April’s Music - Recordings
Experience the elegance and style of April Clayton’s flute with the recordings below. April’s latest recordings may be found online through Amazon, Apple, Naxos, YouTube, and other streaming platforms.
“(April’s) tone is stunning, full of subtle variations that reveal an attention to detail that few achieve…She also plays with dazzling technical proficiency…a rewarding experience, full of beauty and contrast.”
— American Record Guide
Hear April Clayton and composer/pianist Miguel del Aguila play a live radio show from November, 2024. All repertoire from this broadcast is included in their duo CD, Torrential Raindance, which was released August 1, 2025 on the Urtext Digital Classics label.
Murray Boren: Elegy for Flute (World Premiere Recording)
Lukas Foss: Renaissance Concerto: IV. Jouissance
W.A. Mozart: Concerto for Flute in D Major, K. 314
I. Allegro aperto
Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine
Eugène Bozza: Agrestide
Jean Françaix: Sonata: Scherzo
Philip Lasser: Sonata: I. Poco Allegro (World Premiere Recording)
Additional Recording Credits
Beijing Ballet Academy, September 2015
Recording as flutist in chamber music of composer Stephen Jones for the Academy.
Flutist with SubRosa, CD Released on Profound Lore Records Label, May 2013
Recorded all flute tracks for the band’s album, No Safe Harbor. This album charted on numerous metal and rock lists in 2013-14.
Utah Chamber Artists, January 2013
Principal Flutist in recording of operetta by Barlow Bradford, The Three Bears and the Blond Thief, for use in public and private Utah school system music education.
Tantara Label, Flute Horizons, Released August 2012
Recording of four flute concertos performed with the BYU Chamber Orchestra, including two new concertos written for April Clayton by Murray Boren and Todd Coleman.
Clarion Label #22203476, Joyous Day!, Released 2006
Recording of Christmas carol arrangements as Principal Flutist with the Utah Chamber Artists.
Crystal Records Label, Flute Agréable, Released 2005
Renditions of mid- to late- twentieth century French Sonatas and Sonatines
Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Recorded in collaboration with: Juilliard faculty member, composer and pianist Philip Lasser;
Mannes College faculty member, pianist JY Song
Engineer was Max Wilcox, producer of 18 Grammy Award-winning classical music CDs
Glowing reviews received from Fanfare, American Record Guide, and Flute Talk, including terms such as “stunning”, “dazzling”, “beguiling”, “delectable”, “impeccable”
Tantara Label, Ritual Grounds, Released 2003
Recording of solo flute piece entitled “Spell” for a CD of composer Michael Hicks’ music
Capstone Label #CPS-8712, Sonic Images, Released 2002
Recording of song cycle with orchestra, “Leave Song,” by composer Steven Ricks
Pan Classics Label #510 082, 1995
Principal Flute and Piccolo in CD recording of clarinet concerti with the Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra (Dmitri Ashkenazy, clarinet soloist)