Promising Artists of the 21st Century - Preview Concert

Silver Lining Flutes is a versatile chamber quartet that aims to affect both listeners and performers through the pursuit of uncompromisingly high musical standards, by cultivating an appreciation for chamber music through distinctive performance, and by enhancing the cultural life of the Tallahassee community.

Silver Lining Flutes formed at Florida State University and currently includes members Vivianne Asturizaga, Laura Clapper, Elyse Davis, and John Ross. The ensemble promotes chamber music by contemporary composers and performs works in a variety of genres and styles, including Baroque performance practice and world music. Individually, the members of Silver Lining Flutes have performed throughout Europe and the Americas, are active members of various flute organizations, including the National Flute Association, and hold performing and teaching posts throughout the United States and South America.

Silver Lining Flutes was featured on the Flute New Music Consortium concerts at the 2016 and 2017 Florida Flute Association Conventions in Orlando, FL. The group has also performed in concerts as part of the Tallahassee chapter of Classical Revolution, Tallahassee Music Week, the HOLA Tallahassee Hispanic Heritage Festival, and in a masterclass for members of the Philharmonic Quintet of New York.

Most recently, the group was selected to represent Florida State as part of Costa Rica’s “Promising Artists of the 21st Century” series, and will spend a week performing in Costa Rica in March 2017. Many thanks goes to our teacher, Eva Amsler, for her continued support and guidance, and to Florida State University for providing us with this unique and exciting opportunity.