Biography
Michael Lynn performed for the inaugural luncheon for President Barack Obama’s first term and has given concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Taiwan, and Japan with Apollo’s Fire, Mercury Baroque, ARTEK, Oberlin Baroque Ensemble, Smithsonian Chamber Players, Tafelmusik, American Baroque Ensemble, Handel & Haydn Society, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Cleveland Opera, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and many other ensembles.
He teaches each summer at the Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute and has taught other workshops throughout the country. Lynn previously taught at the University of Michigan, Oakland University, Case Western Reserve University, and at the Recorder Institute of Indiana University.
Known for his knowledge of historical flutes, Lynn maintains a website—www.originalflutes.com—based on his flute collection and presents lectures and demonstrations about the history of the flute. His recent presentations include the 19th-century French Flute Extravaganza at Oberlin Conservatory, the International Congress of the National Association for Music Instruments in Tavira, Portugal, and the Early Music Department of the Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espectáculo in Porto, Portugal.
Lynn previously served Oberlin as associate dean for facilities and technology for 15 years.
