Randy Bowman, Principal Flutist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra since1990, is a California native. He received his musical education at the New England Conservatory of Boston where his teachers were Julius Baker and James Pappoutsakis. After graduating, he embarked on a successful freelance career, performing with New England's premiere ensembles, including the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, the Boston Ballet and Opera Orchestras, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Portland (ME) and New Hampshire Symphony Orchestras. During his tenure as Principal Flute of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Randy performed at many major music festivals and concert halls throughout the U.S. and Asia under the baton of John Williams. Prior to his appointment in Cincinnati, Randy was a member of the famed Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, appearing with them regularly at Carnegie Hall and on frequent tours of the major European capitals. In recent seasons, he has performed as guest Principal Flutist with the Boston Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, and the Bavarian Radio Orchestra under Loren Maazel. Since its inaugural season in 1990, Randy has also been Principal flute of the American Symphony Orchestra during its residency at the Bard Music Festival in New York. Randy has premiered and recorded many new chamber works, including the world premiere recording of the Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Pulitzer Prize winning composer John Harbison. Along with appointment to the faculty of Miami University in 2008, Randy also serves on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. This is his first summer as SongFest Faculty.