A New Competition Honors an Eastman Flutist

Eastman Journal

John Hunter and Zach Sheets after the first Tal Perkes Competition in April 2015. This spring, one Eastman alumnus remembered another by supporting a current student. A flute competition, open to all Eastman graduate and undergraduate flute students, was held to honor the memory of Eastman flutist Tallon Perkes (BM ’84). Tal’s friends and family…