Solum, John 1935–

PERSONAL:

Born May 11, 1935, in New Richmond, WI; married; children: two sons. Ethnicity: "White." Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1957; studied flute with William Kincaid.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Westport, CT. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Concert flutist, performing in more than 2,000 concerts in the United States and abroad, 1957—. Vassar College, lecturer, 1969-71 and 1977—; visiting professor at Indiana University—Bloomington, 1973, and Oberlin College, 1976. Past member of New York Chamber Soloists, Dorian Wind Quartet, and Aston Magna Ensemble; principal flutist with New York orchestras, including Symphony of the Air, American Symphony Orchestra, American Opera Society, Orchestra of America, Musica Aeterna Orchestra, and Municipal Concerts Orchestra; performer for classical and jazz sound recordings released by numerous labels, including EMI, RCA-Red Seal, Vanguard, Decca, Columbia, and Smithsonian Collection. Bath Summer School of Baroque Music, founder, 1979, director, 1979-89; Connecticut Early Music Festival, cofounder, 1983, codirector, 1983-99; judge of music competitions, including Montreux International Flute Competition, Bodky Competition, New York Flute Club Competition, and Olga Koussevitsky Woodwind Competition. Dolmetsch Foundation, member of board of governors; National Endowment for the Arts, member of music advisory panel, 1990-93; New Hampshire Arts Council, member of review panel, 1995-98, panel cochair, 1993; Hanoverian Foundation, chairman, 2000—.

MEMBER:

National Flute Association, New York Flute Club (president, 1983-86), Century Association (New York, NY).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Winner of Philadelphia Orchestra Youth Contest, 1957; distinguished service award, National Flute Association, 1998; distinguished advocate award, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, 2008.

WRITINGS:

The Early Flute, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1992, revised edition, 1996.

Composer of musical works, including Cadenzas to Mozart Flute Concertos, K. 313 and K. 314 and Mozart Andante, K. 315, published by McGinnis & Marx (New York, NY). Contributor to music dictionaries. Contributor of articles and reviews to music journals.

EDITOR

Leo Delibes and Jules Massenet, Three Original Pieces for the Concours de Flute of the Paris Conservatory, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1978.

Wilhelm Popp, Bagatelle, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1980.

Wilhelm Popp, Thirty Easy Studies for Flute, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1981.

Joachim Andersen, Five Songs without Words, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1982.

Luigi Boccherini, Sextet for Flute and Strings, Opus 15, number 6, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1990.

Michel de la Barre, Two Duets for Two Flutes, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1990.

Arthur Foote, At Dusk, Masters Music Publications (Boca Raton, FL), 1991.

The NFA Twentieth Anniversary Anthology of American Flute Music, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1993.

The American Flute: New Works for Solo Flute, J.B. Elkus (Davis, CA), 1996.

Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in E Minor for Flute and Figured Bass, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1997.