A versatile musician, Pamela Sklar performs for recording sessions, ensembles, recitals, orchestras, opera and theater; her many varied  musical activities include classical, blues/jazz, rock, folk, pop music & experimental theater. Pamela composes music for ensembles.
"...flutist Pamela Sklar presented a sparkilng evening...talented...stirring..."
THE CALGARY SUN, CANADA

“Sklar is engaging and especially piquant…a sweet-toned player, she displayed excellent control and a fine sense of dynamics even in the fleetest, most demanding passages.”
THE HARTFORD COURANT  

"Flutist Pamela Sklar was deft in adapting her style to Claude Bolling's jazz-classical crossover music."
THE TIMES TRIBUNE - PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
“…dazzling technique…”
THE DENVER POST 

“…sensual solos from the flute…an uncanny ability to switch from Baroque or Classical themes to jazz...fresh enthusiasm and vigor…the lush sweetness of Sklar’s three flutes was a joy.”
THE NEWS TRIBUNE, TACOMA, WASHINGTON

“The spectacularly outfitted Pamela Sklar was an adroit and style-conscious performer.”
THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR  

"stimulating... hearty applause...delightful listening..."
THE NEW YORK TIMES 

"...engaging...piquant...delightful..."
THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Sklar, a master of control and dynamics, conjured up delicious imagery-rich, pure  sound."
THE BOSTON GLOBE

"Sklar continued to beam her beauteous radiance through her flute."
THE ANN ARBOR NEWS  

"Flutist Pamela Sklar's purity of tone and agile execution were well suited to Claude Bolling's Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano."
THE WASHINGTON POST

"flawless intonation..lovely and lively"
THE WASHINGTON TIMES   

pamela_sklar_hs250Pamela Sklar performs frequently in the New York area on Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute and Bass Flute. She enjoys working closely with composers & jazz artists and appears annually with Dave Brubeck. With Alan Hovhaness she was a featured performer in a program of the composer's works at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY. She has played for Herbie Hancock with the JVC Jazz Festival Orchestra and performs at major halls & venues with various groups.

Director of the Nationally recognized trio L'Arema, she performed critically acclaimed original arrangements of music by Leonard Bernstein and worked closely with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Karel Husa. With L'Arema she premiered many new works, some of which are considered among standard repertoire for wind trio. For the National Flute Association in Washington, D.C. she also premiered new American works for solo flute. An artist/composer member of BMI, Pamela is currently composing a new piece for the NFA's Jazz Flute Big Band.

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