The Utah Flute Association Presents:

Join us at the 2023 MountainWest FluteFest in Sandy, Utah! The festival is a four-day music camp for flute students in Grades 1-12

When: June 21st – 24th
Where: Waterford School, Performing Arts Building 9502 S 1700 E, Sandy, UT 84093

With Special Guest Artist
Dr. Erika Boysen from North Carolina!

ABOUT MWFF

Under the vision of Nicole Elkins, former UFA President, and the direction of Katrina Young, the creation of a summer music festival for flute students in Grades 1-12 began in Utah! Held at the beautiful Waterford School of Performing Arts in Sandy, Utah, students participate in classes over four days that teach flutes skills, musicianship, and performance technique. Classes are taught by a variety of professional flutists and teachers in the Western United States as well as a featured Guest Artist.

MountainWest FluteFest celebrates all levels of musicianship and aims to help students learn and grow from where they are. Each student enrolled will be placed in classes according to age level and the grade they will be entering in the Fall of 2023, not by ability. MWFF offers the following tracks: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, and Grades 10-12.

Student Classes

Grades 4-12 students will have 5 classes per day

50 min Masterclass (semi-private lesson, 3-4 students per class)
- Every student should come prepared to play a polished solo piece for their masterclass teacher and student participants in this class. Every student will have a chance to play. Students should also bring the flute music part. Piece does not need to be memorized.
50 min Flute Technique Class
- Accelerate your flute playing with the skills and tools learned in this class. We will focus on learning efficient ways and correct principles to boost your flute technique, which forms the building blocks of everything you play.
50 min Flute Enrichment Class
- Students will have exposure to various topics in the flute world that will improve the quality of their playing and performance.
50 min Flute Choir Class
- Those students that attend all four days of MWFF will participate in a Flute Choir class. Students will be assigned a flute choir part based off of their ability level demonstrated on the 1-minute audition video submitted at registration. All Flute Choir participants will receive their flute choir parts 2 weeks before MWFF begins. Students should prepare their parts (learning all notes, rhythms, dynamics, and tempos) before coming to this class for rehearsal. Pieces learned in this class will be presented on the final concert for family and friends. Some students will have the opportunity to play piccolo, alto flute, and bass flute in these classes.
50 min Full Group Class or Presentation
- From large group warm-ups to recitals, students will come together daily to enjoy playing and learning about the flute together.

Grades 1-3 Daily Classes:

*Parents or adult chaperone must attend the full festival schedule with students in this track. This age group has a half-day schedule block Wednesday through Saturday.*

Lunchtime Recital
- Students join the full MWFF group at 12:00pm for our daily Lunchtime recitals.
Masterclass
- Every student should come prepared to play a polished solo piece for their masterclass teacher and student participants in this class. Every student will have a chance to play. Students should also bring the flute music part. Piece does not need to be memorized.
Flute Choir Class
- Students will be assigned a flute choir part based off of their ability level demonstrated on the 1-minute audition video submitted at registration. All Flute Choir participants will receive their flute choir parts 2 weeks before MWFF begins. Students should prepare their parts (learning all notes, rhythms, dynamics, and tempos) before coming to this class for rehearsal. Pieces learned in this class will be presented on the final concert for family and friends.
Flute Technique or Flute Enrichment Class
- Students will accelerate their flute playing with the skills and tools learned in this class. We will focus on learning efficient ways and correct principles to boost flute technique, which forms the building blocks of everything you play.

Lunchtime Recitals

Each day after lunch, students will experience a flute recital held in Waterford’s gorgeous concert hall! MWFF has scheduled a Faculty Recital from our amazing teachers, two Student Honor Recitals, and a recital from our special Guest Artist!

Guest Artist

MWFF brings guest artists in to work with the students and expose them to masterful teaching.

MWFF T-Shirts and Swag Bag

Full Festival participants receive a MWFF T-shirt to wear on Saturday. Students are encouraged to bring a Sharpie marker to sign each others T-shirts as well as faculty members. Students wear the T-shirts for the final Flute Choir Concert. In addition to the t-shirts, Full Festival participants receive a MWFF Swag bag at check-in full of goodies from MWFF sponsors.