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Dr. Sulina Baek, flute
Born in South Korea, Sulina Baek began studying piano at age six and flute at age twelve. As a passionate orchestral musician, she has performed at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Norwalk City Hall, the Fisher Center at Bard College, and the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Dr. Baek has appeared with The Syracuse Orchestra, Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, The Orchestra Now, New Britain Symphony Orchestra, Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra, Montclair Symphony Orchestra, Chelsea Symphony Orchestra, Astoria Choir Orchestra, and Loft Opera.
She has been selected as a flute fellow for the Sarasota Music Festival, Orchestra of the Americas Academy, Napa Valley Festival Orchestra, and Imani Winds Festival. As an active chamber musician, Dr. Baek served as principal flutist for the Naxos Records release Equinox: 21st Century Orchestral and Chamber Works with the Foot in the Door Ensemble.
Her artistry has been recognized through awards and honors from the American Protégé International Woodwind and Brass Competition, New Jersey Young Artist Competition, Alexander and Buono International Flute Competition, Nancy Crew Eller Artist Competition, New York Flute Club Competition, Atlanta Flute Club Young Artist Competition, South Carolina Collegiate Competition, Wisconsin Young Artist Competition, and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Young Artist Competition.
In addition to her performing career, Dr. Baek is a dedicated teacher and adjudicator. She maintains a private studio in Connecticut, where she mentors students of all levels. She has served as an adjudicator for the Schubert Music Club of Fairfield County and the Connecticut Music Educators Association Middle and High School Regional and All-State Festivals.
Dr. Baek earned her Master of Music degree from the Mannes School of Music, where she studied with Judith Mendenhall, and her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign under the tutelage of Jonathan Keeble. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Hartford's Hartt School. Her doctoral dissertation is titled "Thirty Caprices, Op. 107 for Solo Flute by Sigfrid Karg-Elert as Models for Flute Solo Repertoire and Orchestral Excerpts."
Dr. Baek currently serves as a part-time Assistant Professor of Flute at Augustana College and as a guest lecturer in Flute at the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music (Illinois).