Diane Grubbe – Flute

Diane has appeared as flute and piccolo soloist with the Siena Music Festival in Italy, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, L’Orchestre de Notre Dame in San Francisco and the Calabasas Chamber Orchestra in Southern California, with whom she recorded the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto for their CD, The Baroque Concerto. As an orchestral flutist, Diane freelances throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, performing with many groups including the Vallejo Symphony, Napa Valley Symphony, Pocket Opera, Lamplighters, Golden Gate Opera, Lyric Opera and Festival Opera. As a flute instructor, she maintains a busy studio in Noe Valley, San Francisco.

Drawn to the evolving tonal possibilities of the flute, Diane enjoys studying and performing contemporary works. Notable performances include the US premiere of John Wolf Brennan’s solo flute piece, Drei ver-flix-te Stücke and an appearance in the Bay Area retrospective of Pauline Oliveros’ work, where she performed Trio for Flute, Piano and Page Turner with Sarah Cahill and Monique Buzzarté. She has been a guest performer with the contemporary music group sfSound, performing works by Luciano Berio, James Tenney, Brian Ferneyhough, Morton Subotnick and many others.

Diane holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in flute performance from San Francisco State University and the San Francisco Conservatory, respectively. Her instructors include Paul Renzi, Lloyd Gowen and Tim Day of the San Francisco Symphony; and Barbara Chaffe and Jim Walker of the San Francisco Ballet and Opera Orchestras. She has performed in masterclasses with Julius Baker, Heinz Holliger, Robert Dick and Robert Stallman.