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Orlando Youth Flute Choir

The ”Orlando Youth Flute Choir also called the “OYFC” is an ensemble made up exclusively of high school and middle school students from the Central Florida area. The choir features a variety of variety of flutes including the piccolo, alto, and bass flute. We play a variety of genres ranging from orchestral transcriptions, etudes, and concert band music. Directed by Dr. Katie Mess

Upcoming OYFC Events

Every Thursday Evening

Orlando Youth Flute Choir Rehearsal

6pm

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8pm

Rollins College Tiedtke hall

Event Details

Every Thursday Evening

Orlando Youth Flute Choir Rehearsal

Come join us in rehearsal as the OYFC prepares for upcoming performance opportunities and as they read new and exciting clarinet repertoire!

6pm

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8pm

Rollins College Tiedtke hall

Coming Soon!

Orlando Youth Flute Choir Performance

TBD

Event Details

Coming Soon!

Orlando Youth Flute Choir Performance

Join us in the audience in support of the OYFC!

TBD

Director Katie Mess

  Katie Mess is active as a performer in the Central Florida area in orchestral, chamber, and solo settings. A Florida native, she is Second Flute of the Bach Festival Orchestra of Winter Park  and has also been heard with Disney's EPCOT Candlelight Orchestra, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and Orlando Sings, Opera Orlando, and the Ocala Symphony, among others. An avid proponent of new music, Katie has presented premiere performances for groups such as the Central Florida Composers Forum, the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra, The Vienna Summer Music Festival, and the Colorado New Music Ensemble at CU Boulder- of which she was a founding member. She has also composed several works for solo flute and arranged works for flute ensemble.  As a soloist, Katie has been featured on the Bach Festival recital series "Bach @ the Alfond", performed and presented at the National Flute Association and Florida Flute Association annual conventions, and regularly appears on Rollins College faculty concerts. She holds degrees in flute performance and music theory from Rollins College (BA), the University of Colorado at Boulder (MM), the University of Central Florida (MA), and the University of Florida (DMA) where she also completed a cognate in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology with a focus on injury prevention for musicians. Her primary instructors in flute are Kristen Stoner, Robin Etter, and Nora Lee Garcia. In addition to performance engagements, Katie serves as adjunct instructor of flute at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fl, and Seminole State College in Sanford, Fl, as well as maintaining a private studio.  

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