A Phi Beta Kappa scholar and award-winning soloist, Savanna recently completed her Master of Music in flute performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. There, she studied under the direction of world-renowned virtuoso Jasmine Choi and professor Thomas Robertello while also serving the institution as a pre-college instructor at the Jacobs Flute Academy. 

 

Savanna earned her Bachelor of Music in flute performance from University of California Irvine with Patricia Cloud. Previously, she studied privately with Alexa Still, Andrei Gorchov, and Carmen Maret, and performed in masterclasses with Amy Porter, Brandon Patrick George, and Erin Bouriakov. During summer seasons, she worked with piccoloist Mary Kay Fink of The Cleveland Orchestra as well as Mark Teplitsky, assistant principal of the Naples Philharmonic. 

 

A Hugo Rinaldi Fellow with the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, Savanna went on to win the College of Marin Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition as a high school junior. At UC Irvine, she received the Alice Lowell Memorial Scholarship and won the annual Claire Trevor School of the Arts Concerto Competition.

 

As an avid birder, Savanna’s musicianship is influenced by birdsong. Her sound has been described as “expressive” with a powerful projection, yet maintaining sensitivity, clarity, and musical elegance.