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 Famous American Flutists American Soloists on the flute today include Paula Robison, Katherine Hoover, Marion Gedegian, Doriot Anthony Dwyer, the first flutists of the major symphony orchestras, Gary Shocker, Jeff Khaner, Laurel Zucker to mention a few. To find excellent recordings of flutists one of the best sites on the web to visit is www.fluteworld.com. These flutists also have a huge variety of recordings available also on www.amazon.com and www.itunes.com.

American flutists who compose flute music include Gary Schocker, one of the best known composers of flute music. Laurel Zucker, lesser known as a composer, also has a substantial group of chamber music and solo flute compositions for the flute. Katherine Hoover, best known for Kokopeli for solo flute (recorded by Laurel Zucker) has composed this piece and is part of the best known flute music literature.

Doriot Anthony Dwyer was the first woman to join a major symphony orchestra, The Boston Symphony.She is an extremely important person in musical history of the U.S.A.