Amanda Friedhoff
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Amanda has been a member of the West Chester Symphony Orchestra, the Silver Sounds of Cincinnati, and the Shimmering Silver flute quartet, the latter two of which she was a founding member. During her residence with the West Chester Symphony, Amanda was lucky enough to have the opportunity to perform with world-renown clarinetist, Richard Stoltzman. She was flutist for the Landen-Deerfield Theater production of Oliver! and taught privately through the Athens Community Music School of Athens, OH for 4 years. Amanda was featured, with Shimmering Silver, on the 2004 National Flute Association recital Electric Sparks. Most recently Amanda performed at the Midwest Band Clinic in Chicago with the Lakota West High School Symphonic Winds.
Amanda received her Bachelors Degree in Flute Performance from Ohio University and her Masters Degree from California State University, Sacramento studying with Laurel Zucker. She is currently attending the University of Redlands for her Artist's Diploma. Amanda has been playing flute for 16 years and has attended master classes with flutists Bradley Garner, Jill Felber, James Galway, Goran Marcusson, Jean-Michel Tanguy, Marina Piccinini, Randolph Bowman, Rebecca Andres, Jim Walker and held private conference with conductor Keith Lockart to discuss career options in music. She has performed with both the Sierra Symphony and the Folsom Lake Symphony Orchestra.
Amanda is the Executive Administrator of Caliendo World Music Publishing, a company specializing in world music for flute musicians and Publicity Manager for flutist, Amy Porter. Her teachers have included, Rebecca Andres, Bradley Garner, Alison Brown Sincoff, Laurel Zucker, and Sara Andon.
Amanda performs on a Powell 3100 Flute, an Emmerson "Boston Legacy" Piccolo, and Gemeinhardt Alto Flute.
Ronda Winter
A highly sought-after teacher of instrumental music, Ronda originates from the central Sierra foothills of California. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Music from Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Flute Performance at CSU Sacramento. Ronda holds a California State Teaching Credential in Music and has taught instrumental music both privately and in the public school system for nearly 20 years. She has studied flute for more than 27 years and has performed with bands, symphony orchestras, Celtic ensembles, chamber ensembles, and flute choirs. She started and directed the Porterville College Flute Choir from 1999-2003 and was a founding member of the Celtic performing group, The Tule River Ensemble. In 2005, Ronda was the first runner-up as a performer in the Festival of New American Music where she played Katherine Hoovers Winter Spirits.
Ronda has been fortunate to have studied with and attended master classes with some of the finest flutists in the world. Rondas primary private teachers have been Frank Langone, Ray Fabrizio, Yamaha Artist Tracy Harris, and international recording artist Laurel Zucker. Rondas discography includes By the Tule Rivers Edge on Tule River Records, Tracy Harris Live in Concert, and Grace Griffith: My Life on Blix Street Records.
Ronda performs on a Haynes Flute, Miyazawa Flute, Powell Piccolo, Armstrong Eb Flute, Miyazawa Alto Flute, and Yamaha Bass Flute. She also regularly performs on a variety of world flutes including the Irish flute, recorder, and Shakuhachi.
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