About Us

Circle of Flutes is a small flute choir of both professional and semi-professional musicians. We have enjoyed performing in a variety of venues throughout the Puget Sound over the last 15 years. The group performs classical, folk, jazz, Latin and sacred music using the full range of voices in the flute family. Performances include the concert, alto, piccolo, bass flutes, and sometimes the rare contra bass flute.

Molly Bernard Molly joined Circle of Flutes in 2006. She also plays with the Lamoro Trio. Her flute teachers include Adrianne Greenbaum and Susan Telford. Molly is a librarian at ZymoGenetics.

Barb Hazari Barb has been playing with the Circle of Flutes for 11 years. She treasures the friends she has made there, and loves sharing their common love of music. Barb resides in Mukilteo with her husband and three children. She is a design engineer, currently working for the Boeing Company. During her spare time, she loves skiing, golfing, camping, and spending time with her husband and children.

Ann Lindquist Ann is a versatile flute player out of Mukilteo, Washington, celebrating a repertoire that spans many genres of music including jazz, classical, folk, Latin, Middle-eastern, and especially improvisation. Her performances on concert, alto and bass flute have taken her to a multitude of festivals including performances at the Washington State Governor's Mansion, the Capital Building in Olympia, Alaska, Oregon, Hawaii and beyond. She has even played atop pyramids in Mexico and Ayers Rock in Australia. Ann co-founded and directed the Olympia Flute Choir for seven years; and for the past several years, she has been performing regularly with Scott Cossu, bringing her flutes and energy to his original compositions. She has recently recorded a CD of her own original compositions. Ann draws much of her inspiration from nature, and can often be found toting a flute or three along for a peaceful day hike. www.annlindquist.com

Alexis Merritt Alexis is a professional flutist in the Bothell area. She played piccolo with the Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra and freelanced in Orlando, Florida before moving to Washington with her husband. She has since toured with the Mantovani Orchestra Christmas Holiday Show as their principal flutist. She enjoys teaching privately and watching her students grow to love the flute! Alexis is also a photographer and works part-time for Clix Portrait Studios in Mill Creek.

Denise Schwedhelm Denise considers her flute playing a work in progress. Having taken a leave of absence from the instrument for a number of years after high school in order to work and then enjoy the time at home raising her three children, she studied as an adult under the direction of Brenda Fedoruk (Vancouver, Canada) and was a member of the Capilano Flute Choir (North Vancouver) for eight years. Now at home in Edmonds, she plays for personal enjoyment and growth as a member of the Circle of Flutes and contributes musically at her church, Trinity Lutheran, in Lynnwood.

Jeannette Shull Jeannette has been a member of Circle of Flutes for the past 10 years and finds joy in making music with the close friends that she has found there. She resides in Mill Creek with her family and enjoys her role as a stay at home mom for her two children. Jeannette performs on the concert flute, bass flute, and piccolo. She also serves as a guest piccolo player in the Alderwood Community Church Orchestra.

Marilyn Swanson Marilyn is a professional flutist from the South Everett area. She delights in watching her private students excel in her home studio and also enjoys playing in the community with Celestrio (a flute/harp/cello trio), the Pacific Rim Flutes (a flute quartet), and other small ensembles. Marilyn is principal flutist in the orchestra at Alderwood Community Church where she is a member and finds joy in honoring God with the music He has given her.

Celia Troth Celia Troth is a professional flutist in the Shoreline area. In addition to playing in the Circle of Flutes she coaches budding fifth and sixth grade flute players in the Shoreline School District, plays regularly for a private nursing home in the area and for special musical events at her church, United Evangelical Free. Celia very much enjoys teaching beginning flute to children opening wide the door to the joy of music. Psalm 95:2

Circle of Flutes is a nonprofit association, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Washington. We are registered as a 501 c (3) organization with the Internal Revenue Service. The Circle of Flutes is not affiliated with any other charitable or educational organizations.