Biography

Flutist, composer, and improviser Dr. Lisa Bost-Sandberg is the Instructor of Flute and Composition at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota, and performs as principal flute of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and flutist of the InterSpheres Trio. Active as a performer and educator, she is frequently engaged as a soloist and chamber musician as well as to teach masterclasses, adjudicate competitions, present her lecture-recitals, and lead workshops. Her guest appearances include universities, conferences, and festivals in the United States and Europe.

She is currently serving as chair of the National Flute Association New Music Advisory Committee. A dedicated advocate and engaging performer of new music, she has premiered numerous pieces and actively commissions new works with a particular interest in music for alto flute. Her compositions have been performed across the country and have been selected for performance at conferences of the National Flute Association, World Saxophone Congress, North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, Society of Composers Inc., and Iowa Composers Forum.

Her previous teaching engagements include the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas, Clarke College, and the Great Neck Arts Center. She has performed as flutist of the Wild Prairie Wind Quintet, principal flute of the Ottumwa Symphony, and substitute flute/piccolo with the Cedar Rapids and Dubuque Symphonies and has recorded on the Albany, GIA, and North Texas Jazz labels.

A Montana native, Bost-Sandberg is a graduate of The University of Iowa (Bachelor of Music), New York University (Master of Arts), and the University of North Texas (Doctor of Musical Arts). Her primary flute instructors include Terri Sundberg, Elizabeth McNutt, Robert Dick, Tadeu Coelho, and Tamara Thweatt. She studied the Alexander Technique with Käthe Jarka of New York City and Pedro de Alcantara of Paris, France. Bost-Sandberg’s primary composition instructors include Andrew May, Christopher Trebue Moore, Robert Dick, and Lawrence Fritts.



Interviews

"Interview with Lisa Bost-Sandberg!" - Interview with Alana Jacobs, The Creative Musician Blog, June 2012

"Lisa Bost-Sandberg's Flute of the Future" (pdf) - Interview with Ryan Pivovar, UNT Composers Forum Newsletter, Fall 2011







Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae (pdf), as of 5/28/2014


Press Kit Downloads

Long Biography (doc), as of 4/1/2015
Medium Biography (doc), as of 4/1/2015
Short Biography (doc), as of 4/1/2015

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Performance Rights Organization

Broadcast Music, Inc.



            

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