Monica Daniel-Barker
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Monica Daniel-Barker is one of the newest members of the Marin Symphony, having joined us as our Principal Flutist in 2007. She also makes appearances in the Bay Area as the Principal Flutist of both the California Symphony in Walnut Creek, and the Modesto Symphony. Previous to coming to the Bay Area, she held positions with the Santa Fe Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Tulsa Philharmonic, the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque, and the IRIS Orchestra. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Joshua Smith, principal flutist of the Cleveland Orchestra. |
Monica has been the winner of various competitions, including the Utah Flute Association competition and the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition, where she also received an award for the best performance of a newly commissioned work written by Oliver Schneller. She has received international recognition from being a prizewinner at the Internazionale di Flauto “Domenico Cimarosa”, held in Aversa, Italy.
When not working in the Bay Area, Monica resides in the Houston, TX area, with her husband and stepchildren. Monica can be heard during the summer playing in the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, CO.