Flutist Carol Bergquist has been active as a performer, soloist, and teacher in the Twin Cities for over 30 years. She has performed with members of the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and in local orchestras, including the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, Mississippi Valley Orchestra, and Allegro Sinfonia. In addition, she has performed for at The Basilica of Saint Mary for over 30 years, performing Masses, special events, and NDI Production’s annual summer musicals, involving numerous Basilica members.
Her monthly Taizé Prayer Service performances with Bill Goldman on cello and Walter Tambor on piano have been a popular event at the Basilica of Saint Mary for many years.
Carol has performed her current jazz show at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and other Minnesota venues. “More Flute! - Kind of Blue and Return to Forever” features Carol with the Larry McDonough Quartet, performing all of the Miles Davis recording Kind of Blue, with Carol taking the Miles Davis chair in the first set. In the second set, Carol and LMQ perform jazz fusion from Chick Corea and Return to Forever, with Carol taking on the role of flutist Joe Farrell.
Carol studied with Cynthia Stokes, Adam Kuenzel, and Donald Peck and has performed at master classes at the Ordway Music Theater with Carol Wincenc and DePaul University in Chicago with Donald Peck. She holds an undergraduate degree in writing and an MBA in Technology Management, teaches flute, and works as a contract proposal writer and manager.
