Darrin Thaves received his B.A. with Honors in Music from the University of Puget Sound, and is currently a graduate student in Flute Performance at CSULB, where he also serves on the applied flute faculty. He has studied flute with Dr. John Barcellona, Karla Flygare, Richard Breitstein, Claudia Anderson, Ervin Monroe, Felix Skowronek, and Paula Robison. He has held the position of Principal Flute with the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Pacific Chamber Soloists, as well as the position of Second Flute in the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. He has also been a featured soloist with both the Northwest Sinfonietta and the Tacoma Youth Symphony. He is the Co-Director and Founder of the NW Flute Collegium, and serves as a flute coach for the Evergreen Music Festival. He has also served as director of the Pacific Flute Ensemble and as Flute Specialist for the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association.