Marilyn Maingart, Flute Soloist Marilyn Maingart, Principal Flutist of the Symphony of the Americas and the Palm Beach Pops, has extended her virtuosity playing in recordings, television, radio, Broadway, rock, opera, and chamber music all over the world. She studied at Philadelphia Music Academy with John Wummer, and with Jean- Pierre Rampal at his Master Classes in Nice, France. She was the First Grand Prize Winner of the First Financial Music Showcase Competition in Miami, Florida. Internationally, Marilyn was Principal Flutist of "Opera Barga", of Barga,Italy, playing six weeks of Puccini Operas. She was Principal Flutist of the Belgian Radio and Television Orchestra and the National Symphony of Belgium. She joined James Galway, performing in several quartets in London. In addition to flute, Marilyn was the featured soloist on electric piccolo in the avante-garde rock group,"Soft Verdict" on several of their European and Japanese albums. From 1998-2001, she toured the Orient as soloist with the world renowned Montovani Orchestra. In the U.S., Marilyn performed as soloist twice with the Bergen Philharmonic in New Jersey conducted by David Gilbert of the New York Philharmonic. She was the Principal Flutist of the Jefferson Symphony of Colorado. Principal Flute of the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra for eight years, and a founding member of the orchestra, she recently went back to Evergreen as their guest soloist for their 25 year reunion concert. Marilyn has performed in New York City at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center., She has appeared twice at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. – in 2002 as soloist with the Greek Hellenic Camerata, and in 2008 with the Czech Moravian Virtuosi as part of the Symphony of the Americas Summerfest Tour. Within the Summerfest Series, she also performed as soloist with the Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra in 2003 through Budapest, Central & South America, and in 2010 with the Mont Blanc Chamber Orchestra of France. Marilyn has been Principal Flutist in over 25 Broadway productions, and has worked with such esteemed artists as Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra Jr., Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Zero Mostel, Debbie Reynolds, James Taylor, Judy Collins, and countless others..