An acclaimed professional flutist, Gia Sastre has been praised by colleagues and audiences alike for her beautiful sound, developed technique, and natural sense of musicality. Ms. Sastre hails from Miami, Fla. and holds a Master of Music in Flute Performance from DePaul University in Chicago and a Bachelor of Music from Florida State University. Early in her career, Ms. Sastre also traveled to Great Britain to pursue a resident course of study with Paul Edmund-Davies, then principal flutist of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Sastre spent the last several years in Chicago performing with a variety of chamber groups, new music ensembles, and orchestras. As a soloist, Ms. Sastre was winner of the Musicians Club of Women Farwell Award and invited to perform at Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center as well as other concert venues throughout the city of Chicago. Her debut recording, Abellimento, is a classic collection of flute and harp selections. Abellimento can be heard on Pandora and is available through iTunes and Amazon. Ms. Sastre now performs regularly throughout the city of Jacksonville, Fla. Recent engagements include a children’s production series of Peter and the Wolf at the Jacksonville Public Library, concerts with the Chamber Music Society of the Good Shepherd, Riverside Fine Arts Series, Music @ Main Intermezzo series, and the First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville.
Ms. Sastre teaches through her home flute studio, working with dedicated and talented students of all ages. Ms. Sastre served on the faculty of the DePaul University Community Music Program in Chicago as both flute instructor and flute choir director and is currently a member and adjudicator for the Florida Flute Association and Jax Flutes. When she is not playing or teaching music, Gia is enjoying time with her husband and their two little boys.
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