Carol Wincenc

Carol Wincenc is a Grammy-nominated Professor of Flute at The Juilliard School and Stony Brook University. As an internationally acclaimed flutist, she has premiered over 100 works and performed with major orchestras like the London Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony, specializing in contemporary and classical flute repertoire. Her career spans 50+ years of solo performance, chamber music collaboration (e.g., with the Emerson Quartet), and editing projects like the Carol Wincenc 21st Century Series for Flute.

• Education: Studied with Marcel Moyse, Robert Willoughby, and Arthur Lora at Juilliard

As a renowned pedagogue, she mentors students who hold prominent orchestral and academic positions globally. Her 2010 Ruby Anniversary Series celebrated 40 years of performance, and her 50th anniversary in 2024 includes commissions like Andrew Waggoner's Angle of Repose and international residencies in China and France.

Awards & Recognition:

• Grammy nomination for Yehudi Wyner recordings
• Diapason d'Or for Christopher Rouse's Flute Concerto
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Brevard Music Center (2007)

A sought-after juror for competitions like the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition and Kobe International Flute Competition, Wincenc also co-founded the Creating Resonance Retreat for flute pedagogy in New York's Finger Lakes region.