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Laura Lentz is a passionate interpreter of contemporary music, hailed for her “striking, meticulous flute playing.” Praised by audiences and composers for her “incredible, gorgeous tone,” Laura has a deep commitment to sharing the work of today’s most forward-thinking composers and is dedicated to both performance and mentorship through her work as a soloist, collaborator, and teacher.

Laura has released four solo recordings. Her debut solo recording ("rewards repeat hearings") features music of JacobTV, with two works dedicated to her. Her recent release, Discrete Structures, (“stunning interpretive playing”) with pianist Julia Lin, features a newly commissioned work by Marc Mellits as part of a consortium in which Laura was lead commissioner. Laura has also recorded works by Sean William Calhoun, Claude Debussy, Kari Telstad Sundet, and Chloe Upshaw. Her performances and recordings have been broadcast on the radio programs Performance Today and New Sounds, among others.

Laura's recent book Modal Flute Warmup (“enthusiastically recommended”) is published with Conway Publications and is sold internationally. The book is geared towards flutists and teachers and encourages discovery in one’s flute playing through a warmup approach that uses modes. Laura has presented the book at the National Flute Association Convention (San Antonio), Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention, New York Flute Club, Wisconsin Flute Festival, Philadelphia Flute Society, Utah Flute Convention, and Rochester Flute Fair, among others. Dedicated to the greater flute community, Laura holds free virtual sessions about the book for all to attend.

Laura leads arts leadership university courses (Nazareth University, Eastman School of Music) and has taught at the Rochester Institute for Technology and the Eastman Community Music School, and is the flutist/artistic director of award-winning fivebyfive, whose last album debuted #2 on Billboard. Laura also serves on the National Flute Association New Music Advisory Committee as of November 2024.

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Laura Lentz is a passionate interpreter of contemporary music, hailed for her “striking, meticulous flute playing.” Praised by audiences and composers for her “incredible, gorgeous tone,” Laura has a deep commitment to sharing the work of today’s most forward-thinking composers and is dedicated to both performance and mentorship through her work as a soloist, collaborator, and teacher. Laura's debut solo recording features music of JacobTV, with two works dedicated to her, and her recent release, Discrete Structures, is a new work by Marc Mellits. Laura’s performances and recordings have been broadcast on the radio programs Performance Today and New Sounds, among others. A dedicated teacher, her recent book Modal Flute Warmup is published with Conway Publications and is sold internationally. She leads arts leadership university courses (Nazareth University, Eastman School of Music). Laura is also the flutist/artistic director of award-winning fivebyfive, whose last album debuted #2 on Billboard.

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Laura Lentz is a passionate interpreter of contemporary music, hailed for her “striking, meticulous flute playing.” Praised by audiences and composers for her “incredible, gorgeous tone,” Laura has a deep commitment to sharing the work of today’s most forward-thinking composers and is dedicated to both performance and mentorship through her work as a soloist, collaborator, and teacher. Laura’s performances and recordings have been broadcast on the radio programs Performance Today and New Sounds, among others. A dedicated teacher, her recent book Modal Flute Warmup is published with Conway Publications and she leads arts leadership university courses (Nazareth University, Eastman School of Music). Laura is also the flutist/artistic director of award-winning fivebyfive, whose last album debuted #2 on Billboard.