About me

As principal flutist of the Houston Symphony and Affiliate-Artist on the Moores School of Music faculty, I have a career’s worth of experience as an orchestral musician, soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.

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My playing and teaching is informed by a detailed and often unconventional approach to sound production that allows me to troubleshoot issues. I love hearing how each person’s innate musicality comes forth freely when barriers are removed and techniques are clarified.

I especially love helping people with breathing technique and related physical efficiency problems. Hand pain, back pain, performance anxiety, overuse syndrome — I’ve encountered them all and can often help others.

Equally essential to me is an interpretive process I’ve developed. I attribute it my teacher Robert Willoughby and refer to it as as my Willoughby Rules. It’s not complicated to learn, but takes persistence and practice to apply. It’s about observing (analyzing) things about the music and then testing out the possible artistic choices, making sure the results are audible, not just theoretical. The freest and most heartfelt, and even spontaneous, performances arise when this process has been meticulously hammered out in the practice room — because — it gives the performer a sense of peace in, or perhaps, a feeling of permission to speak authentically for the music and for the composer.

My participation in OTHER genres of music has always shaped my CORE musicianship, and given me a unique, HOLISTIC approach within the STRINGENT confines of the CLASSICAL world. It’s all about JOY and DOING.

When I’m not performing in the classical realm, I collaborate with musicians in other genres, such as jazz, prog rock, and improvised music. I create my own music for flute and record as a multi-instrumentalist, using both flute and an instrument called the Touch Guitar.

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