Jana's Flute Resume

Flute Teacher History

  • Christina Jennings, Boulder, CO — beginning August 2010
  • Cindy Henderson, Kaysville & WSU, Utah — Jan 2009 to present
  • Jane Wadsworth, Salt Lake City, Utah — Sept 2004 — Dec 2008
  • Sharon Snel, Port Angeles, Washington — Sept 2002 — April 2004

University of Colorado at Boulder

  • 4-year Scholarship Recipient — beginning August 2010
  • Panoramic Flutist Seminar — featuring Leone Buyse, Jean Ferrandis, and Christina Jennings, June 2010

Weber State University, Ogden, Utah

  • Symphony Orchestra — Fall 2009, Spring 2010
  • Wind Ensemble — Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010
  • Honors Flute Quartet — Fall 2009, Spring 2010
  • Honors Wind Quintet — Fall 2009, Spring 2010
  • Concerto Night soloist — April 2009
  • Performance in Carnegie Hall with WSU Wind Ensemble — April 2009
  • Full Tuition Scholarship Recipient — Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010
  • Recruited to Early College program to begin Jan 2009 — Junior year in High School
  • High School Honor Band, Principal Flute — December 2008

Music Teacher's National Association Music Festival

  • Second Place, $1000 award — Senior Woodwinds, National Competition, Albuquerque, NM, March 2010
  • Winner — Senior Woodwinds, Southwest Division Competition, Honolulu, HI, January 2010
  • Winner — Senior Woodwinds, State of Utah, October 2009
  • Participant — Senior Woodwinds, October 2008

Lessons, Master Classes, & other Honors

  • Lesson & Master Class with Christina Jennings, CU-Boulder, October 2009
  • Selected to perform in the final recital, Oberlin Flute Institute, Oberlin, Ohio, June 2009
  • Flute Institute with Kathleen Chastain, Oberlin Conservatory, June/July 2009
  • Lesson with Mary Kay Fink, Cleveland Orchestra Piccoloist, June 2009
  • Selected to perform at the showcase recital, Summer Flute Fest, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, June 2009
  • Master Class with Kristine Parker, Allegro Music Academy, Portland, Oregon, June 2009
  • Master Class with April Clayton, Brigham Young University, June 2009
  • Master Class with Elaine Jorgensen, Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, June 2009
  • Lesson & Master Class with Linda Chesis, Manhattan School of Music, June 2009
  • Lesson with Jim Walker, Colburn School & USC, March 2009

Utah Flute Association

  • Special Award Recipient — 2010
  • Utah Flute Association Sonata Competition — Out of three entries, two firsts and a second, Night of Sonatas Recital performance, Salt Lake City, April 2009 Federation Flute Festival — Superior, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Best of Federation Flute Recital — 2006, (missed Federation for a Family Reunion in England, 2007), 2008, 2009 (best of Federation discontinued 2010)
  • Concerto Night soloist, 2005

Utah Symphony Youth Guild, Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Honorable Mention, Salute to Youth Auditions — August 2009
  • Honorable Mention, Recital Competition — March 2008
  • "Lobbyfest" recital performance preceding a Utah Symphony concert at Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City — January 2008, March 2009
  • "Lollipops" Youth Volunteer, teaching children to conduct — Dec 2007 Membership Sept 2007 to present

Youth Symphonies

  • Lincoln Youth Symphony Concerto Night soloist — March 2008
  • Lincoln Youth Symphony, Brigham City, Utah, Principal Flutist — August 2007 to Dec 2008
  • Davis Youth Symphony, Kaysville, Utah, Flutist — 2005-2006
  • Utah Youth Symphony Prep Orchestra — 2004-2005
  • North Olympic Junior Youth Symphony & Wind Ensemble — 2003-2004

Utah State Fair Music Competition

  • Temple Square Concert Series soloist — September 2008 (Competition discontinued in 2009)
  • First Place, Senior Woodwinds-Brass-Percussion, 2008
  • Second Place, Junior Woodwinds-Brass-Percussion, 2007
  • Honorable Mention, Junior Woodwinds-Brass-Percussion, 2006

Interests & Experience

Shakespeare, Student Directing, Musical Theater, Singing, Flute Teaching, Babysitting, Travel