Oregon Symphony Musician Bio

Carla Wilson

Flute, Piccolo

After attending Oregon Symphony Youth Concerts as a child, Carla Wilson knew she wanted to be an orchestral musician. Upon receiving a bachelor of music education degree from Lewis and Clark College, Carla joined the Oregon Symphony in 1973. She had the unique opportunity of playing and studying the orchestral repertoire along side her teacher, principal flutist John May. Encouraged by May to continue her studies, she attended the Académie Internationale d’Été in Nice, France with Jean Pierre Rampal in 1974. In 1979 Carla earned a masters of music in flute performance at Northwestern University as a student of Walfrid Kujala, Robert Dick and Keith Underwood.

Carla is a strong advocate for music in the schools. As a musician with the Oregon Symphony she has served on the Education Committee and participated in the educational activities sponsored by the orchestra both in town and on tour. She is active in developing programs that introduce classical music to students in the classroom. Currently Carla is working with classroom teachers developing arts integrated curriculum units with a music focus. She has been a flute instructor at Lewis and Clark College, Reed College and Linfield College. She maintains a private flute studio in Northeast Portland.

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