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Beth Larsen
Beth
earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Florida State
University and her Master of Music Degree from the
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is the
second flutist / piccoloist with the Southwest Florida
Symphony and the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, as well as
a substitute flutist with the Florida Orchestra and the
Naples Philharmonic. Active as a teacher, Beth has held
positions as flute instructor at the University of
Central Florida and at the Daytona Beach Community
College. Currently she maintains a busy private flute
studio in Ft. Myers. Mrs. Larsen is a past winner of the
Myrna Brown Flute Competition in Dallas, Texas. Mrs.
Larsen performed the Mozart Concerto in D Major as guest
soloist with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra in December
1992. Mrs, Larsen has studied flute with Geoffrey
Gilbert, Charles Delaney, Kyril Magg, Peter Lloyd,
Julius Baker, and Trevor Wye. Beth and her husband,
Bill, also play in a flute/violin/cello chamber ensemble
called Raintree Chamber Players. Their website is:
TheFluteStudio.com |
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Scott Ellington
Scott
studied with Stanley Hasty at the Eastman School of
Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music
degree in 1982. He was also awarded the
Performers Certificate and while at
Eastman was involved in numerous tours.
Ellington played principal clarinet on
an Eastman wind ensemble commercial
recording. Ellington’s dedication to the
clarinet and bass clarinet also earned
him a full scholarship to the Aspen
Music Festival and the position of
associate instructor at the Indiana
University School of Music.
Ellington has performed with the Naples
Philharmonic Orchestra since 1993 and
performs with the Southwest Florida
Symphony, the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra
and other orchestras throughout the
state while teaching privately and
on the faculty of Edison College in Fort
Myers. A native
Floridian, born in Miami, he enjoys boating and
fishing with his wife Denise and two children,
Jeffrey and Lauren, in Fort Myers. |
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Julie Bearden Shaffer
Julie
holds a Bachelor of.Music degree in piano pedagogy (voice minor)
from Shorter College and the
Master of Music degree in Chamber Music and Accompanying
from the University of Georgia.
Julie has performed and recorded with singers,
instrumentalists, choirs and orchestras throughout
the Southeast and Midwest. Currently, Julie performs
per service with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
and with various chamber ensembles and teaches as an
Adjunct at Florida Gulf Coast
University's Bower School of Music.
Musical Directing credits include shows for Naples
Players, regional professional productions, and
musical theatre camps. A native of Cartersville, Georgia, Julie
maintains an active private teaching studio in
Naples where many of her students are finalists and
winners of vocal and piano competitions throughout
Southwest Florida. |
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