- Catherine Ransom Karoly
Catherine Ransom Karoly is an American
flutist who joined theLos Angeles Philharmonic as second flutist in 1996. She has been the first-prize recipient of numerous competitions, including theNational Flute Association Young Artist Competition, the Flute Talk National Flute Competition, and theChicago Flute Society Competition. [Sinclair, John D. (editor), "Flute Stories", Windplayer Publications, 2003, p 168.]In October of 2000, Karoly made her solo debut with Music Director
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the L.A. Philharmonic inIbert 's Flute Concerto.Before coming to
Los Angeles , Karoly spent three seasons as principal flute of the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida under music directorMichael Tilson Thomas . She appeared as soloist with the NWS on several occasions, including theMozart G-major Flute Concerto underJosé-Luis Garcia , the Bach Suite in B minor underNicholas McGegan , the Nielsen Concerto underAlasdair Neale , andLukas Foss ' Renaissance Concerto with Tilson Thomas conducting.As a member of the award-winning
Dorian Wind Quintet from 1994 to 1996, Karoly appeared regularly on chamber music series throughout the United States. She has participated in numerous music festivals including Marlboro, Tanglewood, and theSpoleto Festival inItaly . In August of 2001 she was the featured flutist on a recital at La Jolla Summerfest.Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Catherine Ransom Karoly received a Master of Music degree from the
Juilliard School , where she studied with Carol Wincenc. Karoly graduated from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison withPhi Beta Kappa honors and was the recipient of aFulbright Grant to England. Her other teachers includeTrevor Wye , Mary Kay Fink, Robert Cole, and Susan Morris DeJong. [ [http://www.laphil.com/music/artist_detail.cfm?id=340 LA Phil: Catherine Ransom Karoly] accessed June 2, 2008]References
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