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The Hot Springs Flute Ensemble is
an intergeneration flute choir composed of 30+ members
performing on a variety of flutes of the flute family including
C, alto, bass, and piccolos.
The HSFE is a registered
non-profit organization in the state of Arkansas and is
affiliated with National Park Community College and the National
Flute Association.
The ensemble performs in a variety
of venues including churches, weddings and receptions,
retirement communities, public concerts and annually at Christmas in the lobby of the Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa in
downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The ensemble rehearses and
performs during the Fall and Spring Semesters of NPCC, and other
times on request.
All members are volunteer
performers and pay registration each semester at NPCC. The
ensemble rehearses on alternate Tuesdays at the Church at
Crossgate Center, 3100 East Grand Avenue, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
About Our Music Director
Dr. Jackie
Flowers
(Pictured
Below)
Jackie Flowers leads an
extremely active career as a flutist,
teacher, registered nurse and music director of
the Hot Springs Flute Ensemble.
As a flutist, Dr. Flowers
has performed with Symphony Orchestras
throughout the country, including the McKeesport
& Pittsburgh Symphonies, Long Beach & Orange
County Doctor's Symphony, Bellflower Symphony,
Napa Symphony, Baroque Sinfonia of Santa Rosa,
S. Arkansas Symphony and Pine Bluff Symphony. In
the summer of 1970, Flowers toured Israel,
Greece & Turkey as flute soloist with the Los
Angeles Doctor's Symphony.
As a teacher, Flowers
maintains a private music studio for
instruction of modern & Baroque flutes, piano &
harpsichord. She taught in the nursing program
at National Park Community College for 4 years,
and has been a flute instructor there since
1983. She is adjunct faculty at Ouachita
Technical College, and has been flute instructor
at Ouachita Baptist University. She is flute
instructor in The New Horizon's Band, and
presented a workshop on teaching beginning adult
flutists for the National Flute Association. The
Flutist Quarterly published her article on "The
Spy Flute".
As a registered nurse,
Flowers graduated from the McKeesport (PA)
Hospital School of Nursing (associated with Penn
State University), attended the University of
Pittsburgh, graduated from St. Mary's College in
Moraga (CA), Sonoma State University, and
Columbia Pacific University. She holds a Ph.D.
in Nursing Administration and Gerontology and
has an additional MA in Music. She is
Nationally Certified as a gerontological nurse,
and is a part-time nursing supervisor.
Dr. Flowers organized the
Hot Springs Flute Ensemble in 1982, after moving
to Arkansas. She also performs with the Hot
Springs Baroque Ensemble and the Hot Springs
Concert Band.
About Our Conductor
Julian
Herring
(Pictured
Below)
Julian Herring,
conductor of the Hot Springs Flute Ensemble since
2001, is a retired band director with 35 years
experience in the public schools of Arkansas and
Florida. Subsequently, he served as adjunct
instructor of horn for Ouachita Baptist University
and the University of Central Arkansas, as well as
assisting with teaching interns for Henderson State
University.
A lifelong participant
in community music, Mr. Herring also serves as
associate conductor of the Hot Springs Concert Band,
instructor of the Hot Springs Horns, and was the
founding director of the New Horizons Band of Hot
Springs, a teaching band for adults.
As a performer, he is
a member of the Hot Springs Brass (brass quintet),
the High Point Brass (brass trio), and participates
as soloist or ensemble member for other community
organizations.
A native of Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, Mr. Herring received his early
musical training under the baton of the renowned R.B.
“Scrubby” Watson. He holds degrees from Hendrix
College (BA) and the University of Illinois (MA).
Teachers include, Ashley Coffman, Mark Hindsley, and
Thomas Holden. Now a member of the International
Horn Society, he was active in the American School
Band Directors’ Association, Phi Beta Mu, and served
as both president and parliamentarian of the
Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association.
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