Irene Pruzan
Flutist and Flute Instructor
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Irene Pruzan is a flute teacher in Orlando, Florida who offers lessons in both flute and piccolo. Irene's Flute Studio students range from age 7 through adults. Irene loves working with students of all ages and levels with different personal goals and aspirations.
Since taking up residence in Florida she has served as a Board Member, Program Chair, Vice President, President, and Board Chair of the Florida Flute Association. She has taught at Osceola County School for the Arts, the University of Central Florida’s summer flute camps, and served a five year term as a member of the National Flute Association’s Pedagogy Committee. See the Resume page for more information.
Congratulations to the many students who received a superior at solo and ensemble and were selected to go to the state level. Also congratulations to students who won auditions to play in All-State, Orange and Osceola All-Counties, The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the Florida Flute Association competitions. Check out the Student Accomplishments page for more information.
Highlights of the 2024 National Flute Convention
Over 3000 people gathered in San Antonio to celebrate the 52th anniversary of the National Flute Association August 1-4, 2024. There were so many events scheduled simultaneously that it was a challenge to decide what to attend. Some of the highlights included:
- Hearing the Young Artists Competition.
- A flute tour with 23 instruments including numerous folk as well as Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque instruments with John Edwards.
- Seeing the outstanding flutists on the Concerto Concert with the San Antonio Philharmonic.
- Enjoying tribute concerts for Lifetime Achievement Awardee Trudy Kane.
- Hearing the top flutists from all over the world perform and teach.
The 2025 Florida Flute Convention will be held on January 31 – February 2, 2025 in Orlando. Headliner Sarah Jackson, is Piccolo with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and on the faculty of the University of Southern California, where I went to school. Friday night soloists will feature Mary Matthews, Flute Professor at Florida State University and Emilio Miguel Rutlant, currently serving as the Principal flutist for the Symphony of the Americas and the Northern Lights Music Festival and adjunct Music Theory and Flute professor at Indian River State College in Ft.Pierce, Florida.
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Florida Flute Association
The 2024 Florida Flute Convention was held on January 26-28 in Orlando. Bart Feller, the featured guest artist of the weekend performed an incredible concert and presented exceptional masterclasses. He is Principal flutist of the New Jersey Symphony, the New York City Opera and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and teaches at Juilliard Prep and is a Professor of Flute at Rutgers University. Friday night soloists featured Angela Muller, Northern Florida music educator, conductor and performer and Marie Schwartz, Southern Florida flutist, conductor and composer. Highlights included:
- Listening to winners of the High School Masterclass Competition, which included my student Sharanya Chatterjee performing Bozza’s Image for Marie Schwartz.
- Enjoying the Advanced Masterclass taught by Bart Feller in which a former student, Alexa Huxhold, performed Martinu’s Sonata.
- Listening to music from around the world including the Middle East and from South Africa and the Caribbean.
- Hearing unusual repertoire including works for flute and percussion and flute with guitar.
- More information is on the convention page of the FFA website.
