Colleen Fernandez

Colleen Fernandez is a flutist and music educator in Fresno who is deeply passionate about performing and cultivating the skills of flutists of all ages through her private flute studio - Fernandez Flutes. Colleen recently returned to her hometown of Fresno where she performs regularly with the Fresno Philharmonic and the Wind Symphony of Clovis. Colleen is also an active freelance musician throughout California and has performed with artists such as Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman, Il Volo and Il Divo. 

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Previously Colleen resided in San Jose, where she was an Emerging Artist Fellow with Chamber Music Silicon Valley and collaborated with composers and artists from the bay area in order to find ways to make classical music accessible to all audiences. Inspired by this philosophy, Colleen hopes to continue this idea in Fresno and create more musical opportunities for performers and audience members alike.

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Colleen earned her Master of Music degree from the Boston Conservatory studying with Sarah Brady and her Bachelor of Music Degree from University of the Pacific where she studied with Mathew Krejci. Previous teachers include Janette Erickson and Tracy L. Harris. ​She has also performed in master classes for Gergely Ittzés, Tadeu Coelho, Nicola Mazzanti, Leone Buyse, Viviana Guzman, Mindy Kaufman, Emily Skala, Valerie Coleman, Robert Stallman and Ray Furuta.

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