BUYSE STUDENTS: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Listed below are some of the delightful people whom I have had the pleasure to teach, followed by the institution(s) where they studied and their occupations. If you are a former student and don't see your name on this list, please send me an email and let me know where and how you are!

BU=Boston University
BC= Boston Conservatory
ESM=Eastman (winter, 1985)
NEC=New England Conservatory
UM=Michigan
pri=private lessons

SUNY = State University of New York - Geneseo


Name

School

Work

Hilary Abigana Rice second flute and piccolo, Evansville Philharmonic; winner, Byron Hester Competition, 2008; Flutist, Tale and Scales, 2008- ; Silver medalist, Fischoff Competition, 2008; Third prize, Myrna Brown Competition, 2008

Deborah Ash

UM

Principal flute, Plymouth Symphony; faculty, University of Windsor 2002-2003; published poet

Laura Barron

pri

University of Oregon; former faculty, University of Northern Arizona

Joanna Bassett

ESM

Second flute and piccolo, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Laurie Baefsky

UM

Virginia Symphony; Education Director, Virginia Arts Festival; Program Director, Utah State University ArtsBridge, Logan

Bruce Bodden

ESM/BU

faculty, Eastern Washington University; Principal flute, Spokane Symphony

Susan Bozell

UM

Graduate student of Trevor Wye, Kent, England

Catherine Branch Rice Watson Fellowship , 2008-09 (Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand)
Elizabeth Buck Rice Associate Professor of Flute, Arizona State University; principal flute, Phoenix Symphony, 1994-2003

Emily Bugala

UM/Rice

Flutist, Brave New Works (Ann Arbor); private teacher

Katherine Calvey

UM

Principal flute, Chihuahua Symphony; former principal flute, Acapulco Symphony (Mexico)

Deborah Charness

pri

Teacher and chamber musician, Boston

Michelle Cheramy Rice Faculty, Memorial University, St. Johns, Newfoundland; winner, National Flute Association dissertation competition, 2006

Jennifer Chung

UM

Faculty, San Francisco Community Music Center; Administrative Assistant, San Francisco Opera

Martha Councell

Rice

Faculty, Western Michigan University; Faculty; former extra player, Omaha Symphony; principal flute, Midland-Odessa Symphony; NFA Young Artist Competition 2nd prize, 2000.

Cynthia Decker

BC

Syracuse Symphony

Kara DeRaad Santos

UM

Principal flutist Evansville Philharmonic

Melissa Dibble

BU

Former Administrator, St. Louis Symphony

Roma Duncan Kansara UM Solo piccolo, Minnesota Orchestra; Ft. Wayne Philharmonic (1997-98)

Kirstin Eade

Rice

Associate principal flute, New Zealand Symphony; faculty, University of Victoria, Wellington

Clay Ellerbroek

NEC

Principal flute, The Florida Orchestra; San Diego Symphony

Erika Fischer

UM

Administrator, Jazz at Lincoln Center

Eva Fontanez

UM

Graduate studies with Mark Sparks and David Cramer

Clint Foreman Rice New World Symphony, 2008-

Adrienne Garstang

UM

Substitute flute, Kansas City Symphony; second flute, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra (1999-2002)

Jane Garvin

BC/NEC

Principal flute, North Star Opera; Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble; substitute, Minnesota Orchestra; teacher

Allison Garza

Rice

Solo piccolo, Houston Symphony; Solo piccolo, Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera; Acting solo piccolo, Houston Symphony, 2006-07, San Antonio Symphony Orchestra

Marianne Gedigian

NEC

Associate Professor of Flute, University of Texas at Austin; principal flute, Boston Pops Esplanade; flutist, Dorian Quintet; winner, NFA Young Artist Competition, 1993

Jocelyn Goranson Rice flutist, Triforia Winds (www.triforiawinds.com); faculty, Floot Fire; second flute, Irving Symphony; Flute instructor, Texas A&M Commerce, 2005-; Winner, Frank Bowen Competition, 2006
Michael Gordon Rice Principal flute, Kansas City Symphony; New World Symphony

Julia Grenfell

Rice

Solo piccolo, Adelaide Symphony, Australia; faculty, Elder School of Music, Adelaide University; San Antonio Symphony (1999-2000); Tanglewood Fellow, 1999; New Zealand Symphony (1998-1999)

Scott Graddy

UM

Substitute piccolo, Flint Symphony

Judy Grant BU Faculty, Boston College and University of Massachusetts-Boston

Barbara Harrington

NEC

Second flute, Alabama Symphony; Second flute, St. Louis Symphony (2001-02)

Sally Humphreys Rice Acting solo piccolo, Utah Symphony; Solo piccolo, Opera Utah and Ballet West
Lisa Jaklitsch Rice Second flute, Orlando Symphony

Lisa Jelle

Rice

Assistant Professor of Flute, Capital University, Columbus, OH.; acting second flute, Honolulu Symphony; Assistant Professor of Flute, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (2001-2002)

Christina Jennings Rice/PRI Assistant Professor of Flute, University of Colorado at Boulder; Faculty University of Oklahoma; faculty, Bowling Green State University, Ohio (2002-2003); winner, NFA Young Artist Competition (1998) and Ima Hogg Competition (1999); Concert Artists Guild, 2001;

Jessica Johnson

UM

Member of Alarm Will Sound; Recording artist and clinician, Verderos; DMA, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Jin Ta

UM

Principal flute, Singapore Symphony; NFA YAC 3rd prize, 1994; Flute Talk Competition 2nd prize, 1996

Sharon Juby

UM

Graduate student of Jeanne Baxtresser, Carnegie Mellon University

Andrea Kaplan Rice Assistant principal flute, St. Louis Symphony; Principal flute, Florida Orchestra, Tampa.

Dawn Kulak

UM

Marine Band Div; Toledo Opera; Winner, Frank Bowen Competition, 1997

Jennifer Keeney

Rice

Adjunct flute faculty, University of Houston; Freelancer and teacher, Houston, Texas; New World Symphony

Heather Kent BU Faculty, Gordon College

Caroline Kung

Rice

Graduate studies with Fenwick Smith at NEC and with Jim Walker at USC.

Melanie Lancon Rice Artistic Program Coordinator of Music Academy of the West
Elizabeth Landon Rice Principal flute, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (2006-); Chicago Civic Symphony

Alice Lenaghan

UM

Faculty California State - Chico; Acting principal flute, Flint, MI Symphony; substitute, Detroit Symphony; principal flute, North State Symphony

Wendy Lin Duplechain

Rice

Principal flutist, Lake Shore Symphony, Chicago ; Substitute flute, Omaha Symphony

Jessica Lizak

UM

Graduate studies with Fenwick Smith, New England Conservatory and Marianne Gedigian, Boston University; winner, Pappoutsakis Competition, 2000

Elizabeth Marshall

UM

Doctoral studies, University of Wisconsin; substitute New World Symphony; instructor of theory, South Miami High School; former faculty, Olivet Nazarene College; NFA Young Artist Competition, 3rd prize, 1995; Madison Symphony.

Abigail McKee Rice Scholarship student of Tim Day, San Francisco Conservatory Professional Studies Program

Melissa Mielens

NEC

Freelancer; NFA Young Artist Competition, 3rd prize, 1993; winner of 1992 Pappoutsakis Competition

Julianna Miller Nickel NEC substitute, Dallas Symphony; freelancer and teacher
Robert Pagan Rice Marketing and Development Manager /Director of Chamber Music
InterSchool Orchestras of New York

Deborah Parker

BU

Instrumental teacher, Brighton (NY) Central School District; principal flute, Greece Symphony; freelancer, Rochester

Catherine Payne

NEC

Solo piccolo, San Francisco Symphony

September Payne

BU

Faculty, San Diego State University

Nina Perlove UM Faculty, University of Northern Kentucky; soloist, clinician, writer; doctoral student of Brad Garner, Cincinnati Conservatory; NFA Young Artist Competition, 3rd prize, 2000
Catherine Peterson UM Colorado Symphony; NFA Young Artist Competition, 2nd prize, 1999
Leslie Richmond Rice Graduate study with Jean Ferrandis in Paris at l'Ecole Normale
Matthew Roitstein Rice Co-principal flute in the Honolulu Symphony for 2009-10

Marisela Sager

Rice

Assistant principal  flute Cleveland Orchestra, (2005-); assistant. principal flute, Baltimore Symphony, 2004-05; New World Symphony 2001-04.
Lance Sanford Rice Principal flutist, Dallas Chamber Orchestra; substitute, Dallas Opera Orchestra; Freelancer and teacher, Dallas; winner, Myrna Brown Competition, 2001

Kathleen Schott Shaffer

Rice

faculty, Carnegie Mellon preparatory department; Principal flute, West Virginia Symphony; principal flute, Youngstown Symphony

Carol Shansky

BU

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Molloy College  (NY); facilitator in the online Music Education program at Boston University; principal flute, Bergen (NJ) Philharmonic; second flute/piccolo, Ridgewood Symphony; Duo Cavatina

Karen Sheppard

BU

Middle school music teacher, Newton (MA); freelancer, Boston

Laura Shulkind SUNY Flute instructor, Red Rocks Community College; member, Evergreen Chamber Orchestra; flutist, Mountain Chamber Music; first grade teacher and reading interventionist

Merrie Siegel

SS

Assistant Professor of Flute, University of Idaho (2000-2005)

Claire Starz Butin Rice Assistant Principal flute and solo piccolo, Honolulu Symphony

Frances Tate

NEC/UM

Second prize, NFA Piccolo Artist Competition, 2002; freelancer, Baltimore; Knoxville Symphony (1997-1998)

Suzanne Teng

BU

Recording artist, Los Angeles (1997-)

Tamara Thweatt

UM

Assistant Professor of Flute, University of Iowa; solo piccolo, Los Angeles Philharmonic (2000-2002)

Caen Thomason-Redus

UM/SS

Assistant Professor of Flute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, (2005-); Detroit Symphony fellow, 2003-05, principal flute, Evansville Philharmonic, Indiana; faculty, University of Evansville

Julie Thornton

SS

Solo piccolo, Colorado Symphony; faculty, Colorado State University; New York Philharmonic (1998-1999)

Sally Tucker

BU

Educator of the Year Award from the South Shore Conservatory, 2001; Music educator, Scituate (MA) public schools; conductor, South Shore Symphonic Winds; principal flute, Massachusetts Wind Ensemble; piccolo, Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra

Liana Tyson

UM

Former f aculty, Boise State University

Jill VanderScheer

UM

Former principal flute, Evansville Philharmonic.
1st prize, NFA Orchestral Audition Competition, 2000

Brian Van Sickle

BU

Freelancer; Boston Symphony technical support team

Mihoko Watanabe

UM

Assistant Professor of Flute, Ball State University; Assistant Professor of Flute, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh; faculty, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland 2002-2003

Joanna White

pri

Professor of Flute, Central Michigan University; principal flute, Saginaw and Midland symphonies

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