Brian Luce is “an authoritative soloist” praised for his “technical agility” and “lyric power,” and is a professor and Associate Director of the University of Arizona School of Music. His performances as a soloist and collaborations in the Luce-McLaughlin Duo, Arizona Wind Quintet, Luce-Caliendo Duo, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Dallas Bach Society, Dallas Wind Symphony, Ulsan Symphony Orchestra, and Tucson Chamber Orchestra have been broadcast and appear on numerous recording labels. He has served as principal flutist of orchestras in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas and during the Crested Butte Summer Music Festival. Brian performs and presents master classes worldwide as a Yamaha Performing Artist. He is a prizewinner in many competitions including the National Flute Association, Myrna Brown, and Mid-South young artist competitions. He is published by Editions BIM and IntegrityInk, and his articles on performance and pedagogy have appeared in Flute Talk Magazine and Flute Explorer Magazine. He has gives lecture-recitals and workshops on his award-winning dissertation, Light from Behind the Iron Curtain…Edison Denisov’s Quatre Pièces pour flûte et piano and actively promotes music from his Native American heritage. He enjoys time outside performing and teaching as a USSSA, USA, and PGF fastpitch softball coach.