Après ses études et son Diplôme d'Interprète de l'Université de Massachusetts, Patricia Nagle se perfectionne en France auprès des grands Maîtres: Maxence Larrieu, Michel Debost, Jean Pierre Rampal et Andras Adorjan.

Remarquée par Michel Plasson et Roberto Benzi, elle sera soliste à l'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse puis à l’Orchestre Gulbenkian à Lisbonne, Piccolo solo à l'Orchestre National Bordeaux- Aquitaine. Se produisant sur les plus grandes scènes internationales, Carnegie Hall, New York, Kennedy Center Washington  D.C.

Concertiste, elle est l'invitée aux Festivals à Moscou, au Conservatoire Tchaïkovski , en tournée avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique d'Arad en Allemagne, en France en soliste avec  l'Orchestre Brocéliande et au Staats Orchestre de Craiova en Roumanie, en Italie et en Maroc avec la Philharmonique du Maroc .

 Elle donne Masterclasses à Paris, en Italie et en Russie, notamment au Conservatoire Tchaïkovski et à la Gnessen School à Moscow ainsi à l’Ecole National de Musique à Casablanca, en Maroc., également en Chine au  en Corée.

Patricia Nagle a enregistré pour EMI et participe régulièrement à des émissions radiotélévision en Europe. Elle a publié de nombreux articles sur la pédagogie et l'ergonomie. Active sur la recherche instrumentale notamment sur  le "Système Kingma - quart de ton" inventé par la Flûtiste- Luthière hollandaise Eva Kingma. Elle joue donc une flûte en sol Kingma Système et une flûte basse fabriquée pour elle par cette luthière.  Patricia Nagle enseigne à l' École Normale de Musique –Alfred Cortot de Paris, au Conservatoire Darius Milhaud Paris CMA-14ème et au Conservatoire Maurice Ravel à Levallois où elle est professeur titulaire.

PATRICIA NAGLE, Originally from the United States, after receiving her Bachelors Degree in Performance at the University of Massachusetts, came to France to perfect flute studies with Maxence Larrieu and Michel Debost, while taking part in the Master Classes of Jean-Pierre Rampal and Andras Adorjan.

Engaged directly thereafter by the very well known French conductor, Michel Plasson as principal flute in the National Orchestre du Capitole of Toulouse, which led her to performances in Carnegie Hall, New York and the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington, D.C., following after, she was engaged by the National Orchestre of Bordeaux-Aquitaine directed by Roberto Benzi in Bordeaux, France.

Internationally, she has been invited regularly as principal flute by the Foundation Gulbenkian Orchestra of Lisbon - Portugal, under the direction of Muhai Tang, Philippe Bender and Richard Hickox, Wolfgang Sawallisch...

Presently, Piccolo solo of the Romantic European Orchestra and is currently performing at the Salle Gaveau, Paris. Patricia Nagle has performed and recorded under the direction of such illustrious conductors as Michel Plasson, Zdenek Macal, Eliahu Inbal, John Elliott Gardiner, Kurt Mazur, Klaus Weise, Yann-Pascal Tortelier, Jesus Lobez-Cobos and Nello Santi….

Very much involved with classical as well as contemporary repertoire, she has participated in creations, many recordings notably with EMI, television broadcasts and radio programmes throughout Europe. Her interest in the Music of the 21st century has led her to create and premier works written for her by such composers as Anthony Girard, Vincent Paulet, Alain Besson, Arthur Ahronyan, Peyman Fazinpour, Jan Friedlin, Xu Yi…

Invited to Festivals such as in Moscow at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, she has also appeared as soloist with international orchestras touring in, Germany, Italy and France as well as participating in creations and contemporary works with “Ciel Ouvert” as solo flute under the direction of Bernard Calmel.

She has given Masterclasses in Paris, Italy, Russia, notably in Moscow at the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire for the Gnessen School of Music as well as the National School of Music in Casablanca, Morocco, China, Korea…

Involved with research and diffusion in the press concerning her profession and pedagogy, she has interviewed James Galway, Michel Debost, and Joanne Bennett... Also she has written articles concerning physical therapists for musicians, and specifically about the new quarter tone flute, the "System Kingma" invented by the flute maker, Eva Kingma, in Holland. Where in fact she owns and performs on a Kingma system Alto flute and A Kingma Bass flute made for her by this expert flute maker.