Wendy Rolfe
Position
Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-8337
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Career Highlights
- Performances with the American Classical, Boston Baroque, Dallas Bach Society, Handel and Haydn Society, New York's Concert Royal, and Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestras
- Recordings for Boston Baroque, Grammy nomination (Telarc), Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Juno Award), Handel and Haydn Society (Decca), CRI, and Newport Classic
- Fulbright Commission Senior Specialist Roster
- Former codirector, Boston Jazz Flute Ensemble
- Specialist in contemporary and Brazilian music techniques and historical flute performance (Baroque traverso, 8-key flutes)
- Soundtracks for Disney/Touchstone's Casanova and Ken Burns's documentary Thomas Jefferson
- Professor, International Summer Course, Escola de Música Brasilia, Brazil
- Guest artist, Fiesta en la Mitad del Mundo and Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música, Quito, Ecuador
- Master classes at the San Francisco Conservatory, Louisiana State University, and the universities of Alabama, Wisconsin, Delaware, São Paulo, Rio, Brasília, Belo Horizonte, and Rio Grande do Sul
- Guest artist and clinician at the Texas Flute Society Flute Fair, St. Louis Flute Society, Northern Ohio Flute Society, and Greater Boston Flute Association
- Recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant
- Private lessons with Robert Willoughby, Harvey Sollberger, Lois Schaefer, and Marcel Moyse
Education
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School NameManhattan School of MusicState or ProvinceNew YorkDegreeDoctor of Musical Arts (DMA)Field of StudyFlute PerformanceDate Degree Received
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School NameManhattan School of MusicState or ProvinceNew YorkDegreeMaster of Music (MM)Field of StudyFlute PerformanceDate Degree Received
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School NameOberlin Conservatory of MusicDegreeBachelor of Music (BM)Field of StudyFlute PerformanceDate Degree Received
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