Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry

Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry is a soloist, orchestral, and chamber musician who has been hailed by the Washington Post for “absolutely gorgeous flute-playing.” 

Dr. Laura Kaufman Mowry is a newly appointed adjunct applied flute professor of George Mason University’s Dewberry School of Music, effective Fall 2024 semester. Dr. Mowry has served as Principal Flute of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra since 2023. In addition, she has performed with a variety of renowned ensembles, including the National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Annapolis Symphony, Fairfax Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, DC Public Opera, Buffalo Philharmonic, and New World Symphony as a guest musician. She performs in District5, a DC-based wind quintet dedicated to innovative ways of presenting classical music.

Dr. Mowry is a passionate educator. She maintains a private flute studio and has also coached wind players at the University of Maryland, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, American Youth Philharmonic, and the University of Maryland High School Academy. She is also the Director of the American Youth Philharmonic Flute Ensemble.

Dr. Mowry has received national recognition from prize-winning performances at the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition, National Society of Arts and Letters Wind Competition, New York Flute Club Competition, Flute Society of Washington Young Artist Competition, Pasadena Instrumental Competition, among others. Her experiences have inspired her to assist other musicians with competition preparation and overcoming performance anxiety. She holds degrees from Eastman School of Music, The Colburn School, and the University of Maryland.

Adjunct Applied Professor

• Flute

Education

• BM, Eastman School of Music
• MM, The Colburn School 
• DMA, University of Maryland