Karen Smith
Karen Smith, founder and director of the Resonance Flute Consort, is a well-known and widely respected music librarian and archivist in the film music industry. After earning degrees in both Flute Performance and Music Education from the University of Alabama, she moved to Los Angeles and was hired by Hayen Music where she honed her …
Julie Long
An active freelance flutist in the Los Angeles area, Julie Long has played with nearly every major local ensemble at every major local venue. Hailed “a terrific flutist” by Julius Baker and called “the real deal” by Jim Walker, Julie is most comfortable playing a variety of classical generas: from early music to contemporary, from …
Shannon Christianson Rivera
Shannon Christianson Rivera began her formal training on piano, followed soon after by flute, voice, cello, trombone and baritone. Ultimately discovering her love for the flute, Shannon received a Bachelor of Music Performance (Flute), summa cum laude, from Arizona State University and a Master of Music Performance (Flute) from the University of Southern California Thornton …
Norda Mullen
Norda Mullen was born in Savannah, Tennessee, and raised in Starkville, Mississippi, to an artistically rich parentage. She attended Interlochen National Music Camp and studied with Alexander Murray, former principle flautist for the London Symphony. She then went on to Northwestern University, where she studied with Walfrid Kujala, former piccolo player for the Chicago Symphony, and received …
Rik Noyce
Increasingly in demand as a recitalist and collaborative chamber musician, Altus Flutes Performing Artist, Dr. Rik Noyce, is known for his rich, expressive tone, and his passionate musicality. An advocate of contemporary composition, he has commissioned and premiered several new works. He has held principal positions with numerous orchestras and wind ensembles, and has performed …
David Shostac
David Shostac, well-known for his performances throughout North America, is also principal flutist and frequent soloist with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. David has been principal flutist of the St. Louis, Milwaukee, and New Orleans Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Mostly Mozart, Ojai, Carmel Bach Festival and Aspen Chamber Orchestras. In addition to his …
Michelle Matsumune
Hailed as “possessing rich, mellow flute playing, lovely lyrical style, and excellent breath control” by ClassicsToday.com, Michelle Matsumune is a fourth generation Californian and a lover of chamber music.
She concertizes regularly with the woodwind trio Ceora Winds, which released their debut CD Postcards in 2014. Additionally, she performs as singer and flautist for the choral group The Wagner Ensemble …
Frank Macchia
Currently residing in Los Angeles, Frank was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. In 1976 Frank attended Berklee College of Music, studying woodwinds with Joseph Viola, Joe Allard, Steve Grossman and composition/arranging with Herb Pomeroy, Phil Wilson, and Greg Hopkins. He received a National Endowment Grant for the Arts in 1980 to compose a …