Julie W

As a professionally trained musician I am equally at home in the concert hall and the teaching studio.   I have a passion for music that I pass on to those in the audience and to my students. As a freelance musician in the Cleveland area you may see me in a church service or hear me in a pit orchestra or see me at a wedding reception.   Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, I had many opportunities to perform and excel. I performed in the Omaha Area Youth Symphony as principal flute and went to Carnegie Hall. I studied with Willis Ann Ross. I also played with the Intergeneration Orchestra under Chuck Penington which gave me a chance to perform diverse musical styles.   I earned a Bachelor of Music Performance at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory where I studied with William Hebert and Deidre McGuire. I also had the privilege of studying with Kathy Chastain and Michel Debost. During that time I also played with the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra under Jaja Ling.   My Masters Degree is from University of North Texas. I was a teaching fellow for Mary Karen Clardy. I played with the chamber orchestra under Anshel Brusilow and the contemporary music ensemble, NOVA, under Joseph Klein. I played with the Flower Mound Chamber Orchestra, Irving Symphony and Amistad – a chamber group specializing in classical Latin American music. I taught in the Coppell, Irving and Denton school districts. Julie I enjoy playing in pit orchestras for musicals. My favorite was Porgy and Bess at the Beck Center in Lakewood. I have also played Oliver!, Cinderella, Into the Woods, Pippin, Oklahoma, Romance, Romance, Jerry’s Girls, Secret Garden, Annie, and Il Pagliacci. I currently teach flute and piano at Royalton Music Center and Studio 42 Music in Brunswick. Studio 42 Music, sadly, is closing its doors Sept. 1. Students may come to Royalton Music for lessons. I am excited to be teaching at the Shore Cultural Center and Motter's Music in the fall. I play at area churches for services and weddings. I direct the DSB German Band and play in the Deutsche Muzik Verein. I am a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 4.