Nancy Laupheimer, flute

     Nancy Laupheimer founded the Taos Chamber Music Group in 1993 and serves as its Artistic and Executive Director. She has played flute, alto flute and piccolo with the Santa Fe Symphony, Musica de Camera Orchestra, Santa Fe Festival Ballet, Desert Chorale, New Mexico Music Festival, Serenata of Santa Fe, Music from Angel Fire, the Dorian Wind Quintet, and the American and Helios String Quartets.
    Other chamber music collaborations have included concerts on the Dolores and Green Rivers with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
    In 2004 Laupheimer played for the Foundation for Modern Music's Music of Today Series in Houston where her composition BitterSweet was given its Texas premiere. In addition, she taught a masterclass for flute students at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music.
     Active as a music educator, flute teacher and composer as well as performer, Laupheimer has participated in the Sante Fe Chamber Music Festival's Educational Outreach Program.
    She holds BA and MM degrees from Vassar College and Boston University's School of Music, and received fellowships to the Tanglewood and Aspen Music Festivals.