Davis, Memphis, TN
• 3rd: Maria Rebekah Miller, Decatur, MS
  
  

2006 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Marianne Gedigian
Location: Middle Tennessee State University
Festival Chair:
Young Artist

• 1st: Naomi Seidman, University of Texas
• 2nd: LeeAnn Thompson, University of North Texas
• 3rd: Sonia Choy, University of Georgia

High School

• 1st: Callie Green
• 2nd: Heather Harz
• 3rd: Anne Lake

2005 flute festival
Guest Artist: Matej Grahek
Location: The Hutchison School, Memphis, TN

Young Artist

• 1st: Alicia DiDonato, Boston, MA
• 2nd: Rachel Cohen, Baton Rouge, LA
• 3rd: Jasmine Hedrick, Austin, TX
  
  

High School

• 1st: Abi Coffer, Brentwood, TN
• 2nd: Claire Mashburn, Zachary, LA
• 3rd: Leasha Folk, Dallastown, PA
  
  

2004 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Susan Hoeppner
Location: Millsaps College, Jackson, MS

• 1st: Enrico Sartori
• 2nd: Rachel Lopez
• 3rd: Angela Collier

2003 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Wissam Boustany
Location: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Festival Chair: Ruth Ann McClain
Young Artist:

• 1st: Elizabeth Detwiler
• 2nd: Melanie Schattschneider
• 3rd: Lauren Clark

2002 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Lorna McGhee
Location: Austin Peay State University
Festival Chair: Dr. Lisa Vanarsdel
Young Artist:

• 1st: Stephanie Rae

2001 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Matej Zupan
Location: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Festival Chair: Ruth Ann McClain
Young Artist Competition:

• 1st Prize: Rebecca Powell
• 2nd Prize: Erin Jang
• 3rd Prize: Holly Hughes

2000 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Bonita Boyd
Location: University of Central Arkansas - Conway
Festival Chair: Ruth Ann McClain
Young Artist:

• 1st: Tie, Crystal Shields, Denton, TX and Ryan Rice, Monroe, LA
• 3rd: Marquelle Brown, Jackson, TN

College Masterclass:

• Alison Bates, Clarksville, TN
• Adrienne Dieterich, Slidell, LA
• Ryan Rice, Monroe, LA

High School Masterclass:

• Emily Everett, Brandon, MS
• Laura Pigion, Prospect, KY

1999 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Alexa Still
Location: Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Festival Chair: Ruth Ann McClain

Young Artist Competition:

• 1st Prize: Rachel Taratoot
• 2nd Prize: Amy Goss
• 3rd Prize: Lise Gilly

1998 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Bradley Garner
Location: Delta State University, Cleveland, MS
Festival Chairs: Dr. Keith Pettway and Dr. Carol Dale

Young Artist Competition:

• 1st Prize: Elizabeth Raybourne
• 2nd Prize: Lisa Jaklitsch
• 3rd Prize: Tracey Schmidt

1997 Flute Festival
Location: Rhodes College
Guest Artist: Mary Karen Clardy and Jan Gippo
Festival Chair: Ruth Ann McClain

Young Artist Competition:

• 1st Prize: Jin Ta
• 2nd Prize: Brian Luce
• 3rd Prize: Britt East

1996 Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Jacques Zoon and Linda Marianiello
Location: Rhodes College
Festival Chair: Ruth Ann McClain

Young Artist Competition:

• 1st Prize: Gabriel Ahumada
• 2nd Prize: Betsy Thurman Reeds
• 3rd Prize: Lori Newman

1995 Inaugural Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Kathleen Goll Wilson and Sheryl Cohen
Location: Univeristy of Memphis
Festival Chairs: Bruce Erskine and Ruth Ann McClain

Young Artist Competition:

• 1st Prize (tie): Suzanne Snizek

2013 Festival Closing Concert

2010 Young Artist Winner Abi Coffer