

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Outside Influence: Flute Music with Folk and Popular Inspirations
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: This program of flute music from the 20th and 21st centuries features elements of folk songs, jazz, and popular genres. UWEC music professors Dr. Brian Allred (flute) and Alexander Woods (piano) are joined by Jill Heinke Moen (flute) to perform music from Valerie Coleman, Amanda Harberg, Nathalie Joachim, Leanna Keith, Joseph Schwantner, and Otar Taktakishvili.


The University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents a joint faculty performance in Phillips Recital Hall at the Haas Fine Arts Center (121 Water Street Eau Claire, WI 54703) Admission is FREE. Doors open 15 minutes before start time.

FREE livestreaming is available for Gantner Concert Hall and Phillips Recital Hall performances of student recitals, ensemble concerts, and guest artists! Visit linktr.ee/uwecmta to find livestream links, information on upcoming department events, donation options, and more!


DR. ALEXANDER WOODS, PIANO
Alexander Woods is a pianist and music teacher living in the Twin Cities, MN. A versatile and collaborative musician, his passions include art song, instrumental &amp; chamber works, choral music, contemporary piano repertoire, and a variety of jazz and popular styles. He strives to maintain an innovative perspective in his performances, seeking out new and old works from diverse genres and composers.

Woods is a lecturer of music at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he teaches applied piano lessons, class piano, and an honors colloquium exploring music and gender. He also holds positions at Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul) and Voices of Hope Prison Music Initiative, and has worked as a freelance pianist &amp; vocal coach at UW-Eau Claire, University of Minnesota, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the NATS, Schubert Club, and Thursday Musical competitions. Woods has also played with the Mississippi Valley Orchestra, Dakota Valley Symphony &amp; Chorus, South Metro Chorale, and St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral Orchestra, and has spent summers as a staff pianist at the International Cello Institute, St. Croix Valley Opera Summer Vocal Institute, and Borromeo Music Festival.

DR. BRIAN ALLRED, FLUTE
Dr. Brian Allred teaches flute and music theory at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He currently serves as Principal Flute of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra and as an endorsing artist for Altus flutes.

As a soloist, Dr. Allred won first place and best performance of the newly commissioned work in the 2019 Myrna W. Brown Artist Competition in Texas and also received top prizes in the South Carolina Flute Society Young Artist Competition and the Contemporary Performance Competition at the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Cortona, Italy. He performed in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as a First Prize Winner in the Golden Classical Music Awards. Dr. Allred performs regularly around the United States, including at conferences held by the National Flute Association, the Low Flutes Festival, and the Society of Composers, Inc.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Eau Claire
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Haas Fine Arts Center - UW
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- **full address**: Haas Fine Arts Center - UW, 121 Water Street,Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

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- **organizer**: UWEC Music and Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/uwec-music-and-theatre/13866997)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Haas Fine Arts Center - UW, 121 Water Street,Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** UWEC Music and Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, art, contests, festivals, music-festivals, concerts, workshops, theatre, nonprofit, virtual, live-music, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Outside Influence: Flute Music with Folk and Popular Inspirations ?
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