Phoebe Pylant is an award-winning flutist and composer from Metro Atlanta who’s been making music since age 7. A passionate performer and creative voice, she has also a background in piano, harp, and voice.
As a flutist, Pylant has won many state and regional competitions, including the Georgia Music Teacher’s National Associations Junior Woodwind Competition. She has played in more than two dozen youth chamber groups and university ensembles, including those at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Vanderbilt University, and as part of the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, Georgia All-State Band and Chorus, and the Atlanta Junior Wind Ensemble. She has performed in masterclasses with flute and woodwind icons such as Valerie Coleman, Robert Dick, Imani Winds, Katherine Borst Jones, and Jennifer Grim.
As a composer, Pylant has been commissioned three times by the School of Music Woodwind Faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, becoming the youngest student to ever do so (Hombres Necios, Growing Wings, Za Siedmioma Górami) She is also the youngest winner of the National Flute Association’s Flute Choir Call for Scores. (Caged Birds). Additionally, her works have been recognized by organizations like ASCAP (The Rattlesnake), YoungArts, the National Young Composers Challenge (Growing Wings), the National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Music Teachers National Association (Noctuary Sonata).
Pylant’s compositions have been performed at concerts, recitals, and masterclasses across the country. Many have been recorded by a diverse lineup of musicians—and you can find a selection of those recordings here on shecomposes.com/works. She also welcomes commissions and enjoys collaborating on new projects.
Currently, Pylant is studying flute performance with Grammy Award winning flutist Molly Barth alongside a concentration in composition at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music (Class of 2029). She earned her high school diploma in flute performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2025.
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