Audrey has been playing the flute for 28 years, and she likes it. In fact, she likes it so much that she set out on the adventure of a lifetime trying to discover all of its possibilities.
While beautiful melodies and the sound of birds chirping are synonymous with the flute, Audrey discovered that she could make a whole bunch of other sounds too. Did you know that the flute can sound like a drum, an electric guitar or a tea kettle? That it can be played really loud?
Audrey loves playing with the flute's sonic possibilities so much that she decided to share them with as many people as possible. In 2000, she joined a famous rock band – The Polyphonic Spree – and began touring the world. She’s played the flute in front of millions of screaming fans. She played the flute for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. She performed the induction of the Beatles into the UK Music Hall of Fame. She’s played her flute with David Bowie. Her picture has been in hundreds of magazines and newspapers. She’s even been on television a bunch of times.
When she's not onstage with the world's biggest band, she directs Chameleon Chamber Group, plays in DJ EWI and teaches privately. She is a native Dallasite and holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Performance from the University of North Texas – magna cum laude. She also attended graduate school at Keele University in England as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. During that time, she studied privately in Amsterdam with one of the world's leading innovators of flute – Anne LaBerge. Audrey is really smart and she is always available to teach a lesson.
Visit Audrey, she'd love to hear from you.
Frequently Asked Question:
"What is that thing that looks like an electric clarinet?"
That thing is called an EWI (sounds eeewee) – an acronym for Electronic Woodwind Instrument. It's a breath and touch controlled midi device. Because it requires the entire body to make it sound, it is one of the most highly expressive electronic instruments ever made.
Fun fact:
Audrey drinks her coffee black, but she's been known change it up.
