Dawn Lawler received her Bachelor of Music in flute performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Master of Music from Boston University. Her principal teachers include Marianne Gedigian, Marya Martin, Stephanie Jutt, and Jeani Foster. Ms. Lawler was a semifinalist in the 2006 National Flute Association Young Artist Competition, as well as the second prizewinner of the 2004 James Pappoutsakis Memorial Flute Competition in Boston. Her experience includes playing with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, the Dubuque Symphony, the New England Philharmonic, the Hingham Symphony, the Texas Festival Orchestra, and as the flutist for the Latin American group Sotavento. She has toured throughout the United States, Mexico, Japan, and Europe, including performing at the 8th International Woodwind Quintet Festival in France. She is a member of Philablaeser, a woodwind quintet performing on historical instruments. Ms. Lawler is also an adjunct Instructor of Music at Ripon College and maintains a private flute studio in Madison.