KRISTEN HOLRITZ, FLUTE
Principal Flute, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
Adjunct Flute Professor, Lee University
Adjunct Flute Professor, Southern Adventist University
Noted for her “beautiful tone and vibrato”, Kristen Holritz makes her home on stage as a remarkably versatile flutist. In the fall of 2013 she was appointed Principal Flute with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. Ms. Holritz performs regularly with Nashville Opera and as a substitute musician with Nashville Symphony, Alabama Symphony, and Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. Other orchestral appearances have included Memphis Symphony, Knoxville Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, Iris Orchestra, and Charleston Symphony.
Equally invested as a teacher, Ms. Holritz serves as Adjunct Flute Professor at Lee University, Southern Adventist University and will temporarily join the faculty at Vanderbilt University as Adjunct Instructor of Flute for the fall of 2022. As a chamber musician, Ms. Holritz can be seen on stage with her husband, violinist Josh Holritz, under their duo name Schaafritz. She is a Faculty Artist for the Bay View Music Festival, a collegiate chamber music experience focused on wind quintet repertoire found along the beautiful coast of Northern Michigan. Ms. Holritz holds a Bachelor Degree in Flute Performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a Master Degree in Flute Performance from The Juilliard School.