Background

A graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, USA and former student of the Canterbury Arts High School program in Ottawa, Canada, Lindsay Bryden studies flute with Simon Channing, Daniel Pailthorpe and Jaime Martin at the Royal College of Music in London, England where she is a RCM Scholar.  She completed examinations at senior levels under the Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music system and earned her DipABRSM in flute performance in 2008.  Past teachers include LPO principal piccoloist Stewart McIlwham, Ottawa free-lance professional Beverley Robinson and former Detroit Symphony principal flutist Ervin Monroe.

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Lindsay has had the opportunity to work with internationally renowned masters of flute and piccolo, including Royal Concertgebouw principal Emily Beynon and piccoloist Nicola Mazzanti of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra in Florence, Italy.  She has performed in a number of masterclasses, including for Sir James Galway, Jim Walker, Emmanuel Pahud and Susan Hoeppner. She has played flute and piccolo with the Ottawa Youth Orchestra, Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, various groups at the Royal College of Music (RCM Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic, Big Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Orchestra), and the University of London Symphony Orchestra.  She has been a guest member of Orchestra Vitae, the CLIC Sargent Symphony and the Imperial College Orchestra.  She has been privileged to play in such outstanding venues as the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and Cadogan Hall in London. She made her St Martin in the Fields debut in November 2011 and was presented in recital at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2012 as part of their Classical Coffee Morning series.  Lindsay has been involved in chamber music since age 10, performing at numerous festivals; she is currently a member of the London Thorpe Ensemble (flute, violin, viola, cello, harp) in London, UK.  She has actively participated in a number of developmental camps including NeFlAc's YIP and Audition Training programs, the Scottish International Flute Summer School, the Banff Summer Music Program, Charterhouse International Music Festival, Boxwood Festival, Domaine Forget, “Beyond the Masterclass”, Weggis International Flute Masterclass and the Julius Baker Flute Master Classes.