Kathryn Eagles
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Music Fundamentals
Dr. Kathryn Eagles is a flutist and educator from Anchorage, Alaska. She holds both a B.M. and M.A. from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. Her primary teachers include Dorli McWayne and Christina Jennings. In addition to her studies at the university, she has participated in masterclasses and lessons with Hilary Abigana from the Fourth Wall, John Barcellona, Nicole Esposito, Dr. Naomi Seidman, Lisa Garner Santa, Lorna McGhee, Claire Chase, and Carol Wincenc.
As an orchestral flutist, Dr. Eagles regularly performs with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, the Longmont Symphony Orchestra, Mahlerfest Colorado, and can be heard on the newest live Indigo Girls album playing second flute and piccolo. Additional, she played with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra for many years.
Dr. Eagles has a profound interest in both contemporary and classical repertoire for the flute. Eagles' duo, The Midnight Sun Two, is finishing their debut album: From Light to Dark. This album consists of new chamber works for flute and percussion,f rom composers Emerson Eads (Alaska), Lucus Oikle (Canada), Oliver Kieffer (USA), John Drumheller (USA), Molly Joyce (USA), and Derek Charke (Canada). Additionally, Eagles has performed at the Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C., the National Flute Association Convention, and the Gumi International Music Festival in Gumi, South Korea.
Dr. Eagles is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the Instrumental Music Teacher at Boulder Country Day School, and the Flute INstructor at the Parlando School of Musical Arts. In addition, she maintains an active private studio, teaches flute and chamber music at UAF's Summer Music Academy, and served as the interim flute faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder. Eagles is a certified instructor with the Suzuki Association of the Americas, a member of the National Flute Association, and is the President of the Colorado Flute Association.