Carol Wincenc

Carol Wincenc is among the most accomplished U.S. flutists, premiering many new works by American composers and mentoring many younger players as an educator. Wincenc ("Win-sense") was born in Buffalo, New York, on June 29, 1949. Her father was a conductor and a professor, and her mother was a pianist. Her father gave her violin lessons beginning at age four, but after she switched to the flute at nine, she began to make rapid progress. As a teen, Wincenc studied with flute virtuoso Severino Gazzelloni. She did her undergraduate work at the Oberlin Conservatory, studying with...