Amrutha Koteeswaran

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Amrutha Koteeswaran is a flutist, educator, and arts advocate whose work bridges performance, teaching, and community engagement. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of North Carolina Greensboro under the mentorship of Dr. Erika Boysen, where she also serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant.

Amrutha has performed with several collegiate and professional ensembles, with appearances at the Texas Music Educators Association Conference, the College Band Directors National Association Conference, and the North Carolina Music Educators Association Conference. She is a member of the chamber group Once Upon a Tune, a chamber group that combines woodwind quintet, percussion and voice to bring children's stories to life and is committed to creating more musical children's programming. As a soloist, she has been a finalist in the UNCG Student Artist Competition and Cincinnati Young Artist competition, first alternate of the Central Ohio Flute Association Young Artist competition, winner of the Texas Flute Society Masterclass Competition, and a featured artist with the Austin Flute Society. She has performed in masterclasses with leading flutists such as Leone Buyse, Jim Walker, and Conor Nelson.

Equally committed to education, Amrutha maintains a thriving private studio across the nation and has worked extensively with middle school, high school, and collegiate students across Texas and North Carolina. She has served as a guest lectured at various universities, lecturing on Indian classical music and its role within Western music, and has served as a faculty member for numerous band and orchestra camps. She has had masterclasses at universities such as Baylor University, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio College, and University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching emphasizes technical fluency, musical expressivity, and cultural awareness.

Beyond the stage and classroom, Amrutha contributes to the field through leadership and service. She is the Community Music Lesson Program Coordinator at UNCG, a committee member for the University Concert and Lecture Series, member of the UNCG Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee, and the Exhibitors and Showcase Concert Coordinator for the National Flute Association. She also serves as Event Coordinator for Through The Staff, a 501(c)(3) organization committed to making music education more accessible. Her administrative and outreach work reflects her passion for building bridges between students, educators, and communities through music.

Outside of music, Amrutha enjoys crocheting and knitting, reading any and all books, and hanging out with her friends. You can always find Amrutha walking her dog, Simba, and on the hunt for some good new music.

Amrutha holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied with Marianne Gedigian, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Baylor University under the guidance of Dr. Charlotte Daniel.