Leone Buyse
Leone Buyse (born February 7, 1947) is an American flutist, pianist, speaker, and educator. From July 1997 to July 2023 she served on the faculty of The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, receiving the title professor emerita upon her retirement. Professor of Flute for four years at The University of Michigan, she previously held faculty appointments at the New England Conservatory and Boston University. Her orchestral career included positions with the Boston Symphony (assistant and acting principal flutist, 1983-90;1990-93), Boston Pops (principal flutist, 1983-1990), San Francisco Symphony (assistant principal flutist, 1978-83), and Rochester Philharmonic (second flute and solo piccolo, 1971-78). In 2010 she was honored with the National Flute Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the flute community worldwide.
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