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JONATHAN ENGLE, flute
A native of Tauranga, New Zealand, Jonathan Engle began flute studies at the age of 12. After moving to the United States, he won First Prize in numerous competitions including the Texas Solo and Ensemble Competition, the Upper Midwest Flute Association Young Artists' Competition, the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition, and the Minnesota-Iowa-Wisconsin Tri-State Concerto Competition. He was also the winner of the Wind, Brass, and Percussion division of the 2005 Mannes College of Music Concerto Competition and Third Prize winner of the New York Flute Club Young Artists' Competition in 2006 and 2007. Jonathan has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Rochester Symphony, the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Orion String Quartet, Ensemble 212, Aeolian Winds, the 85th Street Quintet, Bachanalia Ensemble, and the ground-breaking Helix Series Orchestra among others. In the summer of 2006, he toured Greece, performing at the Nafplio and Corfu Music Festivals. He currently serves as principal flute of the Mannes Orchestra and the New York Soloists Ensemble, and is a founding member of the Mimesis Ensemble. Equally at home as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician, Jonathan has performed in many of America's leading venues including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Steinway Hall, the Yamaha and Bosendorfer Showrooms, Symphony Space, the United Nations, the Morgan Museum, and the University and Metropolitan Clubs in New York City, Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, and Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. In addition, he has participated in master classes with such leading flutists as Bonita Boyd, Marina Piccinini, Julius Baker, Keith Underwood, Emmanuel Pahud, Dieter Fleury, Trudy Kane, Joshua Smith, Paula Robison, and Michael Parloff. In 2005, he was named Mannes College's Presser Scholar in recognition of having the highest GPA in his graduating class. Jonathan received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Mannes College of Music and is currently a Professional Studies Diploma candidate at Mannes, where he is a student of Keith Underwood. Drop him a line .
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