Judith Mendenhall

Biographical Information:

Judith Mendenhall is the principal flutist of the American Ballet Theatre Orchestra and a member of the Berkshire Bach Ensemble. In her mulit-faceted career she has appeared throughout Europe, Asia, and the US as soloist, orchestral musician, chamber musician, and pedagogue. She has been presented in thirteen nationwide “Musicians From Marlboro” tours, has been guest artist with the Cleveland, Concord, Emerson, and Mendelssohn String Quartets, has been an assisting artist at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, was a founding member of the Naumburg Award-winning Aulos Wind Quintet, and a founding member of the “Music Today” ensemble under Gerard Schwarz. She has been principal flute of the New York Chamber Symphony, the Mostly Mozart Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the Colorado Music Festival.

Ms. Mendenhall is flute professor and chair of the wind department at the Mannes School of Music, where she received the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award from the New School University. She is also on the faculty of Queens College. A strong advocate for robust, expressive wind playing, teaching and mentoring are central to her life. Her summer festivals include the 2024 Beijing International Music Festival, the Interlochen Flute Institute, the Aria Summer Music Academy, the Marlboro, Grand Teton and Colorado Music Festivals, and four recital & master class tours to Taiwan. She has recorded for Delos, Columbia, Vox, CRI, Koch, Bridge Records, and the Marlboro Recording Society.

Ms. Mendenhall is a graduate of the New England Conservatory. She was a recipient of a French Government grant for a year study in Paris. She also holds a degree from the Curtis Institute in Advanced Chamber Music Studies. Her teachers include Marcel Moyse, Paula Robison, Michel Debost, Thomas Nyfenger, and Samuel Baron.