Noteworthy Duo is a flute and guitar duo committed to commissioning, recording, and performing the highest quality of music for this unique instrumental combination. By working with the best composers and concert presenters in the world, the duo shares their music with a wide variety of people. Their mission is to reach a non-classical audience, inspire the classical listener, and deliver musical moments that touch lives.

In 2005, Lisa Schroeder founded Noteworthy Duo as a desire to bring the stunning, passionate, and soothing sounds of flute and guitar to the world. As a flutist, she was drawn to this format at a very young age. Although guitar is sometimes heard as accompaniment to the flute, Lisa sought to change that by seeking out the best guitarists to perform works of equal parts. Noteworthy Duo carefully selects repertoire based upon True Artistic Beauty and Integrity.

EXCITING NEWS:

1/17/12 •Noteworthy Duo releases its 2nd CD, As In Dreams…Reflections for Flute and Guitar, featuring works by Máximo Diego Pujol, Jorge Cardoso, Celso Machado, Christopher Caliendo, Ernesto Cordero, Ariel Ramirez, and a beautiful work written especially for them by José Luis Merlin!

3/4/12 •Special Guest Guitarist, You Wang, joins Lisa Schroeder for the Sioux City Chamber Music Concert Series!

6/10/12 •Special Guest Composer/Guitarist, José Luis Merlin joins Lisa Schroeder at California Heights United Methodist Church for a very unique concert of Maestro Merlin’s music!

* For complete concert info, please click on “concerts”

Meet the performers:

Flutist, Lisa Schroeder is an accomplished Los Angeles based performer, teacher, and clinician. As a Solo Artist with Altus Flutes, and as flutist with Noteworthy Duo, she has established herself as a first-rate artist and teacher, performing in Concerts and giving Master Classes across the United States and Europe. Lisa Schroeder is the winner of the 2009 National Flute Association Convention Performers Competition, and a consecutive winner (2008-2011) of the Professional Flute Choir Competition in which she performed principal bass flute at the Kansas City, New York City, Anaheim, and Charlotte Conventions. She is currently on faculty at Vanguard University of Southern California and Golden West College. www.lisaschroeder.org

José Luis Merlin is a world-renowned guitarist, professor, and composer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has published more than 12 recordings in USA, Japan, Austria and Argentina and has made more than thirty international tours. José Luis Merlin’s compositions are included in studio programs at universities and conservatories; are played and recorded by musicians around the world; and have received critical acclaim in the music press. He has worked as an orchestrator, arranger, and composer for movie soundtracks, including "City of Your Final Destination” staring Sir Anthony Hopkins. José Luis Merlin has performed as a soloist with the Symphonies of Rosario and San Juan (Argentina), and with numerous chamber ensembles.
www.joseluismerlin.com

You Wang is a classical guitarist virtuoso, who began his training at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China at age 13. You Wang received a full- scholarship to study with Maestro Denis Azabagic in Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University from 2004 to 2010. Since 2000, You Wang has received first prizes in many major competitions including: The 2nd Indiana International Guitar Festival & Competition, Louisville International Guitar Competition, ECU Summer Guitar workshop Competition. And top prizes in Boston International Guitar Competition, Columbus Guitar Competition and Symposium, “American Society of Musicians” National Competition for all instruments, Hong Kong 3rd International Guitar Competition and Chinese Young Artist National Competition. www.youwangguitar.com