Bonita Boyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American flautist
Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1949
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession: flautist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Bonita Boyd
- Bonita Boyd (born August 1, 1949) is an American flutist, soloist and pedagogue.
- She has been the Professor of Flute at the Eastman School of Music since 1977, when she succeeded her mentor Joseph Mariano.
- Her primary teachers include Mariano, Maurice Sharp of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Roger Stevens of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- In 1971, she became the youngest principal flutist (at age 21) of a major American orchestra after winning the positions of principal flute with the Rochester Philharmonic.
- Following this position, her Alice Tully Hall debut was received as "a great success" and subsequent tour performances harkened her comparisons to Jean-Pierre Rampal and Sir James Galway.
- Boyd has held orchestral positions with the Aspen Festival Orchestra, Chautauqua Symphony and Filarmonica de las Americas.
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