Introduction

Hannah Hammel Maser joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as Principal Flute in January 2020. She also plays regularly with Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings and New Music Detroit. Before joining the DSO, Hannah held the position of Principal Flute of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra from 2017-2019. 

Hannah is a sought after teacher and orchestral excerpt coach. Hannah served as acting Assistant Professor of Flute at Michigan State University during the spring 2023 semester. She has been invited to teach for the Cleveland Institute of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, University of North Texas, University of Michigan, and Michigan State University and was a coach for Sphinx's 2022 Audition Intensive at New World Symphony in Miami. Hannah has an active private studio in Detroit and enjoys coaching flutists virtually.

Education

  • BM Flute Performance (with Music Theory minor), The Oberlin Conservatory (2015); studied with Alexa Still
  • MM Flute Performance, Rice University Shepherd School of Music (2017); studied with Leone Buyse

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor of Flute, Michigan State University
  • Coach, Sphinx's 2022 Audition Intensive at New World Symphony