Michael Davis is an award-winning flutist, composer and speaker
in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area specializing in instruments of
bamboo, glass and cedar as well as the modern silver flute. He
received his bachelor of music degree from the University of South
Carolina where, as a sophomore, he won the national first prize in
the collegiate woodwinds division of the Music Teacher's National
Association competition. With advanced degrees from the Eastman
School of Music and Columbia University, he has taught flute and
advanced aural skills at Iowa State University and served as
piccolo soloist with the United States Military Academy Band at
West Point. Dr. Davis is a performing artist member of Thursday
Musical and a two time prize winning finalist for the prestigious

McKnight Fellowship for Performing Artists. As a
composer, his collaborations have included The
Florence Ballet Co., the Des Moines Men's Chorus
and members of the West Point Band. He has also
performed with Zeitgeist as the 2006 winner of the
Eric Stokes Song Competition. In addition to being
an MMTA master certified teacher of flute and
music theory, he has taught professional
development and success strategies to business
majors at National American University, where
(certified by the Pacific Institute), he also served as
an Investment in Excellence facilitator. As former
president of Sterling Speakers Toastmasters, he
won several speech and humorous speech
competitions and is a former club Toastmaster of
the Year. A professional writer, he has written
dozens of music, theater and book reviews and
articles for newpaper and magazine publications
in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.