Zenns Coester Flute and Guitar Duo

Flute and Guitar is a elegant combination that adds great ambiance to your wedding ceremony, dinner or special event.

Other instruments with guitar may also be available. Contact me for more information.

Jean-Nicole Zenns
Flutist Jean-Nicole Zenns is an active freelance musician and public school music teacher. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees as well as the Performer's Certificate from SUNY Fredonia. She performs regularly on flute and piccolo with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra, and was featured as a soloist on two Brandenburg Concerti in 2007. She has performed as the principal flutist with the Clarence Summer Orchestra and serves as a regular substitute with the Buffalo Philharmonic and Erie Philharmonic Orchestras.
Nicole teaches flute and music classes to students from kindergarten to college age, and serves as a New York State School Music Association woodwind adjudicator and past president of the Chautauqua County Music Teachers Association. She also serves as the organist and choir director of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mayville.

David Allen Coester
A native of Virginia, guitarist David Allen Coester earned both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in guitar performance from the Manhattan School of Music. He lived in New York City for 18 years and served as a member of the music faculty of the Crestwood Music Education Center in Westchester County. He has performed in Rome, Italy, Washington, D.C., Seoul, South Korea, and, locally, at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House and at the Chautauqua Institution.
David moved to Chautauqua County in 2004 and opened the MeanTone Guitar Studio in Dunkirk. He currently teaches thirty students of all abilities from ages 8 to 80. As a freelance musician, David also performs regularly at weddings, gallery openings, and private functions throughout the region.