Passionate about solo, chamber, and ensemble playing, flutist Molly Damitio recently attended the 2023 Akropolis Chamber Music Institute at the Bay View Music Festival where she worked closely with the Akropolis Reed Quintet to premiere new works and study chamber music. Additionally, she was chosen as one of six winners in the National Flute Association’s Masterclass Performers Competition, for which she played in a masterclass for Bonita Boyd at the 2022 50th Anniversary convention in Chicago, IL. She was also selected to perform with the National Flute Association’s Collegiate Flute Choir for both the 2021 virtual convention and the 2022 Chicago, IL convention. Molly was awarded first place in the West Michigan Flute Association Youth Competition Collegiate Division at the 2023 Great Lakes Flute Festival, second place at the 2021 Southeastern Michigan Flute Association Ervin Monroe Young Artist Competition, and third place in the Sigma Alpha Iota Small Ensemble Competition for her flute duet at Central Michigan University in 2022. She has participated in notable masterclasses with Leone Buyse, Amy Porter, Valerie Watts, and Sarah Frisof, and (with her woodwind quintet) for the Frisson Ensemble. A frequent performer in large ensembles, Molly has also held the principal flute position in both the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra at Central Michigan University. In March 2022, she was awarded the Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors President’s Award. Molly graduated in May of 2023 with her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance with a minor in Entrepreneurship from Central Michigan University, where she studied with Dr. Joanna White. She currently attends The University of Texas at Austin where she is pursuing her Master of Music in Flute Performance with Professor Ebonee Thomas.