In my music, I’m curious about emotion, color, modal language, and the expressivity of the flute. My book, Modal Flute Warmup, grew from this exploration, using modal language as a foundation for warmup, sparking creativity, and encouraging a sense of discovery.

In my other work I’ve been especially enjoying low sonorities, such as alto flute paired with bass clarinet, and using drones to create soundscapes. I look to create ways for players to experience freedom, collaboration, and mutuality as they play together.

BOOK — Modal Flute Warmup
Published (Conway Publications) warmup method book for flute, recognized by the National Flute Association (NFA) in 2026. Focus on modal language as foundational warmup and ear-training for developing and advanced flutists.

COMPOSITIONS — varied works for flute
1. Seven Modal Flute Duets
Instrumentation: 2 C flutes
Peer-learning application of modal concepts. Suitable for teaching, studio class, and recital.
(Included in revised and expanded version of Modal Flute Warmup)
Listen to examples below:
Op. 75: After Koechlin
Whispering Winds
Montebello

2. Four Duets for Alto Flute and Bass Clarinet
Instrumentation: Alto flute, bass clarinet
Exploration of low woodwind pairing; lyrical and blended timbres.

3. Three Trios for Two Flutes and Bass Flute
Instrumentation: 2 C flutes, bass flute
I. Listen, also
“Listening, standing witness, creates an openness to the world in which the boundaries between us can dissolve in a raindrop.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer

II. Let your heart break
"Let your heart break (so your spirit doesn't)." - Andrea Gibson
(listen to midi below)

III. Unfolding
“Hope does not mean saying this is not bad...It just means saying we will keep showing up. That we will not give up... we do not know how it will unfold....” - Rebecca Solnit

4. Let Your Heart Break (2 movements)
Instrumentation: Flutes, bass clarinet, piano
1st movement for alto flute and bass clarinet (dedicated to clarinetist Marcy Bacon; we shared a decade together as members of fivebyfive and I value the memories of amazing music we shared together during those years.)
2nd movement for 2 C flutes, bass clarinet, piano
(listen to recent live recording below)

Let your heart break (trio version, 2 flutes and bass flute, midi)
Op. 75: After Koechlin (modal flute duet)
Laura Lentz, recorded at Blue on Blue Recording Studio
Whispering Winds (modal flute duet)
Laura Lentz, recorded at Blue on Blue Recording Studio
Montebello (modal flute duet)
Laura Lentz, recorded at Blue on Blue Recording Studio

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