Susan Greenberg

Flutist Susan Greenberg enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, symphony player, and recording artist. The Los Angeles Times has described her playing as "brilliant," "elegant," and  

"supple" and has lauded her "panache" and "musical projection." During her 36 years with the LA Chamber Orchestra, she was a frequent soloist on both flute and piccolo, premiering a concerto for piccolo by Bruce Broughton and performing a concerto for flute, alto flute and piccolo written for her by Gernot Wolfgang. Ms. Greenberg has also appeared as a guest soloist with the San Francisco and Oakland Symphonies, the Santa Monica Symphony, the Napa Valley Symphony, and the Hollywood Bowl. Presently, she is the principal flutist with the Santa Monica Symphony, the Vicente Chamber Orchestra, and the newly formed Westside Chamber Orchestra. She has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, L.A. Opera, New York City Opera, American Ballet Theater, as well as at the Casals, Ojai, and Martha's Vineyard Music Festivals. Ms. Greenberg was the principal flutist for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra's tour of Japan and has received the "Most Valuable Player" award on the flute from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences. She received both her B.A., cum laude, and her M.A. from UCLA. She won a scholarship to the Academy of the West and to Tanglewood. Ms. Greenberg is presently the flute professor at Pepperdine University. She is the

Artistic Director of Chamber Music Palisades is now celebrating its twenty-seventh season. Ms. Greenberg has recorded for over 500 motion pictures and many TV television shows, including The Simpsons, for 25 years.