About

Alexandra McGuire is a professional flutist and teacher in Northeast Ohio. She made her debut as a soloist with the Jacksonville Symphony in 2016. She also was featured as a soloist with the First Coast Wind Symphony after winning their Young Artist Competition in 2017.

Alexandra received her Master's degree in Flute Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Mary Kay Fink, Jessica Sindell, and Joshua Smith. During her undergraduate studies in flute performance and eurhythmics, she was honored as CIM's Presser Scholar. While performing with the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, her performance on piccolo was described as "controlled and pitch perfect" by ClevelandClassical.com and on flute by

CoolCleveland.com, stating “The flute solo in Daphnis is infamous for its difficulty. The CIM Orchestra’s solo flautist rose

to the occasion beautifully...”.

Organizations and Festivals

orchestras

summer festivals and programs

Flutist with the Canton Symphony Orchestra. Substitute flutist/piccolist for the Akron Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, Firelands Symphony, and CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra.

summer festivals and programs

National Repertory Orchestra, Brevard Music Festival, Tanglewood, AIMS Graz, Domaine Forget, Blossom Summer Festival, Miami Classical Music Festival, Interlochen, Beyond the Masterclass at Colburn, William Bennett International Flute Summer School, Aria International Summer Academy

faculty

and special thanks to...

The Music Settlement | Dalcroze Eurhythmics Faculty

Fairmount Center for the Arts | Flute and Piano Faculty

Skyline Music | Flute Faculty

and special thanks to...

...teachers who keep the music alive. None of this would be possible without teachers who have guided me throughout my career. Mary Kay Fink, Gia Sastre, Les Roettges, Gordon Brock, Virginia Dickert, Chrystal Staples, to name a few. Thank you! Thank you also to Tuesday Musicale for helping young artists like me pursue their dreams!