Anne Munro
Anne Munro was born and raised in Shepherdstown, WV where she attended public school and college. At Shepherd University she received a BA in Music Education, and studied flute with Dr. K. Farrell Coy. Further graduate studies in music education and general education were completed at the University of Maryland, Western Maryland College, and Frostburg State University. After graduating from Shepherd and while working on her graduate degree, Anne studied flute with the late Britton Johnson, former principal flutist of the Baltimore Symphony and flute instructor at the Peabody Conservatory. She also studied cello with the late Henry Jarvinen of Kensington, MD. Prior to her employment at Shepherd, Anne taught music for eighteen years in the Washington County, MD public school system, where she worked as a string instructor and orchestra director at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
Presently, Anne is adjunct professor of flute at Shepherd University, director of the Shepherd flute ensemble, co-director and coordinator of the Shepherd Preparatory Orchestra, and a member of the recently formed faculty wind trio, Shepherd Three. She is also coordinator of the Shepherd University Department of Music Preparatory Division and teaches flute to area students.
Besides teaching flute and strings, Anne works as a freelance musician. She has performed as principal flutist with many local orchestras including the Millbrook Orchestra and Maryland Symphony. She has also performed as a flute soloist with several orchestras playing works including Bach's Suite in B Minor, Telemann's Suite in A Minor, and Mozart's Concerto in G Major. In addition, she performs solo recitals and performs for weddings, receptions and other special performances with the Antietam Chamber Ensembles.
Call or write:
Ms. Anne Munro
Department of Music and Theater
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304.876.5555 or 800.344.5231 ext. 5555