Ms. Porter has performed as Principal flute with the Orchestras of Atlanta, Houston and Boston and soloist with the Orchestras of Atlanta, Houston, New Hampshire, Kansas City, Olympia (WA), Victoria (TX) and Ann Arbor (MI). International prizes include the 2001 Deuxieme Prix at the Paris/Ville d'Avray International Flute Competition in France, and the Alphonse Leduc Prize for outstanding musicianship, 1993 Kobe International Flute Competition in Kobe, Japan and the Special Prize for the best performance of the commissioned work required at the competition, First Prize at the 1990 National Flute Association Competition and at the Ima Hogg Competition in Houston Texas. Following a performance of Jacques Ibert Concerto with the Houston Symphony, the Houston Chronicle praised her performance stating:

"She has succeeded in avoiding all the overdone playing styles of the most famous flutists today... She also was an exuberant, easily extroverted performer whose enthusiasm for the music made the composition sparkle."

Recent CD releases include a collaboration with oboist Nancy Ambrose King and pianist Phillip Bush on Boston Records entitled Porter Ambrose King featuring the music of Dring, Damase, Delibes, Bozza, Ginastera and Holst and the premiere recording of William Bolcom's Lyric Concerto with the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra on the Equilibrium label. She can also be heard on CBS Masterworks Recording "Bach on Wood", and "Sacred Theory of the Earth" in music of Anne LeBaron on CRI . Chamber music recordings include "Conversations" and "Soiree Sweets" with the Atlanta Chamber Player's on ACA Digital.

Her 2003-2004 season includes Mozart and Foss Concertos with the Tupelo Symphony, a recital and masterclass in Seattle as a guest of the Horsfall Competition as well as concerts with the Michigan Chamber Players in Ann Arbor. She made her Sunflower Music Festival Debut in Topeka, Kansas in June 2003 performing Jacques Ibert's Concerto for Flute and Orchestra and in July was a coach for the woodwind section of the 2003 Youth Orchestra of the Americas held in Costa Rica. She is a featured concerto soloist at the 2003 National Flute Association Convention in Las Vegas.

Ms. Porter has toured Japan and Southeast Asia as concerto soloist with the New York Symphonic Ensemble. She made her New York debut in 1987 in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and has given performances at the Kennedy Center and Yale University. She has been heard in recital on National Public Radio, featured on the cover of Flute Talk Magazine and highlighted on PBS Live From Lincoln Center. Amy Porter received her Bachelors and Masters Degree from The Juilliard School in New York under the tutelage of Samuel Baron and Jeanne Baxtresser. She also studied at the Mozarteum Academy in Salzburg with Alain Marion and Peter Lukas Graf and has attended the summer festivals of Tanglewood, Brevard and LA Philharmonic Institute.

Currently Ms. Porter is Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, leaving the Atlanta Symphony after eight years as Associate Principal Flute. Ms.Porter is much sought after for her teaching and masterclasses based on her versatility as a musician. She has given masterclasses in Sweden, France and Japan as well in Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Atlanta in the USA. She has served as Resident Guest Artist for the Jeanne Baxtresser International Masterclass at Juilliard, , has taught and performed at the 2002 Cincinnati Flute Symposium, the 2002 Summer Academy in Courchevel, France and the 2001 World Festival of Amateur Orchestras in Nagoya, Japan .

Recordings

Reviews

"In her role as soloist, Amy Porter brought out a quality in the instrument often overshadowed by its facility for chirpy acrobatics. Hers is a sound of extraordinary richness and warmth, the perfect compliment to the the musing, singlike passages that pervade the concerto. Her encore, a whiazzing note-laden confection by Godard, was ample proof that she is likewise a formidable technician. Oh, and yes - it was impossible not to notice the audible murmur as she first appeared on the stage, resplendent in gold from her dress to her flute, like one of the Michigan Theater's gilded carvings come to life."

Michael Rodman, Ann Arbor News, October 7, 2000
 

Heard on the Atlanta Chamber Player’s Twentieth Anniversary CD, and performing on the title track, Conversations
"...an innocent American lyricism, a quality exemplified by a lovely flute melody in the opening Prologue, played with great sweetness by Amy Porter of the Atlanta Chamber Players."

January/February 1997 American Record Guide
 

Heard on the CBS Masterworks CD Bach on Wood
"Amy Porter’s precise, unhurried playing is the perfect counterweight. Her smooth, solid playing lends an ethereal air to the whole."

Sheila Mullan, The Anniston Star
 

Playing Jacques Ibert’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
"She played with a consistently unforced tone that was firm but not overblown in the top notes and sweet and lovely in the rest of the instruments range. She has succeeded in avoiding all the overdone playing styles of the most famous flutists today... She also was an exuberant, easily extroverted performer whose enthusiasm for the music made the composition sparkle."

Charles Ward, Houston Chronicle
 

"Porter’s playing had a strong melodic profile and rhythmic vitality, propelling the breezy, sometimes sultry themes of the concerto along on a bright, rich band of tone."

Carl Cunningham, Houston Post
 

Playing Mozart’s Concerto No. 1 in G major (K.313)
"Amy K. Porter gave a gracefully shaped performance of Mozart’s Flute Concerto No.1."

Allan Koznin, New York Times
 

In recital at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall
" ... Miss Porter was a particularly strong performer, technically robust and musically forceful."

Bernard Holland, New York Times
 

In recital at the Grand Opera House, Wilmington,DE
"The flutist matched her fine controlled playing to a commanding, sensual stage presence. Her eyes and gestures clearly betray an emotional commitment to the music she plays."

Tom Butler, News Journal
 

In recital at the Center for Chamber Music, Greenwich,CT.
" ... Porter is a genuine artist who imprints her vision on everything she plays. Her vision is one of lyricism based on a profound understanding of her instrument and the things it can express. She makes the flute sing but with nuance and a range of expression that transports it to higher levels. She plays a gold flute which makes her tone darker, more focused and less breathy than most. Her control is exceptional, her sense of rhythm highly developed and her agility extraordinary. She uses them all to serve her artistic goals and that is what made the audience listen so intently to every note she played."

John Sweeney, Greenwich Times
 

"...flutist Amy Porter proved how versatile her instrument can be when played by a virtuoso. The purity and brilliance of Porter’s sound combined with her amazing breath control and obvious musicality made listening a pleasure. Possessing imagination and daring, Porter is not afraid to take risks and venture into less familiar territory."

Marion M. White, Greenwich Times

Contact details and further information

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