Biography
A multi-award-winning flutist, composer, arranger, and recording artist, Yağmur Soydemir is Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, Principal Flutist of the Turkish American Orchestra, and Jazz Flute Committee Member of the National Flute Association. She has received numerous awards in international solo flute, chamber music, and composition competitions across Europe and the United States, and performed with more than 20 prominent symphony orchestras worldwide, in addition to numerous solo and chamber performances on major stages, radio, and television, presenting her original compositions.
Expanding her expertise in classical music for over 20 years, she is also an active jazz performer, regularly appearing with her own jazz band projects and big band orchestras. She has performed at a wide range of prestigious venues such as MGM Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, Berklee Performance Center, Harvard Club of Boston, Neidorff-Karpati Hall, Emerson Colonial Theatre, Lincoln Theatre, State Theatre New Jersey, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Bergen Performing Arts Center, Charleston Music Hall, Center Stage Theater, Carolina Theatre, Florida Theatre, Kravis Center Performing Arts, Miami Beach Bandshell, Ridgefield Playhouse and more. She also performs annually at Turkish National Day Ceremonies hosted by the Boston Turkish Consulate at the Boston Turkish Consulate Residency, the Turkish Consulate in New York City, and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island State Houses. She toured as Special Guest Flutist with The Buena Vista Orchestra on its 2025 North American Tour, appearing in 14 theater shows across Boston, Danbury, Englewood, Queens, New Brunswick, Washington, Durham, Charleston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, and Miami Beach.
As a composer and arranger, Yağmur’s original works have been performed by small ensembles and orchestras, with notable performances in Turkey and the US. Alongside her artistic projects, she has been actively involved in community service, volunteering in programs supporting orphans in Ankara, Turkey, and serving as a children’s choir conductor. In Boston, she has performed in numerous outreach concerts and co-produced the Earthquake Relief Project for Türkiye, a collaborative initiative bringing together 80 musicians from 30 countries, released in partnership with Berklee Productions to raise donations for earthquake victims in Türkiye.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in 'Flute Performance' from the Nice Conservatory in France, a Master’s Degree in 'Flute Performance' from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, Switzerland, a Professional Diploma with a dual major in 'Contemporary Writing & Production' and 'Jazz Performance' at Berklee College of Music, and a second Master’s Degree in 'Global Jazz' at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, where she was awarded a full-tuition scholarship 2 times.
Her professional experience also includes roles as a Rating Auditions Assistant in the Ensemble Department at Berklee College of Music, Graduate Assistant at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, and Project Assistant as a Studio Recording Artist at the Berklee Film Scoring Studio Orchestra in the Screen Scoring Department.
Currently, alongside performing, composing, arranging, and recording, Yağmur is a dedicated educator, offering both online and in-person flute instruction, as well as specialized career coaching for musicians across a variety of professional topics.