[1] Her primary teachers include Mariano, Maurice Sharp of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Roger Stevens of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
[3] Following this position, her Alice Tully Hall debut was received as "a great success"[4] and subsequent tour performances harkened her comparisons to Jean-Pierre Rampal and Sir James Galway.
[3] Boyd was Principal Flutist with the Aspen Festival Orchestra, Chautauqua Symphony and Filarmonica de las Americas.
[3][5] Bonita Boyd was born in Pittsburgh, but later moved with her family to Long Beach, California.
[1] She played piano and flute growing up, while studying privately with Maurice Sharp of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Roger Stevens of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.