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"Palmer began her musical studies at the age of nine with Carol Romans of the Stockton Symphony in California . After receiving her Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California where she studied with the late Roger Stevens, Principal Flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, she went on to complete both her Master of Music and her Doctorate of Musical Arts at Rice University in Houston. It was during three of these years of study in Texas that Palmer came under the guidance of the great American flutist, Carol Wincenc. Following her training with Ms. Wincenc, Palmer had the great fortune of studying under some of the most sought-after instructors in this country's flute community: Walfrid Kujala, Piccoloist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Anne Diener Zentner, Principal Flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic; John Thorne, Assistant-Principal Flutist of the Houston Symphony; and Leone Buyse, Professor of Flute at Rice University. In addition, Palmer has studied intensively with Gaetano Schiavone, Associate-Principal Flutist of the Rome Opera and Professor of Flute at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome .
Dr. Palmer made her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall in 2001 to rave reviews as a winner in the Artists International Competition. The New York Concert Review called Palmer's performance "incisive and expressive...particularly enchanting...with sensuous tone and pace." Noted for her performances of music from the eighteenth century, Palmer has performed the concerti of C.P.E. Bach and Mozart in the United States and Europe, and she is the author of the book, Ornamentation According to C.P.E. Bach and J.J. Quantz. "Clearly, the author is knowledgeable about ornamentation..." states the American Music Teacher magazine. This year Palmer released her first solo CD, Versailles , on the Stillwater Sound label featuring French music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries arranged by Palmer for the modern wood flute. The New York Concert Review writes, "Palmer is clearly among the few current performers on any instrument to fully understand the nature of this music."
Accolades
A winner in the Artists International Competition, Dr. Palmer made her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall to rave reviews.
In 1997 Palmer was awarded second prize in the National Flute Association's Young Artist Competition in Chicago . This honor was only the latest for Palmer in a series of top placements in national music competitions.
In 1992, she was named the winner of the Ruth Burr Award in Houston, and she received a third place finish in the Hemphill-Wells Sorantin Young Artist Award in San Angelo, Texas.
In 1997 fourth place finishes were earned in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition in Texas and the William C. Byrd Competition in Michigan. An avid chamber musician, Palmer formed two award-winning chamber music ensembles: the Quintetto Ruvido, winner of the 1989 Carmel Chamber Music Society Competition in Carmel, California; and the Kolphos Kwintet, recipient of an invitation to the National Endowment for the Arts' Rural Residencies program in 1993.
Music without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation.
Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound. — Kabir
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