April Clayton, formerly principal flutist with the New York Lyric Orchestra, has performed in four continents and is flute professor at Brigham Young University. Having received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The Juilliard School in 2001, she presented her debut Carnegie Hall recital in 2003. The New York Concert Review (Anthony Aibel) wrote: "Her performance...was superb...thoroughly polished playing. Utah is lucky to have her." Lasser's sonata is a premier recording, and the others are in some cases the only available recordings of these wonderful works for flute and piano.