Woodwinds
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Bonnie Buhler-Tanouye (Flute) is a certified Suzuki Flute instructor through the Suzuki Association of Americas. She holds a Masters of Music in Flute Performance and is a member of the Music Teachers National Association and the National Flute Association. She is co-author of the National Flute Association Publication Selected Flute Studies: A Graded guide of Etudes, Daily Studies and Method Books, published in 2005. She is an active freelance performer appearing with Las Vegas Philharmonic, Duo Mystique-Flute and Harp, the Southern Nevada Arts Orchestra and the “Phantom” at the Venetian. She has been a featured soloist with the Desert Springs Chamber Orchestra, the UNLV Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, the Margot Mink-Colbert Dance Company. She has directed a private flute studio in Las Vegas since 1997.
Carol Embry (Clarinet, Saxophone) received her Master’s Degree in Clarinet Performance from The University of Southern California and her Bachelor’s Degree in Music from California State University, Hayward. She has performed with the Nevada Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the Nevada Chamber Orchestra, and the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Embry teaches both clarinet and saxophone at NSA.
Christina Hadley (Flute) graduated Summa cum Laude with a Master’s degree in flute performance from UNLV as the outstanding graduate of the music department in May 2004. As an undergraduate student, she performed with the UNLV Wind Symphony, with which she recorded and toured the U.S. and Japan, and with the UNLV Symphony Orchestra as principal flute for four years. She is a recipient of the Liberace Scholarship, the UNLV Alumni Scholarship and the Morelli Woodwind Quintet Scholarship. Christina is the second flutist (acting principal during the 2006-2007 Season) of the Las Vegas Philharmonic and with the Philharmonic has performed with many artists including Placido Domingo, Il Divo, Vanessa Williams, Jerry Lewis and Andrea Bocelli. She is a frequent player in the the “Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular” show at the the Venetian. As a soloist, Christina has played with College of Southern Nevada Orchestra and with the University of Nevada Symphony Orchestra as a James K. Huntzinger Concerto Competition winner in 1998,1999 and 2001. Ms. Hadley is an adjunct flute instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Martin Radunz (Oboe, Saxophone) is a Las Vegas woodwind instrumentalist performing in Broadway Theater, Las Vegas showrooms and symphonic concert settings. He joined the NSA faculty in 1995 as instructor of oboe, clarinet and saxophone. As a paraprofessional teacher at the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts, he coaches woodwind sectionals and ensembles. Mr. Radunz is a graduate of Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a former member of the U.S. Air Force Band, Washington, D.C.. Marty is currently one of the woodwind players in the “The Producers” at the Paris Hotel and Casino
