Biography
Rachel Reyes (she/her) is a Filipino-American flutist and educator residing in Snohomish, WA. She is passionate about performing works by living composers and lesser known works from Asia. Her musical successes include winning the 2024 University of Washington Concerto Competition, 2023 National Flute Association Masterclass Competition, 2022 Arizona Flute Society Graduate/Professional Competition, and 2022 Sewanee Summer Music Festival Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition. Rachel has held fellowship positions at the Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival and Sewanee Summer Music Festival and performed at Brevard Music Institute and ARIA International Summer Music Academy.
Recent performances include the Otaka Concerto for flute and orchestra with the University of Washington Symphony Orchestra. Previously, she has performed the Hue Fantaisie for flute and orchestra with the Sewanee Festival Orchestra and the Doppler Andante et Rondo concerto with Professor Donna Shin and the University of Washington Wind Ensemble. Rachel has premiered works with the University of Washington Modern Music Ensemble and in various chamber music performances in Washington, Arizona, North Carolina, and New York. Additionally, Reyes has performed alongside the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Modern Orchestra, and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra.
Reyes has performed internationally in the Philippines and China. In 2019, she was invited to perform and teach masterclasses as principal of the University of Washington Wind Ensemble on their performance tour of China in Beijing, Chengdu, and Xi’an. Rachel is a graduate of the University of Washington (Bachelor’s in Orchestral Instruments - Flute Performance) and Arizona State University (Master’s in Flute Performance). She has studied with Professor Donna Shin, Dr. Elizabeth Buck, Zart Dombourian-Eby, and Iris Ingram.
Rachel is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Washington where she serves as a Teaching Assistant. At the UW, she performs with the Symphony Orchestra and Modern Music Ensemble. Reyes has taught and led Chamber Music Lab, Studio Classes, Orchestral Excerpt Classes, Woodwind Methods, Modern Music Ensemble, Music Appreciation, and Flute Lessons.
Outside of music, she enjoys tending to her indoor garden and spending time with her family and her dog Pochacco.