Esther Fredrickson

Esther is a professional flutist and flute teacher based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  She received her formal musical training at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (B.M. 2009), the Sydney Conservatorium in Australia, and the University of Oregon (M.M. 2012).  Her principal teachers were Michel Debost, Molly Barth, and Alexa Still. Esther plays flute and piccolo

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Katarina Teresa Ignatovich

Katarina has a great communication feeling between other musicians, energetic performance presence and dedicated work ethics. In her studies she was very active with the conservatory orchestras, participating in masterclasses with worldwide known flutists and chamber music projects (two 3rd places in “Best Student Chamber Ensemble” in Riga, Latvia), as well as collaborating with young

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Veronica Rokicki

Veronica Rokicki, 18, is an undergraduate student at the Eastman School of Music. She studies violin with Renee Jolles. In previous years, she was a scholarship fellow at the Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago, and the Concertmaster in Midwest Young Artists Conservatory. During high school, she was also Concertmaster of the John Hersey

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Tisa McDougald Schuurman

Tisa McDougald Schuurman has played professionally in the Atlanta area for many years in styles as varied as orchestral, wind band, musical theater and jazz-funk fusion.  She has even appeared in a wedding episode of Netflix’s “Love is Blind.” In 2018, she appeared as the featured soloist on Alberto Ginastera’s Impresiones de la Puna with

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Jonathan Orland

I am passionate about teaching, with fifteen years of experience in various contexts (universities, conservatories, private lessons, masterclasses) and I have taught saxophone, clarinet, jazz ensembles and theory classes. In my thesis I explored the tensions between preparation and spontaneity in improvisation and this has allowed me to deepen my pedagogic expertise and develop an original approach to teaching. I am also active

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Madison Booth

Driven by a passion for flute performance and pedagogy, Madison Booth is an engaging performer and teacher that has performed a wide range of music from classics such as J.S. Bach to modern composers like Blaz Pucihar and Valerie Coleman. She was featured as a soloist with the Treasure Valley Symphony Orchestra of Ontario, Oregon

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Tyler Martin

TYLER MARTIN joined the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra in the 2021-22 season as second flute and piccolo. He also subs with the Houston Symphony Orchestra and spends his summers playing with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. He has received numerous awards, most recently winning first prize in the Houston Flute Club’s Byron Hester Competition in 2021.

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Luis R Diaz

Hi there! My name is Luis Diaz and I am an up and coming flutist from New York City. Diaz I enjoy a wide range of styles from the Baroque to New Music. My interest in classical music piqued when my elementary school took monthly trips to the New York Philharmonic, and this was where

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