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Jane Rutter is one of Australia’s most brilliant and versatile musicians. She is one of the few classical flautists in the world with the ability to cross over into jazz and pop. Jane has performed in the UK, Europe, USA, South-East Asia, the South Pacific, South America and China. Since 1990, she has been a household name in Australia, appearing on every major television show.

Jane studied with Michael Scott at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and then with Alain Marion and Jean-Pierre Rampal in Paris. After this she returned to Australia to lecture in flute and chamber music at the Sydney Conservatorium.

Jane has performed many times at the Sydney Opera House, toured extensively, has widely performed her one woman show Tutti Flutti, played at the 1999 National Flute Convention in Atlanta, USA and in 2000 was international guest artist at the International Flute Festival, Brazil. In 2005 Jane was the Patron of the Australian International Flute Convention.

She has also presented on Channel Nine’s Getaway, winning a "Peoples' Choice" award, and has received critical acclaim as a composer, on her album, Blo, where she collaborated with Oscar nominee David Hirshfelder. She played the role of Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Karnak Playhouse. 

 “I was thrilled to be invited to be Patron of this emerging conservatorium”, said Jane.  “I very much look forward to visiting the Mid North Coast in the near future”.

Jane appears as guest soloist with many prominent artists across different styles, including Richard Bonynge, Christopher Hogwood, Michael Crawford, The Manhattan Transfer, David Helfgott, Peter Cousens, Tina Arena, Rick Price, Slava Grigoryan and Simon Tedeschi. Jane performs with many Australian Symphony orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the City of Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra to name a few.

“Jane is an established artist with ABC Classics and has recorded twelve solo albums, all of which have been best sellers”, said Chair of CMNC Leigh Vaughan.