December 17, 2023: Many updates! Changes to the main page, Repertoire List, Accommodations, Mock Auditions, General Information, and Masterclass Information pages, and the registration form. Also updated the bio pages for Amy Blumenthal, Rhonda Cassano, Stephen Preston, Göran Marcusson, Julie Meschko, Gitte Marcusson, Anna Thibeault, and Amara Guitry. A list of the pages I didn't change would be shorter!
April 23, 2023: updated the fee on the Accommodations page, and posted notices for the tribute and gala concerts on the main page.
December, 2022: It was our sad duty to post a memorial page for Eldred Spell. We will miss him!
October 31, 2022: Updated the bio page for Gitte Marcusson. Also updated the Accommodations, and General Information pages, and the registration form.
October 24, 2022: Updated the bio pages for Göran Marcusson, Amara Guitry, and Nora Kile.
October 17, 2022: Updated the bio pages for Vance Reese, Julie Meschko, and Gitte Marcusson. Also updated the repertoire list for the Mock Auditions page.
October 27, 2021: Updated the registration form and Masterclass Information pages with the dates and prices for the 2022 masterclass.
October 24, 2021: Updated the bio pages for Vance Reese, Göran Marcusson, Rhonda Cassano, Nora Kile, Amy Blumenthal, Eldred Spell, Julie Meschko, and Amara Guitry, as well as Stephen Preston's repertoire list. Added a new faculty member, Chris Hemingway. Updated the General Information page with info on COVID precautions.
October 2, 2021: Posted the dates for the 2022 flute retreat and updated Gitte Marcusson's bio.
May 16, 2021: Updated our statement on precautions we will be taking to keep attendees and staff safe from COVID-19.
April 5, 2021: Added information on precautions we will be taking to keep attendees and staff safe from COVID-19.
January 19, 2021: Many updates, including adding Vance Reese to the staff and updating Rhonda Cassano's biography.
January 3, 2021: Happy new year! Started uploading info for next year's Wildacres Flute Retreat, including the registration form and a bio for new staff member Darcy Struble.
December 10, 2020: Updated the faculty list on the main page.
October 21, 2020: Began preparing the site for updates for the 2021 flute retreat.
May 9, 2020: Updated the Registration page. You can now register online!
May 5, 2020: The faculty list, class schedule, registration, and other info for the Virtual Wildacres Flute Retreat have been updated!
April 28, 2020: Huzzah! The Wildacres Flute Retreat will go on this year in virtual format! Stay tuned for more information!
April 4, 2020: Alas, the Wildacres Flute Retreat has been canceled for this year due to Covid-19. Stay home and stay healthy!
March 8, 2020: Updated the audition information in the Masterclass page.
October 27, 2019: So many updates for the next year! New bios, updated repertoire lists, and improved registration form!
April 6, 2019: Updated Joy Sears's Flute Repair courses.
November 10, 2018: Updated Göran Marcusson's list on the Repertoire Lists page
October 5, 2018: Updated the biography and class pages for Nora Kile, Amara Guitry, and Walfrid Kujala.
September 24, 2018: Some more info for the new year! Updated Vance Reese's biography, the registration and parental consent forms, the album, and the masterclass information.
September 17, 2018: Made a number of changes to prepare for next year's event! Mostly changing dates. More substantial updates will come soon.
September 8, 2018: Added a bio for new faculty member Gitte Marcusson.
March 28, 2018: Added Eldred Spell to the Faculty List.
March 10, 2018: Yet more updates to the faculty list, and posted the Wildacres Flute Retreat Code of Ethics.
February 26, 2018: More updates to the faculty list.
February 2, 2018: Updated the faculty list.
November 25, 2017: Posted Göran Marcusson's list to the Repertoire Lists page.
October 30, 2017: Plenty of updates to the bios, and changed the dates to reflect the upcoming Wildacres 2018 retreat. More to come!
November 13, 2016: Posted Göran Marcusson's list to the Repertoire Lists page.
November 3, 2016: Registration is open for the 2017 Wildacres Flute Retreat! Updates are all over the site, including new masterclasses, artists, and prices!
April 10, 2016: added a link to the Wildacres Flute Beat newsletter.
October 18, 2015: Updated the biography for Vance Reese. Added two poems to the Poets' Corner.
October 4, 2015: Posted Stephen Preston's updated list to the Repertoire Lists page. Updated the biographies for Helen Spielman and Anna Thibeault.
September 20, 2015: Updated the site with the dates and prices for the 2016 masterclasses.
January 28, 2015: Updated the list of add-on sessions on the Masterclass Info page.
January 6, 2015: Posted Stephen Preston's list to the Repertoire Lists page.
December 10, 2014: Posted Göran Marcusson's list to the Repertoire Lists page.
November 28, 2014: Updated Göran Marcusson's bio page with his new website address.
November 25, 2014: Updated Julie Meschko's biography.
October 6, 2014: Started updating the information for 2015, starting with prices and dates.
April 28, 2014: Added a biography for guest presenter Mary Miller and corrected a few dates on the Day Visitors page.
January 10, 2014: Updated the biography for Tim Carey.
November 20, 2013: Updated the biography for Helen Spielman.
November 18, 2013: Updated the biographies for Amara Guitry, Nora Kile, and Vance Reese.
November 17, 2013: Posted Göran Marcusson's list to the Repertoire Lists page.
October 5, 2013: The first of the 2014 information has been added. Dates and prices have been updated for 2014. Also please note Anna Thibeault's new E-mail address on the Contact Us page.
June 8, 2013: Added information for prospective day visitors.
March 2, 2013: Added an ultra-snazzy video about the Wildacres to the home page.
January 13, 2013: Updated the Accommodations page.
December 24, 2012: Made lots of changes in preparation for Wildacres 2013.
January 15, 2012: Added videos to the biography pages.
January 14, 2012: Fixed a little blooper on the Repertoire Lists page. Thank you to everyone whose sharp eyes caught it! Also added a link to the Wildacres Flute Retreat YouTube channel.
January 12, 2012: Another new year, another update to reflect the upcoming masterclass. Lots of updates sprinkled about the site, most prominently the registration form and Masterclass Info page.
January 1, 2011: Happy new year! Updated the just about everyone's biographies and added a few new staff members, and updated the dates and prices on the registration form and elsewhere.
January 30, 2010: Updated the dates on the registration form.
January 12, 2010: Updated Stephen Prestion's biography and added this year's Repertoire Lists.
January 1, 2010: Updated some biographies and added the Poets' Corner.
November 15, 2009: Lots of little updates for the 2010 retreat. Dates and prices are new and improved, a new registration form is up, and added a writeup for Joy Sears's Intermediate Flute Repair course.
March 9, 2009: Added some videos of Göran Marcusson at the Newport Music Festival 2008.
February 1, 2009: Updated the Registration page with a new form for the 2009 masterclass.
January 25, 2009: Posted Göran Marcusson's new Repertoire List, updated the "Daily Visitors" section on the General Information page, and added two photos to the Photo Album.
November 15, 2008: Added profile pages for Norman Thibodeau, including information on his Extended Techniques class, and Jessie Tosto.
October 26, 2008: Updated the Masterclass Info and General Information pages with info for the 2009 masterclass.
October 25, 2008: Updated the Main Page, Masterclass Info, and Accommodations pages with info for the 2009 masterclass.
January 22, 2008: Posted an interview with Ludmila Koliago.
January 14, 2008: Added a Photo Album with pictures from the 2007 masterclass.
November 3, 2007: Added the Contact Us, Registration, and Repertoire Lists sections.
November 1, 2007: As the page was just launched, it's all new!
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