Biography

A graduate of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach (Master's of Music), Lauren Redburn is a teacher and freelance musician in the Seattle area.  She is currently the principal flutist of the Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra, a member of Tutti Flutti, the Amazon Woodwind Quintet, the Puget Sounds Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet, and is a founding member of the Helios Symphony Orchestra. She is a former member of the Amazon Symphony Orchestra and the Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir.

She received her B.A. in music from Montana State University in 2012, and her M.M. from BCCM in 2014.  During her time at both schools she was active in many ensembles such as the flute choirs, bands and orchestras.  Lauren was principal flute in the MSU Symphony for two years and alternating principal and second flute at BCCM.  Her flute teachers include Renee Westlake, Karen Leech, Sue Makeever, Rena Urso, and John Barcellona.  She has been lucky to take part in masterclasses with Ben Smolen, Amy Eyles, Immanuel Davis, Mary Fukushima, Rhonda Larson, and Leone Buyse. Lauren was also awarded a scholarship in order to attend the Summer Arts Festival at CSU Monterey Bay, where she studied with Carol Wincenc.

Lauren was also fortunate to take part in the Good Will and Friendship Tour in 2009 with MSU.  The MSU Symphony toured South East Asia and was the first collegiate orchestra to visit Vietnam in over 70 years.  In 2011, Lauren was fortunate to share the stage with the Ahn Trio in the MSU Symphony while also performing as a soloist backed by the baroque orchestra that evening.

A versatile flutist, Lauren enjoys playing many styles of flute including Baroque, Classical, and Romantic, as well as Contemporary Classical Music.  During her graduate studies, Lauren learned the Native American Flute in preparation for her Masters recital which took listeners on a tour of the world through flute music.

Lauren can be heard on the Brighter Days album by Manifide, an orchestral rock band based in Seattle. “The 'Brighter Days Project' is our movement to raise awareness of depression and mental illness, and to help abandon the stigma society has for it by educating the public that even a person with depression or mental illness can be a positive influence on the world." ~Manifide

Most recently, Lauren was featured on the Rodeo City Blues album for The Mighty Dreadful Stringband, a Seattle-based bluegrass band.

Also check out her repertoire list!

EDUCATION:

Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at CSU, Long Beach—Long Beach, CA
Master of Music in Flute Performance (2014) 4.0 GPA

Montana State University – Bozeman, Bozeman, MT
Bachelor of Arts in Music (2012); German (2012) 3.44 GPA

PERFORMANCE  EXPERIENCE:

2019-Present Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet
2019-Present Helios Summer Symphony Orchestra
2018-Present Tutti Flutti Flute Choir
2017-Present Amazon Symphony Woodwind Quintet (founding member)
2015-Present Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra; piccolo, principal flute (2017-present)
2018 (October)- Lake Union Civic Orchestra, piccolo
2017-2018 Amazon Symphony Orchestra (founding member), principal flute
2016-2018 Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir
2014 La Sierra University Choirs, flutist in accompanying orchestra
2014 Helena Symphony, flute sub list
2014 California State University, Long Beach Opera Institute
2013-2014 Cole Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
2013-2014 Cole Conservatory Wind Symphony
2012-2014 Cole Conservatory Flute Studio
2012-2014 Cole Conservatory Flute Choir
2012-2013 Pierce College Singers, flutist
2012 Cole Conservatory Symphonic Band
2012 (spring) Bozeman Symphony, second flute sub
2011 MSU Concerto Competition Finalist, 1st runner-up
2011 (winter) White Christmas Pit Orchestra
2011 (summer) Oklahoma! Pit Orchestra
2009-2012 MSUFlute Studio
2007-2012 MSU Symphony Orchestra, principal Flute (2010-12)
2010-2011 MSU Chamber Orchestra
2011 MSU Celtic Ensemble
2010 MSU Concerto and Aria Competition Finalist, 1st runner-up
2010 MSU Flute Quartet
2009 MSU Concerto and Aria Competition Participant
2008-2010 MSU Flute Choir
2008-2009 MSU Wind Symphony
2007-2008 MSU Marching band, section leader (2008)

STUDIO EXPERIENCE:

2018 ‘The Doryman’s Prayer’ on “Rodeo City Blues” The Mighty Dreadful Stringband-flute guest artist
2016 “Brighter Days” Manified, studio album-principal flute/piccolo
2012 “Search for the Origins of Life”-Feature Length Documentary funded by NASA Astrobiology Unit, PBS, soundtrack-principal flute
2011 “Vacuity”- Student Film, soundtrack-principal flute
2010 “Invisible Box”-Student Film, soundtrack-principal flute

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2010-Present Private Flute Instructor
Summer  2015 - Flute Instructor, La Quinta High School Marching Band

PRINCIPAL TEACHERS:

2012-2014
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music (CSULB), Long Beach, CA
John Barcellona

2011-2012
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Sue Makeever

2009-2011
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Karen Leech

2002-2007
Bozeman, MT
Renee Westlake

2000-2002
Bozeman, MT
Nancy Brug

AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES:

CSU Summer Arts—Comprehensive Flute Seminar with Carol Wincenc, John Barcellona, and Rena Urso Trapani;  Cole Conservatory Scholarship, MSU Department of Music Scholarship; MSU Concerto Competition Finalist (2010/2011); MSU Freshman Scholarship; MSU Dean’s List; MSU Chamber Orchestra, Member of the National Flute Association, Member of the Los Angeles Flute Guild, Member of the Seattle Flute Society, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society

Masters Thesis:  "A World of Flute Music:  A Look at the Impact of Siku and Shakuhachi Flute Traditions on Western Classical Repertoire

Master Classes/Lessons: Trudy Kane, Frost School of Music (2019); Julien Beaudiment, principal flute, Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon (2018); Leone Buyse, Rice University (2014); Ben Smolen, Principal Flute, Pacific Symphony, CA (2014); Carol Wincenc, Julliard (July 15-27, 2013); Christopher Calliendo, composer (2013); Amy Eyles, Principal Flute, Great Falls Symphony, MT (2012); Immanuel Davis, University of Minnesota (spring and fall 2011); Mary Fukushima, Pittsburg State University, KS (2010); Rhonda Larson (2009, 2010)

Volunteer Activities:  Seattle Flute Society Flute Festival; Flute soloist for the Bozeman United Methodist Church; Adjudicator, Bozeman Puablic School District Middle School Optimist Festival