Molly Barth, USA
Grammy Award winning flutist Molly Barth is constantly in
motion. This Grammy Award-winning flutist, professor and clinician
moves effortlessly from concert hall to teaching studio to rehearsal
room to orchestral section. Molly needs fuel for this fire.
Molly
is fueled by visceral communication with listeners. This “ferociously
talented” performer (The Oregonian) crosses from VA to CA, the UK to
Korea. The halls may be large or small, the music may be old or new, but
the performances are always concentrated, intense.
Molly is
fueled by the smell of wet ink. Molly has premiered hundreds of pieces,
finding the creation of new music uplifting and miraculous. As
co-founder and former member of the ensembles Eighth Blackbird and Beta
Collide, Molly toured the world, recorded a dozen albums, and—with
Eighth Blackbird—won a Grammy Award.
Molly is fueled by the spark
and closeness of chamber music. Molly is a 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 US and México and record extensively.
Molly
is fueled by her work as a teacher. Molly is Associate Flute Professor
at the Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, and Molly guides
her students to become comprehensive flutists. They leave Molly as
skilled, flexible, bold musicians, able to think critically and speak to
audiences. Molly took her inspiration primarily from her stellar
teachers at Oberlin, the Cincinnati Conservatory, and Northwestern.
Molly
is fueled by the natural world. Molly runs or bikes daily, and friends
say that if she sees a mountain, she wants to climb it. Molly is driven
to play in unconventional locations such as a lava field, a lighthouse, a
gold-mining dredge, Crater Lake National Park, and a well-traveled
pedestrian bridge in downtown Nashville.
Molly is fueled by her
desire to document her adventures as a performer. You can hear Molly’s
blend of control and ferocity on these featured albums: Vento
Appassionato, digging into 20th century solo flute repertoire; Thorn,
focusing on the chamber music of David Lang; and Castillos de Viento,
performing intimate music with guitar. Then see where it all began on
her YouTube page: at her first solo public performance, in fifth grade,
of “Memory” from the musical Cats.
Artist's Website: mollybarth.com