Megan Huang recently graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School. At just 18 years of age, she has been playing the flute for 14 years, and currently studies at the Boston Flute Academy with Judy Grant. She attends Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Megan has been playing her Burkart Resona piccolo for 5 years.
What are some of the things you love about your instrument?
It’s super easy to play!! It was the very first piccolo I bought and was super easy to learn on.
How do you think your instrument has aided your growth development as a musician?
I used to be super scared of playing piccolo because it was so high and difficult to play in tune. Playing piccolo always feels so unreliable!! But this piccolo was super flexible and easy to pick up that I gained a lot of confidence in my playing and it has made me much more open to piccolo opportunities than I was before.
Looking into the future, how do you see music continuing to play a role in your life?
It takes a lot of mental strength and perseverance to perform and learn music well, but it is also very rewarding at the same time. I know that it will always be a part of me and I look forward to explore new paths of my musical endeavors in college.
Erin Huang is studying at 
Case Western Reserve University and pursuing a second major in flute performance through the Joint Music Program with the Cleveland Institute of Music. She has been playing a Burkart 998 Pure Silver Elite flute with 14K gold tone holes for the last year and a half.
What made you decide on a Burkart instrument? What do you love about it?
Producing a beautiful tone has always been the priority for me, so it was ultimately the determining factor in my flute decision. Admittedly, I had and still have a lot to learn when it comes to sound, but I remember instantaneously falling in love with the tone and the response that I was getting out of this instrument. I felt that I could hear my sound from all around in a way I had never experienced before!
Tell me about yourself as a musician. What are your favorite things to do with your instrument?
Orchestra rehearsals are almost always the high points of my week . It’s so much fun making music with friends, and I love listening to all the detailed work that goes into performing orchestral pieces. Not only has it taught me a lot musically, but I’ve also learned how to listen to and enjoy pieces from a much broader range of time periods and genres!
How do you think your instrument has aided your growth development as a musician?
As I touched on earlier, I feel that my Burkart flute has really opened up a new world in terms of sound for me. I had never really looked forward to working on my fundamentals before, but when I first brought my flute home, I just couldn’t wait to get it out and play long tones!
Looking into the future, how do you see music continuing to play a role in your life?
I will say that I’ve had my heart set on becoming a musician for a while, but I’m trying to keep an open mind to other career paths. I’m definitely feeling a lot of new-found uncertainty over what the future will bring going into college, but for now I think I’ll just keep doing the things that make me happy and I know that everything will turn out okay!
Lia Suk is 
19 years old and studies at the Frost School of Music under Dr. Jennifer Grim as a Stamps Scholar. She has been playing her sterling silver heavy wall Burkart Elite flute for just over a year.
What was the process of choosing a Burkart instrument like?
I was lucky because I live close enough to drive to the Burkart factory. I drove over two or three times to try out new flutes and received lots of help finding a flute that I could grow into and expand my sound with.
How do you think your instrument has aided your growth development as a musician?
As someone who has just started their degree in music, it has been so amazing to see myself grow as a player while also growing into my new flute. As I lock in on my fundamentals and learn new expressive techniques, my flute has really helped me as a student to achieve the most professional and refined sound possible.
Looking into the future, how do you see music continuing to play a role in your life?
Music will 100% continue to play a role in my life. Being a student at the University of Miami, I enjoy performing and collaborating with my classmates (with a special love for chamber music) but am also actively exploring other disciplines like music industry, social work, and education.
Sherry Zhang is a junior at Newton North High School, and currently studies flute with Jessica Lizak. She has been playing her Burkart Resona piccolo for 3 years.
What made you decide on a Burkart instrument? What do you love about it?
I decided on a Burkart instrument because compared to other flute makers I found that I sounded the most like me on Burkart flutes. When trying out a bunch of flutes, it was easy for me to feel like my sound was starting to become unrecognizable and I love how the Burkart I chose was able to step up my flute playing without changing my individual style.
What are some of the things you love about your instrument?
“For one, I like how crisp and responsive the mechanisms are. I like how they feel under my fingers. I’ll say that while intonation is difficult on piccolos, compared to the other ones, my Resona piccolo is very good. It’s very consistent across the octaves, which is something I haven’t found in any of the other piccolos I’ve played.”
How do you think your instrument has aided your growth development as a musician?
“Playing the piccolo has forced me to step out of my comfort zone. It has made me a more confident player. I also think that playing piccolo has helped my flute playing tremendously.”
How do you use your instrument to spread music and joy in your community?
“I’ve found that a lot of kids find the piccolo really cool. I remember this one time, I was in band, and my friend’s little sister was with her in school that day. She was just so fascinated by the piccolo because it was this tiny instrument that sounded HUGE and high. I thought it was the cutest thing ever, and it certainly made a lot of people smile that day.”