Megan Trach

Biography

Hello! My name is Megan and I am a New York City-based woodwind doubler. I recently played reeds (flute, clarinet, tenor sax) for the 2025 national tour of ELF. Previously, I played Reed 1 for the national tour of MEAN GIRLS (flute, piccolo, clarinet, alto sax, soprano sax, and oboe) from September of 2023 to June of 2025. From April of 2022 to May of 2023, I played Reed 1 (flute, piccolo, alto flute, clarinet) for the national tour of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

I graduated in 2022 with my Master's Degree in Flute Performance from the New England Conservatory, where I studied flute and piccolo with Cynthia Meyers, piccoloist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard College of Columbia University, where I studied with Linda Chesis and Michael Parloff through Barnard’s lesson exchange program with the Manhattan School of Music. Throughout high school, I studied with Jim Walker.

I have played Reed books for various summer stock (New London Barn Playhouse and the Mac-Haydn Theatre), on-campus (Barnard/Columbia), and regional productions including THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, SPELLING BEE, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, GUYS AND DOLLS, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and CAMELOT. I also conducted two musicals during my time at Columbia: SPRING AWAKENING and LEGALLY BLONDE.

As for classical music, I won NEC's Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition and was able to perform Bruce Broughton's "Piccolo Concerto for Piccolo and Wind Ensemble" in February of 2022. I was chosen as an alternate for the National Flute Association's Piccolo Artist Competition in 2022. Throughout my time at NEC, I was able to play principal flute, piccolo, and alto flute for various orchestra and wind ensemble performances. I also played alto saxophone in NEC's saxophone ensemble and clarinet in various conducting ensembles on campus. I was the co-Principal flutist of the Columbia University Orchestra under Jeffrey Milarsky for 4 years. Lastly, I was a YoungArts Winner on Classical Piccolo in 2016.