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AJ Schmidt

Masterclass Performer

AJ Schmidt, a junior at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, PA, studies flute with Dan Parasky and has also worked with Megan Ensor, Kelly Zimba Lukić, and Austin Brown. He is a member of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and has earned multiple honors, including the piccolo seat for the 2022-23 PMEA All-State Band and being a two-time winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Competition. AJ has traveled internationally with youth orchestras, performing in venues across Portugal, Germany, and the Czech Republic, and plans to pursue a career in flute performance.

The International Festival of Flutes: People | Place | Culture, hosted by West Virginia University, takes place on lands that include the ancestral territories of the Shawnee, Lenape (Delaware), Haudenosaunee (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora), Cherokee, and many other Indigenous peoples.

We honor and recognize the Indigenous Nations and communities who have stewarded this region since time immemorial, and on whose ancestral lands we gather today to celebrate diverse musical traditions and cultural expressions from around the world.

We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors, whose generous support makes both this event and our scholarship opportunities possible: American Forest National Heritage Area, Szilagyi Family Foundation Inc, Jupiter, Altus, Azumi Flutes, Wm. S. Haynes Company, Edna A. Falbo Endowment, Holiday Inn, WVU, College of Creative Arts and Media, WVU School of Music
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