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Flute alum Allison DeFrancesco (BM, Music Performance, 2016) recently won the Principal Piccolo/Third Flute position with the Sarasota Opera, distinguishing herself in a highly competitive field of applicants. Allison has also been a top prizewinner at the San Diego Flute Guild, Houston Flute Club, and Florida Flute Association, and she has regularly subbed with orchestras such as the Houston Symphony and the San Antonio Symphony. Congratulations to Allison for her well-deserved accolades!
Allison holds a master’s degree in flute from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, where she studied with Professor Jonathan Keeble. She is also a recent graduate of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.