Meghan Bennett
About this Artist
Meghan Bennett serves as Music Assistant Professor of Flute and Director of Woodwind Studies at New York University and is on the faculty of the Music Advancement Program (MAP) and Pre-College at The Juilliard School. She was awarded top prizes in the South Carolina Flute Society Young Artist Competition, Morning, Afternoon and Eau Claire Music Club Competition, Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition, Flute Society of Kentucky Young Artist Competition and Greater Philadelphia Flute Society Young Artist Competition. Bennett has also competed in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition and the Fischoff Competition. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts from The University of Texas at Austin, Master of Music from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, and Bachelor of Music from the University of South Carolina. Her primary teachers include Marianne Gedigian, Marina Piccinini and Jennifer Parker-Harley.
Dr. Bennett has performed with The New York Pops, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, The Little Orchestra Society, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Waco Symphony Orchestra, Round Rock Symphony and the Palmetto Opera Orchestra. She was a guest soloist with Chamber Music International in Dallas, TX and has been a recipient of fellowships to attend the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Brevard Music Center, Marrowstone Music Festival, National Music Festival and Spoleto Festival USA.
In her quest to expand the framework of classical study, Bennett curated a lecture-discussion — Fused: Pop Ideas + Classical Sounds. It is designed as a deep dive into the world of pop artists and their music, analyzing the ways in which popular music culture can influence our work as classical artists. This multi-dimensional fusion of verbal content, videos and performances focuses on an array of artists, including Nina Simone, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Céline Dion. Recent presentations include The Peabody Institute, Oberlin Conservatory, The University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University, University of Virginia Flute Forum and the New Jersey Flute Fair.
In Fall 2023 Bennett was Artist in Residence at the University of California, Davis and in July 2023 she began serving on the faculty of the YOLA National Festival of the LA Phil. Bennett previously served on the faculties of California State University - Fresno, Northern Kentucky University, Prairie View A&M University, and OrchKids. Highlights from recent master classes include the University of Miami, University of South Florida, The University of Texas at Austin, Charleston Southern University, Pennsylvania State University and Centro Cultural San Antonio.
Dr. Bennett is a William S. Haynes Artist and performs on a handmade custom Haynes flute.