Biography
Flutist Tammy Evans Yonce, an Atlanta native, is currently based in Newberry, South Carolina. She is on the faculties of Newberry College and the University of South Carolina Aiken, and she maintains a private studio. She was previously on the faculty of Gainesville State College in Gainesville, Georgia.
Dr. Yonce holds the Bachelor of Music degree (magna cum laude) in flute performance from Kennesaw State University and the Master of Music degree in flute performance (Baroque flute/history minor) from Indiana University; she received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Georgia. She won the Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition in 2004 and has been published in Flute Talk (May/June 2005, December 2009) and Flute, the Journal of the British Flute Society (December 2011). She has recently presented and performed at the Flute Festival Mid-South and College Music Society conventions, and she is scheduled to appear at the British Flute Society, Flute Society of Kentucky, and Carolina Flute Summit conventions in 2011 – 2012. She recently served as one of the judges for the Newly Published Music Competition of the National Flute Association. Dr. Yonce currently serves as President of the Atlanta Flute Club, where she has introduced the Junior Artist Competition for flutists through 10th grade.
An avid collaborative musician and recitalist, Dr. Yonce has worked with piano, guitar, voice, woodwinds, and strings and is also interested in cross-genre projects. She has recently joined forces with Ensemble Ilusis, a collective performance ensemble dedicated to the presentation of contemporary music. She is also principal flutist of the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Yonce exclusively plays Powell flutes. A seasoned teacher, her fourteen years of teaching experience include private studio work, Catholic school, homeschooled students, and college.
Dr. Yonce is the owner of www.musiccollective.org, a blogging community of musicians from all walks of life. She can be reached via email or on Twitter @TammyEvansYonce.
