Jennifer Bouton, Jory Vinikour, Ilana Setapen, John Bian, Alejandro Duque, Susan Babini, Andrew Raciti
Biography Jennifer Bouton, Jory Vinikour, Ilana Setapen, John Bian, Alejandro Duque, Susan Babini, Andrew Raciti
Jennifer Bouton
#has performed around the world as a guest artist, clinician, and orchestral musician. A member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra since 2011, she performed two seasons with Lyric Opera of Chicago, and has played guest roles with the Chicago Symphony and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, among others. In 2019 she won an extended appointment with the Australian Ballet and Australian Opera in Melbourne, and was invited to become a permanent member of Orchestra Victoria.
Bouton has been a featured guest artist in numerous American and international festivals, including the Lakes Area Music Festival, Arizona Music Festival, Sunflower Music Festival, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, National Repertory Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival (Piccolo Fellowship), and AIMS Summer Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria. In 2012 she was a prize-winner in the National Flute Association’s Piccolo Artist Competition.
Bouton has held faculty positions at Carthage College, Wisconsin Lutheran College, and Carroll University. In 2009 Bouton was an assistant editor and research assistant for the publication of the revised edition of Jeanne Baxtresser’s essential book, Orchestral Excerpts for Flute (Presser). Other publication credits include contributing editor, interview subject, and columnist for Flute Talk Magazine and The Instrumentalist.
Bouton received a Master of Music degree and Certificate in Advanced Flute Studies from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory. Her teachers include Jeanne Baxtresser, Alberto Almarza, and Marina Piccinini.
Originally from Denver CO, her father was her first flute teacher, and remains her favorite duo partner. Her mother remains her most enthusiastic audience. In her spare time, Bouton enjoys being active outdoors with her husband and two young daughters.
