Gary Woodward, flute and Jiayi Shi, piano

Gary Woodward brings to the Biola Conservatory a wealth of experience, knowledge and wisdom gleaned from a multifaceted career at the highest level of performance in orchestral, chamber music, commercial recording and musical theater.

Highlights of his over forty-year career as one of Los Angeles’s most respected freelance flutists include 25 seasons as the principal flutist of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, and performances as principal with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony, American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet, and the Bolshoi and Kirov ballet companies from Russia. 

Woodward has played countless scores written by the top motion picture and television composers at all of the major recording studios. He has also played in orchestras for over a dozen first-class musical theater productions.

Pianist Jiayi Shi maintains an active schedule as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist. She works extensively with the internationally renowned violinist Midori, and made her New York recital debut with Midori in March 2004. In April 2008, she also made recital appearance in London Symphony Orchestra's St Luke's Hall. In addition to numerous chamber performances, Ms. Shi often plays solo piano recitals in North America and in her native China. Her performances also took her not only throughout USA, but also to Germany, Hong Kong, as well as the Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Center and Lincoln Center in New York City.

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