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TRAINED IN SAN FRANCISCO, ROME, LONDON AND NEW YORK CITY,
ANNE BRINGS PASSION AND FINESSE TO EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
Anne Sheedy

Anne Sheedy has been a friend and associate of mine since 1971. She has performed my work in live performance, at the Ballroom in Soho, in the studio and on jingle recording sessions at the Warehouse Studios on West 46th Street. I’ve always considered Anne to be an excellent musician and a true musical colleague.”  
– Alan Menken, Oscar, Tony and Grammy Award winning Broadway and Film composer

Anne Sheedy is a well-known and highly respected person among the top classical and working orchestral musicians in the New York metropolitan area…Her playing is characterized by its brilliance, technical panache, and extraordinary beauty and depth of tone… I’ve attended many of her chamber recitals and superb orchestra performances. She has also played in the pit of two of my Broadway shows and was specifically hired for extensive solos (flute, alto flute, and piccolo) for an off-Broadway work I did with Tommy Tune, as well as for one of my film scores. Not the least reason for Ms. Sheedy’s success is her gift as an attentive and involved teacher. I can, in fact, point to a generation of younger active and successful flutists who have studied with her to great advantage. I had the opportunity to observe one of her master classes and can attest to her tireless dedication, talent for working with others, and ability to impart musical wisdom and instruction. This is a great team player who exudes talent and good will. – Maury Yeston, Tony Award winning Broadway Composer former director of undergraduate studies, Music department, Yale University

“In all my years conducting on Broadway and playing and conducting for National Touring companies, I have rarely had an opportunity to work with anyone as professional as Anne Sheedy.  Her playing is at the very highest level and her attitude is refreshing.  I look forward to working with her again.” David Skouson, Broadway music director and pianist

“Anne is one of the most gifted performers to come to my attention.  For the perceptive listener, her playing is a rare delight.  I’ve performed the Brandenberg Concertos with her as well as other chamber works.  I’ve had the pleasure of conducting her performances of the Mozart Flute Concertos, the Barber Capricorn Concerto and many other works that featured her playing.  She has my highest recommendation.”  – Oscar Shumsky, Juilliard Faculty, Violin Virtuoso, Artist and Conductor (deceased)

Anne Sheedy is that rare artist who is as gifted and creative as an educator as she is as a musician. Her capacity to draw new listeners inside the experience of complex music, to open up the pleasures of classical music (and other kinds of music) to those with no musical background, is inspiring to me and to the burgeoning field of teaching artists of which she is one of this nation's finest. The skill is one of heart, and Anne's is big and adept enough to invite in anyone and help them discover their artistic birthright. – Eric Booth, faculty of Juilliard and The Kennedy Center, Editor of the Teaching Artist Journal.

I had the pleasure of bringing Ms. Sheedy to our school [Madison Public School; Madison, Nebraska]. She spent a day working with my flute students. All the students felt good about their experiences during the day. Topics covered were tone quality, breath support, phrasing, posture and others. My students are anxious to have Ms. Sheedy back this year. Their enthusiastic requests to have another 'Flute Day with Anne Sheedy' make it easy for me to recommend her to any music educator. She is able to present materials to all age groups in a fun, engaging and easy to understand manner. – Rob Hartung, Director, Dragon Bands, Madison, Nebraska
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