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Sarah Kruser Ambrose is adjunct instructor of flute at Georgia State University where she teaches applied flute, coaches chamber music and performs in the faculty woodwind quartet. Ms. Kruser Ambrose received the Bachelor of Music degree magna cum laude from Northwestern University and the Master of Music degree from Chicago College of Performing Arts, both in flute performance. Her primary teachers have been Chicago Symphony Orchestra flutists Matheiu Dufour, Walfrid Kujala and Richard Graef. In addition, she has performed in master classes for Julius Baker, Jeffrey Khaner, Jim Walker, Carol Wincenc, Mindy Kaufmann, Martha Rearick and Sebastian Bell.
Mrs. Kruser Ambrose is an extremely active performer. She currently performs with the Macon Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Chamber Winds, an Atlanta-based professional wind dectet. In addition she has performed with the Milwaukee, Carrollton, and Augusta Opera Orchestras and is an active freelance musician in the Atlanta area. Her playing can be heard on the Summit recording label. Ms. Kruser Ambrose made her Carnegie Hall debut as a soloist on Gustav Holst’s Fugal Concerto in May, 2005.
Ms. Kruser Ambrose is a strong advocate for the creation and performance of new music and is a core member of the avant-garde music ensemble Bent Frequency. Hailed by Gramophone Magazine as "one of the brightest ensembles on the [Atlanta] scene" and by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as "a suddenly indispensable part of the Atlanta music scene", this ensemble has received widespread critical acclaim for their musical virtuosity and innovative programming.
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