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Rachel Woolf, flutist

Rachel Woolf is Assistant Professor of Flute at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), School of Music.
As a multidimensional artist, she regularly explores various genres and collaborates with diverse artists. She is sought after as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and rock musician.

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Rachel

Dr. Rachel Woolf serves as Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Texas at San Antonio School of Music. Accomplished as a multidimensional artist, Rachel is co-founder of the flute and marimba duo, Duo 彩 Aya, principal flute with the Victoria Bach Festival and flutist in the Dallas based symphonic pop rock band, The Polyphonic Spree. She regularly performs with the San Antonio Philharmonic, United States Air Force Band of the West, and served one year as Principal Flute with Symphony of the Hills. Additionally, Rachel has performed and recorded with indie singer Jośe González, Il Divo, Darren Criss, and Swans. An Advocate for new music, Duo 彩 Aya commissioned four new works for performances across the United States in the 2023-2024 season and their debut album Cycles is set to be released in Spring 2025 on Neuma Records. Her performances have taken her across the globe, including notable appearances in Argentina, Chile, Canada, and throughout Europe.

 

Rachel has been featured prominently at the National Flue Association Convention (NFA), including playing three consecutive years on the NFA Gala Concerts (2022-2024) and serving as the Local Arrangements Chair for the 2024 convention in San Antonio, Texas. Additionally, she has been a featured Gala artist at the 2023 Biennial North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, as well as a performer at the 2024 World Flutes Festival in Mendoza, Argentina, the 2023 College Music Society’s National Conference, and the 2023 International Clarinet Association ClarinetFest. Furthermore, she has been a featured soloist with the UTSA Orchestra and UTSA Wind Ensemble.

 

Rachel is committed to performing and teaching music from diverse composers and artists that expand beyond the western classical cannon. She has commissioned five works by underrepresented composers for the UTSA Flute Ensemble, including three by UTSA alumni composers, and supported three new arrangements, which have been featured at NFA and other festivals across the country. In 2024 she established the San Antonio Youth Flute Choir with UTSA alum Dominic Valadez, which was featured on the final concert of the NFA Youth Flute Day, celebrating music from prominent female Chicana artists with roots in San Antonio.

 

Rachel can be heard on The Polyphonic Spree’s 2023 album, Salvage Enterprise, as well as on Swans 2016 record, The Glowing Man. She recorded as second flute on the upcoming album by the United States Air Force Band of the West, Beyond the Blue. Additionally, she can be heard playing principal and bass flute on the GIA Windworks label, Canvases and Offerings with the UNT Wind Symphony, as well as on the widely released Classical Structures with the University of Michigan Symphony Band on Equilibrium Records. She has been a founding member of multiple new music groups in Ann Arbor and Los Angeles and has premiered numerous new works for flute and piccolo, including Paul Schoenfield’s Psychobird (A Sonatina for Piccolo and Piano) with the composer himself. Additionally, Rachel’s performing interests include Hindustani Classical Music exploration and composing for flute looping with effects.

 

Rachel is a sought-after clinician and performer and has been an invited Guest Artist for the 2024 Western Massachusetts Flute Festival and the 2022 Northeastern State University Instrumental Day. She has conducted masterclasses and recitals throughout Argentina and Chile, and at The University of Michigan, The University of Alabama, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of North Texas, University of North Carolina Greensboro, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Bowling Green State University, Texas Christian University, University of Oregon, SUNY Potsdam, Baylor University, Oklahoma State University, and many others. She has given clinics and recitals at the Austin Flute Society’s Festival, Texas Flute Society’s Festival, Texas Summer Flute Symposium, and Floot Fire camps. She has served on the judging panels for major flute competitions including the NFA Young Artist Competition, Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State Convention, Texas Flute Society’s Myrna Brown Competition, and VOCE Competition (San Diego).

Rachel received her Bachelor of Music at the University of Michigan, Master of Music at Bowling Green State University, and Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of North Texas with a related field in Ethnomusicology. Her mentors include Amy Porter, Dr. Conor Nelson, Terri Sundberg, Dr. James Scott, Marianne Gedigian, and Karen Reynolds.

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Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 Calendar

 

Spring/Summer 2025

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JUN  5-7        Principal Flute, Victoria Bach Festival

                       Victoria, TX

MAY 17          Duo 彩 AYA Recital 

                       Temple Ichikawa

                        Shiba, Japan

 

JAN 18-19      Salon Concerts

                        Austin, TX

Fall 2024

DEC 17-18       Performance with Air Force Band of the West

                         Holiday in Blue

                         Tobin Center

NOV 23           The Polyphonic Spree

                         Headlining 2024 Deep Ellum Block Party 

NOV 15           Second Flute, New Orchestra Washington

                         Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.

                         7:30pm

 

SEP 27             Guest Artist Performance

                         Universidad de Talca

                         Talca, Chile             

SEP 24             Performance and Masterclass

                         Universidad Alberto Hurtado

                         Santiago, Chile                  

SEP 21            Performance at the World Flutes Festival

                        Teatro Indenpendencia

                        Mendoza, Argentina

SEP 19            Performance at the World Flutes Festival

                        Le Parc Espacio Cultural

                        Mendoza, Argentina

SEP 13-14      Principal Flute, San Antonio Philharmonic

                       Classics 1

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio 

AUG 3            Principal Flute, San Antonio Philharmonic

                        National Flute Association Convention Saturday Night Gala

                        San Antonio, TX

AUG 2            Lux Aeterna by George Crumb for five masked musicians

                        National Flute Association Convention, George Crumb Tribute

                        San Antonio, TX

AUG 1            Principal Flute, United States Air Force Band of the West

                       National Flute Association Convention Thursday Night Gala

                       San Antonio, TX

 

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PAST EVENTS

2024

​JULY 25          Piccolo, United States Air Force Band of the West

                       Texas Bandmasters Association Convention

                       San Antonio, TX

​JULY               Principal Flute, United States Air Force Band of the West

                       Lake Charles, Louisiana 

                       Houston, Texas

JUN 6-8          Principal Flute, Victoria Bach Festival

                        Victoria, TX

MAY 31-          San Antonio Philharmonic

JUN 1              Classics 10: Beethoven

                          First Baptist Church of San Antonio

MAY 6              Olmos Ensemble

                         Shepherd King Lutheran Church

                         7:30PM
                

MAR 30            Guest Artist at UMass Amherst, Flute Festival

                          University of Massachusetts, Amherst

MAR 22-23      San Antonio Philharmonic

                         Classics 7: Schumann 3

                         First Baptist Church of San Antonio

MAR 11           Salon Concerts

                        Austin, Texas

                        7:00PM

MAR 10           Salon Concerts

                         Austin, Texas

                         4:30PM

MAR 6             Double Flute Concerto with the UTSA Wind Ensemble

                        When the Winds Speak (Cuando Hablan los Vientos) 

                        for two solo flutes and concert band 

                        By Arturo Rodríguez

                        Rachel Woolf and Linda Jenkins, flute soloists

                        UTSA Recital Hall

                        7:30PM

FEB 23-24        San Antonio Philharmonic

                         Classics 6: Pictures

                         First Baptist Church of San Antonio

FEB 13             UTSA Faculty Recital

                         Performing César Franck's Sonata in A Major

                         UTSA Recital Hall

                         7:30PM

FEB 8              Performing with UTSA Mariachi Los Paisanos 

                        Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)

JAN 19-20       San Antonio Philharmonic

                         Classics 5: Mahler 4

                         First Baptist Church of San Antonio

2023

NOV 27          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles Recital

                        La Jolla Athenaeum Concert Series

                        La Jolla, California

                        12:00PM

NOV 22          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles Recital

                        Encinitas Library

                        Encinitas, California

                        12:00PM

NOV 19          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles Recital

                        San Diego Central Library

                        San Diego, California

                        2:30pm

NOV 17          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        University of North Carolina Greensboro

                        Greensboro, North Carolina

                        1PM

NOV 16          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        University of North Carolina Wilmington

                        Wilmington, North Carolina

                        7:30PM

NOV 15          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        University of North Carolina Pembroke

                        Pembroke, North Carolina

                        7:30PM

NOV 14          Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

                        Chapel Hill, North Carolina

                        7:00PM

NOV 7            Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        University of North Texas

                        Denton, Texas

                        6:30PM

NOV 6            Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        Texas Christian University

                        Fort Worth, Texas

                        7:00PM

NOV 2            Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles 

                        Recital and Masterclass

                        The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

                        Edinburg, Texas

                        7:00PM

NOV 1            Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles, Recital

                        UTSA Recital Hall

                        San Antonio, Texas

                        7:30PM

OCT 30           Duo 彩 AYA on Texas Public Radio

                        KPAC 88.3

                        1PM

OCT 29           Duo 彩 AYA, Cycles, Recital

                        Victoria, Texas - House Concert

                        7:30PM

OCT 27           College Music Society

                        National Conference

                        Miami, Florida

OCT 13-14     San Antonio Philharmonic

                        Classics 2: Sibelius 5

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio

OCT 1             The Polyphonic Spree

                        Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

                        Denton, TX

SEP 22-23       San Antonio Philharmonic

                        Classics 1: Firebird

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio

SEP 15            San Antonio Philharmonic

                        Dieciséis Concert

                        Lanier High School 4PM

AUG 5             National Flute Association Convention

                         Avian Innovation

                         Performing new works for flute quartet

                         by living female composers

                         Phoenix, Arizona

 

AUG 4               National Flute Association Convention

                          Performing Dash by Jennifer Higdon

                          for flute, clarinet, and piano

                          Friday Night Gala Concert

                          Phoenix, Arizona

 

JUL 8                 International Clarinet Association, ClarinetFest

                           Performing Portrait’s of Langston by Valerie Coleman

                           for flute, clarinet, and piano

                           Denver, Colorado

 

JUN 3-10           Victoria Bach Festival

                           Principal flute

                          www.victoriabachfestival.org/events/2023-victoria-bach-festival/

                           Victoria, Texas

 

MAY 5.              San Antonio Philharmonic Cinco de Mayo Celebration

                          with the Guadalupe Dance Company and Azul Barrientos

                          Principal Flute

                          Plaza Guadalupe, San Antonio

 

MAY 3               San Antonio Philharmonic with Azul Barrientos

                          Old Spanish Trail Cultural Corridor Culminating

                          Series Performance

                          Principal Flute

                          San Pedro Playhouse, San Antonio

 

APR 27             Symphony of the Hills

                          Orchestral Fire: Tchaikovsky

                          Principal Flute

                          Cailloux Theater, Kerrville

 

APR 26              Coronation Orchestra 

                          Piccolo

                          Majestic Theater, San Antonio 

 

APR 22             San Antonio Philharmonic

                         Pops 3, “Viva la Música!”

                         with Lanfranco Marcelletti Jr and Elena Durán

                         Principal Flute

                         First Baptist Church of San Antonio

 

APR 7               Performance of John Rutter’s Requiem

                         Christ Episcopal Church, San Antonio

 

MAR 30            Performance at North American Saxophone Alliance

                         (NASA) Biennial Conference

                         Opening Gala Concert

                         Performing Listen to me as one listens to the rain

                         by Camila Agosto for flute, soprano saxophone, and percussion

                         University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

 

MAR 29           Guest Artist Masterclass and Recital

                        University of Alabama

                        4pm

 

FEB 28            UTSA Flute Studio Recital

                        UTSA Recital Hall

                        5pm

 

FEB 9              UTSA Flute Ensemble performs at Texas Music Educators                                        Association (TMEA) Convention

                        Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio 

 

JAN 27-28      San Antonio Philharmonic, Pops 1

                        Charles Floyd conducts “A Celebration of MLK for Dreamweek”

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio

 

 

JAN 23           Guest Artist Masterclass and Recital

                       University of Michigan

                       4pm

 

JAN 20           Guest Artist Masterclass and Recital

                        Bowling Green State University

                        3pm

JAN 13-14      San Antonio Philharmonic, Classics 5

                        Tito Muñoz conducts Beethoven, Principal Flute

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio

 

JAN 7             Symphony of the Hills, “Pops: Western Swing,”

                       Principal Flute

                       Cailloux Theatre, Kerrville

                       7:30pm

 

 2022

DEC 17           The Polyphonic Spree Holiday Extravaganza

                        Majestic Theatre, Dallas, TX

                        7:00pm

 

DeC 1             Symphony of the Hills, “The Miracle of Christmas,”

                        Principal Flute

                        Cailloux Theatre, Kerrville

                        7:30pm

NOV 18-19     San Antonio Philharmonic, Classics 4

                        Second Flute

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio

                        7:30pm

 

NOV 11           United States Air Force Band of the West

                         Veterans Day Concert

                         Principal Flute

                        Lila Cockrell Theatre

                        7:00pm

 

OCT 28-29     San Antonio Philharmonic, Classics 3

                        Principal Flute

                        First Baptist Church of San Antonio

                        7:30pm

OCT 6            Symphony of the Hills

                       “When in Rome, Inspirations from Italy,”

                        Principal Flute

                        Cailloux Theatre, Kerrville

                        7:30pm

 

SEP 27            UTSA Orchestra

                        Solo Concerto Performance of Reinecke’s Flute Concerto

                        UTSA Recital Hall

                        7:30pm

 

SEP 6            “Portraits and Emblems,” first faculty chamber concert

                        as a School of Music at UTSA

                        with Dr. Nicolas Councilor, clarinet, and Dr. Tracy Cowden, piano.                            Featuring San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea Vocab Sanderson

                        7:30pm

 

JUL 3              United States Air Force Band of the West

                       Stars and Stripes Fourth of July Concert

                        Principal Flute

                        Southlake Town Square

                        Southlake, Texas

                        6:30pm

 

JUN 22           Floot Fire San Antonio, Solo Flute Performance

                        St. Mary’s University, San Antonio 

                        3:30pm

 

JUN 11           Viatorum Trio at Culture Fest

                        Deco Pizzeria

                        8pm

 

MAY 29          Flute Looping with Dancer at MESH San Antonio

                       An Ecstatic Evening of Connection through

                       Visual Art + Dance + Music

                       MBS Yoga, San Antonio

                       7pm

 

MAY 21         Texas Flute Society, Solo Flute Performance

                      Coppell High School

                      3:30pm

 

MAY 4           The Polyphonic Spree performance at Hi How Are You Day

                      ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX

 

APR 23          The Polyphonic Spree

                       Sugar Land, TX

 

APR 22-23     Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS)

                      Second Flute

                      First Baptist Church of San Antonio

 

APR 9            Austin Flute Society’s Festival

                      Solo Flute Recital and UTSA Flute Ensemble performance

                      Lake Travis High School

 

APRI 1           UTSA Faculty Oboe Recital

                      Performing with Erin Webber

                      UTSA Recital Hall

                      5pm

 

MAR 24-27   Performing as “The Magic Flute”

                      Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte

                      UTSA Recital Hall

 

MAR 20-21    Salon Concerts

                       Performing music of Nielsen and Farrenc

 

MAR 19         Southwest Guitar Symposium

                      Performance with Dr. Isaac Bustos

                      UTSA Recital Hall

                      7:00pm

 

MAR 6          Solo Flute Recital at UTSA, “Pale Blue Dot”

                      UTSA Recital Hall

                      7:30pm

 

FEB 26-27    San Antonino Chamber Choir, “Threshold” 

                     Incarnate Word Motherhouse Chapel

 

FEB 7           Guest Artist Performer

                     Northeastern State University’s Instrumental Day

                     Tahlequah, Oklahoma

FEB 5           Abilene Philharmonic

                     Substitute Second Flute

 

JAN 15         Abilene Philharmonic

                      Substitute Principal Flute

 

2021

DEC 30         Floot Fire’s TMEA Area Prep Class

 

DEC 18         The Polyphonic Spree

                      18th Annual Holiday Extravaganza

                       The Majestic Theatre

                       Dallas, TX

 

DEC 4           Abilene Philharmonic

                      Christmas Movie Magic Pops

                      Substitute second flute

 

NOV 9          Guest Lecture

                     The University of Texas at Austin

 

OCT 16-17   Performance with The Polyphonic Spree

                     The Kessler Theater, Jutebox Jamboree

 

AUG 14        National Flute Association’s Convention

                     Around the World: New Zealand to Australia

                     Performing Taheke  for flute and harp by Gareth Farr

 

JUL 18         Performing with The Polyphonic Spree

                    Sons of Herman Hall, Dallas, TX

 

2020

AUG 12       National Flute Association’s Summer Series

                    “Celebration Series” Recital

                    Performing Night Music, by Vanraj Bhatia

 

JUL 24         National Flute Association’s Summer Series

                     Virtual Warm-Up

 

JUL 7            Floot Fire Virutal Camp, 15-minute recital

 

JUN 22-26    Floot Fire Virtual Camp

                      Leading Contemporary Techniques Class

 

JUN 6           Austin Flute Society’s Virtual Festival: Gust Artist Clinician,                                      “Introduction to World Music to Expand your Flute Technique”

 

JUN 6           Austin Flute Society

                     Masterclass for the Winners of the AFS

                     Young Artist Competition Senior (10-12) and Junior (8-9) Division

 

MAY 16        Austin Flute Society

                     Judge for the Young Artist Competition, Senior Division

 

MAY 2          Floot Fire Virtual Soloist Competition

                     Judge, Senior Division

 

APR 20         Texas Flute Society

                     Judge for Recorded Round

                     Semi-Finals of Myrna Brown Competition

 

APR 24         Guest Artist Lecture

                     Lamar University on Practice Tips and Techniques

MAR 13        Performance with Dr. Isaac Bustos at the

                     Southwest Guitar Symposium at UTSA

 

MAR 1          Solo Performance of in the thickets of ivory lilies 

                     New Music Festival at UTSA

 

FEB 25         San Antonio Symphony

                     Substitute Second flute/piccolo

 

FEB 12         TMEA All-State Judge for 6A Flute Panel

 

FEB 5           Faculty Recital, “Stages”

                     with Dr. Tracy Cowden, piano and Dr. Isaac Bustos, guitar

                     UTSA Recital Hall

                     7:30pm

 

JAN 28        Tuesday Musical Society of San Antonio

                     Recital Performance with Dr. Tracy Cowden

 

2019

DEC 1         The Polyphonic Spree

                    Holiday Extravaganza 

 

DEC 7-8      San Antonio Symphony

                    Substitute Second flute on Nutcracker

 

NOV 22       Guest Artist Recital and Masterclass

                     Texas Lutheran University

 

NOV 13       Masterclass at South San High School

 

NOV 6         Masterclass at East Central High School

 

OCT 17       Performance with Dr. Isaac Bustos at Texas A&M University

 

OCT 8         Performance with Dr. Isaac Bustos

                    UTSA Faculty Chamber Recital

 

OCT 3         Guest Artist Recital and Masterclass at Baylor University

JUL 4          Dallas Winds, Substitute Piccolo

                    4th of July Concerts

 

MAR 10      Performer for the Dallas Iranian Women’s Association

                   International Woman’s Day

 

FEB 26        Dallas Winds, Substitute Piccolo

 

FEB 4-8       Dallas Winds, Substitute Principal Flute

                    Dallas ISD 5th Grade Outreach Concerts

2018

NOV 10       East Texas Symphony Orchestra

                    Substitute Second Flute

 

OCT 27       Featured Performer

                    Brookhaven College Faculty Showcase Recital

 

OCT 21       Flute Faculty Recital at Brookhaven College

 

OCT 7     Performance with The Polyphonic Spree

                The Buffalo Tree Festival

                 Dallas, TX

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