ESTHER J. WAITE

Esther Waite is the Professor of Flute at Bob Jones University (Greenville, SC). She is the principal flutist of the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and plays frequently with Greenville Symphony and Spartanburg Philharmonic as well. Solo performances have taken her to Panama, Romania, and NYC’s Carnegie Hall. She has taught at several summer music programs, including Musica Piccola (Winston-Salem, NC), LSU Honors Chamber Winds Camp (Baton Rouge, LA), and Inspiration and Praise Flute Masterclass (Greenville, SC). Dr. Waite holds membership in the National Flute Association, previously served as president of the South Carolina Flute Society, and currently serves on the board of SC Bach.

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Esther Waite received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Flute Performance from Louisiana State University, where she served for three years as a doctoral teaching assistant for the flute studio. Her interest in Russian composers led to her doctoral dissertation topic of the 1960 flute sonata by the Soviet composer Edison Denisov. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from Bob Jones University and a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Her primary teachers were Katherine Kemler, Tadeu Coelho, and Amanda Barrett.