In the spring of 1976, many members formed a flute choir which performed under the direction of Dr. George Morey at the Texas Music Educator's Convention in Dallas. A highlight of the Texas Flute club's third year was a visit by Mark Thomas, founder of the National Flute Association. Meetings continued to inform area flutists on a variety of topics. Under the leadership of our third president, Myrna Brown, plans began to be made for our first flute festival. The purpose behind the festival is to provide a place of performance to flutists and a listening experience for all others.
Emphasis is on excellence of performance with helpful criticism being made by the judges.
The first flute festival was held during our fourth year. Our early festivals were directed toward a specific stylistic period, and the first festival focused on the Baroque period. Albert Tipton was the guest artist for the first festival. The success of the first flute festival led to a second in April of 1979. That year was a busy one for our members and President Carol Farrar as the Texas Flute Club hosted the National Flute Association Convention at the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas.