Dr. Spencer Hartman is a flutist, educator, and collaborative musician based in Lubbock, Texas. He serves as Assistant Professor of Flute at Texas Tech University. Additionally, he holds orchestral positions with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra. He has previously served as a Lecturer of Music at Eastern New Mexico University and as Adjunct Professor of Flute at Amarillo College. Dr. Hartman earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Flute Performance from Texas Tech University, where he was a Graduate Teaching Assistant under Dr. Lisa Garner Santa. During his doctoral studies, he was an active chamber musician, performing with the Lubbock Symphony Educational Outreach Woodwind Quintet and the Texas Tech Graduate Woodwind Quintet. He also holds a Master of Music in Flute Performance and Pedagogy from Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he studied with Dr. Michelle Cheramy, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Performance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, studying under Dr. Therese Wacker. He has received influential mentorship from Carol Wincenc and Gretchen Pusch, and performed in masterclasses for renowned flutists including William Bennett, Leone Buyse, Jasmine Choi, Paul Edmund-Davies, Marianne Gedigian, Susan Hoeppner, Christina Jennings, Katherine Kemler, Marya Martin, Alexa Still, and Ransom Wilson. A sought-after presenter, Dr. Hartman has delivered lectures and workshops at numerous events, including the National Flute Association Convention, Oklahoma Flute Fair, San Diego Flute Guild Spring Festival, National Association for College Wind and Percussion Instructors National Conference, Flute New Music Consortium, Mid-Atlantic Flute Festival, Mid-South Flute Festival, and Texas Flute Society Festival. He has also given masterclasses at institutions such as Texas Woman’s University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and for the Southeast New Mexico Music Educators Association. His performance career includes recognition as a semi-finalist in the National Flute Association’s Young Artist Competition.