 Mary
Karen Clardy, Professor of Flute at the University of North Texas,
appears throughout the United States, Great Britain, Europe, the Far East,
and South America as a soloist, chamber artist and teacher. A frequent performer
at National Flute Association conventions, she has also appeared at the
British Flute Society's international conventions. Released in August, Ms.
Clardy's newest CD, Sonatas and Sonatinas, features the world premiere recording
of Steven Harlos's Sonata Rubata for Flute and Piano. Two volumes of transcriptions
of Faure's Melodies were recently published by Alphonse Leduc in Paris,
and currently at press are two new volumes (Classic Duets II and Classic
Solos for Flute) from Universal Edition in Vienna. Renowned as a teacher,
she regularly gives master classes at home and abroad, including London's
Royal and Trinity Colleges; the Boccherini Institute in Italy; and Oberlin,
Yale and Manhattan Schools. By invitation of the Ministry of Culture, she
has taught in Taiwan's Summer Music Institute, and her students have been
prize-winners in competitions throughout the world, including Rampal, NFA,
Markneukirchen, and Flute Talk. Ms. Clardy's three books, available from
European American/Warner are in multiple reprint, and her edition of Altes's
Daily Exercises are available for the first time separate from his Complete
Method. Scheduled appearances for the season include Shanghai's Conservatory
of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, and a return visit to South America.
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