In April 2024, Melissa Mashner (MM ’17, flute) performed the Michigan Consortium premiere of Alan Theisen’s Concerto for Flute and Wind Ensemble, L’histoire de la Nouvelle-Orléans (2023) at Hill Auditorium with the Concordia University Wind Ensemble. Mashner is president of the Southeast Michigan Flute Association and teaches at Concordia University Ann Arbor and Adrian College.