Flute Camp Faculty
Meet the faculty for our summer flute camp
Rose Bishop, Flute Instructor
International prize-winning flutist Rose Bishop serves as Instructor of Flute at St. Ambrose University, Coe College, Cornell College, and Kirkwood Community College. An active orchestral musician, she serves as Principal Flute of the Southeast Iowa Symphony Quincy Symphony Orchestras and Second Flute/Piccolo with the Ottumwa Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with Orchestra Iowa, the Dubuque Symphony, the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra, among others.
A highly sought-after guest artist, Bishop has appeared as a guest soloist with ensembles including the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra and numerous university and municipal bands, in addition to enjoying various guest artist residencies at universities throughout the nation. An active clinician, Bishop has performed, lectured, and presented at events including the National Flute Association Convention, the Kansas Wesleyan International Music Festival, Upper Midwest Flute Association Festival, Iowa Flute Festival, Wisconsin Flute Festival, Portland Flute Society, the St. Louis Flute Fair, to name a few.
Rose Bishop recently released her solo debut album, Diversions, of solo flute repertoire that she either commissioned during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, or performed as part of her residency with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra in October, 2021. This album features compositions by all living female composers, and includes works by Amber Beams, Nicole Chamberlain, Linda Robbins Coleman, and Lisa Neher.
Dedicated to community outreach, Bishop is the Flute Faculty, Founder and Artistic Director of the Eastern Iowa Flute Workshop and the Cornell College Summer Flute Camp, and is a frequent contributor to Flute Talk, the Flute View, the Flutist Quarterly and the Flute Examiner Magazines. Bishop serves as a member of the National Flute Association’s Career and Artistic Development Committee and is a Trevor James Alto Flute Artist. Rose and Lizzy Darling are coauthors of A Flutist’s Guide to the Voxman Etudes, a pedagogical text and supplementary recordings of Voxman’s Selected Studies for Flute. www.rosebishopflute.com
Matthew Lee, Guest Artist
Matthew Lee is a Boston-based flutist, conductor, and educator originally from New Zealand. Matthew's musical talents have graced various venues throughout New England and beyond performing on the stages of Symphony Hall, New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, and the Sydney Opera House. Matthew can be heard frequently performing with the Portland (ME) Symphony Orchestra, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Boston Ballet Orchestra, and numerous other ensembles. He also had the privilege of performing with the Albany Symphony Orchestra and served as the primary substitute for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra for many years, frequently stepping into roles as Principal Flute and Principal Piccolo.
Dedicated to education, Matthew is currently a teacher with the Wellesley Public Schools while concurrently managing a thriving private studio catering to students of all ages and skill levels. His commitment to sharing his expertise extends to conducting, as he has conducted the Boston University Wind Ensemble, Boston University Concert Band, University of North Texas Wind Symphony, and briefly assumed the role of interim director for the Gisborne (NZ) Concert Band. Matthew has also led sectional rehearsals with the Boston University All Campus Orchestra. His teaching experience includes giving masterclasses and presentations at Boston University and the University of Rhode Island, as well as serving as a teaching assistant at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. In the past, he held the position of Instructor of Flute and Chamber Music at Boston University, where he provided private lessons and coached chamber music for non-major students.
As a conductor, Matthew honed his skills by attending conducting masterclasses across the United States and New Zealand, learning from renowned figures such as Eugene Corporon, Mallory Thompson, Rupert D’Cruze, Andrew Withington, and Helen Renaud. He also engaged in regular private study with Professor David Martins.
Matthew earned both his undergraduate and master's degrees at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and continued his studies at Boston University. His musical journey has been profoundly influenced by esteemed teachers such as Anthony Ferner, Linda Toote, Ann Bobo, Sharon Sparrow, Elizabeth Rowe and Diana Morgan. Matthew has further enriched his musical perspective through participation in masterclasses led by artists such as Lorna McGhee, Emily Beynon, Julien Beaudiment, Alberto Almarza, Leone Buyse, Cynthia Meyers, Jim Walker, and Mark Sparks.
Since 2012, Matthew has been playing on Haynes flutes. In 2023, he acquired his 14k Custom Flute with a 14k headjoint and platinum riser from Flutistry Boston. He is honored to be recognized as a Haynes Young Artist.
Heather Neuenschwander, Guest Artist
Heather Neuenschwander is an active flutist and piccolist in Iowa City and the surrounding area. Heather is the piccolo player with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, a position she won by audition in Fall 2021. She has also performed on flute and piccolo with several orchestras, bands and ensembles throughout Iowa and Michigan, including the Ottumwa Symphony, Muscatine Symphony, Metropolitan Festival, American Gothic Festival, Grinnell College Symphonic Band, Michigan Philharmonic Orchestra, Dearborn Symphony and the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Heather has performed at the National Flute Association Convention on multiple occasions and presented in person and virtually for the Exhibitor Showcase “The Highs and Lows of Harmony Flutes” including performing three world premiere compositions which she helped commission.
Heather maintains a vibrant flute studio at her home and online where she enjoys working with students of all ages. Her previous teaching credentials include providing flute and piccolo instruction at West Music (Iowa City), Flute Specialists, Inc. (MI) and the Oakland University Preparatory Division (MI). Heather is also a former middle and high school band director, holding previous certifications (K-12 music) in both Michigan and Illinois.
In 2018, Heather co-founded the Iowa City Flute Choir (ICFC) and has served as principal conductor and head of the board since its creation. She conducted ICFC in performance at the 2022 National Flute Association (NFA) Convention in Chicago, a performance they were chosen for based on audition footage. Also in 2022, Heather was asked to join the NFA’s committee for flute clubs and choirs.
Heather is the head of Online Sales and Promotions for Flute Specialists, Inc., a flute sales and repair store based in Clawson, MI. She has been at this position for ten years and loves helping flutists find their perfect instrument. Heather has also previously worked at Flute Authority (IA) play testing flutes.
Heather Neuenschwander has a Master of Music in Flute Performance from Oakland University (Rochester Hills, MI) and a Bachelor of Music Education from Wayne State University (Detroit, MI). Heather’s influential teachers include Sharon Sparrow (Associate Principal Flute with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Jeffery Zook (Piccolo with the DSO), Amanda Blaikie (Second Flute with the DSO) and Ervin Monroe (former Principal Flute with the DSO). She has also studied with Marina Piccinini, Laurie Sokoloff, Nicola Mazzanti and Jennifer Clippert. Heather is a previous winner of the David Daniels Young Artist Concerto Competition earning the privilege to play the 3rd movement of the Ibert Concerto with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. While at Oakland University, she received the Matilda Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Instrumental Performance.
Heather currently lives in Coralville with her two sons, her husband Josh, and their two cats Pumpkin and Gordie.
Jama Stilwell, Professor and Chair of the Department of Music
She teaches Music Theory and History, as well as courses on music and gender, on the concept of originality in music, and on the music of the Beatles. Jama’s research focuses upon opera and popular culture in eighteenth-century Paris; her 2010 article on this topic won national recognition as the recipient of the Alfred Einstein Award of the American Musicological Society. Jama holds degrees in Musicology from Northwestern University and the University of Iowa, and a degree in Flute Performance from the University of Iowa, where she studied with Betty Bang Mather and Anita Miller-Rieder. In her spare time, Jama loves playing the one-keyed eighteenth-century traverso.