Marley Eder leads a multifaceted career as a performer and educator in Los Angeles. He currently serves as 2nd flute/piccolo of Symphony San Jose, principal flute of San Luis Obispo Symphony, and regularly performs as a sub with orchestras including the New West Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Orchestra Santa Monica, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with which he has performed in over 120 concerts. Additionally, he has performed with the San Francisco Symphony and the London Symphony Orchestra, where he filled in on same-day notice to cover 2nd flute under Sir Simon Rattle during their North American tour in 2022.

A prize winner in numerous competitions, Eder was awarded 1st prize in the Music Teachers National Association, San Diego Flute Guild, and Louisiana Flute Society Young Artist competitions, as well as 2nd prize in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition and Myrna Brown Artist Competitions. As a result of reaching the semi-finals in the Nielsen International Flute Competition in 2019, he performed C.P.E. Bach’s Flute Concerto with members of the Odense Symphony (Denmark) on Medici TV.

In frequent demand in solo and chamber music capacities, Eder has performed at conventions for the Music Teacher National Association, San Diego Flute Guild, and National Flute Association, as well as collaborated on chamber music series such as the LA Phil Green Umbrella, Ojai Music Festival, Desert Hotsprings Classics, and New Music on the Bayou series. He has been a featured concerto soloist with orchestras including multiple appearances with the San Luis Obispo Symphony, USC’s EDGE ensemble, the Louisiana State University Philharmonia, Colburn’s Orchestra de Camera, and the Eastern Music Festival Symphony – the performance of which was described as “elegant, with a warm tone and brilliant technique” by the Classical Voice of North Carolina. His playing has been aired with a variety of ensembles on radio stations including NPR, KUSC, and KCRW. 

An active teacher, Eder is currently on the faculties of Santa Monica College, Glendale Community College, and has spent the past 4 summers serving as visiting faculty for the Northern California Flute Camp. He has given lectures and masterclasses at colleges including the University of Southern California, tge California State Universities at Northridge, Long Beach, and Fresno, Louisiana State University, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 

Eder completed his Doctor of Musical Arts in flute performance at the Thornton School of Music at University of Southern California where he held a position as a student instructor. He earned his previous degrees from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas (BM) and Louisiana State University (MM) where he was a graduate teaching assistant. He is immensely grateful for the guidance and support of his teachers: Jim Walker, Anne Zentner, Marianne Gedigian, Dr. Katherine Kemler, and Rosy Sackstein.