Laura Barron

Laura Barron made her solo debut at age 17 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Since then she has maintained a passionate and diverse career in which she draws upon the inspiration of her teachers Bonita Boyd, Sam Baron, and Tim Hutchins. Highlights of her career include solo appearances with Alexander Schneider's Brandenburg Ensemble in Lincoln Center and Kennedy Center and the performance of nearly 50 premieres with the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble from 1990-92.

Recently, she was appointed Assistant Professor of flute at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. In 1992 and 2000, she taught at UW - Madison, was a member of their Wingra Wind Quintet, and performed as principal flutist and soloist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra. In between her two appointments in Madison, she resided in Vancouver where she devoted much of her time to teaching private students and yoga classes. While in Canada, she also founded the Divine Winds and Forbidden Flutes, both of which have been featured on CBC Radio, and she freelanced with the Vancouver, CBC, and Victoria symphonies.

She has been a Fulbright scholar and she holds degrees from Eastman School of Music, SUNY Stony Brook, and McGill University. She has held positions with the Indian Hill, Colorado Springs, and National Repertory Orchestras, performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, and toured throughout the United States, Germany, and Japan with the Wilson Wind Quintet. Her debut solo CD, Echoes of a Blue Planet, was released in 1999.