Cara Cline Price Flutist from Hagerstown, MD

HIRE A FLUTIST, PIANIST, OR SMALL ENSEMBLE! Cara Cline Price is a versatile flutist, pianist, and accompanist based in Hagerstown, Maryland. As a solo musician, she can be hired as a flutist, pianist, and accompanist. She also performs on occasion as an organist. As part of chamber ensembles, she offers a variety of musical scenarios she can tailor to specifically meet the needs for your event! Ensembles include (but are not limited to): flute and piano; flute and harp; flute duos; woodwind quintets, quartets, trios, and duos; and woodwind/string trios and duos. Cara Cline Price is also a skilled accompanist and vocal and instrumental coach, particularly suited for work with young singers, pianists, and woodwind players. Whether you are searching for a woodwind/string ensemble for your wedding ceremony, a pianist for your party or reception, a trumpet for a bride's grand entrance, or a singer to sing the couple's special song, Cara Cline Price promises to coordinate and perform it in exquisite form! Ever since the start of her wedding experiences playing with her mother in Bridgewater, Virginia, Cara has committed herself to making wedding music as special as possible for numerous brides and grooms. No matter the event, Cara prides herself upon professional and concise planning; this will undoubtedly ease the stress for any event you are planning! EDUCATION & ACHIEVEMENTS: Cara Cline Price received her Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia, where she studied flute with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra's former principal flutist, Frances Lapp-Averitt. Her keyboard instructors have included Aileen Wagner, Elizabeth Caluda, Cenira Schreiber, Elizabeth Temple (piano) and Stephen Cooksey (organ). While at Shenandoah University Cara earned a Certificate in Performance in flute. She gave numerous recitals and served as director and performer for many extra-curricular recitals, including two American Cancer Society benefit recitals. Cara was also a competitor in the Conservatory's Annual Student Soloist Concerto Competition Final Round for two years. She was a leading member of numerous Shenandoah University ensembles, including the Symphony Orchestra and the Wind Ensemble, the latter of which she performed with at Carnegie Hall. Cara has performed as primary musician or accompanist for many special events, including for many years at the Blue Ridge Community College Commencement Exercises (in Weyers Cave, Virginia), Clear Spring High School Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises (Clear Spring, Maryland), as accompanist for many Shenandoah Conservatory soloists, and in numerous weddings. Cara teaches specialized music classes at a public arts magnet high school, Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, in Hagerstown, Maryland. She is also currently the Assistant Music Director for Shenandoah Farms Baptist Church in Front Royal, Virginia, where she regularly plays organ, flute, and piano and directs the children's choir. Additionally, she is the owner and operator of Cline Price Flute & Piano Studio in her home.