Known for his richly expressive tone and artistry, flutist Lucian Rinando is admired equally for his orchestral and chamber music performances. He was the Principal Flutist of the Garden State Philharmonic, a position he held for 19 seasons. Among the many engagements that he has performed within the New York metropolitan area are the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra as an Artistic Extra, Principal Flute for the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra and Principal Flute for Cantori New York, New York City Opera National touring company, and Broadway shows to mention a few.
As a chamber musician, he performed for more than a decade with his trio, Elysian, an ensemble of flute, cello, and harp with cellist Samuel Magill and harpist Elaine Christy. They were winners of the Artists’ International Award and performed their debut recital at Weill Recital Hall in 1997. Writing in Strings Magazine, Edith Eisler praised the group as “masters of their instruments”. Elysian was a touring artist for the Costa Rica International Music Festival in 2000. In 2020 he formed the ensemble Sono Auros with cellist Sam Magill and harpist Melanié Genin.
Mr. Rinando participated in the New York Public Library Concert Series, The Red Bank Chamber Music Society, and the Tower Hill Chamber Music Society. He performed in the New York Chamber Music Festival at Symphony Space in New York with musical luminaries such as Pascal Rogé, Carol Farley, and members of the Metropolitan Orchestra. He played the world premiere of Arabesques by Paul Chihara written for the festival. In 2012, he performed chamber music as a participant in the Festival Albert Roussel in France and Belgium.
Mr. Rinando is currently a faculty member at the University of North Carolina School for the Arts Community School and the Academy of Music in High Point, North Carolina. Prior to moving to North Carolina, he was a member of the music faculty at Ocean County College from 2013-2020 and was an Instructor of Flute at the Monmouth Conservatory of Music in Red Bank, NJ from 2001-2020.
Lucian has shared with his flute students the French Conservatory training that he obtained from his mentor Bernard Z. Goldberg. Mr. Rinando has given masterclasses in the US and abroad. Under the astute pedagogy of Mr. Goldberg, he earned a Bachelor of Music Performance Cum Laude, from Duquesne University. He also studied in New York with renowned flutists Jeanne Baxtresser, Trudy Kane, and Judith Mendenhall. In addition, Lucian apprenticed with Anne Pollack at Your Flute Works as a flute technician for five years. He now offers flute repair with his business, FluteSoLucian, in Greensboro, NC.
