norman menzales

Flute

Norman Menzales is returning for his second season with the Rossini Club. He serves as Principal Flute of the Fort Collins Symphony and Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, and Acting Principal Flute for the Chattanooga Symphony in the 2024-2025 season. Menzales previously held the position of Principal Flute with the Great Falls Symphony for 12 years and has performed with numerous prestigious ensembles, including the Buffalo Philharmonic and Boulder Philharmonic. As a passionate advocate for Filipino culture, Menzales founded the Sampaguita Flute Project, a community of musicians dedicated to performing Filipino-inspired works. The project recently toured Montana and will release an album featuring classical Filipino composers.

An enthusiastic educator, Menzales teaches at Western Nebraska Community College and the Interlochen Arts Flute Intensive, and he maintains a private studio. He holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music, where he also served as a teaching assistant to renowned flutist Bonita Boyd. In his spare time, Menzales enjoys hiking, eating, binge-watching TV shows, reading, attending drag performances, and spending time with his husband.