Cornell Kinderknecht is a performer of historic and ethnic woodwind instruments from cultures around the world. His original contemporary instrumental music is a unique style combining his experience in the genres of symphonic, chamber, pop, jazz, folk, and world music.

Cornell grew up in a large musical family. His first public performance was at age ten and by age fourteen he was "gigging" regularly. Today, he continues to perform in many musical styles, his main focus being Contemporary World Music and Early Music (Baroque and Renaissance). He performs regularly at concert venues, workshops, festivals, coffee houses, and churches. As an instructor, Cornell has a private studio where he teaches flute students and is frequently an instructor at flute workshops and festivals.

Cornell has released two albums of his original instrumental music for World Flutes. His latest solo work is Nightfall, released in 2008 and nominated for a 2009 Texas Music Music Award for "Musician of the Year" (see press). His 2005 release of Returning Home was nominated for a 2006 Texas Music Award in the same category.

Collaboratively, Cornell joined with Jodi Roberts in 2008 to release two albums. Ziba is a live concert recording of World Flutes and Tibetan Bowls recorded in perfectly acoustic setting in the "Cave Without a Name" near Boerne, Texas. Equillibrium brings keyboardist Bill Protzman into the mix for a CD of music with a trance beat combining flutes, Tibetan bowls and keyboards perfect for dancing, movement, meditation, and energizing your body. Cornell's work can also be heard on other artists' recordings.

Cornell received a music degree in woodwind performance from Kansas State University where he studied modern oboe, bassoon, and historic woodwinds with Sara Funkhouser. He has studied recorder in workshop and masterclass settings with Han Tol, Joris von Goethe, Saskia Coolen, and Frances Blaker.

Cornell's Recordings:
Nightfall (2008)
Returning Home (2005)
Equilibrium (2008)
Ziba (2008)
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He is a member of Impending Bloom Floating Ensemble (world music), Trio Giocoso, the Wireless Consort Recorder Ensemble, DFW Artists Care, Dallas Fort Worth International Community Alliance, the Dallas Recorder Society, and Heart of the Cedar Native American Flute Circle. He is on the board of directors of Earth Rhythms.

Cornell regularly performs as a solo artist, playing original works on woodwind instruments from cultures around the world. Instruments that Cornell performs on include recorder, Native American style flute, Indian bansuri, bamboo flute, ocarina, Irish flute and whistle, oboe, and English horn.

Awards/Nominations/Affiliations:

• Present - Member of the Board of Directors of Earth Rhythms.
• 2009 - Finalist for "Musician of the Year" for Nightfall - 2009 Texas Music Awards.
• 2006 - Finalist for "Musician of the Year" for Returning Home - 2006 Texas Music Awards.

• 2008 - Nightfall by Cornell Kinderknecht. Solo CD featuring World Flutes in beautiful arrangements that touch the heart and soul.
• 2008 - Equilibrium, Combines keyboards in a trance beat, with Tibetan bowl undertones, puntuated by World Flutes. Perfect for movement, dancing, meditation, and energizing the body. Cornell Kinderknecht with Jodi Roberts & Bill Protzman.
• 2008 - Ziba, Meditations of beauty and joy. Tibetan Bowls and World Flutes. Live recording with Jodi Roberts in the "Cave Without a Name" (Boerne, Texas).
• 2005 - Returning Home by Cornell Kinderknecht. Solo CD featuring flutes from around the world.
  
  
• 2009 - One Heart: Music for an Awakening World, multi-artist compilation CD.
• 2008 - Contributed flute to Charity Lankford's solo CD You Are Love.
• 2007 - The Sounds of Earth Rhythms, multi-artist compilation CD.
• 2005 - Contributed flutes and keyboard to Shelly Niebuhr's solo CD, Believe.
• 2004 - Composed and recorded music for a multi-media promotion of The 25th International Lettering Arts Conference.
• 2003 - Contributed flutes for documentary pilot soundtrack (PBS).

• March 2010, Dallas, Texas - DFW Artists Care - Haiti Earthquake Relief Concert.
• October 2009, Vashon Island, Washington - Feature concert with R. Carlos Nakai, Cornell Kinderknecht, and Pam Mortensen at the Pacific Northwest Native American Flute Gathering.
• October 2009, Addison, Texas - Performance at "Worldfest" international festival.
• September 2009, Dallas, Texas - "Winds of a New Age Concert" featuring Cornell Kinderknecht, Peter Phippen, and Stan Richardson.
• August 2009, Taos, New Mexico - Featured instructor/performer at the Chautauqua Flute Retreat.
• May 2009, Zion National Park, Utah - Performance at the O.C. Tanner Amphitheater.
• May 2009, Springdale, Utah - Instructor at the Zion Canyon Native Flute School.
• April 2009, Palestine, Texas - Nominee and featured performer at the Texas Music Awards.
• March 2009, Boerne, Texas - "Concert in the Cave, World Flutes and Tibetan Bowls" with Jodi Roberts.
• October 2008, Tahlequah, Oklahoma - Performer and instructor at Oklahoma Flute Fest.
• August 2008, Taos, New Mexico - Featured instructor/performer at the Chautauqua Flute Retreat.
• July 2008, Dallas, Texas - CD Release concert, Nightfall.
• May 2008, Dallas, Texas - World premier performance with The Texas Voices of two pieces for choir with Native American Flute: SunDancer by Tom Council and Decision by Debra Scroggins.
• March 2008, Boerne, Texas - "Concert in the Cave, World Flutes and Tibetan Bowls" with Jodi Roberts.
• March 2008, Dallas, Texas - Presenter at the Heart of the Cedar Flute Circle Special Event Day.
• Spring 2008, Dallas, Texas - Participation in A Season for Nonviolence: 64 Days Practice.
• October 2007, Keys, Oklahoma - Oklahoma Flute Fest, performer.
• Spring 2007, Dallas, Texas - Participation in A Season for Nonviolence: 64 Days Practice.
• April 2007, Dallas, Texas - Dallas International Festival, "Global Sacred Music Concert."
• November 2006, Flower Mound, Texas - Solo world flutes concert, Armadillo Flute Society retreat.
• November 2006, Flower Mound, Texas - Featured Performing Artist, Armadillo Flute Society retreat sponosored by Richland College.
• April 2006, Dallas Texas - Dallas International Festival, "Best of Dallas" Global Artists concert, Majestic Theater.
• November 2005, Flower Mound, Texas - Solo world flutes concert, Armadillo Flute Society retreat.
• November 2005, Flower Mound, Texas - Featured Artist, Armadillo Flute Society retreat sponosored by Richland College.
• September 2005, Dallas, Texas - Mu Phi Epsilon Concert Series, Dallas Public Library.
• July 2005, Dallas, Texas - CD Release concert, Returning Home.
• January 2005, Dallas, Texas - DFW International's Filipino community tsunami relief concert.
• November 2004, Flower Mound, Texas - Solo world flutes concert, Armadillo Flute Society retreat.
• September 2004, Grapevine, Texas - Grapefest. World flutes performance at House of Colors.