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Introduction

Faith Wasson is currently pursuing her Masters of Music in Flute Performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music studying with William Dowdall and piccolo with Patricia Morris. She graduated with honors from Temple University’s Boyer College of Music and Dance where she simultaneously earned a Bachelor of Music in flute performance and a Bachelor of Music in Music History studying under Loren Lind of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

In addition, Faith has studied with Jeffrey Kahner and Mimi Stillman at the Curtis Insitute of Music Summerfest (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and with Forough Karimi at the Universität für Musik (Vienna, Austria). She has received masterclass instruction from renowned flutists Sir James Galway, Marina Piccinini, Julietta Curenton, and David Kramer.

Faith recently won the opportunity to perform with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra mentoring scheme at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland, playing Korngold’s opera, “Die Tote Stadt.” Faith has also performed at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts (Philadelphia), the National Gallery of Ireland, the Temple Performing Arts Center, the Palais Corbelli (Vienna, Austria), the Temple at Agrigento (Sicily, Italy) and other popular venues as both a soloist and chamber musician.

Her professional experience includes playing in SinfoNua – emerging artist’s orchestra in Dublin, Ireland. She has also played as principal flute with the Ashdod Symphony Orchestra for the Varna International Opera Festival (Varna, Bulgaria) and recent performances with Glasshouse, a Dublin based contemporary music ensemble. Touring internationally, Faith has performed in various chamber and orchestral programs including the Esker Festival Orchestra (Dublin, Ireland), Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival (Sicily, Italy), the Trentino Music Festival (Mezzano, Italy), the IES Abroad Music Workshop (Vienna, Austria) and Philadelphia International Music Festival.

Faith has been the recipient of various awards including the Boyer College Gladfelter Scholarship for outstanding performance, the Temple University Creative Arts and Research Scholarship Award, and the first place winner for overall instrumental performance at the ASCI East Coast Competition. Composer Daniel Dorff remarked of Faith’s interpretation of his Sonata (Three Lakes), “Your musical story-telling through expression and pacing was outstanding, both in your understanding and lyrical interpretation of the sonata, and in your powerful communication to the rapt audience.”

Faith is a dedicated performer and educator and has worked at the Elite Music Academy as a private music instructor, as well as served as a mentor at the Philadelphia Festival of Young Musicians.