Flute Force
Flute Force is a New York City based flute quartet, recognized by critics for its innovative programming and virtuosic performances. Flute Force has performed throughout the United States and Canada at venues such as Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and the San Francisco Museum of Art, numerous universities including Yale and Johns Hopkins, and in convention performances for the National Flute Association, the Australian Flute Festival and the New York Flute Club. The group has collaborated in concerts with flutists Julius Baker, Paula Robison and Keith Underwood, and has appeared on National Public Radio, New York Public Radio and on New York and New Jersey Public Television. Its present members are Rie Schmidt, Sheryl Henze, Kathleen Nester and Wendy Stern. Listen here.
“...an extremely persuasive advocate for the flute quartet medium: four top-quality players in a perfectly balanced and expressive ensemble.”
- Musical America