Laurie Mielke
Flute
Laurie
always wanted to play the flute but hit middle age before the
repressed musician inside began emerging. First came recorder
studies with Suzana Cooper. In the 90's, Laurie started folk
dancing and playing recorder for English country dances.
Finally, she began the flute, studying with Marty Taylor and
Barbara Heitz. She has attended Early Music Week at Pinewoods,
numerous dance band workshops and plays with a librarians' music
ensemble. Among sources of encouragement for late blooming
musicians, she heartily recommends the book NEVER TOO LATE: MY
MUSICAL LIFE STORY, by John Holt. Laurie joined New Hots Jazz
Orchestra in 2004