Blair Master Series: Molly Barth, flute
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Blair School of Music will present a Master Series recital featuring Grammy Award-winning flutist Molly Barth on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. in Turner Recital Hall.
Internationally recognized for her expressive artistry and adventurous programming, Barth has established herself as one of the leading performers of contemporary music. Her career has taken her to many of the world’s most prestigious concert stages, where she has earned acclaim for both her technical brilliance and her commitment to expanding the flute repertoire.
This recital promises an opportunity to hear a performer whose musicality, creativity, and dedication to artistic collaboration have made her a distinctive voice in today’s classical music landscape.
⭐ Sunday, September 13, 2026, Turner Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m, at BlairTickets.com.
About Molly Barth:
A Grammy Award-winning flutist, professor, and clinician, Molly Barth moves effortlessly from concert hall to teaching studio to rehearsal room to orchestral section. The “ferociously talented” performer (The Oregonian) crosses from Virginia to California, the UK to Korea. The halls may be large or small, the music may be old or new, but the performances are always concentrated and intense.
A passionate advocate for new music, Barth frequently commissions and premieres works by contemporary composers. She is equally known for creating innovative performances that blend music with other artistic disciplines, offering audiences engaging and imaginative concert experiences.
Barth has premiered hundreds of pieces, recorded a dozen albums, and toured the world as a co-founder and former member of the Grammy-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird and Beta Collide.
She is the co-founder of the Zohn Collective, a group of curious musicians who share a love of risk and exploration. They have collaborated with a puppet company and a cartoonist, have toured the U.S. and Mexico, and record extensively.
Fueled by her work as a teacher, Barth is associate professor of flute at the Blair School of Music, where she guides her students to become comprehensive flutists. They leave her studio as skilled, flexible, bold musicians, able to think critically and speak to audiences. Barth took her inspiration primarily from her stellar teachers at Oberlin, the Cincinnati Conservatory, and Northwestern.
Internationally recognized for her expressive artistry and adventurous programming, Barth has established herself as one of the leading performers of contemporary music. Her career has taken her to many of the world’s most prestigious concert stages, where she has earned acclaim for both her technical brilliance and her commitment to expanding the flute repertoire.
This recital promises an opportunity to hear a performer whose musicality, creativity, and dedication to artistic collaboration have made her a distinctive voice in today’s classical music landscape.
⭐ Sunday, September 13, 2026, Turner Recital Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale Friday, June 12, 2026, 10:00 a.m, at BlairTickets.com.
About Molly Barth:
A Grammy Award-winning flutist, professor, and clinician, Molly Barth moves effortlessly from concert hall to teaching studio to rehearsal room to orchestral section. The “ferociously talented” performer (The Oregonian) crosses from Virginia to California, the UK to Korea. The halls may be large or small, the music may be old or new, but the performances are always concentrated and intense.
A passionate advocate for new music, Barth frequently commissions and premieres works by contemporary composers. She is equally known for creating innovative performances that blend music with other artistic disciplines, offering audiences engaging and imaginative concert experiences.
Barth has premiered hundreds of pieces, recorded a dozen albums, and toured the world as a co-founder and former member of the Grammy-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird and Beta Collide.
She is the co-founder of the Zohn Collective, a group of curious musicians who share a love of risk and exploration. They have collaborated with a puppet company and a cartoonist, have toured the U.S. and Mexico, and record extensively.
Fueled by her work as a teacher, Barth is associate professor of flute at the Blair School of Music, where she guides her students to become comprehensive flutists. They leave her studio as skilled, flexible, bold musicians, able to think critically and speak to audiences. Barth took her inspiration primarily from her stellar teachers at Oberlin, the Cincinnati Conservatory, and Northwestern.
