Amy Porter has been praised by critics for her exceptional musical talent and passion for scholarship. With a versatile and distinguished career, she hosts special guests, tells stories and inspiring tips learned in her life as a classical musician and entrepreneur. Owner of small businesses, founder of 2 non-profits, designer of her own lifestyle brand, Amy Porter leads people in multiple ways. Teaching as a Professor, mentoring as a Coach and her Anatomy of Sound workshop has led her to create innovative thought in others. Porter Productions brings you Amy Porter in PorterFlute Pod.
Find out what Amy Porter carries in her flute teaching bag at Brevard Music Center. AND buy her new book Anatomy of Sound: An Invitation to Discover the Inner Musician Now AVAILABLE August 2026 MY BREATHING BUDDY WITH INFLATOR BULB RODAN + FIELDS LIP BALM HANDMADE HAYNES FLUTE VESTER MOZART ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WORKS FOR WIND INSTRUMENTS BAXTRESSER ORCHESTRAL EXCERPT BOOK VADE MECUM: NEW PAPERBACK EDITION: A DOZEN REASONS YOU'RE MY FRIEND
Katie Knox, Principal Librarian of the Sarasota Orchestra, divulges everything you'd like to know about the job, the career and the funny things she discovers written in the music.
Join the Brevard flute studio for a July 2026 trip in Piscah National Forest to Moore Cove and meet Sebastian Aracena and welcome back to Isabella Carucci, this year's Teaching Assistant. Buy Amy Porter's book "Anatomy of Sound" at Barnes & Noble, Amazon or IngramSpark $24.95
It's our Friendcast episode! Meet Allison Loggins-Hull, a flutist and composer on the cutting edge of creating music for community, based in community and I'm honored to call her a friend. Just finishing her residency with the Cleveland Orchestra we hear from Allison what's next for her in her life.
Amy Porter hosts Amanda Blaikie for the new Method from Robert Langevin, Principal Flute of the NY Philharmonic and Angeleita Floyd, the author of the Gaubert Legacy about British Flutist Geoffrey Gilbert. They each discuss their latest books, hot off the press. Both editions leave flute players set for life with tone and technical exercises.
Join Molly Barth, April Clayton and Alexa Still as they remember their beloved mentor and teacher from Oberlin Conservatory, the late Michel Debost. He was a major French influence to American flute playing and will be remembered for his colorful personality and dedication to teaching.
Welcome to PFP! It’s Season 9 Episode 2 We’re at that episode again where we feature our graduating members ofthe flute studio at the UMICH SMTD. Six incredible people, all who have a passion for the flute, the arts andeverything to do with the future of the arts. I want to thank them all for being in my life, supporting me as I supported them, allowing me to say without filter what I felt would be their next steps. having been in their shoes and having mentored countless others, I feel I can intuit and through our connection, feel what’s right for them. My prayer is this - May the go out into the world to bring joy and music without fear or trepidation. In Alphabetical order by FIRST name we will start with ABI MIDDAUGH from MI AERIN SORICE from NY ALAN COOK from TN ALEX CHITU from NY ALEXIS PHINNEY from MI KALLIOPI KATSIRIS from IA PEI-LING LUO from TAIWAN Thanks for being in PFP – I’m so happy you’re here.
Porterflute Pod Season 9 Ep. 1 features Jack Schoenfeld from Clarion Insurance. Check out the podcast at porterfllute.com Check out Amy Porter at amyporter.com Check out Clarion Insurance at clarionins.com
On this PorterFlute Pod Friendcast episode Amy Porter interviews Jim Walker, retired Principal Flute of the LA Philharmonic, beloved teacher formerly at Colburn and USC and Founder of the jazz group Free Flight.
Meet the amazing Philippe Barnes! An Altus Flutes artist and Azumi Ambassador, Philippe has a first class honours MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance from Limerick University, and is also an accomplished classical performer. Philippe has won critical acclaim for his book “Irish Music on the Silver Flute” which he debuted at the NFA (National Flute Association) conference in Orlando in 2018 and is now stocked worldwide.
Amy Porter hosts jazz flute great Ali Ryerson and revisits her 2018 Anatomy of Sound show called "Responding Out of the Cool" showcasing a flute players fear of playing jazz.
Amy Porter interviews Mercedes Smith, Principal Flute of the Utah Symphony and founder of Blackstrad concert attire. After decades of wearing clothes that were clearly not made with musicians in mind, she set out to change that—with concert attire designed by someone who actually lives on stage. Alan J. Tomasetti, Co-Producer Amy Porter, Editor
Meet Dakota, Ava, Zoe and Teya, my newest students in the Blue Flutes Studio, Class of 2029 and see the UMICH SMTD Flute Studio. Featuring the Cello Suite in D Major from my album "In Translation."
Alan J. Tomasetti is back producing this episode of PorterFlute Pod ! This time he has Amy Porter go LIVE in search of 7 people titled Grande Dames appearing in a round table discussion at the National Flute Association convention in Atlanta. Amy goes a bit astray by interviewing other women along the way that she would call Grande Dames... but in the end she finds four of the listed: Bonita Boyd, Zart Dombourian Eby, Lillian Burkart and Sheryl Cohen.
From our AOS Wellness channel, the exclusive interview with trombonist Amanda Stewart that Laura Dwyer did last year for our membership. They discuss the ideas women in the orchestral workplace have to think about moving forward in 2025 - Amanda opens up to Laura about her youth as a student, her early days of learning how to stand up and bear witness with compassion. Laura speaks to Amanda about listening, especially to other women, and being brave when you need to be. They discuss the consequences of standing up for injustice as a woman in the classical music work space. Laura asks Amanda “Do you regret losing your job over standing up for justice at the NY Philharmonic?”You can also catch Amanda on YouTube with her video regarding DEI in music from the International Trombone Festival in 2024.I I’ll include the link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D4Ecj59qFA And the article referenced: https://www.vulture.com/article/new-york-philharmonic-sexual-assault-scandal.html We begin with Ting-Yu Yeh – a newly graduated student. Someone who leads us not only in music, but also in a journey through what it means to be a woman in male-dominated fields-both chemical engineering and classical music. Here are the questions I asked of these students-and Tingyu Yeh will be answering them a little differently than you might expect:What did you think of SMTD? Did it meet or exceed expectations?Do you feel equipped to be in the music world better than you did when you got here? What was your favorite thing about SMTD? About the studio? About the experience? What advice do you have for applicants for 2026? Where do you see yourself in 5 more years? Buy the AOS book here: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Sound-Invitation-Discover-Musician/dp/B0F674SCXH
This episode features the class of 2025 with interviews from Mia Cotton, Isabella Carucci, Lydia Wu, Joyce Wu and the commencement speech from Blue Flute and Music Education major Ella Hursh.
This book is the heart and soul of my teaching, performing, and healing journey; all distilled into pages I hope you’ll find inspiring, empowering, and deeply human.
Meet Olivia, Kaitlyn, Nathan, Kaliopi, Alan, Grace and Alexis. These are students who I really connected with in so many ways and I invited to be with me for their degrees at UMICH SMTD. I'm so happy to see their lives unfold. They are distinctive and very much themselves. Go Blue Flutes!
