Phoebe Pylant is an award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist from metro Atlanta who’s been making music since age 7. A passionate performer and creative voice, she plays flute, harp, piano, and sings soprano.
Phoebe is the youngest music student ever commissioned three times by the School of Music Woodwind Faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She’s also the youngest winner of the National Flute Association’s Flute Choir Call for Scores (Caged Birds) and the first-ever state winner of Georgia’s inaugural Music Composition Competition (Noctuary Sonata: Mångata Mvt.I)—judged by Juan Ramirez of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
In 2025, she earned second place in the National Junior Composers Contest (NFMC) with her solo flute piece, Growing Wings. Her works have also been recognized by organizations like YoungArts, the National Young Composers Challenge, the National Federation of Music Clubs, and the Music Teachers National Association.
Phoebe’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.
As a performer, Phoebe has played in more than two dozen youth chamber groups and top ensembles, including those at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and as part of the Georgia All-State Band and Chorus, the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta Junior Wind Ensemble. She’s has performed in masterclasses with flute and woodwind icons such as Valerie Coleman, Robert Dick, Imani Winds, Katherine Borst Jones, and Jennifer Grim.
Currently, Phoebe is studying flute performance with Grammy Award winning flutist Molly Barth 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.