Bonnie Josephine Lake

Background

Lake, Bonnie Josephine was born on April 22, 1930 in Cleveland. Daughter of Frederic Cleland and Clara Josephine (Haskins) Lake.

Education

Studied with Maurice Sharpe, 1946-1948; studied with Robert Willoughby, 1949-1955; Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music in Education, Oberlin College Conservatory, 1952; studied with William Kincaid, 1954-1962; Master of Music, Oberlin College Conservatory, 1955; certified in flute, Mozarteum Somer Academy, Salzburg, Austria, 1958; certified in flute, chamber music, Academy International d'Ete, Nice, France, 1961; studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal, 1961.

Career

With, Akron (Ohio) Symphony, 1952-1954; flutist, piccolo, Indianapolis Symphony, 1955-1957; flutist, Baltimore Symphony, since 1957; piccoloist, Baltimore Symphony, 1957-1962; assistant 1st flute, Baltimore Symphony, 1962-1976; 2d flute, Baltimore Symphony, since 1976; professor flute, Peabody Institute Music, Baltimore, since 1958; professor flute, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland., since 1962. Adjunct teacher flute Oberlin (Ohio) Conservatory, 1952-1955, Jordan College Music, Indianapolis, 1955-1957. Flutist La d'Oro Trio, Baltimore, 1967-1970, Maryland.

Quintet, Baltimore, 1966-1970, Philadelphia Composers Forum, 1968-1969, Res Musica, Baltimore, 1979-1986. Judge, teacher master classes Flute Socs. Baltimore and Washington.

Achievements

• Bonnie Josephine Lake has been listed as a noteworthy Flutist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Music Teachers National Association, Women in the Arts, American Federation Music (scholar 1948), National Flute Association, Mu Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Lambda.

Interests

• Avocations: collecting graphic art, contemporary jewelry and antiques, traveling, reading.

Connections

Father:

Frederic Cleland Lake

Mother:

Clara Josephine (Haskins) Lake