photo: Michael Hart

Flutist Linda Wiley studied at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville TX, earning a B.M. Education degree in 1975 and an M.A. in performance in 1977. While at SHSU, she studied flute with Jan Cole, who had studied privately with Jean-Pierre Rampal for five years. Unrelated to flute performance, Wiley earned a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary education from Texas A&M University in 1986.

Wiley’s musical career has been that of a freelance musician, performing in various ensembles and pit orchestras, as well as solo performances, in a wide variety of venues. In a career spanning over 50 years, she has served as a private lesson teacher at numerous public schools and at SHSU.

Wiley continues to perform and teach, and has no intention of terminating either endeavor for the foreseeable future.

Albums

Four Sonatas for Flute & Piano

Release Date: April 5, 2024
Catalog Number: NV6611
21st Century
Romantic
Chamber
Flute
Piano
Virtuoso Linda Wiley performs four flute sonatas from 19th and 20th century composers on FOUR SONATAS FOR FLUTE AND PIANO. The album fulfills her aspiration to record pieces that are both challenging and also personally meaningful to her. These include Sonata For Flute And Piano by Francis Poulenc, Sonate Pour Flûte Et Piano by Jindřich Feld, Sonata In A Major by César Franck, and Recuerdos De Mexico, Sonata for Flute and Piano by Arthur Gottschalk. Many of the works share a connection to legendary French flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal; Wiley’s flute mentor Jan Cole studied under Rampal for five years, and Wiley is proud to carry on her musical lineage in this Navona Records release.