Shelly Granger is an active orchestral musician, soloist, and teacher on the central coast of California. She is Principal Flute for Symphony of the Vines and Opera SLO and is the Flute Instructor at California Polytechnic State University. Locally, Shelly has performed as a soloist with the Symphony of the Vines, Cal Poly Wind Orchestra and San Luis Chamber Orchestra and appears regularly on faculty recitals. Passionate about education, she is a certified Suzuki Instructor and coaches young players frequently. Shelly has served as judge for the MTNA California State Woodwind Competition and San Diego Artist Gold competition, conducts the Cal Poly Flute Choir and appears as a clinician at regional and national flute conventions.

Shelly’s research areas include developing real-time music visualization software to enrich the audiences’ listening experience and using sound analysis software to teach vibrato and pitch control. She co-founded the company chromusic with her husband Brian, a physicist. They work together at the intersection of music, physics and technology to create visual works of art and real-time visualizations that deepen the viewer’s understanding of music.

While attending the University of Oregon School of Music on scholarship, Shelly earned a degree in Music Performance with Richard Trombley. She continued her studies with Alexa Still and Jim Walker and has appeared in masterclasses with Robert Stallman, Leone Buyse, and John Solum.