ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Isabella Carucci, age 21, performed as a soloist with the Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra in April 2024 as the winner of the Solo Honors Competition. Recently, she graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan with a major in flute performance and a minor in writing. She is a substitute flute player for the Billings Symphony Orchestra and the Macomb Symphony Orchestra, founder of a 501(c)3 non-profit entitled the Flute Pedagogy Project, and a NY Flute Club Newsletter staff writer. Most recently, she has received first prize in the Baroque Charleston International Music Competition (2022), first prize in the Bellagrande International Music Competition (2023), second prize in the Darlene Dugan Young Artist Competition (2024), and honorable mention at the MTNA Young Woodwind Artists Competition (2023).