Honolulu Symphony Orchestra member

Amy Taylor, an accomplished flutist with a sensitive poetic sound, is Associate Principal Flute and Piccolo with the Honolulu Symphony for the 2007-2008 season.

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra member

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra announced in March that they have selected Amy for their Piccolo position. Amy will relocate to Milwaukee to join the MSO in September for the 2008-2009 season.

Educational and professional experience

Amy graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas with a Bachelors in Music, and earned her Masters in Music from Northwestern University.

In 2007, while she was an active member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Amy was selected to perform the part of the Red Maiden in a production of The Stone Horse with cellist YoYo Ma, the Silk Road Ensemble, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She also participated in MusiCorps, a music education and advocacy program sponsored by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra that promotes music awareness and appreciation.

Later this year Amy will give a recital in the Chicago Cultural Center as part of the LaSalle Bank Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert series.

Amy has been a member of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, the Southwest Michigan Symphony, and she has performed with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and the Tulsa Opera company. In 2004 she won first place in the National Flute Association's Orchestral Excerpt competition. She has participated in the Aspen Music Festival and was with Opera In The Ozarks for five seasons.

Flute lessons

Amy teaches flute lessons throughout Oahu and will be opening a studio in Milwaukee. A patient, disciplined, caring instructor, she was mentored by just such teachers herself: Southern Methodist University Professor Claire Johnson, Dallas Opera First Flutist Helen Blackburn, UNT Professor Terri Sundberg, and Chicago Symphony flute legend Walfrid Kujala. She provides instructions for flute and piccolo students of all ages and at all levels.

Music for special occasions

The sound of a flute creates an elegant atmosphere for any special event. Amy performs flute solos for weddings, receptions, and religious events, and, upon request, also performs with harp, strings, and other woodwinds.

Email:  amy@twoflutes.com
Phone:  972-977-5107