Marianne Gedigian is an American flutist and teacher. She holds a Butler Professorship as Professor of Flute at the University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music. She has formerly held positions as acting principal flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and as principal flute of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.[1] Gedigian has worked with composer John Williams and can be heard on the film scores for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.[2] Her teachers include Clement Barone, Doriot Anthony Dwyer, and Leone Buyse.[3] She has performed solo recitals on four continents in the US, Australia, Japan and England.[1] Gedigian is a Haynes flute artist.[4]
Biography
editGedigian was born and raised near Detroit, Michigan.[3] In early high school, Gedigian began studying with Detroit Symphony Orchestra piccoloist Clement Barone.[3] She studied flute with Doriot Anthony Dwyer while receiving a degree from the New England Conservatory, and pursued later studies with Leone Buyse.
Gedigian won 1993 Young Artist Competition at the National Flute Association Convention, and placed second in 1989.[5] She was a member and acting principal flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra for over a decade, and was featured on programs including the Evening at Pops and nationally televised Fourth of July broadcasts.[6] She collaborated with composer John Williams and can be heard on the film scores for Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List.[6] She was the acting Principal Flute with the Pittsburgh Symphony during the 2000–2001 season, under Maestro Mariss Jansons.[6] She frequently transcribes works for the flute, including the Khachaturian Violin Concerto, which she performed with the Armenian Philharmonic.[6]
She is active as a teacher and clinician, having given masterclasses to the New York Flute Club, various festivals and at the National Flute Association Convention.[7] In addition to her professorship at the Butler School of Music, she has held positions at Boston University and The Boston Conservatory, and served on the summer faculty at the Brevard Music Center, Round Top International Institute, and Tanglewood Music Center.[4] She is active as a chamber musician, holding positions with the Walden Chamber Players[8] in Boston and touring throughout the US, and formerly was a part of the Dorian Wind Quintet.[6] She frequently collaborates with fellow Butler School professor and pianist Rick Rowley. The duo has released two CDs.
Discography
edit- Voice of the Flute (2009); Gedigian, flute and Rick Rowley, piano (CD Baby)
- Revolution (2010); Gedigian, flute and Rick Rowley, piano (Longhorn Music)
Personal life
editGedigian is married to Charles Villarrubia and has one daughter.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Flutist Quarterly (Spring 2015). "43rd Annual NFA Convention: Masterclasses Galore". Flutist Quarterly. 40 (3): 62 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "- Patron of the Arts". patron.utrgv.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ a b c d Stern, Wendy (February 2010). "The Awesome Marianna Gedigian" (PDF). The New York Flute Club Newsletter: 1–6.
- ^ a b "Faculty – The Consummate Flutist". www.theconsummateflutist.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Competition Winners Search Results". www.nfaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Faculty – Flute Studio | Butler School of Music". flute.music.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "2015 Washington, D.C." www.nfaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Our Musicians". www.waldenchamberplayers.org. Retrieved 2018-03-16.