Mindy Rosenfeld is an American flutist, piper and harpist, noted as a founding member of

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, specializing in

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music. She is also credited as Mindy Rosenfeld Hedges.

Life and career

Mindy Rosenfeld, graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the

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, and a Master of Music in Modern and Baroque Flute Performance from

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. She was one of the founding members of the Baltimore Consort in 1980. She remains a performing member, and tours extensively with the group. In 1989, she became a member of San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra where she has made numerous recordings, and appeared in

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’s Mostly Mozart Festival,

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, the Berkeley Early Music Festival,

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and

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. Rosenfeld is Principal Flutist and soloist with the Symphony of the Redwoods and the Mendocino Music Festival in California. She has performed as a guest artist with a number of other symphonies and ensembles.

Personal life

Rosenfeld was married to American composer and guitarist

Michael Hedges Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter. Early years The son of Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen, Michael Hedges was born in Sacramento, California. His l ...

(1953-1997), Rosenfeld is the mother of five children: Mischa Aaron Hedges, Jasper Alden Hedges, Sascha Benjamin Burgess, Oliver Burgess, and Theo Robinson Burgess. Rosenfeld resides in California.

Discography

Selected recordings include: *'' Aerial Boundaries'' CD (1985) *''Baltimore Consort Live In Concert'' CD (2008) *''

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'' CD (1990) *''Telemann: Six Sonatas For Two Flutes, Op. 2'' CD (1998) *''One Morning'' CD (2010) *''Indigo Road'' CD (2007)

References

External links

Rosenfeld plays ''Prelude from the Suite in e Minor by de Boismortier for Flute and Continuo''Official site
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