The Silverwood Trio

A Columbus native, Valorie Adams-Hildreth participated as a youth in the Columbus Symphony Cadet and Youth Orchestras, winning first prize in the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Solo Competition her senior year in high school. She received degrees in Flute Performance from the Eastman School of Music (Bachelor’s) and Duquesne University (Master’s), studying with Bonita K. Boyd and Bernard Z. Goldberg. Valorie participated in advanced master classes with some of the world’s finest flutists, including Walfrid Kujala, James Galway, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Samuel Baron, Marcel Moyse, Liisa Ruoho, and most recently William Bennett at Wildacres and Great Lakes Flute Festivals. She played First Flute/ Piccolo in the Ohio Capital Winds, a professional Wind Ensemble conducted by Catherine Hope-Cunningham for five years. She is a member of the Bexley Meadows Concert Band and has performed with the Toledo Symphony. Valorie is also an active freelance performer with the Silverwood Trio (flute, violin, and cello), Duo Dolcissimo (flute and harp), and Duo Celeste (flute and keyboard). She has performed in recital with her husband, organist/pianist James Hildreth, at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, and Ohio University in Athens. Valorie maintains a private flute studio and is an artist teacher for Central College Christian Academy and St. Paul School in Westerville. She is active as a clinician in Westerville and Columbus Catholic area schools. She has been a Columbus Greater Arts Council Artist-in-Schools representative. Her students have been active in the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Columbus Youth Symphonic Band, Junior Winds Ensemble, OMEA adjudicated events, Ohio University Honor Band and the Ohio State University High School Honor Band.