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{{short description|American flutist and pedagogue}}
'''Amy Porter''' (b.) is an [[United States|American]] flutist and pedagogue. [[American Record Guide]] calls her a "charismatic and highly skilled performer."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Chaffee|first=|date=July-August 2008|title=Passacaglia|url=|journal=American Record Guide|volume=71, no. 4|pages=217+|via=Academic OneFile}}</ref> She is currently Professor of Flute at the [[University of Michigan]]. She is in international demand for solo and chamber work, having been featured on [[NPR|National Public Radio]] and [[PBS]]' [[Live from Lincoln Center]] programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://smtd.umich.edu/faculty_staff/bio.php?u=akporter|title=UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance - Faculty & Staff Biography|website=smtd.umich.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> She previously held the position of assistant principal flute in the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name=":0" /> She received both Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from [[Juilliard School|Juilliard School of Music]] where her primary teachers included Samuel Baron and [[Jeanne Baxtresser]]. She pursued additional study in [[Austria]] with [[Alain Marion]] and [[Peter-Lukas Graf]].<ref name=":0" /> Porter is a [[William S. Haynes]] Flute Artist.
'''Amy Porter''' is an American flutist and pedagogue. [[American Record Guide]] calls her a "charismatic and highly skilled performer."<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Chaffee|date=July–August 2008|title=Passacaglia|journal=American Record Guide|volume=71| issue = 4|pages=217+|via=Academic OneFile}}</ref> She is currently Professor of Flute at the [[University of Michigan]]. She is in international demand for solo and chamber work, having been featured on [[NPR|National Public Radio]] and [[PBS]]' [[Live from Lincoln Center]] programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://smtd.umich.edu/faculty_staff/bio.php?u=akporter|title=UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance - Faculty & Staff Biography|website=smtd.umich.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> She previously held the position of assistant principal flute in the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]].<ref name=":0" /> She received both Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from [[Juilliard School|Juilliard School of Music]] where her primary teachers included Samuel Baron and [[Jeanne Baxtresser]]. She pursued additional study in [[Austria]] with [[Alain Marion]] and [[Peter-Lukas Graf]].<ref name=":0" /> Porter is a [[William S. Haynes]] Flute Artist.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Porter was born to Joan and Richard Porter<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Stern|first=Wendy|date=March 2012|title=Amy Porter and the 'Anatomy of Sound'|url=|journal=The New York Flute Club Newsletter|volume=|pages=1-6|via=}}</ref> and raised in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington, Delaware.]]<ref name=":0" /> She played both the flute, studying with Deborah Carter Smith, and trumpet until she was 17, when she solely pursued the flute.<ref name=":1" /> Her parents were very supportive of her interest in music, often driving her to [[Philadelphia]] to attend concerts and rehearsals of the [[Philadelphia Orchestra|Philadelphia Orchestra.]]<ref name=":1" /> She later attended the Juilliard School in [[New York City]], where she studied with prominent pedagogues Samuel Baron and Jeanne Baxstresser.
Porter was born to Diana Joan and Richard Porter<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Stern|first=Wendy|date=March 2012|title=Amy Porter and the 'Anatomy of Sound'|journal=The New York Flute Club Newsletter|pages=1–6}}</ref> and raised in [[Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref name=":0" /> She played both the flute, studying with Deborah Carter Smith, and trumpet until she was 17, when she solely pursued the flute.<ref name=":1" /> Her parents were very supportive of her interest in music, often driving her to [[Philadelphia]] to attend concerts and rehearsals of the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]].<ref name=":1" /> She later attended the Juilliard School in [[New York City]], where she studied with prominent pedagogues Samuel Baron and Jeanne Baxtresser.


She has received many prizes for her playing, including the Third [[Kobe International Flute Competition]] in Japan<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Flutist Quarterly|first=|date=Summer 2009|title=Theodore Presser Company announces a new partnership with flute pedagogue Amy Porter, with the exclusive worldwide distribution of two instructional DVDs|url=|journal=Flutist Quarterly|volume=|pages=73|via=Academic OneFilfe}}</ref> which garned her international attention.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://wmshaynes.com/haynes-artists/amy-porter-2/|title=Amy Porter {{!}} Wm. S. Haynes Company|website=wmshaynes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> She has been a prizewinner in the 2001 Paris/Ville d’Avray International Flute Competition and [[Alphonse Leduc|Alphonse Leduc Prize]], 1984 New York Flute Club competition,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyfluteclub.org/about/history-and-archives/competition-winners/nyfc-competition-summary|title=NYFC Competition|website=www.nyfluteclub.org|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> 1990 [[National Flute Association|National Flute Association's]] Young Artists Competition<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfaonline.org/Annual-Convention/Competitions/Winners-List-Search.aspx|title=Competition Winners Search Results|website=www.nfaonline.org|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>[[Artists' International Association|, Artists International,]] [[Ima Hogg]], and Flute Talk competitions. She returned to the Kobe International Flute Competition in 2005 to serve as the American judge on the panel.<ref name=":0" /> Porter has given premieres of many works, including [[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich|Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s]] ''Elegy, Soliloquy and Finale for Flute and Strings'', three sonatas of [[Christopher Caliendo]], and [[Michael Daugherty|Michael Daugherty’s]] ''Trail of Tears,''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=amyporteramyflute&aview=bio|title=Biography|work=Sciolino Artist Management|access-date=2018-03-16|language=en}}</ref> which is dedicated to her.
She has received many prizes for her playing, including the Third [[Kobe International Flute Competition]] in Japan<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Flutist Quarterly|date=Summer 2009|title=Theodore Presser Company announces a new partnership with flute pedagogue Amy Porter, with the exclusive worldwide distribution of two instructional DVDs|journal=Flutist Quarterly|pages=73|via=Academic OneFile}}</ref> which garnered her international attention.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://wmshaynes.com/haynes-artists/amy-porter-2/|title=Amy Porter {{!}} Wm. S. Haynes Company|website=wmshaynes.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> She has been a prizewinner in the 2001 Paris/Ville d’Avray International Flute Competition and [[Alphonse Leduc|Alphonse Leduc Prize]], 1984 New York Flute Club competition,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyfluteclub.org/about/history-and-archives/competition-winners/nyfc-competition-summary|title=NYFC Competition|website=www.nyfluteclub.org|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> 1990 [[National Flute Association|National Flute Association's]] Young Artists Competition<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfaonline.org/Annual-Convention/Competitions/Winners-List-Search.aspx|title=Competition Winners Search Results|website=www.nfaonline.org|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref>[[Artists' International Association|, Artists International]], [[Ima Hogg]], and Flute Talk competitions. She returned to the Kobe International Flute Competition in 2005 to serve as the American judge on the panel.<ref name=":0" /> Porter has given premieres of many works, including [[Ellen Taaffe Zwilich|Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's]] ''Elegy, Soliloquy and Finale for Flute and Strings'', three sonatas of [[Christopher Caliendo]], and [[Michael Daugherty|Michael Daugherty's]] ''Trail of Tears,''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=amyporteramyflute&aview=bio|title=Biography|work=Sciolino Artist Management|access-date=2018-03-16|language=en}}</ref> which is dedicated to her.


She is active as a teacher and clinician throughout the US and abroad. She is the founder of the "Anatomy of Sound" summer class which features Porter and other international artists every summer in Ann Arbor. This class is aimed at helping students "integrate human physical anatomy with production of sound."<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Emerson|first=Cheryl|date=Fall 2012|title=Amy Porter celebrated the 10th anniversary of her annual Anatomy of Sound flute workshop at the University of Michigan June 2-5|url=|journal=Flutist Quarterly|volume=38, no. 1|pages=14|via=Academic OneFile}}</ref> In addition, she has released sets of instructional DVDs through the Theodore Presser Company,<ref name=":2" /> the ''ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=amyporteramyflute&aview=record&rid=1645|title=ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner DVD|work=Sciolino Artist Management|access-date=2018-03-16|language=en}}</ref> as well as through the "Anatomy of Sound" workshop.<ref name=":4" /> She is on the faculty of the [[Brevard Music Center]], and MPULSE Academy at the University of Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/faculty/166/|title=BMC > Faculty > Amy Porter|website=www.brevardmusic.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> In 2006, she was awarded the Henry Russel Award from the University of Michigan for "distinguished scholarship and conspicuous ability as a teacher."<ref name=":3" />
She is active as a teacher and clinician throughout the US and abroad. She is the founder of the "Anatomy of Sound" website AOS-Wellness which features Porter and Movement specialist Laura Dwyer with contributing guests.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Emerson|first=Cheryl|date=Fall 2012|title=Amy Porter celebrated the 10th anniversary of her annual Anatomy of Sound flute workshop at the University of Michigan June 2–5|journal=Flutist Quarterly|volume=38| issue = 1|pages=14|via=Academic OneFile}}</ref> In addition, she has released sets of instructional DVDs through the Theodore Presser Company,<ref name=":2" /> the ''ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=amyporteramyflute&aview=record&rid=1645|title=ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner DVD|work=Sciolino Artist Management|access-date=2018-03-16|language=en}}</ref> as well as through the "Anatomy of Sound" workshop.<ref name=":4" /> She is on the faculty of the [[Brevard Music Center]], and MPULSE Academy at the University of Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/faculty/166/|title=BMC > Faculty > Amy Porter|website=www.brevardmusic.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-16}}</ref> In 2006, she was awarded the Henry Russel Award from the University of Michigan for "distinguished scholarship and conspicuous ability as a teacher."<ref name=":3" />


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
* ''Treasures by Philippe Gaubert'' Amy Porter,flute; Tim Carey, piano; '''Soundset''' (Digital download) (2021)
* ''Ballade: Music by Philippe Gaubert''; Amy Porter, Flute; Tim Carey, piano '''Soundset''' (2020)
*''Philippe Gaubert A Study Guide''; Penelope Fischer, historian; Amy Porter, flute; Tim Carey, piano; (2019) (DVD) '''Soundset'''
*''Lyric Concerto by William Bolcom''; Amy Porter, flute; University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, conductor;'''KAIROS / Centaur Records''', (2020)
* ''Trail of Tears by Michael Daugherty''; Amy Porter,flute; Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller, conductor;'''Dreamachine / NAXOS Records''', (2018)
* ''Mangabeira''; Amy Porter, flute, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola, João Luiz, guitar; '''Soundset Recordings''', (2015)
* ''Mangabeira''; Amy Porter, flute, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola, João Luiz, guitar; '''Soundset Recordings''', (2015)
* ''In Translation''; Amy Porter, flute; '''Equilibrium''', (2013)
* ''In Translation: Six Cello Suites by J.S.Bach''; Amy Porter, flute; '''Equilibrium''', (2013)
* ''American Art''; Amy Porter, flute, Christopher Harding, piano; '''Equilibrium''', (2013)
* ''American Art''; Amy Porter, flute, Christopher Harding, piano; '''Equilibrium''', (2013)
* ''The ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner'' (DVD), Amy Porter, flute, Larry Clark, director, '''Carl Fischer/ Eko Productions''', (2010)
* ''The ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner'' (DVD), Amy Porter, flute, Larry Clark, director, '''Carl Fischer/ Eko Productions''', (2010)
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 28 November 2024

Amy Porter is an American flutist and pedagogue. American Record Guide calls her a "charismatic and highly skilled performer."[1] She is currently Professor of Flute at the University of Michigan. She is in international demand for solo and chamber work, having been featured on National Public Radio and PBS' Live from Lincoln Center programs.[2] She previously held the position of assistant principal flute in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.[2] She received both Bachelors and Masters of Music degrees from Juilliard School of Music where her primary teachers included Samuel Baron and Jeanne Baxtresser. She pursued additional study in Austria with Alain Marion and Peter-Lukas Graf.[2] Porter is a William S. Haynes Flute Artist.

Biography

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Porter was born to Diana Joan and Richard Porter[3] and raised in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] She played both the flute, studying with Deborah Carter Smith, and trumpet until she was 17, when she solely pursued the flute.[3] Her parents were very supportive of her interest in music, often driving her to Philadelphia to attend concerts and rehearsals of the Philadelphia Orchestra.[3] She later attended the Juilliard School in New York City, where she studied with prominent pedagogues Samuel Baron and Jeanne Baxtresser.

She has received many prizes for her playing, including the Third Kobe International Flute Competition in Japan[4] which garnered her international attention.[5] She has been a prizewinner in the 2001 Paris/Ville d’Avray International Flute Competition and Alphonse Leduc Prize, 1984 New York Flute Club competition,[6] 1990 National Flute Association's Young Artists Competition[7], Artists International, Ima Hogg, and Flute Talk competitions. She returned to the Kobe International Flute Competition in 2005 to serve as the American judge on the panel.[2] Porter has given premieres of many works, including Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Elegy, Soliloquy and Finale for Flute and Strings, three sonatas of Christopher Caliendo, and Michael Daugherty's Trail of Tears,[8] which is dedicated to her.

She is active as a teacher and clinician throughout the US and abroad. She is the founder of the "Anatomy of Sound" website AOS-Wellness which features Porter and Movement specialist Laura Dwyer with contributing guests.[9] In addition, she has released sets of instructional DVDs through the Theodore Presser Company,[4] the ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner,[10] as well as through the "Anatomy of Sound" workshop.[9] She is on the faculty of the Brevard Music Center, and MPULSE Academy at the University of Michigan.[11] In 2006, she was awarded the Henry Russel Award from the University of Michigan for "distinguished scholarship and conspicuous ability as a teacher."[5]

Discography

[edit]
  • Treasures by Philippe Gaubert Amy Porter,flute; Tim Carey, piano; Soundset (Digital download) (2021)
  • Ballade: Music by Philippe Gaubert; Amy Porter, Flute; Tim Carey, piano Soundset (2020)
  • Philippe Gaubert A Study Guide; Penelope Fischer, historian; Amy Porter, flute; Tim Carey, piano; (2019) (DVD) Soundset
  • Lyric Concerto by William Bolcom; Amy Porter, flute; University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Kiesler, conductor;KAIROS / Centaur Records, (2020)
  • Trail of Tears by Michael Daugherty; Amy Porter,flute; Albany Symphony Orchestra, David Alan Miller, conductor;Dreamachine / NAXOS Records, (2018)
  • Mangabeira; Amy Porter, flute, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola, João Luiz, guitar; Soundset Recordings, (2015)
  • In Translation: Six Cello Suites by J.S.Bach; Amy Porter, flute; Equilibrium, (2013)
  • American Art; Amy Porter, flute, Christopher Harding, piano; Equilibrium, (2013)
  • The ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner (DVD), Amy Porter, flute, Larry Clark, director, Carl Fischer/ Eko Productions, (2010)
  • Telemann: 12 Fantasias for Flute without Bass; Amy Porter, flute, Equilibrium, (2008)
  • Passacaglia; Amy Porter, flute, Equilibrium, (2007)
  • Porter Ambrose King: Amy Porter, flute, Nancy Ambrose King, Oboe, Phillip Bush, Piano, Boston Records, (2003)
  • Meridian: Chamber Music Works 1989-1997; Aucourant Records, (1999)
  • LeBaron: Sacred Theory of the Earth, Atlanta Chamber Players, Composers Recordings, (2000)
  • Soiree Sweets; Atlanta Chamber Players, Aca Digital, (1998)
  • Conversations; Atlanta Chamber Players, Aca Digital, (1996)
  • Bach on Wood; Brian Slawson, Percussion, Amy Porter, Flute, Sony Records, (1985)

References

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  1. ^ Chaffee (July–August 2008). "Passacaglia". American Record Guide. 71 (4): 217+ – via Academic OneFile.
  2. ^ a b c d e "UM School of Music, Theatre & Dance - Faculty & Staff Biography". smtd.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ^ a b c Stern, Wendy (March 2012). "Amy Porter and the 'Anatomy of Sound'". The New York Flute Club Newsletter: 1–6.
  4. ^ a b Flutist Quarterly (Summer 2009). "Theodore Presser Company announces a new partnership with flute pedagogue Amy Porter, with the exclusive worldwide distribution of two instructional DVDs". Flutist Quarterly: 73 – via Academic OneFile.
  5. ^ a b "Amy Porter | Wm. S. Haynes Company". wmshaynes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. ^ "NYFC Competition". www.nyfluteclub.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  7. ^ "Competition Winners Search Results". www.nfaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  8. ^ "Biography". Sciolino Artist Management. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  9. ^ a b Emerson, Cheryl (Fall 2012). "Amy Porter celebrated the 10th anniversary of her annual Anatomy of Sound flute workshop at the University of Michigan June 2–5". Flutist Quarterly. 38 (1): 14 – via Academic OneFile.
  10. ^ "ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner DVD". Sciolino Artist Management. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  11. ^ "BMC > Faculty > Amy Porter". www.brevardmusic.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
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