Filipino-American flutist Norman Menzales joined the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra in 2021. Praised for his “…warm, attractive sound” by the Winston-Salem Journal, Menzales has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Erie Chamber Orchestra, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Western Piedmont Symphony, among others. He's shared the stage with Joshua Bell, Renee Fleming and Leonard Slatkin. Born in Georgia, Menzales began studying flute at the age of 12. After graduating from University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he obtained a Master of Music with a Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music, where he served as teaching assistant for world renowned flutist and pedagogue, Bonita Boyd.