April Clayton, Flute
Acclaimed for technical proficiency and breathtaking performances, April Clayton and her flute beguile audiences around the world with elegance and style.
April Clayton is in high demand as soloist, recording artist, chamber musician, orchestral player and pedagogue. She performs regularly across the country and around the world. Tenured as Professor of Flute at Brigham Young University at age 31, she was the second music professor ever to receive the coveted BYU Young Scholar Award in 2010 in its decades-long history. She left her position at BYU to have time to pursue more concerts, recordings, and other creative activities. Since then, she has also been Artistic Director at the Gifted Music School in Salt Lake City, Director of Flute Studies at Snow College and Utah Valley University, and Artist in Residence at Westminster University. After seven years as Chamber Music Director with the prestigious European American Musical Alliance in Paris, April founded the Da Capo Alliance Paris Flute Class. Performance, recording and teaching residencies since 2023 have included events in Bulgaria, Haiti, Germany, New York City, Boston, Salt Lake City, and more.
“I hope that a larger audience discovers this great flutist. Her tone is stunning, full of subtle variations that reveal an attention to detail that few achieve. She also plays with dazzling technical proficiency.”
— American Record Guide
Music
Playing a repertoire that spans the ages, April Clayton has performed as soloist, chamber artist, and orchestra musician in venues around the world.
A dedicated performer of new music, she has participated in many world premieres and collaborated with numerous composers. Her solo CDs, Flute Horizons and Flûte Agréable, are available through Amazon and iTunes. April has played with a large variety of groups, including Hat Trick (a flute-viola-harp trio), Principal Flute with the Utah Chamber Artists and the Utah Metropolitan Ballet, the Orpheus Wind Quintet, Utah Symphony and Opera, and Ballet West.