Eileen Holt Sweet

ABOUT

Since the day Eileen Holt Sweet came running home from elementary school and excitedly told her mother she wanted to learn to play the clarinet her life would never be the same. However, it was confusing to the youngster when her mother referred to this long, silver, shiny instrument as a “licorice stick”. It was then that her mother informed her that the beautiful instrument she so admired was actually called the FLUTE. Her fascination with the flute continued to grow into a musical passion that led her to the life of music that she enjoys today.

Ms. Sweet has performed all over the United States, and appeared in Europe, Japan, and Canada. She has served as principal flutist with many orchestras throughout the western United States, as well as toured, recorded and performed with many well known artists and celebrities such as Michael Crawford, Julie Andrews, Placido Domingo, and Elton John. She has twice appeared at Carnage Hall as part of the award winning ensemble, Calico Winds, and has had numerous televisions and radios interviews throughout the US as member of the Riverside Symphony (in California), The Los Angeles Flute Quartet, Calico Winds, and Los Angeles Master Chorale. Just after after winning her first orchestral position of principal flute with the Riverside Philharmonic she also was chosen to sing with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Los Angeles Music Center Opera. The following years found her as guest flutist and soloist with various orchestras throughout the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. She has been privileged to perform with many well-known conductors such as John Williams, Simon Rattle, Zubin Mehta, and shared the stage with opera stars Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Horne, and Jessye Norman. Recording projects include those for Walt Disney Productions, Los Angeles Philharmonic (under Pierre Boulez), as well as with artists Michael Crawford, Julie Andrews, and Elton John.

She has been featured as soloist with the Riverside Philharmonic several times with whom she has performed the “Flute Concerto” by Carl Nielsen, “Concertino” by Cecil Chaminade, and Brandenburg Concerti #2, #4, and #5 of J. S. Bach. As soloist she has premiered works with orchestra namely “Shinobu vs. Ghost Warrior” by Christopher Tin, and “Symphonia Concertante” by Damian Montano. Ms Sweet is on faculty at Coil School for the Performing Arts in Riverside, CA, as well as at California
State University, San Bernardino, and UC Riverside. More

Music Samples

Listed as: Flute / Woodwind
Share by: