PJ Rohr, flutist and harpist, is active as a chamber musician with numerous instrumental and vocal collaborations, performing classical, early and Celtic music. She has been a private instructor for 29 years, adjunct professor of flute at Clearwater Christian College, masterclass teacher–including running her own masterclass, the Summer Flute Academy.
PJ Rohr - Photo Credit: Jennifer Schumacher Photography
She has performed with many orchestras, including the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, and the Boulder Philharmonic. She is a past winner of both the Music Teacher’s National Association Collegiate-Artist Competition and the National Flute Association Convention Performer’s Competition, a grant recipient from the Pinellas County Arts Council, has premiered works written for her internationally, and has performed at several national and state flute conventions.
She has recorded two CDs, “Dreams, Diversions and Digressions, 20th century music for a flute and cello” and “About Foreign Lands and People” with flute and harp, on the Chaminade label, and is a guest on several other CDs.
Her teachers include Wissam Boustany [former principal flute Chamber Orchestra of Europe] and Peter Lloyd [former principal flute London Symphony Orchestra] in England.
She also has a background in education, radio broadcasting and computer software.
Chamber Concerts
- Dominowski & Capsas (flute & piano duo)
- Heather and Lace – A Medieval – Celtic – Renaissance Duo (soprano, flute, harp, recorders, pennywhistle, small percussion)
- Tre Donne Musicanti (flute, cello, piano)
- Harmonia (early music)
- Suncoast Symphony Chamber Players (fl + strings)
- Concord Chamber Players
- Lydian Trio (flute, violin, cello)
- Lyric Chamber Trio (flute, piano, bass)
- Tour de Flute (5 flutes)
- Musique a’ Cinq Woodwind Quintet
- WXCR Chamber Society: co-founder, coordinator, performer, contractor
Orchestral Performances
- Florida Orchestra
- Florida West Coast Symphony
- Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
- Brevard Symphony
- Florida Boychoir Chamber Orchestra-principal flute
- Tampa Bay Symphony-principal flute
- Tampa Chamber Symphony
- Florida Lyric Opera Orchestra
- Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
Teaching experience
25 years teaching private flute lessons, with hundreds of student successes: Florida All-State, All-County, superior ratings at music festivals, and principal chairs held in their school band flute sections.
