Ellen Burr

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Ellen Burr is a masterful flutist who explores new directions in music. Her enthusiasm coupled with over thirty five years experience and a multi-faceted career has won her worldwide acclaim in performance, teaching, improvisation and composition.  

As an energetic and entertaining flute performer, Ellen strives to broaden the sound capabilities of the instrument while challenging the notions of what a soloist can achieve. Her dedication to promoting extended flute technique, improvisation and contemporary classical music is also reflected in her numerous and diverse ensemble appearances. Jim Santella of Cadence Magazine said of Ellen’s unique approach to her instrument and music, “…creative artists such as Burr, who turn the flute into a tool for exploration, give their audience a wide range of aural experiences.”

Ellen's solo debut was with the Topeka Symphony when she was sixteen, and she has since been a soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, appearing with the Friends of Music Orchestra in Pasadena, CA; the Santa Monica Chamber Orchestra in Santa Monica, CA; the Overland Park Orchestra in Kansas City, KS and the Wichita State University Orchestra in Wichita, KS. Ellen has premiered many new works by contemporary classical composers as varied as Roberto Sierra, James Tenney, Alba Potes, Phillipe Bodin, Daniel Rothman and David Avshalomov. More
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