Ayça Çetin

Turkish Flutist and Pedagogue Dr. Ayça Çetin currently serves as the Principal Flutist of Panama City
Symphony Orchestra and the Visiting Lecturer in Theory at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Praised by Leone Buyse, former principal flutist of Boston Symphony Orchestra with “excellent
intonation, fine timbral blend, impeccable articulation, brilliant technical command, and very personal
musical language,” Dr. Çetin continues to share her passion in performing, commissioning new music,
and teaching.
Having performed in Europe, United States and Asia, Dr. Çetin has made appearances at prestigious
venues such as Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and Istanbul Fulya Sanat Hall. The national and
international festivals and conventions she has performed include the International Eskisehir Music
Festival, International Mersin Music Festival, The National Flute Association, Kosovo Flute Sounds
Festival, British Flute Society, Italy Falaut Festival, Chicago Flute Club, New York Flute Club, and Hot
Springs Music Festival.
Dr. Çetin is a founding member of Duo Esplanade (flute, clarinet) and Cosmos New Music (flute, clarinet,
violin, cello, piano). She recently took Duo Esplanade to Japan, Germany and Turkey to perform and give
flute and clarinet masterclasses. The workshop on new music and improvisation at Carnegie Hall at
Resnick Education Wing was one of the highlights in Duo Esplanade’s previous seasons. Along with the
ensemble she was broadcasted live on New York Public Radio WQXR, Boston Public Radio WGBH, and
Florida’s WFSQ 91.5-FM. California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minneapolis, and Ohio
are some of the states she toured as part of the Duo. Her quintet Cosmos New Music performed at
Carnegie Weill Hall, Boston New Music Gathering, National Flute Association, Central Florida University,
Stetson University and Florida A&M University.
Shortly after coming to US with an interest towards American culture and musical scene, she has
received several awards and prizes, among them: 2015 Boston Woodwind Society Doriot Dwyer Flute
Merit Award Competition, 2012 NFA Convention Performers Competition, 2014 NFA Masterclass
Performers Competition, and honorable mention award at the Nixon Woodwind Competition in 2012.
She was also chosen as one of the finalists of 2015 New York Flute Club Competition.
A strong advocate of contemporary and world music, she has worked with Louis Andriessen, Gunther
Schuller, David Gillingham, and Libby Larsen, commissioned and premiered several solo and chamber
works by Kenji Bunch, Gregory Wanamaker, Roee Ben Sira, David Lipton, Matthew Weaver, Kevin
Wilson, Nathan Brown, and Yunus Gencer, among many. Taking part in the Refik’i Rebab Ensemble’s
“Ruhnuvaz” concert series for four years, she recorded and released a Turkish music album titled “Subhu Seher” in 2011. In addition to playing Turkish and Eastern European music in various chamber groups,
she was hand-selected to perform alongside virtuoso Greek singer Mario Frangoulis for his 2014 concert
season.
Presently she is touring as a soloist and a chamber musician, performing with orchestras including
Panama City Symphony Orchestra, Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, New Manhattan Sinfonietta,
Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, Ocala Symphony Orchestra and Tallahassee Symphony
Orchestra while maintaining her online flute studio. A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Dr. Çetin received her
degrees from Florida State University, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Central Michigan University,
and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory in Istanbul. She had the privilege to serve as a
teaching assistant of Eva Amsler and Joana White during her graduate degrees. Her other primary
teachers and mentors are Linda Toote and Vieri Bottazzini. Ayça Çetin is a Miyazawa Emerging Artist.