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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Renae Block

Renae Block received a BS in Music Education from West Chester University, PA, and has been a teacher and performer for over 30 years. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in flute performance at the University of Delaware, studying with Eileen Grycky. Previous teachers include Lois Herbine, Emily Newbold and Phyllis Lippincott Dalton. She

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Prema Kesselman

I was Principal Flute from 2008-2016 with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago (Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra), performing opera, ballet and symphonic programs at the Municipal de Santiago-National Opera of Chile. I am currently Adjunct Flute Faculty, Artist-in-Residence at Temple University-Boyer College of Music.

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