Lily Wintringham began studying the flute at the age of ten after four years of violin training. Ms. Wintringham made her professional debut at the age of eleven as a soloist in a performance of Mozart’s Flute Concerto in D Major with the Hongming Youth Orchestra in China. She has appeared as a soloist with several orchestras since, including the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra and the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. She has won several awards including the Arizona State University Concerto Competition, the University of Wyoming Jacob’s Concerto Competition, the China Woodwind Competition, the Hunan Winds Competition, and the Chinese Young Artists Competition. Additionally, she was selected to perform in the honor’s convocation of the China Woodwind Competition as the exceptional winner that year. In 2008, she was invited to represent Mainland China in a performance of the “Concert of Chinese Exceptional Flutists of Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao” in Hong Kong, and her flute quartet served as guest artists at the Hong Kong Flute Academy.

Ms. Wintringham was a member of the Arizona Contemporary Music Ensemble, with whom she had the opportunity to explore new music compositions by many fine international composers. During her studies, she garnered principal positions in the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra, the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, the UW Wind Symphony, the Xinghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, and the Xinghai Conservatory Flute Ensemble. Furthermore, she also held substitute positions for flute and piccolo in the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra—one of the top orchestras in China—during the 2008-2009 concert season.

An advocate of contemporary music, Ms. Wintringham is constantly working with composers to commission and premiere new works. In 2011, she was invited to collaborate with Pulitzer Prize winner, Jennifer Higdon, and the University of Wyoming Chorus in their tour in Seattle and recording of her work O’Magnum Mysterium for choir and two flutes. She has premiered numerous works by composers in both the United States and China, including works for solo flute/piccolo and piano, as well as chamber and orchestral works.

Ms. Wintringham held faculty positions at the Rowan Community Music School from 2018-2020, and the Eastman Community Music School from 2014-2017, where she served as the Director of the New Horizons (NH) Flute Ensemble, and as the NH Flute Mentor. She also served as guest artist in residency at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in China.

Since 2015, Ms. Wintringham began exploring a different side of the music industry, managing and assisting artists in international touring projects. Passionate about the business side of the music field, she has represented artists in the US, Japan, South Korea and China. Since 2017, she has served as an artist liaison for an annual summer music camp held in Zhuhai, China. In addition to serving as the President of the International Saxophone Academy, Ms. Wintringham is the Operations Manager at 8VA Music Consultancy, a global public relations and strategic consultancy specializing in the performing arts market. Additionally, from 2020-2023, she was a member of the Program Development and Concert Production teams at MidAmerica Productions and MidAm International in NYC, where she worked with musicians from all over the world to produce concerts at Carnegie Hall and abroad.

Ms. Wintringham holds a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou, China, and a Performance Certificate from the University of Wyoming.