Carla Rees

Carla Rees is a Professor of Low Flutes and Contemporary Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she also serves as Undergraduate Head of Year and Coordinator of the flute department. She holds a PhD from the Royal College of Music, researching extended techniques for Kingma System flutes. Her career spans performance, composition, and pedagogy, focusing on contemporary and baroque flute repertoire. She leads rarescale, a contemporary chamber ensemble, and directs Tetractys Publishing, specializing in low flute works. She is Editor of the Pan journal for the British Flute Society and Programme Leader for an online Music degree at the Open College of the Arts.

• Education: PhD in Music (Royal College of Music), Flute and Composition degrees
• Research: Kingma System flutes, microtonality, extended techniques, and composer-performer collaboration
• Performance: Over 30 CDs, including with Royal Ballet Sinfonia and Ensemble Neumusik im Ostseeraum

Her work explores interdisciplinary performance, including telematic systems and ecosystemic electronics. She has premiered hundreds of new works and collaborates with global composers and ensembles. Recent activities include jury roles at international competitions and academic engagements at institutions like Goldsmiths University and the Sibelius Academy.