Michael Bester, guitar
Amanda Roeder Bester, flute
The Turning
Out December 2, 2026
Bester Duo is the musical partnership of husband and wife Michael Bester and Amanda Roeder Bester. Playing together since 2019, they have built a distinctive repertoire that juxtiposes 19th- and 20th-century works with original compositions.
The Debut Album
Out December 2, 2026
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Guitar
Michael is a guitarist, bassist, arranger, producer, and composer equally at home in classical, jazz, rock, and pop. He regularly performs in diverse styles and contexts in the greater Boston area, as well as in recording sessions for other artists. He is a long-standing board member of the Boston Classical Guitar Society, and holds a degree in Studio Music and Jazz from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music.
Flute
Amanda is a multi-instrumentalist, educator, adjudicator, and performer. Over a two-decade career as an educator, she has directed award-winning choral and a cappella programs in the greater Boston area. She has sat on the boards of the Massachusetts Music Educators Association, the Contemporary A Cappella Society, and the NE Voices festival. She holds degrees in music education from U. Mass and Gordon College.
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