About
Immersed in both contemporary music and baroque performance practice, Will Adams is a freelance flutist, tenor, and educator in the Los Angeles area. Recent engagements include performing in the HearNow music festival, Brightwork’s Tuesdays @ Monk Space concert series, and performing with the San Bernardino Symphony. Adams received a B.M. in Flute Performance from Oberlin Conservatory studying with Alexa Still, and a M.M. in Flute Performance at UCLA under the tutelage of Denis Bouriakov. Other past flute teachers include Diane Clymer and Esther Landau, and he has also studied baroque flute with Michael Lynn.
Adams’ playing can be heard on Emmanuel Music’s recording of Bach arias and duets, available through the Windsor Music recording label as well as the album Rands at Oberlin on the Oberlin Music label.
As an educator, Adams works for the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir summer program where he leads rehearsals, teaches musicianship classes, and serves as the Assistant Camp Director. Adams has also been an assistant conductor and woodwind coach for the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestras. He coached chamber music and taught secondary lessons while in Oberlin, and currently maintains a private flute studio in Los Angeles.
