Cindy Anne Broz was born and raised in Salt Lake City and began studying flute at the age of nine. Her primary teachers included members of the Utah Symphony (Erich Graf, Michael Vance, and Jane Wadsworth). Ms. Broz earned a B.A. in Flute Performance from the University of Utah. She also studied privately with Julius Baker, Claude Monteux, and Murray Panitz. While living in Utah, she performed with the Utah Opera, the Salt Lake City Chamber Orchestra, the Ballet West Orchestra, as well as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
After moving to California in 1982, Ms. Broz established a career as a free-lance musician performing as a soloist, in chamber ensembles, and orchestras throughout Southern California. An active theater musician, she has played at San Diego’s leading venues including The Old Globe Theater (where she performed in the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods), the La Jolla Playhouse, and the San Diego Civic Center. She served as principal flutist with the California Consort Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Classics4Kids Philharmonic, and the Pacific Lyric Opera Company. Cindy is the founding member of The WindSong Consort (mixed winds/wind quintet) and Flûtes de Salon (flute quartet).
Also a recitalist and presenter on the East Coast, Ms. Broz has appeared as a soloist and clinician in the Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Maine, and Washington D.C. regions, and is a frequent presenter at flute festivals and conventions for organizations including the National Flute Association, the Flute Society of Washington (Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention), the San Diego Flute Guild, the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia, and the Greater Los Angeles Flute Society.
Cindy takes an active role in serving musical (specifically flute) community organizations throughout the United States. At present, she holds the position of President of the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia (and has served as the Competitions Chair for the past twelve years). Cindy was the President of the San Diego Flute Guild from 2004-2006, and served on this organization’s board for many years. She has also held roles and committee positions with the National Flute Association and the Flute Society of Washington (D.C.),
An avid supporter of new music, Broz has given full recitals introducing major works by composers Eric Ewazen and Daniel Dorff, including Ewazen’s A Night in New Orleans (Sonatine for Solo Flute), Dorff’s Sonata (Three Lakes) for Flute and Piano, Dorff’s For Elise for Flute and Piano (all of which she commissioned). Broz, with pianist Charles Abramovic, will release an “all Ewazen and Dorff” CD on the Albany Records label. "A Song from the Heart" (the title track), includes five works written for her and five first recordings.
Cindy recently commissioned celebrated composer Samuel Zyman to write a new work dedicated to the memory of her mother, Nancy Aline Strong (1934-1985). Broz and Zyman gave the world premiere of this beautiful work (Canción de Cuna for Flute and Piano) at the 2019 National Flute Association Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is also a co-commissioner of Amanda Harberg’s Court Dances (Suite for Flute and Piano) and James Stephenson’s Sonata for Piccolo and Piano.
Cindy has written articles for Flute Talk Magazine, Flutist Quarterly, and many other publications. In 2007, she was the subject of a full-length article ("Motivating Students: The Flute Studio of Cindy Anne Broz") in Flute Talk Magazine. Her articles on practice techniques, college audition preparation, and studio management and teaching have been published in newsletters across the US and abroad. Several of her articles have been adopted as curriculum for university music programs. She is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). Her flute and clarinet edition of A Treasury of Puccini Duets: 8 Favorite Arias is published by Theodore Presser Company and received the J.W. Pepper "Editor's Choice Distinction.”
After moving to California in 1982, Ms. Broz established a career as a free-lance musician performing as a soloist, in chamber ensembles, and orchestras throughout Southern California. An active theater musician, she has played at San Diego’s leading venues including The Old Globe Theater (where she performed in the world premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods), the La Jolla Playhouse, and the San Diego Civic Center. She served as principal flutist with the California Consort Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Classics4Kids Philharmonic, and the Pacific Lyric Opera Company. Cindy is the founding member of The WindSong Consort (mixed winds/wind quintet) and Flûtes de Salon (flute quartet).
Also a recitalist and presenter on the East Coast, Ms. Broz has appeared as a soloist and clinician in the Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Maine, and Washington D.C. regions, and is a frequent presenter at flute festivals and conventions for organizations including the National Flute Association, the Flute Society of Washington (Mid-Atlantic Flute Convention), the San Diego Flute Guild, the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia, and the Greater Los Angeles Flute Society.
Cindy takes an active role in serving musical (specifically flute) community organizations throughout the United States. At present, she holds the position of President of the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia (and has served as the Competitions Chair for the past twelve years). Cindy was the President of the San Diego Flute Guild from 2004-2006, and served on this organization’s board for many years. She has also held roles and committee positions with the National Flute Association and the Flute Society of Washington (D.C.),
An avid supporter of new music, Broz has given full recitals introducing major works by composers Eric Ewazen and Daniel Dorff, including Ewazen’s A Night in New Orleans (Sonatine for Solo Flute), Dorff’s Sonata (Three Lakes) for Flute and Piano, Dorff’s For Elise for Flute and Piano (all of which she commissioned). Broz, with pianist Charles Abramovic, will release an “all Ewazen and Dorff” CD on the Albany Records label. "A Song from the Heart" (the title track), includes five works written for her and five first recordings.
Cindy recently commissioned celebrated composer Samuel Zyman to write a new work dedicated to the memory of her mother, Nancy Aline Strong (1934-1985). Broz and Zyman gave the world premiere of this beautiful work (Canción de Cuna for Flute and Piano) at the 2019 National Flute Association Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is also a co-commissioner of Amanda Harberg’s Court Dances (Suite for Flute and Piano) and James Stephenson’s Sonata for Piccolo and Piano.
Cindy has written articles for Flute Talk Magazine, Flutist Quarterly, and many other publications. In 2007, she was the subject of a full-length article ("Motivating Students: The Flute Studio of Cindy Anne Broz") in Flute Talk Magazine. Her articles on practice techniques, college audition preparation, and studio management and teaching have been published in newsletters across the US and abroad. Several of her articles have been adopted as curriculum for university music programs. She is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers). Her flute and clarinet edition of A Treasury of Puccini Duets: 8 Favorite Arias is published by Theodore Presser Company and received the J.W. Pepper "Editor's Choice Distinction.”