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Elizabeth McNutt Virtuoso flutist Elizabeth McNutt discovered her passion for new and adventurous music almost as soon as she began playing. She has dedicated herself to this path, commissioning and premiering countless new works and becoming an expert interpreter of the masterpieces of the 20th century. Besides her ongoing collaborations with young and upcoming composers, McNutt has worked with such recognized figures as Pierre Boulez, Brian Ferneyhough, Harvey Sollberger, Cort Lippe, Philippe Manoury, Roger Reynolds, Joji Yuasa, and Joan Tower. Particularly drawn to the new sound worlds of electronic music, she collaborates intensively with composers and technologists to create groundbreaking works for flute and live interactive computer systems. McNutt has given solo recitals, often incorporating electronics, in Saint Louis, Birmingham, Chicago, San Diego, Providence, Frankfurt, and other US and European cities. She has performed music for flute and electronics at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Series, the Berkeley Symphony, the National Flute Association Convention, June in Buffalo Festivals, International Computer Music Conferences, and SEAMUS National Conferences. She has been a soloist at such festivals as Darmstadt, Scotia, Norfolk, and Arcosanti. In addition to her solo work, McNutt performs the most challenging recent chamber music, from the European avant-garde to the New York School to the New Complexity. She presents contemporary flute and piano repertoire with Shannon Wettstein as the Calliope Duo. As a member of the ensemble Attar, she has performed 'For Philip Guston', Morton Feldman's four-and-a-half hour masterpiece. Internationally, McNutt has performed with the Swiss Gruppe für Neue Musik Baden and with German ensembles FIM and Thürmschen. McNutt holds a doctorate from UC San Diego, where she studied with John Fonville, Harvey Sollberger, and Miller Puckette. As a lecturer, McNutt has been a guest of SUNY Buffalo, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, and Minnesota State University, among others. Currently a resident of Boulder, Colorado, she travels and performs widely, working with composers and audiences to explore exciting new directions in music.

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