Amy Morris, flute

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Amy Morris has played second flute/piccolo with the Minnesota Opera Orchestra since 1997, and freelances with the Minnesota Orchestra and other Twin Cities organizations.  She has released two solo recordings, Stories and Theme and Variations, with pianist Susan Garrelts.  Ms. Morris is a founding member of The Indånde Duo (flute/oboe) and the Second Winds Woodwind Quartet, with whom she performs frequently in the Twin Cities.  She also launched the Prairie Song Project, a commissioning and performance collaboration, which has performed in the UK, Austria and the US.  Ms. Morris has been on the faculties of Hamline, Concordia and St. Catherine Universities since 2000.  She is the author of Power Practicing, a practice guide for students.  Her performance degrees are from the University of Iowa (Bachelor of Music), where she studied with Betty Bang and Roger Mather, and Northwestern University (Master of Music), where she studied with Walfrid Kujala.