Kylee E

Kylee is currently an undergraduate performance major at Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music, studying with Damian Bursill-Hall of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She previously studied with Rhian Kenny for three years. Kylee started piano lessons in 2nd grade, and flute in 5th. She soon realized that flute was her passion. Less than 1 year from starting flute, she was selected from her classmates to make her first public appearance at the Hard Rock Cafe with The Tony Campbell Band as a jazz soloist. During High School, Kylee was a member of the PMEA Honors Band, District Band, Region Band, All-State Wind Ensemble, a soloist with the Marching Band, and directed the flute choir. She consistently received first chair in Honor, District, and Region Bands. The summer after her freshman year at Duquesne, Kylee was accepted to Domaine Forget for summer study. While attending the festival, Kylee was selected by audition to be one of the flutists to perform in masterclass for world-renowned flutist Emmanuel Pahud. During her sophomore year, Kylee won first prize in Butler County Symphony Orchestra's 2013 Young Artist Competition, where she performed Chaminade's Concertino with the orchestra, and was called to play with the Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra. The summer after her sophomore year, Kylee attend Orford Arts Center where she studied in masterclass with Mathieu Dufour and Denis Bluteau, and worked with Robert Langevin. During her junior year, she was recruited into Mr. Damian Bursill-Hall's flute studio. During the year, she was a winner of Duquesne University's Wind Concerto Competition, the Women's Advisory Scholarship Competition, the Tuesday Musical Club of Pittsburgh Scholarship Competition, became a substitute musician for the Butler Symphony, and was hired as a flute teacher at Accent Music. Kylee has attended the Advanced Chamber Music Seminar, West Virginia University Flute Festival, Youngstown State University Flute Festival, Le Domaine Forget International Music Academy (QC, Montreal), Orford Arts Center (QC, Montreal), and The Consummate Flutist. Kylee is an alumna of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in Masterclass with Emmanuel Pahud, Alberto Almarza, Jill Felber, Kathryn Umble, Francesca Arnone, Stacy Steele, Claudio Ferrarini, Trevor Wye, Marie-Andree Benny, Denis Bluteau, Camille Churchfield, Jacinthe Forand, Susan Hoeppner, Mathieu Dufour, and Robert Langevin.