Christine Nield-Capote, 1950-2007

Flutist Christine Nield-Capote passed away on April 26. She had been a member of Local 655 since 1973 and a member of the Florida Philharmonic since it was first formed. Prior to that she had been a member of the Florida Grand Opera Orchestra and the Fort Lauderdale Symphony.


Nield also served as adjunct assistant professor at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. She had studied with James Galway and Marcel Moyse and had performed with Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy; the Cheltenham Festival; the Marlboro Music Festival; the New England Bach Festival; and the Florida Grand Opera. She was on the Advisory Council of the Mariel Moyse Society and was a member of the National Flute Association and the Florida Flute Association. 

A memorial service followed by a reception will be held at 11am on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at: 

North Creek Presbyterian Church
4601 NW 71 Place
Coconut Creek, Florida 33073
954-428-8772
www.northcreekpresbyterianchurch.org