Dr. Potter has performed in London, Paris, Mexico City, Toronto, New Orleans, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Phoenix, Dallas, Boston, and Atlanta. She is an internationally recognized alto and bass flute virtuoso and her CD Flute Menagerie features solo works for alto and bass. She has commissioned and premiered many works for alto and bass, including Stone Suite by Sonny Burnette, Baikal Journey by Catherine McMichael, Obstinato and Scareso by Mike Mower and Two for Two by Katherine Hoover. Upcoming performances include San Diego, Kansas City and in England at the British Flute Society Convention.
She has written and arranged many books. Halloween Duets (now part of Fun Flute Duets) and The Alto and Bass Flute Resource Book were both winners in the National Flute Association's Newly Published Music Competition. Her most recently published book is Four Bach Fugues for two alto flutes published by Falls House. Kevin Mayhew Publishers in England will be publishing her next book, tentatively titled Classic Flute Duets in spring 2008.
Dr. Potter holds an annual Alto and Bass Flute Retreat in Colorado in June. The retreat includes participatory workshops on such topics as breath control, tone development, vibrato and discovering new repertoire.
A member
of the pedagogy committee of the National Flute Association,
she has given many workshops at national conventions and helped
compile a repertoire guide and an etude guide to be used by its
international membership.
Chris has a Doctorate in Flute Performance from SUNY Stonybrook where she studied with Sam Baron. Her Bachelor's and Master's degrees were with Fulbright scholar Frank Bowen. She also attended masterclasses of Marcel Moyse and William Bennett.