Timothy Hagen, Flute

Biography

Praised for his "technical virtuosity and musical sensitivity" (NewMusicBox) and “real flair” (The Well-Tempered Ear), Timothy Hagen is a laureate of multiple national and international competitions, including the Myrna Brown Artist Competition and Australian International Flute Competition. He is currently Principal Flute of the Dubuque Symphony, was Principal Flute of the Missouri Symphony from 2009-2016, and has performed with orchestras across the country, including the Minnesota Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony, and Dallas Wind Symphony. His compositions have won numerous awards from the National Flute Association and are commissioned and performed by musicians throughout North America, while his scholarly work has appeared in the journals of the National Flute Association (USA) and British Flute Society. 

Dr. Hagen studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, University of Southern California, Colburn School, and The University of Texas at Austin, and his teachers include Marianne Gedigian, Jim Walker, Philip Dunigan, Renée Siebert, Tadeu Coelho, Chelsea Czuchra, Felicia McNaught, and Tina Ballard. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music, where he teaches flute and performs with the Wingra Wind Quintet.