Flute Center Presents
Adam Eccleston Recital: Celebration of Harold Jones
Live at FC | Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 6PM ET
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Flutist Adam Eccleston has gained international recognition as a soloist, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician. At 19 years old, he made his solo debut with an orchestra in New York at the Performing Arts Center. He is the winner of multiple awards including the New York Flute Club Competition and has been featured at Carnegie Hall, Kurhaus Wiesbaden and Kursaal Switzerland. A native of New York City, Adam grew up in Germany where he studied with Eric Lamb and Thaddeus Watson at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende. He was hand selected by James Galway to study with him in Switzerland and was also selected by flutist William Bennett to study with him and his wife Mitchie Bennett in England at the age of 15.
A firm supporter of arts education, Adam Eccleston has worked extensively with social change organizations such as, BRAVO Youth Orchestras and is a faculty member of the Global Leaders Institute that empowers arts changemakers to grow organizations that impact communities.
Adam is a Powell flute artist and principal flutist of the Portland Columbia Symphony. He is also a Radio Host and Producer for All Classical Radio where he is the Artist in Residence Emeritus and currently sits as Chair of the Recording Inclusivity Initiative. He also teaches flute and chamber music at Reed College. Adam holds two masters degrees and studied at SUNY Purchase with Tara Helen O’Connor and Paula Robison at New England Conservatory of Music.
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