https://www.nikkaflute.com/events daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/shostakovich-trio-premiere monthly 0.5 2026-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/b1ac6884-afc4-46d6-bc74-b8bc963b9d4e/Shostakovich+Flute+Trio+Premiere.png Events - Shostakovich Flute Trio Premiere - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/prokofiev-sonatenabend monthly 0.5 2026-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/dd90c016-0f31-4d4d-a0b3-7504bfdc375e/Photo+on+stage+with+Cosmo.jpeg Events - Prokofiev at Sonatenabend - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-orchestra-carnegie-hall monthly 0.5 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/af6d4d19-5c30-42aa-8e45-d3253adfe409/Screenshot+2025-12-29+at+11.25.46%E2%80%AFAM.png Events - Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, conducted by David Robertson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/greystone-mansion-recital monthly 0.5 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/b6ac6be8-712a-43a3-9113-6f4e6c361619/White+long+sleeves.jpg Events - Music in the Mansion Solo Recital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-orchestra-earl-lee monthly 0.5 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/58b69fb8-a411-4270-9380-dad8ac95321c/Screenshot+2025-11-17+at+10.12.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Events - Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by Earl Lee - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/wincenc-studio-recital-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/dfebb860-b019-4924-80c0-15d23d510689/Juilliard+horizontal+shot.png Events - Wincenc Flute Studio Recital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-the-new-series-halloween monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/2a3f347b-9d62-4992-9d8d-18c5ace36851/JuilliardPaulHall2002Holtkamp1.jpg Events - The New Series: A Halloween Concert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-sonatenabend-poulenc monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/b54569b8-61e4-4a8d-bb46-185240974ec4/Juilliard+web+headshot.jpeg Events - Poulenc at Sonatenabend - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/flute-through-the-ages-from-vivaldi-to-liszt monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/df009959-8360-4a32-b938-08e22a31b0cd/Nikka+horizontal+headshot.jpg Events - Flute Through the Ages, from Vivaldi to Liszt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-orchestra-conducted-by-stephanie-childress monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/0ebb00f3-847f-4777-b190-371452609d5a/Juilliard-Orchestra_2025-05-20-214019_axwp.jpg Events - Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by Stephanie Childress - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/ipalpiti-festival-soloists-concert monthly 0.5 2025-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/dbee94a7-42a5-417a-9e13-f466589207a6/Screenshot+2025-07-11+at+3.57.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Events - iPalpiti Festival Soloists Concert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/fisher-benefactor-series monthly 0.5 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/f13af851-7f7d-4e7b-9545-cce6f7ab4290/Nikka+headshot+vertical.jpg Events - iPalpiti Musicales Benefactor Series: Solo Recital at Fisher Residence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/orions-bow-trio/recital-lincoln-center monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/89e3f326-4973-48e7-8233-d9cfd482d3be/Orion%27s+Bow+Trio+headshot.jpg Events - Orion’s Bow Trio at Juilliard Station - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/la-valse-premiere-juilliard-sonatenabend monthly 0.5 2025-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/70df61c1-4a69-4d7e-a641-921111947d82/IMG_5987.jpeg Events - Nikka’s Premiere at Sonatenabend - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-orchestra-conducted-by-jeffrey-milarsky monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/7c962585-428f-4068-86e3-975bc75cd01d/milarsky.jpg Events - Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by Jeffrey Milarsky - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/orions-bow-trio/beethoven-ghost-morse-hall monthly 0.5 2025-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/a361a44a-c0a0-4049-8cfa-a77eab76726e/Orion%27s+Bow+Trio+post-concert.jpeg Events - Orion’s Bow Trio at The Juilliard School - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/wincenc-flute-studio-recital monthly 0.5 2025-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/19880fc8-3b24-4cc2-becc-8984e8af7ad9/Screenshot+2024-10-24+at+3.09.17%E2%80%AFPM.png Events - Wincenc Flute Studio Recital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/new-series/schoenberg-and-beyond monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/23bd196c-9ca6-4c94-adc2-1321c4b0bdbf/Screenshot+2024-10-24+at+2.38.03%E2%80%AFPM.jpg Events - The New Series: Schoenberg and Beyond - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-wind-orchestra monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/852e6da7-479a-4fa2-b822-f61f81aec24d/Orchestra+shot+at+Juilliard.png Events - Juilliard Wind Orchestra - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/solo-recital-for-the-people-juilliard-station monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/095fdc5a-9f90-48ac-a995-ac68e3b7242b/460415196_1055878405909304_205223145777527374_n.jpg Events - Solo Recital for the People: Accessible Concert from the Heart of Lincoln Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/2195eb19-5d73-4b00-8b64-341559578e43/IMG_5987.jpeg Events - Solo Recital for the People: Accessible Concert from the Heart of Lincoln Center - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/afternoon-groundbreaking-chamber-music monthly 0.5 2024-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/11c0094b-7c83-4dcc-8af9-5f5aecfb2072/With+Saul.png Events - An Afternoon of Groundbreaking Chamber Music - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-orchestra-david-robertson monthly 0.5 2024-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/9dd491b3-f070-4ffb-adbb-5ad4736a7d6f/04022024_Orchestra_DRobertson_0028.jpg Events - Juilliard Orchestra Conducted by David Robertson - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/flute-organ-duo/saint-john-the-divine monthly 0.5 2024-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/4abe9705-5962-4f98-897f-fb12fac47df7/csjd_credit-hope-chang-0721.jpg Events - Flute/Organ Duo at Saint John the Divine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/juilliard-opera/la-clemenza-di-tito monthly 0.5 2024-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/cb77aacb-1187-48b1-8875-f238a6cea6f6/juilliard+opera.jpeg Events - Juilliard Opera Presents Mozart’s “La clemenza di Tito” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/mxe-chamber-music-recital/debussy monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/9b122544-f7b1-4e57-b7fb-a6d9eabebcc0/LincolnCtrJuilliard9.jpg Events - MXE Chamber Music Recital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/new-series/the-mad-king monthly 0.5 2024-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/82bbb7a9-fb18-4a0a-b132-6cff55202b7c/Screenshot+2024-03-05+at+4.16.44%E2%80%AFPM.png Events - The New Series: The Mad King - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/orions-bow-trio/mendelssohn-morse-hall monthly 0.5 2024-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/d095f901-6b1c-43f8-b54b-0caa2e1c2d95/IMG_9583.jpg Events - Orion’s Bow Trio at The Juilliard School - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/mt-sinai-holiday-concert monthly 0.5 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/7c43a7a0-1a7b-4f3b-9a85-3a70a6a65473/mount%2Bsinai%2Bhospital%2Blobby.jpg Events - Mount Sinai Community Outreach Holiday Concert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/orions-bow-trio/st-pauls-chapel/columbia monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/90deb8e7-e27d-4dfe-9537-a916ba3f961c/c021176f-91d4-4318-b66f-6ba501b6d31a.jpeg Events - Orion’s Bow Trio at St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/colburn-senior-recital monthly 0.5 2023-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/235609e8-0908-45c0-8dce-c8367df4dc34/IMG_4306.jpeg Events - Nikka’s Graduating Performance at the Colburn Music Academy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/hommage-a-moyse monthly 0.5 2023-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/006c150c-d281-4baf-b6d4-c792a1ff856f/Hommage+a%CC%80+Moyse.JPG Events - Hommage à Moyse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/debussy monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/e7065114-ee10-4e96-93bf-67a6a97a6989/Pan_Syrinx_1024px.jpg Events - Discovering Debussy: Music and Dance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/marine-band-concerto-competition monthly 0.5 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/4e84688f-d81d-46db-905d-ab12819636af/20210518-M-ZZ9999-001.jpg Events - Nikka performs at “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band Concerto Competition Finals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/youngarts-concert monthly 0.5 2023-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/662ac105-3562-4465-9931-1292ce9ebcf2/New-World-Center-concert-hall-2-photo-by-Rui-Dias-Aidos-REDAV-1350x520.jpg Events - National YoungArts Week: Classical Music Concert featuring Nikka - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/colburn-virtuosi-mercadante monthly 0.5 2023-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/54a873e6-cb64-4ce2-9be7-58502f6c9161/IMG_9438.jpeg Events - Nikka performs Mercadante with the Colburn Academy Virtuosi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/classicalia/viennakonzrtthaus monthly 0.5 2023-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/b728ee58-2b5a-406e-a426-1d038c95eba1/Mozart-Saal%2C_Wiener_Konzerthaus.jpg Events - Classicalia Inaugural Global Competition Gala - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/thevirtuosoflute monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/a8fae596-4254-4be7-9728-be83bfa2c820/%234+April+15+Flute.jpg Events - The Virtuoso Flute - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/merkin-hall/gala monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1658768888945-37WSTZZGZ58YLK5SOCP5/image0.jpeg Events - Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant Winners’ Gala Concert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/colburn/performance-poem monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/b18a07e2-5163-4c14-b9e6-be2cf462b7a5/pfeiffer-colburn-int-thayer-from-stge.jpg Events - Music Academy Young Artist Performance (MAYAP) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/a439a9ab-9fea-4e52-89b8-9d54bcf48ed1/silver+new+w.jpg Events - Music Academy Young Artist Performance (MAYAP) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/colburn/academy-virtuosi monthly 0.5 2022-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/11e5c8cf-a848-4fab-a998-c2dd46cbcb83/pfeiffer-colburn-int-zipper.jpg Events - Colburn Academy Virtuosi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/colburn/performance monthly 0.5 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/b18a07e2-5163-4c14-b9e6-be2cf462b7a5/pfeiffer-colburn-int-thayer-from-stge.jpg Events - Music Academy Young Artist Performance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/7exm2lfu832lrs8mp3yrj0cuvlvqka-ady4j-tkyfk-cjkw5-h3a4j monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634706458893-XOKE7811C8G5H0ZIG1MH/conductor.jpg Events - Gold Medalists Debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Sunday) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634706345427-8M70BAVW9SDVDTGPO49G/skyview+concert+hall.jpg Events - Gold Medalists Debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Sunday) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634662292825-PQBBRW77DU1HD42FTMBE/IMG_0790.jpg Events - Gold Medalists Debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Sunday) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/7exm2lfu832lrs8mp3yrj0cuvlvqka-ady4j-tkyfk-cjkw5 monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634706550099-ZSXOFT2TFJOKC8YAKSKZ/conductor.jpg Events - Gold Medalists Debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Saturday) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634706555597-MDP4B2ZOHKIDU7O3HCHF/skyview+concert+hall.jpg Events - Gold Medalists Debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Saturday) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634662292825-PQBBRW77DU1HD42FTMBE/IMG_0790.jpg Events - Gold Medalists Debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Saturday) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/7exm2lfu832lrs8mp3yrj0cuvlvqka-ady4j-tkyfk-k3hl4 monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1631824526554-SK1P3512FKM9CFAE6FX9/presbyterian-church-1350x515.jpg Events - Dessertimento 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/539da2a8-b8bf-446f-ab1d-e4afe5a0d16c/IMG_1182.jpg Events - Dessertimento 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/brandenburg-concerto-la-virtuosi monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1631571740922-GH8AJBXCEFCOYRFTC1Q5/IMG_4896-2.jpg Events - Orchestral Treasures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1631571787272-GFR5LCW5XI2BH0PBFW1S/Nikka+Head+shot+with+Flute+Full+2021.jpg Events - Orchestral Treasures - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/7exm2lfu832lrs8mp3yrj0cuvlvqka-ady4j monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1630522429896-L6XPWCCF5JJ8TNWI5EXM/IMG_9846.jpg Events - VSO USA Finalists Concert - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/7exm2lfu832lrs8mp3yrj0cuvlvqka-7g5hk monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/fbe08128-30c1-4123-82c0-6a6160296273/unnamed.jpg Events - Salon de Virtuosi Holiday Concert (evening) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/7exm2lfu832lrs8mp3yrj0cuvlvqka monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/583e37b0-821c-4736-8590-e95433b4cf6f/unnamed.jpg Events - Salon de Virtuosi Winter Concert (afternoon) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/grand-prize-virtuoso-recital-at-the-beethovens-house monthly 0.5 2023-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629646522963-TQWV10497ARS4KLJY9PM/IMG_9509.JPG Events - Grand Prize Virtuoso Recital at Beethoven's House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629646489088-833SKUGLW1LJYTZ2H09T/BONN+.jpg Events - Grand Prize Virtuoso Recital at Beethoven's House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/events/ilihbai3f1lob0x19d5yrnlcwwfdct monthly 0.5 2021-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1626384881799-XRZAUBBFU7U92O4R0T3N/concert+flyer.png Events - A World of Jewish Music - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629645198188-7Z5PQ0GS8JFDWCQMR7NU/IMG_9515.jpg Events - A World of Jewish Music - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629645174617-EY4WXQEY1J2NLQJN4LHO/IMG_9516+%281%29.jpg Events - A World of Jewish Music - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news daily 0.75 2025-08-21 https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/la-valse-publication monthly 0.5 2025-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/465c9cb1-1f85-44aa-b7b8-585446e74b2c/Screenshot+2025-04-11+at+12.34.16%E2%80%AFPM.png News - La Valse for Flute Published by Presser - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/la-valse-premiere monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/248997bb-dfc6-4cf8-a99d-05020e27e0bc/IMG_5987.jpeg News - Nikka Gershman’s transcription of Ravel’s “La Valse” will be performed on flute for the first time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/moyse-documentary-with-galways monthly 0.5 2025-02-16 https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/juilliard-kovner-fellowship monthly 0.5 2023-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1680369221537-54498Y1H7WAW0VH2QMBP/IMG_2051.jpg News - 15-year-old Flutist and Composer Nikka Gershman Makes History as the Youngest Ever Kovner Fellow Welcomed by The Juilliard School - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/national-youngarts-prize monthly 0.5 2023-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1391f6f0-d926-4b9a-b24b-b1c900910b70/60FEE4A2-3931-42C0-8F5D-8D2151DBC53A.jpg News - Nikka is Named a National Finalist, the Top Prize in the YoungArts Competition 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/thibaudet-scholar monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1663280920473-U68YRDIQKNON2GGT8SJI/509E31F2-6204-4A98-83C3-E9493A45A76C.jpg News - Nikka is named a Thibaudet Scholar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/career-grant monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1658770290970-1NI6KQSKPMB7NTTWL5GE/image0.jpeg News - Nikka receives Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/sir-james-galway-award monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/a4f06d51-8730-4349-a3de-472c1a37305e/8304BF71-8385-4768-B0F0-953CD96706D9.JPG News - Nikka wins Sir James Galway “Outstanding Junior Performer” Award - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/vienna-konzerthaus-pbs monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1654705624479-MOOD209PCTELB388LPFW/609543A5-1673-4545-BCFD-15198C4FD4E0.jpg News - Classicalia Global PBS Televised Competition selects Nikka to perform in Vienna Konzerthaus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/pasadena-showcase-house monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1647881394667-2AKC6JZ071WY4AF5JKPM/IMG_3961.jpg News - Pasadena Showcase House awards Nikka Gershman the Grand Prize for Exceptional Talent & Musicianship - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/npr-from-the-top monthly 0.5 2022-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1644438655053-9EN58BYGDLFG1A13M0MB/Nikka+show+410+%281%29.JPG News - NPR’S From the Top radio show features Nikka Gershman, a 14-year-old flutist and composer. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/haynes-young-artist-announcement monthly 0.5 2023-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/d01e0b6f-87a6-4350-8b1f-05e51293f614/IMG_2900.JPG News - America’s Oldest Flute Manufacturer honors Nikka Gershman as Youngest Ever “Haynes Young Artist” - Make it stand out Photo: Nikka Gershman-Pepper, Haynes Young Artist, with her Haynes flute https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/mtna/competition/state/winner monthly 0.5 2022-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/bffa6d69-c185-4c36-931d-fdb0d57b8270/MTNA+AWARD.jpg News - 13-year-old rising star flutist Nikka Gershman to represent California State in the MTNA Junior Woodwinds Competition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1631571890694-Z22VKUFLHPVDVR9PBT6M/Nikka+Head+shot+with+Flute+2021.jpg News - 13-year-old rising star flutist Nikka Gershman to represent California State in the MTNA Junior Woodwinds Competition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-one-9ds65-m5a2l-ptn6f monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634596444423-N9N9NV1AFCE83AOPM5VS/IMG_0790.jpg News - One Weekend - Two First Prizes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/5eb99cc6-5d89-41d9-801d-80902bbd6de3/IMG_0875+%281%29.jpg News - One Weekend - Two First Prizes - Make it stand out NYC’s Times Square featuring VSO Gold Medalists https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-one-9ds65-m5a2l-22dgt monthly 0.5 2021-09-01 https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-one-9ds65-m5a2l monthly 0.5 2021-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1630110731967-YSSFYTSG9NLPMLQ4PK75/IMG_9642.jpg News - Rising Stars Grand Prix awards Nikka First Prize - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-two-7anbp-6kpy9-cccn9-2y4kl-s45zb monthly 0.5 2021-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1630108446088-ZT1B1RHDBQU7RDGFJSLS/pfeiffer-colburn-ext-cafe-plaza.jpg News - Nikka joins Colburn Music School Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1630108640407-PWT4H4CQ68FZZ6JS5JQ3/jim-walker.jpg News - Nikka joins Colburn Music School Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1630108415803-PKV8QG2SR7DUS31PSCDF/IMG_2369+%281%29.jpg News - Nikka joins Colburn Music School Academy https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-two-7anbp-6kpy9-cccn9-2y4kl monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629748781573-NJMWNV3MDVDQL8UD0RFP/IMG_9570.JPG News - Nikka receives a standing ovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629728242667-SI8UUU7AH16D5AGDS2H3/lajs+%282%29.JPG News - Nikka receives a standing ovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629728231900-O0IG6M6VRLQEYKPAJV1V/IMG_2321.JPG News - Nikka receives a standing ovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629748773950-UZBLOG0FRB211F7E6PL3/IMG_9571.JPG News - Nikka receives a standing ovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629728235140-LYKGVHQ6T9462EGPDJBL/IMG_2322.JPG News - Nikka receives a standing ovation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629728239044-BTV6UALFMFD4DEG9PBOM/IMG_2326.JPG News - Nikka receives a standing ovation https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-two-7anbp-6kpy9 monthly 0.5 2021-09-04 https://www.nikkaflute.com/news/blog-post-title-one-9ds65 monthly 0.5 2021-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1624317012483-FDR53F0Q611DFFZX2MQ0/nonne%2Bhouse.jpg News - Nikka takes "Grand Virtuoso" First Prize at an International Music Competition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1624324620568-JBP8MIHMAXYJPCP5JTV2/bonne%252Bauditorium.jpg News - Nikka takes "Grand Virtuoso" First Prize at an International Music Competition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.nikkaflute.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-22 https://www.nikkaflute.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/bd98333c-0a7a-4e77-b77c-ad3bc1114ecc/Haynes_14k+%281%29.png https://www.nikkaflute.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-08-23 https://www.nikkaflute.com/recordings daily 0.75 2026-02-24 https://www.nikkaflute.com/compositions daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/8ec19193-10a1-40bc-92e2-4bb59e60714b/Screenshot+2025-05-26+at+4.30.42%E2%80%AFPM.png Compositions - Sospiro Composed for the Orion’s Bow Trio, Sospiro is a musical sigh: the instruments breathe together through appoggiaturas and emotion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/a7888b5c-7b86-4045-8cb8-eb499b879ac7/Screenshot+2023-11-14+at+9.20.11%E2%80%AFAM.png Compositions - When We Used to Dance When We Used to Dance was created to showcase the virtuosity and range of the flute, from the operatic introduction to the vivacious waltz section, which includes a surprise jazz swing in the accompaniment. It was premiered at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, with Vivian Fan on piano. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/f5308d36-54cf-451f-8d9d-1ac9823675af/Screenshot+2024-05-28+at+12.05.41%E2%80%AFPM.png Compositions - Crickets and Freeways Juilliard jazz soprano Kate Kortum brings Nikka’s original music and lyrics to life in the official release of Crickets and Freeways. This song features violinists Vibha Janakiraman and Eliza Hart, violist Pearl de la Motte, cellist Ari Peraza-Webb, and double bassist Anders Ruiter Feenstra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/02da7efe-152e-47b6-a0cb-9da3ed083c1a/IMG_8759.jpeg Compositions - What If What If, with original music and lyrics by Nikka Gershman, fuses classical opera and the modern sound of jazz. Nikka performed the hauntingly romantic melody on piano, accompanying Juilliard’s outstanding soprano Kate Kortum and tenor Bryan Corral. What If is filled with vivid imagery of yearning for a moment of love, with the overarching theme of nature both accompanying and separating two lovers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/20677be3-e1b7-4413-ba97-f0af1cf18eb8/IMG_8065.jpg Compositions - Tempest Nikka’s composition Tempest was premiered as an encore at her recital, The Virtuoso Flute (Mason House Concert Series). Originally for flute and string orchestra, Nikka adapted it for a flute/piano duet and performed it with Vivian Fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/e1d7762c-4d54-4959-b13b-ad1bf32f4bcc/Screenshot+2023-03-18+at+5.07.22+PM.jpeg Compositions - Valse Infernale Nikka’s piece Valse Infernale for orchestra earned the 1st Prize at the Pacific Musical Society & Foundation Composition Competition (up to age 25). The Foundation is the oldest active musical organization in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it has nurtured the growth and careers of many young classical musicians, with former winners including musical luminaries such as Yehudi Menuhin. It was judged by the Grammy-award winning composer Mason Bates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/9e7c8493-8820-4407-952d-e22d0340955c/IMG_8849.JPG Compositions - Three Voices: Subject 1 Watch Nikka’s composition Three Voices masterfully choreographed by Tyler Duncan (Juilliard Dance ‘27) for the Juilliard Dance Workshop, performed by Nikka Gershman (flute), Dovie Lepore-Currin (piano), and Sydney Jenkins (viola). It flows seamlessly into Nikka’s arrangement of Schnittke’s Polka. Featuring dancers Georgia Greene, Joshua Armstrong, Freddy Harner-Rondon, Quinn Kuch, and Ryan Sherk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/86f3a8b7-26c6-42ee-a06a-848c26bfc5cd/Thumbnail.jpg Compositions - Three Voices The flute, violin, and piano are featured with their unique melodies in this trio composition by Nikka Gershman. Written in the style of a romance, the waltz-like meter gives it an effect of both singing and dancing. Performed by Nikka, Sophie Leung, and Vivian Fan at Zipper Hall, Colburn Music Academy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/e290b9b0-0b4c-4263-b088-9b486368e518/Screen+Shot+2022-09-09+at+10.04.01+AM.png Compositions - The Tears of Winter The Tears of Winter was composed by Nikka and performed by a chamber ensemble formed by musicians of the Colburn Academy and Conservatory: Jim Walker, Ezra Shcolnik, Charlotte Marckx, and Angela Rose Padula. It was awarded the prestigious “Libby Larsen” Prize at the International Alliance for Women in Music’s 41st annual Composition Competition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/2f7e85d6-a67a-4af9-843d-ae64b2221a05/Screen+Shot+2022-09-09+at+10.08.18+AM.png Compositions - Echo This project was composed during the pandemic in isolation by Nikka Gershman and performed by Dillon Ring, saxophone and Nikka Gershman, flute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629748773950-UZBLOG0FRB211F7E6PL3/IMG_9571.JPG Compositions - Respiro Respiro or breath is a vital function, it is what the wind instrument is filled with to come alive or resonate with sound. In order to “sing”, the flute literally takes the breath away from the flutist, magically it morphs the ephemeral breath into palpable substance of notes. In this way the listener “breathes” in the music and becomes one with the performer, composition, space, and the instrument all at once. Respiro premiered on Sunday, August 22, by the LA Jewish Symphony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629648234928-R6M48FN0G7S73834MN0X/solitude.jpg Compositions - Solitude Composed by Nikka Gershman and dedicated to Glenn Gould for his 88th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629648184160-J4VX4ZUH70UOEXEYFPW9/histore.jpg Compositions - Une Histoire Composed by Nikka Gershman and performed by Laurentia, Theo, and Nikka for the Harvard Westlake School during the isolation caused by the pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1629648054400-WZZO1ZX1GPLCYGXE6K6N/tear.jpg Compositions - Tear A short animated film by Nikka Gershman; music score “Ode to Dark” by Nikka Gershman. https://www.nikkaflute.com/press daily 0.75 2025-11-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1622930336020-F0274GOF1ZWZ2YO2DJDF/flute+view.png Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1634662417406-SG124VA79KSTQVA4O15D/IMG_0790.jpg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1643736894406-P75V9Y2L66JFYJW8QESM/IMG_2728.jpg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/d01e0b6f-87a6-4350-8b1f-05e51293f614/IMG_2900.JPG Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/1649604934346-KP2KOLUTW6846ZMNSQ0X/PASADENA.jpg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/7f7c35c9-c54d-4a9d-b5b5-3433b9330003/Nikka+Gershman-Pepper+headshot+at+Colburn.jpg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/ffd595f0-74f2-4bbe-b5c7-86330d168d5c/IMG_8065.jpeg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/c6254e6c-2273-4ca9-a6b7-19049d7649b0/The+Flute+View+cover%21.jpeg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/d7859332-b2f9-4050-8588-1f78c7e17fce/Columbia+medium.jpeg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/ffb05277-a08d-401e-bea7-2a783da9b2df/IMG_5987.jpeg Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/963bc57a-bbd0-47c2-9f16-920553fd607e/Press+circle.png Press https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/2a2dde66-76af-45fc-9831-29b0539ec8c3/Screenshot+2025-11-06+at+5.53.13%E2%80%AFPM.png Press https://www.nikkaflute.com/poetry daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/898e6c35-ec04-4bc0-a10d-45539a193222/IMG_5917.png Poetry - Deep in rural Californ’ Deep in rural Californ’, On that road in Californ’, That windy path that feels forlorn, Stars above, desert beneath, A hut prevails, the fire’s bequeath, All that remains of a suburban heath; But then one day, even the hut was torn, The planks became a pile of sticks; If you squint your eyes, and allow them to play tricks, Instead of the wood, which was stripped utterly bare, Then you can imagine what once was there. A pathetic crevice where there used to be a creek, Completely parched – perhaps it used to speak; Now muted, the water rushing was the voice, Above the rocks it used to sing and rejoice. Now that river is all dry, Like the eyes that used to cry, Nature’s hand violently wiped the tears away, To hide the evidence of thirst that wouldn’t sway. Nearby, a few new homes emanate light, The mirror of the orbs decorating the night. Look up, look down, there are some specks, A treacle of hope among the vortex, The silence that isn’t really silence; Because if you truly open your ears, And allow your heart to reach beyond the earthly spheres, Here, in rural Californ’, Here, no longer feeling forlorn, Here, the place you can hear God’s sigh, Here, where you feel but an atom of a fly, Beneath the darkness of the sky; The following quote appears in many memoirs: “Without the night, you’d never see the stars.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/7735632d-3535-4eee-8743-549557a94d7a/IMG_2154.JPG Poetry - Visage ‘Twas a sun-kissed evening in the middle of May, Its lips funneled a breeze, causing the leaves to sway; Daylight’s last rays turned pink on the water’s façade, And the clouds are the face of God. The torrent ricochets on rocks beneath waters, The wind and river are sisters, divine daughters; The moon is their mother, controlling the wave, But the One with most power leads the day to its grave. I close my eyes, cementing the imagery, Soon it will become just another memory; Like a camera burning the shot into my head, My pupils are the lens, weaving time’s needle and thread. By the time I write this, the moment has passed, Swimming through the seas of my mind’s re-broadcast; But I fear not: although our world is flawed, I can always return to the clouds, the face of God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/2c381041-f242-4613-8a53-01a5f300d20d/IMG_7294.jpeg Poetry - The Darkest Moon The first thing I saw, When I was no longer an outlaw, Was that the stars were exceptionally bright. Or was it just a darker night? I’d forgotten what the stars look like… Galaxies fighting to be seen from the universe’s back, Their only success: dots splattered across the black, Carelessly, as if abandoned by a traitor. Where is their Creator? In this endless nightfall, Where is the brightest one of all? Of course, the moon is nothing but a reflector, The connection that points to its light’s resurrector. The next day, clouds are weeping solid spears. The sky erupts with a thousand icy teeth, Blankets of white caress everything that lies beneath. The very same blankets made of clouds’ tears. I’d forgotten what the snow looks like… The final hurdle that remains After they freed me from my chains, Is allowing my pupils to adjust to the darkness When what I expected was luminescence. I thought I left it all behind But what is this cage that still torments my mind? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/5636e14e-d084-41ac-b5ff-8a0d4b135910/IMG_4863.jpeg Poetry - I found you in a dream I used to hate to go to sleep. The last voice: “Shush, not one more peep!” It was the loneliest part of the day, But now that loathing seems far away: Because I and the angels struck a deal, So that when I sleep, your smile becomes real. When the mask fades, And unveils the shades, Between earth and heaven, Just like the breads leaven, There’s a wave from across a stream; And I found you in a dream. Your face so bright, The most brilliant light, No need for a sun, When the stars you’ve outdone. Suddenly, everything ‘round me rotates, My eyes jolt open, the illusion deflates. I wiggle my fingers, but my grip is empty: Where your hand once laid, is my vacant palm sweaty. Your lips were so full, so vivid! But what makes me truly livid, Is that I can’t remember your laugh nor your voice. It’s not like we had much choice. I take a shuddering breath and repress my cry, I simply can’t ask, “why did you have to die?” I refuse to allow my tears to stain, Unlike Orpheus, my sobs would be in vain. My strength comes from the reawakening of rest, I hate that only one heart beats in my chest. But I am consoled: even though I must wait awhile, I love to sleep, for I can see you smile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/0ec4d837-2926-4e87-adcf-881d5f2171cc/IMG_2818.jpeg Poetry - Childhood Lost Incomplete and bittersweet, Each memory is like a vignette. My cognition wilts like a floret; The days go by, the fact remains, That as I approach my cremains, I don’t even remember my last regret. The memories grip the strongest clutch On my broken record brain, Just like a hand after a revolving punch, Blood spilling out from many a vein; Oh, the unbearable pain. So, despite the days when all is blurry, There is a point to our endless journey, Because there was a time when there was hue, And I recall that when I was four, the sky was still blue. When I was five, and the trees grew wild, When I was six, and the river smiled, When I was seven, and Bach played on vinyl, When I was eight, and the Adagio wasn’t final, When I was nine, and the moon shined bright, When I was ten, and you blew out the light. You promised you’d come back, And this wasn’t a farewell; But from high above, the ring of the knell, Announces the stars are already black. Why? To these futile yearnings, what is the cost? Fleeting whispers of a childhood lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/29eea53e-0b25-4666-8177-baf9a2dc4720/IMG_8063.jpg Poetry - What If And as the sun pays its daily debts, Behind the ocean, the twilight sets, The waves crash upon the rocky shore, Reminding what was there before; I sit alone on the jagged cliff, And I know it’s all what if, what if. Although that time has long since gone, I like to think that moment, Those treasured, seconds potent, Will make me smile and fawn. Instead, it makes me weep; What one can sow, one can reap. I sit alone on the jagged cliff, Still dreaming for what if, what if. Before the stars descended, long ago, We’d spend the nights on this very plateau. You’d hold my hand, and I’d hold yours, Like the embrace between sand and shores. But then came the tide, creating divide, The lunar torrents moaned and sighed. I sit alone on the jagged cliff, Still begging for what if, what if. The wind a whisper in our ear, Thumping heartbeats we could hear; The gentle air stroking our faces, And our shared pulse quickly hastens. The smell of salt, the touch of dew, And thus, the night was no longer new. And as the sun pays its daily debts, Behind the ocean, the twilight sets, The waves crash upon the rocky shore, Reminding what was there before; I sit alone on the jagged cliff, There is no more what if. I stare upon on the violent sea, No more hope for what could be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/0ecb1ca2-d570-4f25-9f70-fd714d47022b/IMG_7086.jpeg Poetry - Crickets and Freeways One Summer Night I went for a walk in the starlight But I couldn't see the moon I hope I'll find it soon Suddenly, there were footsteps behind me They were too familiar, pattering in the same key Approaching in the obscurity like the sea There was nobody there when I turned around But I swear I heard a sound Singing its song is a lone cricket Chirping woefully from the swaying thicket The darkness is delicious, I want to lick it The freeway moans in the distance From the mountaintop, I observe its mundane existence The traffic rumbles, miles astray He's in one of those black cars, driving away His body surrounded with a white bouquet Why, him, did life betray? My heart crumbles, he was never meant to stay Crickets and freeways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/dd5bdaac-ca6b-4eb5-8a77-d94d3a04e9d4/5C55EC86-FCEB-47A9-B971-57E900241FD1.jpg Poetry - Come, Sweet Death And as I kneel on the church’s pew, Right on time, as if on cue, Her spirit walks the aisle anew, Pure translucent bone and sinew. An ethereal whisper, “Come, sweet” And thus, my life conceded defeat Those two words marked it complete I follow her and ask her name I don’t believe her preposterous claim Yet, still, I’m enchanted by this dame And only when it turns pitch dark Do I accept her grave remark: “Life is not a circle nor arc I am the end of your lively spark I am the beginning of your blackness depth Many people christen me Death.” Should I label her the same? Is that really her proper name? I don’t know, but I’m losing my breath To this woman who calls herself Death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/5bd19c3d-b145-48c5-9dfa-e7e0a6ff1854/IMG_2757.JPG Poetry - Barcarola Do you remember The moon’s pale beauty Painting us in hues distemper The nightingales singing tutti? I remember. We were but a single drop On the canvas of the night; But your spirit made reality stop A beacon of delight. We thought we were the only riders Of the midnight Venetian canal; But then we saw a few boat guiders Who were singing a sublime chorale. The black water was shimmering Beneath our drifting gondola, Reflecting the stars glimmering; And we listened to their Barcarola. We pressed our bodies together I inhaled your smokey aroma; Our hearts were tied with a tether And we swayed to the Barcarola. Now, years later, I’ll never forget It replays in my mind like a haunted victrola; The taste of your cigarette And we kissed to the Barcarola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/fb061171-6a26-4d26-9b41-e6e70be17427/IMG_0607.JPG Poetry - The Most Beautiful Place In The World The most beautiful place in the world That is possible to be observed; It’s always windy there Against my cheeks, I can still feel the air. The most beautiful place in the world Surrounding you, the forests curled; It always has a scent I can still feel the smell and its intent. The most beautiful place in the world Where all life, I believe, emerged; It’s always sunny there, I can still feel the heat caressing my hair. The most beautiful place in the world The heavens, suddenly, obscured; And many a cloud, wraps the sky in a shroud, Nature, for the final time, has bowed. The most beautiful place Has vanished without a trace; Because when you lose someone, Everything around you becomes none. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/5b88a846-c09c-4031-b7fc-f3fd496e05e1/IMG_5340.jpg Poetry - The Mirror First Prize Winner: Laurel Springs Poetry Competition How I wish I had a confidante Who’s blood I did not share; But one who had a pact of trust And filled my hole of despair. How I wish I had a sidekick Who flies with me like a dove; And when the times are rough He still says my name with love. How I wish I had a mirror To show my goods and imperfections; But even when my faults are clearer He becomes all of my corrections. How I wish I had a shadow Always by my side; With reciprocated feelings of adoration And dried my eyes that cried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60bb99f051f8d071294da89d/c943abc3-d242-4ae3-b219-67e3ecd36e0a/IMG_0600.JPG Poetry - Autumn Memoirs I’d like to spin the globe backwards on the tip of my finger To make the moment linger; And return to the time, with nature in rhyme, When Autumn’s at her prime. Naked trees reflect on the lake that slept With a blanket of fog to protect; And a dizzying mist, decides to persist, It’s hard to know if you exist. On the ground, lay the leaves, that sway in the breeze, The air, not yet blowing a freeze; And a whispering hustle of the branches that rustle When life seems to cease to bustle. An assortment of hues, with an absence of blues, Make up Autumn’s views; The colors crackle, as my feet tackle, The Autumn winds that cackle. https://www.nikkaflute.com/repertoire daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://www.nikkaflute.com/transcriptions daily 0.75 2026-03-14