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SARAH FRISOF, FLUTE
Pictured: Sarah smiling and singing with friends in Marondera, Zimbabwe

 

The New York Sun recently described Ms. Frisof's playing as "beautiful...her lower tones, reminiscent of the alto flute, were lovingly shaped". Currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan, Ms. Frisof received her master's degree from The Juilliard School, where she studied with the principal flute of the New York Philharmonic, Robert Langevin. Ms. Frisof received her Performer's Certificate, Bachelor's in Flute Performance, and Spanish Minor from the Eastman School of Music. While attending Eastman, Ms. Frisof was the recipient of the Rogers Scholarship for excellence in academics and performance.

An avid supporter of new music, Ms. Frisof has soloed with the Eastman Musica Nova and the New Juilliard Ensemble, and she frequently performs premieres and commissioned works. Ms. Frisof has participated in many of summer music festivals, most recently attending the Tanglewood Music Center as a flute fellow. Ms. Frisof has been a substitute player with several prominent orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Frisof is also an activist in arts education. As is a recipient of a Morse Fellowship, she has served as a teaching artist for two public school classes at P.S. 166. She also maintains a private flute studio. Ms. Frisof has studied with Bonita Boyd, Martha Aarons, and William Hebert, and she has participated in masterclasses with members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Ms. Frisof enjoys reading, politics, and running, and has completed her second marathon in 2006.