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 and Daniel Pailthorpe and piccolo with London Philharmonic Orchestra's Stewart McIlwham at the Royal College of Music in London, England.  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 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 also performed in a number of masterclasses, including for Sir James Galway, Jim Walker, Michel Debost 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, Sinfonietta, Big Band, Wind Ensemble and Wind Orchestra), the University of London Symphony Orchestra, and the CLIC Sargent Symphony 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.  Lindsay has been involved in chamber music since age 10, performing at numerous festivals; she is currently a member of the Trillium Trio (flute, cello, piano) 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, Charterhouse International Music Festival, Boxwood Festival, Domaine Forget, “Beyond the Masterclass”, Weggis International Flute Masterclass and the Julius Baker Flute Master Classes.