ABOUT ARTURO RODRIGUEZ

Energetic, Passionate, and Engaging Flutist...

Arturo Rodriguez is a flutist, composer, recording artist, and flute teacher based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. Arturo has performed in a variety of concert halls such as The Fillmore, Paramount Theater, and the Sydney Opera House. Arturo has studied with Gail Edwards, Maria Tamburrino, and Mathew Krejci. He has participated in masterclasses led by Jennifer Olson, Viviana Guzman, Monica Anthony, Ray Furuta, and Valerie Coleman. Arturo performs around the bay area with various orchestras and chamber ensembles across the bay area. 

He has also performed with a variety of musical ensembles across the bay area. His talents were included in various Undercover Presents events and albums including Tribute to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club and Green Day's Dookie. He has also performed with artists such as The Dear Hunter, Diana Gameros, and Palette Swap Ninja. 

His current projects include a 9-movement symphonic requiem called Requiem Sinfonica; a requiem without words, which is dedicated to the victims and their families of the Ghost Ship Fire, a professional flute duo called the Etesian Duo with fellow co-founder, Alan Berquist as well as the newly formed Deep Tones Wind Quintet, a POC music ensemble seeking to change the music landscape and perform works by a variety of composers of diverse backgrounds. He currently serves as flute faculty with the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra in Berkeley and a Flute Ambassador with the Awesöme Orchestra Collective lead by David Möschler.