Flutist, composer and educator Jane Rigler performs nationally and internationally as a soloist in contemporary music festivals, as well as with ensembles, including Either/Or, Ne(x)tworks, Ensemble Sospeso, and the Anthony Braxton 12tet. She is the author of The Vocalization of the Flute (demonstrating new and ancient methods of singing-while-playing) and is known for innovations in flute performance, techniques and musical vocabulary. Rigler's interests range from solo acoustic pieces to multi-disciplinary interactive electronic ensemble works. Her works have been heard in festivals, conferences and radios around the world. She also has commissioned numerous works and is deeply committed to the process of collaboration with young artists, other composers, dancers, visual artists and theater artists. Together with artist-programmer Zachary Seldess, she designed and developed the Music Cre8tor an interactive, sensor-driven music composition program for young people with disabilities. Jane is a 2009 Japan United States Friendship Commission fellowship winner and you can read, look and listen to her experiences in Japan on her blog.
Besides theory, jazz history, 20th C. Music and a series of interdisciplinary courses, Jane also teaches performance practice, private flute and other ensemble courses.
Listen to a piece collaboratively created in Jane Rigler's VAPA 1050 Creativity Class with guest artist Pamela Z:
