Live recordings of music for winds from the classical era to the 20th century. The Flute Concerto is a concerto for flute and orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The work was jointly commissioned by Richard and Jody Nordlof for flutist Carol Wincenc and by Borders Group for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It was completed August 15, 1993 and premiered October 27, 1994. San Francisco Symphony. Davies Symphony Hall 201 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94102 415-864-6000 patronservices@sfsymphony.org.

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She frequently performed in chamber orchestra, music band and flute solo in Europe. She also taught in the Austria Herzogenburg Music Institution during her stay in Austria. In 1998, She was honored the Austria International Chamber Music Celebration Winning Prize and Austria National Broadcast Grand Award (ORF). Afterwards, she received the invitation from the ORF Broadcasting Station to transcribe her personal music program.