The
top prize winner at the Paris and Barcelona International Competitions,
and at the National Flute
Association Competition,
Ms. Chesis has been the recipient of many awards including
a Solo Recitalist's Fellowship from the National Endowment for
the Arts. She has been the subject of numerous television and
radio broadcasts, and her performances can be regularly heard
on National Public Radio's Performance Today.
Ms.
Chesis has been a guest artist at the Salzburg Mozarteum, the
Spoleto Festival
of Two Worlds, Bravo! Colorado, An Appalachian
Summer and Music from Angel Fire, among others. She is a
founding member of both the Chesis/Cutler flute and harp duo,
the Broyhill
Chamber Ensemble and often performs with flutists Carol Wincenc
and Laura Gilbert as "The Three Flute Moms."
Ms.
Chesis is a member of the flute faculty and chair of the
Woodwind Department at the Manhattan School of Music.
She also
serves on the faculties of the Aaron Copland School of
Music at Queens College and New York University. She has offered
master classes at universities, conservatories and for
flute
associations
across the globe. Her recordings can be heard on the EMI,
Nonesuch and Music Masters labels. |