Phoebe Pylant is a flutist, harpist, pianist, soprano, and composer from the metro Atlanta area. She has played piano since 3rd grade, flute since 4th, and harp since 7th. She has participated in more than two dozen youth chamber groups as well as the Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Band, All-State Chorus, Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Atlanta Junior Wind Ensemble. She has attended and performed in masterclasses given by Valerie Coleman, Katherine Borst Jones, Robert Dick, Imani Winds, and Jennifer Grim, and has been commissioned twice by flutist Tadeu Coelho and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts woodwind faculty.
The Music Teachers National Association named her the 2020-2021 Georgia alternate for the woodwind competition (junior division), the 2019-2020 Georgia winner for the woodwind competition (junior division), as well as the 2021-2022 and 2020-2021 Georgia winner and Southeast regional alternate for its music composition competition (junior division). Juan Ramirez of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra named her the 2021 Georgia winner of the inaugural statewide music composition competition hosted by Ztunes Music. In 2023 Phoebe won the National Flute Association's Flute Choir Call for Scores. She is the youngest person to do so.Â
Phoebe's creative compositions have been played at many concerts, university degree recitals, and even masterclasses. Her works have been recorded by a wide selection of performers and many of these recordings are featured on this website.
Phoebe currently studies flute at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (high school program) and composes regularly.