New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist
Silver custom Flute, offset g, e mech, c# trill, B footjoint
A versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral musician, flutist Anna Urrey enjoys engaging in a variety of creative projects. As an orchestral musician, Anna has performed with The Knights, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the International Contemporary Ensemble, Mark Morris Dance Company, NOVUS NY, Camelot on Broadway, and spent three summers at the Castleton Festival under the direction of conductor Lorin Maazel. Later this season, she will be a part of the 2023 Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra. As a core member of the “explosive” group Frisson and Co-Artistic Director of the Exponential Ensemble, she is passionate about chamber music and curating concert/educational programs.
Sought after for high-profile concerts, she has shared the stage with a star-studded array of talent, including Ólafur Arnalds, Jane Birkin, Jennifer Holliday, Patti LaBelle, Audra McDonald, Brian McKnight, The Irish Tenors, and Rufus Wainwright. Anna also enjoys taking on innovative recording projects, which range from the feature films Radium Girls (2018), Little Women (2020), and Goodnight Mommy (2022), to playing Principal Flute in the Experiential Orchestra's GRAMMY-winning recording of Dame Ethel Smyth's work, The Prison.
A dedicated educator, Anna is a New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist, a Wm. S. Haynes Artist and teaches at the Marymount School. She earned her Master of Music and Performance Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music and Bachelor of Music from Rutgers University, where she graduated magna cum laude and was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award in Performance. Principal teachers include Bart Feller, Kaoru Hinata, Robert Langevin and Michael Parloff.