The Australian flautist Wendy Quinlan studied with Vernon Hill at the Canberra School of Music. She graduated in 1983, winning the prize for "Student of the Year".

In 1984 she won a Swiss Government Scholarship to study with Peter-Lukas Graf at the Basel Music Academy and in 1987 was awarded the Soloist Diploma. Specialist studies for baroque flute followed at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

From 1981 to 1984 she was principal flute of the Australian Youth Orchestra. Their 1984 European Tour included performances at the London Proms, Edinburgh Festival and Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

In 1985 she was the first Australian woodwind player ever chosen, as principal flute, for the World Youth Orchestra, touring Japan, Canada and Korea.

Many appointments as principal flute followed: Basel Sinfonietta (1986-89), Sydney Symphony Orchestra (associate principal 1990-91) Orquestra do Porto (1991-94) and the Symphony Orchestra of Flanders (1995-2006).

As soloist she has appeared with such ensembles as the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Radio Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Zürcher Kammermusiker and Nieuw Vlaams Symfonieorkest in a repertoire as varied as Bach, Mozart, Khachaturian, Nielsen and Peter Benoît.

Wendy Quinlan is much in demand as a teacher and as a partner in chamber music ensembles.
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