About

Rachel Rodgers, 24, is a classical, jazz & soul flutist based in NYC. She graduated from the IU Jacobs School of Music in 2017 as a Premier Young Artist Scholar, earning a BM in Flute Performance, while also studying music entrepreneurship. In 2018, she earned her Professional Studies Certificate in Flute Performance from the Boston Conservatory. Rachel has performed at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, The Gibson Guitar Stage in Nashville, Dizzy's Club, Eisenhower Hall at West Point, NPR’s “From the Top," and at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is an Alexander & Buono International Flute Competition winner, a National YoungArts recipient and was named "Young Artist of the Year" by International Women in Jazz. On the recording side, Rachel has performed and worked with Ron Carter (debut CD with national radio airplay), Rufus Reid, Hubert Laws, Jim Peterik, Wayne Wallace (Grammy-nominated album) and most recently played on John Oliver HBO. Soul solo (33:15) https://vimeo.com/160638063

Music

I am open to playing any and every genre! Here are some of my favorite works:

Solo:
Syrinx - Claude Debussy
Sonata for Flute & Piano - Francis Poulenc
3 Romances - Schumann
Etudes Tanguistiques - Astor Piazzolla
Concertino for Flute & Piano - Cecile Chaminade
Duo for Flute & Piano - Aaron Copland
Sonata for Flute & Piano - Sergej Prokofiew
Romance - Camille Saint-Saens

Chamber:
Le Rossignol (flute & voice) - Leo Delibes
Pastorale (flute, violin, french horn) - Carl Hillmann
Ballade, Pastorale & Dance (flute, violin & french horn) - Eric Ewazen
Summer Music (wind quintet) - Samuel Barber
3 Pieces breves (wind quintet) - Jacques Ibert
Pavane (flute & harp) - Maurice Ravel
Aires Tropicales (wind quintet) - Paquito D'Rivera
Histoire du Tango (flute & guitar) - Astor Piazzolla

Jazz:
In A Sentimental Mood
Eye of the Hurricane
All of Me
Giant Steps
Nica's Dream
Black Nile
Maiden Voyage
But Not For Me
So What
Groovin' High

Audio