You’ll have the unique opportunity to study flute at a nationally recognized conservatory of music within the setting of an excellent liberal arts college.
Grow your artistry, build your technical facility, and expand your musical possibilities in a community of empowerment, collaboration, and support. Hone and challenge your performance skills with a diverse array of solo, chamber, and ensemble experiences. Dig into the transformational power of music through community outreach. Become the versatile and entrepreneurial musician the world needs. Where will your musical journey take you?
Spotlight
Lawrentian Spotlight
Student Perspective
Cindy Kaiser ’24
Music Performance (Flute), Music Education, Psychology
Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey
Faculty Profile: Erin Lesser
“My lessons are highly individualized and really based on what a student is excited or able to bring on a week-to-week basis.” — Lesser
Studio Culture
You’ll have lots of opportunities to connect with faculty and fellow studio members through weekly lessons, chamber music coaching, studio performance classes, and flute ensemble rehearsals. You’ll be an active participant in repertoire selection and frequently perform alongside your fellow flautists. Perform side-by-side with faculty in flute ensembles and contemporary music projects. Musical exploration is encouraged and you can follow your interests by taking jazz flute lessons, and piccolo lessons, participating in improvisatory ensembles, working with composition students, and more.
Award-Winning Performances & Opportunities
Join a program that has produced winners and finalists in major competitions like MTNA, the NFA masterclass and collegiate flute choir, and the Byron Hester Flute Competition. Flautists have also been accepted into festivals like the Eastern Music Festival, Decoda Chamber Music Festival, Sewanee Summer Music Festival and more.
Instrumental to Your Success
Access an array of different instruments like alto and bass flutes, piccolos, and even equipment for performing electro-acoustic works.
Multiple Degree Options
What happens when you combine a world-class conservatory with a world-class college? An unmatched undergraduate musical education. At Lawrence, the Conservatory and College experiences are intertwined. Multiple degree options let you be your own muse by connecting your musical passions with your academic interests.
A Musical Community
Build community with your fellow flautists with performances in the Lawrence University Flute ensemble. You can also share your music through community engagement performances opportunities with Lawrence’s Music for All. And ensembles large and small offer you the chance to perform across a range of genres.
Advising
At Lawrence, academic advising helps you shape an educational experience that reflects your interests, goals, and aspirations. Your faculty advisor will support you as you plan your path, connect with campus resources and communities, and make informed decisions that prepare you for a meaningful and fulfilling future.
Sound the Retreat
Bond with your fellow musicians, focus on your craft, and immerse yourself in natural beauty during retreat weekends at Björklunden, a 441-acre estate on the shores of Lake Michigan.
