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Kamryn Lindley is a Chicago-based flutist, anrtist, educator, and arts administrator. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Performance from the University of Illinois at Chicago and her Master of Music in Performance from The Chicago Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.

 

She is currently Assistant Principal Flute and Piccolo, as well as Co-Founder and Executive Director, of the Chicago Cosmopolitan Orchestra, an ensemble founded to create professional performance opportunities for Chicago-based musicians, many of whom have gone on to become members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra is dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices, with a particular focus on Latin American repertoire and works by Chicago-based composers, while maintaining a thoughtful balance between new music and traditional repertoire.

 

An active chamber musician, Kamryn is a founding member of the Riojas Duo, a forward-thinking all-female flute and percussion ensemble committed to performing newly commissioned works alongside established repertoire, with a focus on expanding the contemporary canon while honoring historical works.

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Kamryn has studied with many world-renowned flutists, including Emma Gerstein and Stefan Ragnar Höskuldsson  (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Todd Groves (Metropolitan Opera), Alisha “Lish” Lindsey, Donna Milanovich (Chicago Philharmonic), Eugenia Moliner (Cavatina Duo), Ann Richards (Nashville Symphony), and Frédéric Sanchez (Neues Orchester Basel, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra). She has performed in masterclasses for distinguished artists including Demarre McGill, Stephen Clark, Winston Choi, Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, Nicolas Carlson, Ernesto Casareto, John Yeh, and many others.

 

She has collaborated with and premiered works by composers such as Steven Bryant, Frank Ticheli, Richard Saucedo, John Hennecken, Richard Boldrey, and Jess Turner, reflecting her strong commitment to both contemporary and established repertoire.

 

As an educator, Kamryn has taught numerous masterclasses and clinics, including the Chicago Honors Band Festival and Summer Band at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Passionate about teaching, she opened her private flute studio in 2018, where she works with students of varying ages and experience levels.

 

Kamryn has performed in festivals including Summer Music in Tuscany Chamber Music Festival, Ohio State Flute Festival, Chicago Flute Festival, and the Pearl Harbor Veterans Day Memorial, and was a contender for Music House International. Her ensemble experience includes performances at Symphony Center Chicago for the Percy Grainger Festival, a clinic at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, and appearances with the Chicago Philharmonic Side-by-Side Concerts. Additional collaborations include performances with the Tennessee Youth Orchestra, Blair School of Music Youth Philharmonia, and featured performances at Northwestern University.

 

Her chamber music experience includes membership in the UIC Wind Quintet, Flute and Piano Trio, Baroque Duo, Jolivet Trio, Mozart Flute Quartet, Crumb’s Vox Balaenae, and multiple interdisciplinary ensembles at both UIC and CCPA.

 

Kamryn is a two-time Second Place winner of the Society of American Musicians Competition (2017, 2019) and was named a National Presser Scholar in 2019, recognizing outstanding achievement in music. She was awarded a concerto performance by the University of Illinois at Chicago, performing Carmen Fantasy. Additional honors include an invitation to perform at the Wisconsin Flute Festival for Stephen Clark in 2021 and selection as a winner of the National Flute Association Masterclass Competition, earning the opportunity to perform at the world’s largest flute convention. She served on the UIC Band Staff for four years as part of a full housing scholarship program, where she was promoted to Supervising Librarian in 2018. She later held a leadership role in the Roosevelt University Orchestral Library. She has held professional roles as a Resident Flute Specialist, Flute Consultant, and Sales Manager at Flute Center. She currently serves as the Social Media Assistant for the New York Flute Club.

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In addition to her work as a performer, Kamryn enjoys reading, spending time outdoors, good coffee, and sharing her days with her cat Tchai(kovsky) and her dog Phoebe.

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