Biography
Dr. Charlotte Daniel (she/her) currently serves as Associate Professor of Flute at the Baylor University School of Music in Waco, TX, where she leads applied instruction and weekly studio classes for all flute majors, coaches woodwind chamber music, and supervises flute operations within the School of Music.
As orchestral flutist, she has performed over 40 concert cycles as Principal Flutist with the Waco Symphony Orchestra, since the 2016-2017 season. Additional orchestral work includes performance with the Austin Symphony, Austin Chamber Music Center, Round Rock Symphony, Abilene Philharmonic, Ann Arbor Opera, and as visiting faculty at the 2024 Round Top Festival Institute.
As recording artist, she can be heard on Music for Flute, Viola, and Piano (Centaur Records, Inc), streaming on all major platforms as of November 2024. (Link here) With Dr. Kathryn Steely, viola, and Dr. Kae-Hosoda Ayer, piano, this album features works of Rachel Laurin, Sarah Gibson, Mira J. Spektor, Eduardo Angulo, and Gonzalo Garrido-Lecca. Live performances include two American Viola Society Festivals (2024, 2022); The University of Florida (2023); and Baylor University (2023).
Performances as concerto soloist include W.A. Mozart’s Concerto No. 2 in D Major with Camerata Panamá at the 13th Annual Festival Internacional de Música Alfredo de Saint Malo (Panama City, Panama); Joel Puckett’s 'The Shadow of Sirius' with the Baylor University Wind Ensemble; and Paul Hindemith’s Concerto for Woodwinds, Harp, and Orchestra with the Waco Symphony Orchestra.
As guest presenter or masterclass teacher, Charlotte has appeared at 19 universities in the US, including the University of Kansas, UT San Antonio, UT Rio Grande Valley, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Christian University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, State University of New York at Potsdam, California State University-Fresno, Bowling Green State University, University of Wisconsin Madison, Northern Kentucky University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Central Oklahoma, and Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Featured guest recitals include The University of North Texas, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Flute Society, Austin Flute Society, Central Texas Flute Festival, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, McMurry University, and six full faculty recitals at Baylor University with Kae Hosoda-Ayer, piano. In addition to two decades of work within the traditional flute canon, Charlotte enjoys exploring artistic programming for a contemporary age, celebrating new music and works by living composers, discovering forgotten works of the past, and music that reflects our natural world.
National and international convention performances include the National Flute Association (San Antonio; Orlando); American Viola Society Festival and International Viola Congress (Los Angeles; Columbus GA); International Double Reed Society (Boulder CO); and Texas Music Educators Association (San Antonio, TX).
With the Baylor Winds Faculty Quintet, she has traveled for at the University of Costa Rica, 13th Annual Festival Internacional de Música Alfredo de Saint Malo (Panama City; Boquete, Panama); Mountain Light Music Festival (Durango, CO), and for recitals at Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, and Baylor University.
With the Austin-based QuinTexas, she was awarded the Silver Medal Prize at the 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Coleman-Saunderson Prize at the 2015 Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition in Pasadena, CA.
Charlotte earned degrees from The University of Texas at Austin (DMA), University of Michigan (MM), and Oklahoma State University (BM). Her primary teachers include Marianne Gedigian, Amy Porter, and Conor Nelson. When not performing or teaching, she loves running, volunteering, recycling, and watching Survivor.
