Megan Lanz

Hailed by the Santa Barbara News Press as a “dazzlingly brilliant” and “breathtaking” flutist with “tremendous skill,” Megan Lanz (DMA) enjoys a fulfilling and multi-faceted career as a pedagogue, international solo performer, orchestral musician, and pit orchestra musician.

Megan has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with great artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Stephen Hough, David Foster, Natalie Merchant, Time For Three, Charles Yang, Jackie Evancho, Celtic Woman, Hillary Hahn, and Edgar Meyer. She has performed with a great variety of ensembles and productions, including the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (under Andrew Litton and Peter Oundjian), Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Crested Butte Festival Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic, the first national tour of Wicked, Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular, and Disney’s The Lion King.

Megan is a Certified Meditation Instructor, with a specialization in Vipassana (insight & mindfulness), and uses her knowledge in mindfulness to seamlessly integrate self-awareness and flute performance. She helps individuals gain insight into their stress and anxiety triggers and guides them toward solutions to refocus and become more present and productive musicians. Her mindfulness and meditation workshops are currently part of the Whole Musician curriculum, and she is a member of the American Holistic Health Association.

As a champion of modern solo and chamber repertoire, Megan enjoys commissioning and premiering new works. Her most recent commission is a work by Frank Horvat for bassoon and flute (estimated 2022), which musically explores the various “ghosts” we have in our lives – fears relating to control, trusting, and being enough. Other commissioned works include Seven Shards for Three Flutes (2014) by James Grant (premiered at the Whole Musician 2014 Retreat in Big Bear Lake, CA), Cascade (2013) by Cody Westheimer (premiered at the Canadian Flute Association’s 2013 convention), Stephen Bachicha’s Red Stilettos (2009, rev. 2013, performed at the National Flute Association and Canadian Flute Association conventions), and James Romig’s Leaves from Modern Trees (2011). Megan’s doctoral research was centered around modern composer Salvatore Sciarrino. Her research document, a style analysis and performance companion to his collection L’opera per flauto, is available here.

In addition to instructing at Colorado State University, she maintains an active home flute studio. Her students are members of Colorado’s All-State Ensemble, the University of Northern Colorado High School Honor Band, the Colorado State University High School Honor Band, and the University of Colorado High School Honor Band. Megan’s students have continued on to perform with professional ensembles, including the Pershing’s Own, American Youth Symphony, and Music Academy of the West. Her former students attend the Interlochen Arts Academy, The Colburn School, University of North Texas College of Music, and various other colleges and universities.

Megan is associated with a variety of professional organizations, including the National Flute Association and the American Federation of Musicians (Local 20-623, Denver). Megan is also a member of the Colorado Flute Association, Golden Key Honor Society and the Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies. She has recorded on the GIA and Klavier record labels, and plays a 14k gold Miyazawa flute, Hammig piccolo, and Trevor James alto and bass flutes.