Dr. Lisa R. McArthur
Campbellsville University

LISA McARTHUR is an associate professor in flute, music theory and music education at Campbellsville University, where she is also the university flute ensemble director. Dr. McArthur holds the B.M. in music education and a Performer's Certificate from the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam College, New York; an M.M. in performance and an M.A. in music theory from Kent State University, Ohio; and a Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Kentucky. Dr. McArthur was selected to the 2004 Who's Who in America and received the 2001 KMEA College/University Music Educator of the Year Award. Dr. McArthur is the founder and current president of the Flute Society of Kentucky. lrmcarthur@campbellsville.edu

Prof. Gordon Cole
University of Kentucky

GORDON COLE joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky in 1976 following three years of teaching at the University of New Hampshire, and three years as a member of The United States Army Band in Washington, D.C. Besides being an active soloist and clinician, he is a member of the McCracken Wind Quintet, the Bizet Trio (flute, bassoon, piano), and the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, Door County, Wisconsin. His principle teacher was his father, Robert Cole, a former member of the Philadelphia Orchestra and professor of flute at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Gordon.Cole@uky.edu

Dr. Heidi Pintner
Western Kentucky University

HEIDI PINTNER is Associate Professor of Music at Western Kentucky University, where she teaches flute, flute choir, and music theory. She is the Treasurer and a board member for the Flute Society of Kentucky. Additionally, she plays second flute in the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra and is a mother of three. Dr. Pintner, an avid supporter of new music, released two compact disc recordings in 2007 that feature commissioned flute chamber music: Flute Chamber Music by Michael Kallstrom on the Centaur Label (CRC 2911) and The Light Wraps You on the MSR Classics Label (MS 1217). Dr. Pintner holds degrees in flute performance from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music (B.M.) and from The Florida State University (M.M. and D.M.). Her former flute teachers include Michel Debost, Kathleen Chastain, and Charles DeLaney. Prior to her appointment in Bowling Green, Dr. Pintner taught flute and numerous courses in music theory and musicology at California State University, Chico. heidi.pintner@wku.edu