Flute with Vanessa F.

Greek flutist Vanessa Fourla has performed and presented in numerous national and international conferences, including the National Flute Association convention, Florida Flute Association convention, Florida State Music Teachers Association conference, International Festival Flute Meetings, and Puerto Rico Flute Symposium. Vanessa is currently transcribing for flute and piano Chopin’s music, and she performs and presents her transcriptions extensively around the United States. She is also a founding member of the diverse group of all-female performers, KHAOS Wind Quintet. Her enthusiasm for organizing and promoting classical concerts, her passion for teaching, and her background in music business has led to her current positions as the Assistant Program Chair for the 2020/2021 National Flute Association convention in Washington, DC and Publicity Vice President of the Miami Music Teachers Association. She is also on the faculty of the Killington Music Festival, the Frost School of Music Preparatory Program, and the Donna Shalala MusicReach Program as well. Vanessa holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Miami-Frost School of Music, where she was Teaching Assistant to the Frost Flute Studio, a Henry Mancini Institute Fellow, and winner of the 2018 Frost Concerto Competition. She received her Master of Music degree from the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at the California State University, Long Beach, with a graduate assistantship and full scholarship. Vanessa completed her Bachelor of Music in her native country, at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, and taught at music schools before moving to the U.S. to resume her studies.