Parthena Owens, is known to regional audiences as an accomplished musician and teacher. Raised near Pratt, Kansas, Parthena came to Oklahoma to study at Oklahoma City University where she obtained her undergraduate degree. She received her Masters in Flute Performance from Northwestern University where she studied with Walfrid Kujala. Past credits include Acting Principal Flutist of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Principal Flute of the Lawton Philharmonic, Sinfonia of Mid-America and American Music Festival Orchestra, and flutist with the Oklahoma Symphony. She has been a featured soloist with the Lawton Philharmonic , American Music Festival Orchestra, Sinfonia of Mid-America , OCU Band, and the OCU Orchestra. Parthena is the Professor of Flute at Oklahoma City University where she also directs the nationally recognized Flute Choir which was honored to perform at the 2001 National Flute Convention. At this same convention, Parthena and her husband Roger gave the world premiere of a flute and percussion piece written for them by Frank Lynn Payne. Combining performing with a busy teaching schedule, she maintains a private flute studio of 14 award-winning students, is an active freelance and recording musician, and is currently performing with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Lyric Theatre Orchestra, and Go for Baroque. She is a founding member of the Oklahoma Flute Society and a member of the Oklahoma City Sigma Alpha Iota Alumni. Parthena and Roger have a son Cameron, who makes life worth living!

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