Laura Lentz is a flutist, composer, and teaching artist 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 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.

She continues to serves on the National Flute Association’s New Music Advisory Committee and has recently joined its Career and Artistic Development Committee. She maintains an active teaching studio and is developing a practice as a composer alongside a current fascination with the lieder of Fanny Hensel. Inspired by the natural world — especially hummingbirds — Laura also loves botanical gardens, hiking, and being outside in the sun.

Laura begins a new chapter this August in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she will pursue a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in flute performance at the University of Utah.