Listen, Together ~ Laura Lentz, Flute & Friends

“Listen, together”

Laura Lentz, flute and friends

with Olivia Fietkiewicz, flute; Marcy Bacon, clarinet; Jacob Ertl, piano; Svetlana Garitselova, cello; Kitty Jospe', poet; AnChi Lin, violin; Kurt Munstedt, violin; Tom Nanni, tabla; Grant Rieke, viola; and current and former students of Laura’s

Join us for a special concert featuring music for flute as Laura prepares to begin a new chapter in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she will pursue a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in flute performance at the University of Utah.

Program includes: Serendipity No. 2 for alto flute, string quartet, tabla - JacobTV

Magic with Everyday Objects for flute, cello, piano - Missy Mazzoli

Moonlight Concerto (flute/piano version) - Kevin Puts

Let Your Heart Break for alto flute/flute, flute, bass clarinet, piano - Laura Lentz

Information: A reception will follow the performance with wine, treats, and good cheer. This is a pay-what-you-can concert. Contributions go directly toward supporting the musicians. Suggested range: $10–$25, but any amount is welcome.

About Laura:

Laura Lentz is a flutist, composer, and teaching artist drawn to listening, curiosity, and discovery. With work spanning performance, collaboration, and teaching, Laura has commissioned, premiered, and recorded a wide range of new works, many written specifically for her. Praised for her “striking meticulous flute playing” (Take Effect) and “enviable control and supple phrasing” (Sequenza21), her six solo recordings include originally composed music as well as commissioned music by Missy Mazzoli, Marc Mellits, and JacobTV, among others, with premiere performances featured on Performance Today.

As founding flutist and Artistic Director of the new music ensemble fivebyfive (2015-2025) she led a decade of projects exploring connections between music, visual art, science, and movement, with performances presented in a wide range of community spaces. Highlights include fivebyfive’s 2024 album Eclipse which debuted at #2 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Chart, and programming recognized by New Music USA, Chamber Music USA, and New York State Council on the Arts. In 2025, Laura received individual project support from the Netherlands America Foundation and the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts, culminating in her recording Serendipity.

She is also the author of Modal Flute Warmup (Conway Publications, 2026 revised edition) which was recently recognized by The National Flute Association in its 2026 Newly Published Music Competition.