Yulia Musayelyan - Flutist, Composer

Yulia Musayelyan, Flutist - Composer
Phone: (646) 351-2301
yuliamus@gmail.com
www.yuliamusayelyan.com

PERFORMANCE STYLES:
Classical/Contemporary (solo/chamber/orchestral)
Jazz (small ensembles/varied instrumentation)
Latin (varied instrumentation)
Improvisation in all styles.

EDUCATION
New York University , MA Performance and Composition , Jan. 2008
Manhattan School of Music. BM Flute Performance, 2005
New England Conservatory Preparatory School., 1995-2001
Gnessin School of Music, Moscow, Russia, 1988-1993

AWARDS/DISTINCTIONS (Selected) :
Winner, Lillian Fuchs Chamber Competition, MSM, 2004
Winner, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts: 2001
Arts Recognition and Talent Search Program. (NFAA/ARTS )
Manhattan School of Music Merit Scholarship, 2003-present
National Merit Scholarship Foundation Recipient, 2001-2005

RECORDING EXPERIENCE (Selected):
Yulia Musayelyan Quartet, 2009
Fernando Huergo Jazz Argentino Quintet. Sunnyside Records, 2008.
Original score for short film by Nathan Silver: “Nathalie Bonn”. 2006.
Vardan Ovsepian Chamber Ensemble.”VOCE”, 2006.
Marta Gomez "Entre Cada Palabra" Chesky Records, 2005, "Musiquita", 2009
Marta Topferova. "La Marea" 2005, “Flor Nocturna”, 2006 World Village Records.
Interoceanico, music of Hiroya Tsukamoto, 2006.
New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. 2001
Massachusetts Flute Choir."Pastoral Sounds". 2000

CHAMBER / ORCHESTRAL (Selected):
Soloist with TACTUS Ensemble, MSM, Pierre Boulez, guest conductor, 2005
TACTUS Ensemble 2004-2007
Hector Martignon Jazz Camerata, 2003-2005
Camerata New York Orchestra (principal), 2005
Manhattan School of Music Symphony, 2002-2005, Opera Orchestra, 2002
MSM Jazz Philharmonia, 2002-2005, Wind Ensemble, 2004
Youth Philharmonic Orchestra 2000-2001
Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble 1998-2000
Greater Boston Youth Symphony Senior Orchestra, 1999-2000

SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
Tetro de la Ciudad, Mexico City, Mexico, 2007
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK 2006
Notorius Jazz Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005, 2006
Bim Haus, Amsterdam, Holland 2006
Atrium Arts, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006
Iridium Jazz Club, NYC 2006
Birdland Vienna, Austria 2005
Birdland Jazz Club, New York 2004, 2007
London Jazz Festival, 2005
Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, 2003, 2002.
Regattabar Jazz Club, 2005
Scullers Jazz Club, Boston, MA, 2004
The Americas Society, NYC, 2003
‘Novyj Vek’ Radio Station, NJ, 2002
Tereza Carreno Hall, Caracas, Venezuela, 2001
Montreux Jazz Festival-Off, Switzerland, 2001
Dzintari Theatre, Yurmala, Latvia, 1998, 2003.
Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, MA, 2001
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, 1999-2001
1st channel, Moscow National Television, Russia. 1992

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
New York University, Adjunct Faculty (Flute), 2005-2006
Ear-Training, private tutoring, New York, NY 2007
Private studio, Manhattan, NY, 2002-2003
Glory Music School substitute flute teacher, Metuchen, NJ, Summer 2002.
Private students, Lexington, MA, 1999-present
Artisan Music Studios, flute instructor, 2007 – present
PAC of Metrowest, flute istructor, 2007 – present

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- has Perfect Pitch, highly skilled transcriber (20 years experience)
- Fluent in Russian, English, Spanish. (+ competent in French)

Yulia Musayelyan is a flutist and composer originally from Moscow, Russia, now based in the Boston area. In addition to chamber collaborations, Ms. Musayelyan has been actively performing with South American and Jazz music projects. She leads her own quartet and performs regularly with the Marta Gomez Quintet, Fernando Huergo Quintet, and Marta Topferova Trio, among others. She has toured Europe, South and North America with the above groups.