Colin Fleming, born in Ballyclare in 1957, began playing the flute at the age of seven. He joined the local town band during which time he studied with William Dunwoody in Belfast and at the age of sixteen, gained a place at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where he studied under Trevor Wye.

In his first year there he applied for and won a three -year scholarship to attend the Karajan Akademie in Berlin, studying with James Galway and Andreas Blau.

As a member of the Akademie he undertook several tours in Germany, gave recitals in Berlin and made recordings for radio. He also participated in master classes given by Marcel Moyse, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Geoffrey Gilbert and William Bennett. On completion of his studies he became Principal Flute with the Ulster Orchestra. He maintains an active interest in flute ensembles, arranging, editing and publishing music through Pyramid Music Ltd. and regularly gives classes and conducts flute groups worldwide.

Colin Fleming plays on a solid 24k Miyazawa flute

 

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