Elena Lazaro

elena@kidstunes.org

Location: North Carolina: Durham / Organge

Elena Lazaro received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in flute performance as a student of Philip Dunigan at the North Carolina School of the Arts. A Raleigh native, she also studied with Pamela Nelson at Meredith College. In addition to teaching private flute lessons since 1997, she has also taught music appreciation for three years in community colleges and therefore brings a strong sense of history and context to her teaching. As an orchestral flutist she was chosen as resident and soloist at Roanoke Festival Park in Manteo, NC, and was also selected for a European touring orchestra. She has performed in a variety of chamber music groups, including a flute and guitar duo, string trio, woodwind quintet, and even a local lounge band. In addition to studio teaching, she continues to freelance throughout North Carolina as a chamber musician and enjoys all styles of music. Elena finds her work with Kidstunes most fulfilling for its combination of musical and theatrical performance with arts education and community involvement. In 2008 she earned the Kidstunes Teacher of the Year award.