Vincenzo is the founder and coordinator of the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir. Started in 2021 during the global pandemic, the all-volunteer ensemble performs annually at the National Flute Association (NFA) convention and other musical events around the United States. The National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir became a permanent performing ensemble of the NFA convention in 2024 and made its first public appearances during WorldPride 2025 in Washington, D.C.
The National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir provides a celebratory space for LGBTQIA+ flutists and allies to come together, perform works composed or arranged by members of our community, and commission new works for flute choir by LGBTQIA+ composers.
The National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir video recordings can be found in chronological order at the bottom of this webpage.
Please contact Vincenzo if you would like to participate in the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir, write a piece of music for the ensemble, or ask any additional questions.
PRESS
2023 Case Western Reserve University announcement
2023 Flutist Quarterly article
PERFORMANCE ARCHIVES
2021 National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Virtual Performance for the National Flute Association
“Remembering Matthew Shepard” for flute choir by Robert Maggio
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
Part I: journal entries
Part II: finding Matthew Shepard
Part III: medical update
Part IV: the Word and the jury
Part V: candle vigil and the fence
Part VI: the day of the funeral, snow
2022 National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Performance at the National Flute Association convention in Chicago, IL
PROGRAM
“Iridescent Fanfare” by Arturo Rodriguez WORLD PREMIERE (3 minutes)
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
“Mountain Songs” by Jennifer Higdon (5 minutes)
“America the Beautiful” by Samuel Augustus Ward arr. Kelly Via (2 minutes)
“Love is in the Air” by John Paul Young arr. Christopher Lee (3 minutes)
“Big and Bright” by Timothy Hagen (5 minutes)
2023 National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Performance at the National Flute Association convention in Phoenix, AZ
PROGRAM
“Overture to Candide” by Bernstein arr. Mel Orriss (5 minutes)
“Broken Pieces” by Zachery Meier (7 minutes)
“Somewhere Bluebirds Fly” by Erin Spencer (5.5 minutes)
“Jubilant Synergy” by Melvin Lauf, Jr. (2.5 minutes)
[ban] for flute choir by kei slaughter WORLD PREMIERE (6 minutes)
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
‘Cross the Wide Missouri by Kelly Via (4 minutes)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Freddie Mercury arr. Lisa Ochoco (6 minutes)
2024 National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Performance at the National Flute Association Convention in San Antonio, TX
PROGRAM
“Flute Fanfaria” by Melvin Lauf, Jr. (2 minutes)
“October” by Eric Whitacre arr. Arturo Rodriguez (6.5 minutes)
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish arr. Zach Galatis WORLD PREMIERE (4 minutes)
“could you stay” by Rishi Malhotra WORLD PREMIERE (6 minutes)
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
“Fantasia on Red River Valley” by Kelly Via (6 minutes)
“Truffle Hunt” by Jamison Forge (6 minutes)
2025 National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Performances during WorldPride 2025 in Washington, D.C.
Saturday, May 31 11:00am: Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium
PROGRAM
Fanfare by Gay Kahkonen (2 minutes)
I Have Tasted Freedom by Matthew Herman WORLD PREMIERE (3.5 minutes)
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish arr. Zach Galatis (4 minutes)
Somewhere Bluebirds Fly by Erin Spencer (5.5 minutes)
October by Eric Whitacre arr. Arturo Rodriguez (6.5 minutes)
only when it is dark enough can you see the stars by Zachery Meier WORLD PREMIERE (5 minutes)
Commissioned by the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Sunday, June 1 1:00pm: National Gallery of Art
PROGRAM
Fanfare by Gay Kahkonen (2 minutes)
I Have Tasted Freedom by Matthew Herman (3.5 minutes)
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish arr. Zach Galatis (4 minutes)
Somewhere Bluebirds Fly by Erin Spencer (5.5 minutes)
October by Eric Whitacre arr. Arturo Rodriguez (6.5 minutes)
only when it is dark enough can you see the stars by Zachery Meier (5 minutes)
Commissioned by the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
2025 National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
Performance at the National Flute Association convention in Atlanta, GA
PROGRAM
I Have Tasted Freedom by Matthew Herman (4 minutes)
Commissioned by Vincenzo Volpe
“The Wizard and I” by Steven Schwartz arr. Zach Galatis WORLD PREMIERE (5 minutes)
Waves of Infinity by Arturo Rodriguez (6 minutes)
Rise and Fall of a Midwest Flutist by Kayleigh Amstutz arr. Erin Spencer (6 minutes)
only when it is dark enough can you see the stars by Zachery Meier (5 minutes)
Commissioned by the National LGBTQIA+ Flute Choir
“Hopak” from Mazeppa by Tchaikovsky arr. Gregory Milliren (4 minutes)
Vincenzo Volpe, flute 