Shannon Lewis is a flutist and artist currently based in London, Ontario, Canada. She currently performs with the London Community Orchestra, and has previously performed with the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, Western University Symphony Orchestra, Western University Wind Ensemble, and Laurentian University Concert Band in Sudbury among others. 

An advocate for contemporary music, Shannon is always exploring ways to push the boundaries of the flute, and is committed to bringing new and exciting repertoire to her audiences while on a quest to make music accessible. She has presented premieres of pieces written for her as well as collaborated on multimedia projects through festivals such as Westben Performer Composer Residency, zFestival (USA), Laboratoire de musique contemporaine de Montréal. She has premiered works by Dionicio Aguirre, Clark Nichols, Xenia St. Charles Gilbert, Andre McEvenue, and Matthew David Becker. In 2020, she participated in After-Lives, Chapter 15 of Lisa Bielawa’s project Broadcast From Home, which premiered as part of Works & Process at the Guggenheim. Most recently, she participated in Alex Chen’s project The Adventures of Kelp Creature (2024) with Ocean Wise - a musical narrative about a famous Salish Sea humpback whale and his friends in the kelp forest.

Shannon has a special interest in the integration of music, visuals, and electronics, which led her to her multimedia project, colour. Starting off as an idea for a small art gallery installation, colour grew into an ongoing project of compositions and improvisations integrated with visual art to create multimedia works for flute and electronics based on her exploration and experiences with grapheme-colour synesthesia.

Shannon maintains a private flute studio in London, where she uses improvisation, and sound experimentation alongside traditional techniques to teach elements of all levels of study. She endeavours to inspire her students to think outside the box, and find their artistry with the flute. Previously, Shannon has been invited to teach for the New Horizons Adult Band program at Western University, and given flute clinics at the Northern Ontario Music Festival Honour Band Weekend in Sudbury. More recently she gave a mini-seminar on DIY electronic music at zFestival 2021, as well as a presentation on synesthesia as a creative tool in music making for FluteXpansions Creativity Intensive in 2022.

Shannon’s principal teachers have been Stephen Tam, Kathleen Rudolph, Rachel Gibson, Myriam Valley, and Elise Leblanc. She holds a Master of Music in Literature and Performance and Artist Diploma from Western University, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Specialization in Music from Laurentian University. Essential to her growth, and supplementing her formal studies, Shannon has had incredible opportunities to participate in FluteXpansions Sonic Immersion learning from Matthias Ziegler, Eric Lamb, Carla Rees, and Anne La Berge, as well as attend Orford Music Academy studying with Michael Cox, and Denis Bluteau. Shannon has performed in masterclasses for artists such as Sophie Goury, Karin Aurell, Jennifer Brimson-Cooper, Lisa Nelsen, and Julie Ranti.

When not teaching or preparing for her next project or performance, Shannon can be found with her nose in a book, crafting, frequenting the local cinema, or dancing in public.

Shannon performs on a Powell flute and a Yamaha piccolo.

Last updated: February 2026