New Jersey Flute Society
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Yoon Huh (she/her)
Co-President
Flutist Yoon Jung Huh is a dynamic soloist, chamber musician, and educator. She has performed at major venues such as Wiener Musikverein, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Kennedy Center, Seoul Arts Center, and Sejong Performing Arts Center. As a concerto soloist, she has appeared with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Baroque Ensemble, and Daegu Philharmonic Orchestra.
She is a prizewinner of several international competitions, including the Alexander & Buono International Flute Competition, Boston University Soloists’ Competition, Dong-A International Music Competition, and VI Jurjānu Andrejs International Woodwind Competition. In 2024, she was selected as a winner of the National Flute Association Convention Performer Competition. As flutist of Flano Duo, she recently received first prize in the Grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition and performed at the Musikverein in Vienna.
Dr. Huh earned her bachelor's degree from Seoul National University, her master’s from Carnegie Mellon University, a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Institute, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. She currently performs with the award-winning Flano Duo, which has released three albums featuring major flute and piano sonatas. She is on faculty at the Wardlaw + Hartridge School and has also taught at Rutgers Community Arts and Boston University. Dr. Huh serves as Co-President of the New Jersey Flute Society, actively supporting the regional music community.
Sarah Carrier (she/her)
Co-President
Flutist, producer, and teacher Dr. Sarah Carrier received praise from The New York Times for combining “thoughtful musicality with virtuosity in her alternately energetic and delicate account of a flute line laden with light multiphonics and unusual timbres.” She has appeared in venues such as Carnegie Hall (Perelman and Weill), National Sawdust, Harpa Concert Hall (Reykjavík), The Stone, Le Poisson Rouge, Walt Disney Hall, The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Merkin Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, Issue Project Room, National Opera Center, and many more. Sarah is also a member of the acclaimed Parhelion Trio, an all-female NYC-based flute, clarinet, and piano ensemble dedicated to bringing virtuosic, robust, and impactful contemporary music to diverse audiences. Parhelion has held residencies at Avaloch Farm Music Institute, Adelphi University’s “New Music XII” series, and New Music For Strings Festival, along with an ensemble fellowship at the 2018 Blackbird
Creative Lab. Parhelion was a semi-finalist in the inaugural M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition as well as the Concert Artist Guild competition. Sarah has given workshops, masterclasses, and performances for the New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program, Vermont Youth Orchestra, Little Orchestra Society. She has also adjudicated competitions for New Jersey Flute Society and the New York Flute Club. As the producer of the multidisciplinary project Dark Matter: A Tribute to Vera Rubin, Sarah Carrier is a grant recipient from organizations such as New Music USA and MAP Fund to commission Angélica Negrón, Alexandra du Bois, and Danielle Eva Schwob to compose works for Parhelion Trio in dedication to the late astrophysicist Vera Rubin. Sarah holds a DMA from The Graduate Center, The City University of New York where she completed her dissertation “Reimagining the Flute Masterclass: Case Studies Exploring Artistry, Authority, and Embodiment” (2019). While pursuing her DMA (CUNY) and MM (New York University), she studied with Robert Dick. Prior to moving to Wayne, New Jersey, Sarah served on faculty at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn where she taught the Postmodern and Music Appreciation courses.
Stephanie Kertesz
Vice President, Scholarship Coordinator
Flutist Stephanie Kertesz is an active solo, chamber and orchestral performer and teacher based in northern New Jersey and the greater NYC area. She currently is the second flutist with the Flint Symphony Orchestra in her home state of Michigan. In 2022 and 2023, Stephanie was a quarterfinalist in the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition and was the second prize winner in the Central Ohio Flute Association Young Artist Competition. Stephanie holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Indiana University. More information about Stephanie, upcoming performances, and past recordings can be found on her website (stephaniekertesz.com) and her YouTube Channel.
Schuyler Thornton (she/her)
Treasurer
Schuyler Thornton, D.M.A., is a dynamic flutist and teacher based in the Tri-State area. She is currently the flutist of the North American Broadway Tour of Les Misérables and the Lecturer of Flute & Director of Flute Ensemble at Muhlenberg College. Schuyler recently performed in the Off-Broadway revivals of Stephen Schwartz's The Baker's Wife and Richard Rodgers' No Strings with the J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company. Additionally, she has performed with the Ohio Light Opera, College Light Opera, Rutgers Opera Theatre, Rockbridge Symphony, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, and Sewanee Music Festival. Dr. Thornton is an active teacher and is on faculty at Rutgers Community Arts, and has several articles on pedagogy published in Flute Talk and The Instrumentalist. Schuyler has presented masterclasses and recitals at several universities across the US. She proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the Lawrence University Alumni Association. Schuyler earned her Bachelor of Music in Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Government from Lawrence University and Conservatory of Music, her Master of Music in Performance from James Madison University, and her Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance under the tutelage of Bart Feller at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts. www.schuylerthornton.com
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Hae Jee (Ashley) Cho
Member at Large
Flutist Hae Jee (Ashley) Cho is a multi-talented musician who serves as soloist, chamber musician and educator. She entered The Juilliard School Pre-College division at age 12 as a student of Bart Feller. Ms. Cho has earned both Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree as an accelerated student at The Juilliard School, under the tutelage of Carol Wincenc. A devoted chamber musician, she has performed in several of New York’s most distinguished museum, including Frick Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and Vanderbilt Museum. Ms. Cho is also a member of a wind quintet named SOOM. A passionate soloist and laureate of top prizes in national competitions, Ms. Cho’s brilliant artistry has been recognized by the Atlanta Flute Club, National Flute Association, National Society of Arts and Letters, San Diego Young Artist competition, The Flute Society of Washington, The New York Flute Club. She is currently pursuing Doctor of Musical Arts program at Stony Brook University as a teaching assistant to Carol Wincenc. www.ashleychoflutist.com
Shanshan Wu
Competition Coordinator
Shanshan Wu, D.M.A. is a dedicated flutist and music educator. She has performed as chamber musician and as a solo flutist at various prominent venues including the Jones Hall, Houston Fine Arts Museum, Jacob Music Center, Tallowood Baptist Church. She previously performed with a number of symphony and opera orchestras, and taught private studio and public schools in California, Texas, and China. Shanshan received her D.M.A. from Moore School of Music at University of Houston, Master of Music from the University of Redlands, and Bachelor of Music from the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in China. Her primary teachers include Aralee Dorough, Jennifer Keeney, and Sara Andon. She recently relocated to NJ and is happy to serve the community of New Jersey Flute Society.
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Kah Yun Song
Member at Large
Flutist Kah Yun Song received her Master of Music Degree and Graduate Performance Degree from Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University studying with Professor Mania Piccinini. During her music career at Peabody, she performed at the John F. Kennedy Center Hall in Washington DC with James Galway and Jeanne Galway. Also, she played in the Baltimore Symphony led by Marin Alsop. She played with numerous flutists such as Jeanne Baxtresser, Jim Walker, Karl Heinz Schutz, Paul David and more. As a soloist, Ms. Song has had recitals around the world and has won competitions including Mid Atlantic Flute Fair Young Artist and San Diego Young Artist Competition.
As a dedicated teacher, students of Ms. Song have made an entrance audition to County Band and Regional Band. Also, her students won numerous competitions including New York Flute Club Competition, and she has received Certificate of Recognition as a teacher. Her students have performed at prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center.
Currently, Ms. Song is flute faculty at New York Music School while pursuing Doctoral Music of Arts Degree at Mason Gross Music Arts of Rutgers University studying with Bart Feller.
Alicia "Lish" Lindsey (she/her)
Member at Large
Alicia “Lish” Lindsey is the principal piccoloist with the Capital Philharmonic Orchestra of NJ and Sinfonietta Nova, principal flutist with the Eastern Wind Symphony, resident flutist with the NYC contemporary music ensemble Random Access Music, contrabass player with Centre Park Flute Ensemble, and a ryūteki (dragon flute) performer with the Columbia Instrumental Gagaku Ensemble of NY and Tokyo to NY concert series. Notable engagements include the Harrisburg, Lancaster, and Reading Symphonies, Endless Mountain Music Festival, Riverside Symphonia, Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Strauss Symphony of America, Pennsylvania Philharmonic, Center City Opera Theater, South Florida Symphony, Fresh Squeezed Opera, and New York Opera Exchange. She was a regular flute substitute with the Broadway musical Finding Neverland and has performed with Josh Groban, Sarah Brightman, Sarah McLaughlan, Evanescence, Hanson, violinist Lindsey Stirling, Il Divo, Il Volo, Celtic Thunder, and others. Lish is an adjunct flute/music professor at Columbia University, CUNY Brooklyn College, NJ City University, Wilkes University, and Summer Music in Tuscany (Sarteano, Italy) as well as an active clinician and master class presenter. She earned an MA (Flute Performance) from New York University, BM (Flute Performance) from The College of New Jersey, and a BA (English, Music Minor) from Trenton State College. Influential teachers include Julius Baker, Dr. Brad Garner, David DiGiacobbe, Dr. Dent Williamson, David Ancker, Ronna Ayscue, Louise Sasaki, and Takeshi Sasamoto. Lishlindsey.com
Nicole Schroeder Raimato (she/her)
Member at Large
Flutist Nicole Schroeder Raimato made her Carnegie Hall debut as First Prize Winner of
the 2014 International Shining Stars Concerto Competition. According to the Epoch
Times, “Schroeder played with a beautiful, well-projected tone undiluted by excess air, as
well as subtly understated dynamics and lyrical phrasing.” An avid musical theatre
performer, Nicole has played both concert and world flutes in pit orchestras for the
Broadway productions of Wicked and The Lion King; Off-Broadway productions of
Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Suffs, and A Man of No Importance; the North American
Tour of The Lion King; and various productions at Paper Mill Playhouse. She also enjoys
playing in a wide variety of symphony orchestra, wind band, opera, choral, and ballet
performances across the region and regularly performs solo concerts for seniors through
Concerts in Motion. In addition to maintaining a busy performance schedule, Nicole
teaches flute in her private studio based in Maywood, NJ. Nicole holds a Master of Music
degree in Flute Performance from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Music from Elizabethtown College.
Jamie Yoo
Member at Large
Dr. Jamie Yoo is a multi-faceted musician, exploring music’s role in society. Whether performing new or familiar works from the flute repertoire and collaborating with communities, Dr. Yoo embraces individual differences and advocates for a culturally inclusive and responsive community. She is always seeking opportunities to create connections between people, and to reach beyond the conditional framework of music. Dr. Yoo holds a BM and MM in Flute performance at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and a DMA in Flute Performance and minor in Music Theory from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, Dr. Yoo is devoting her time to obtaining her New York State Teacher Certification. To know more about her, please check www.yoojamie.com
Mindy Scheierman (she/her)
Member at Large
Mindy Scheierman’s credits include work as a flutist, clinician, conductor, and educator, currently an Adjunct Professor of Music Education at Rutgers University. She holds BM and MM degrees in Flute Performance and Music Education with a cognate in wind conducting from Ithaca College, DMA (and) from Boston University, and attended the prestigious Aspen School of Music. Teachers and mentors include David Shotsac, Robert Dick, Bernard Goldberg, Virginia Nanzetta, and Rodney Winther. Ms. Scheierman has performed in a wide range of ensembles including New Jersey Lyric Opera Orchestra, Aspen Festival Orchestra, Tulsa Opera Orchestra, New Amsterdam Symphony, Brooklyn Chamber Trio, Orchestra of St. Peter's by the Sea, New Jersey Wind Symphony, off-Broadway production of The Waves, and flute choirs and contemporary ensembles throughout the United States. She premiered a work written for her by Puerto Rican-based composer Javier de la Torre and can be heard on Mark Records. Ms. Scheierman has made important contributions to the wind band movement through commissions, consortium projects, and collaborations with a wide range of artists, including her conducting debut in Carnegie Hall. She is published in multiple volumes of Teaching Music Through Performance in Band, Yamaha WindPak, and Tempo Magazine. She received the Excellence in Chamber
Music Education from Chamber Music America, New Jersey Governor’s Award in the Arts, Grammy nomination, and is the founder and director of the MS Flute Studio and Museum Flute Choir. Her students are consistently accepted to regional, state, and national ensembles, pre-college and summer music programs, and colleges and universities internationally. Ms. Scheierman has served on multiple music, academic, and nonprofit boards and committees and is a Yamaha Regional Artist and Clinician. IG @mindyscheierman
Juan Carlos Narváez
Outreach Committee
Juan Carlos Narváez is an American flutist dedicated to artistic freedom through the integration of body and instrument, creativity, and disciplined practice. Passionate about chamber music, he performs with ensembles such as the Cincopation Wind Quintet and the Aether Flute Quartet, which reached the quarterfinals of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
Narváez has a strong interest in contemporary music, specializing in extended techniques for flute, piccolo, and auxiliary flutes. This focus has driven him to commission new works by living composers and conduct creative research into pedagogy and performance of contemporary repertoire.
He holds a B.A. in Music Performance from West Virginia University, studying under Nina Assimakopoulos, and earned two Master’s degrees at Centro Superior Katarina Gurska and ESMuC in Spain with Susana Recio and Vicens Prats.
Currently based in New York City, Narváez freelances as a performer and educator, and actively supports music accessibility through the Carter-Glennon Arts Foundation, Protestra, and other nonprofit collaborations.
Stefanie Santoro
Outreach Committee
Stefanie Santoro is a graduate of the John J. Cali School at Music at Montclair State University. Stefanie holds her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance. Stefanie has studied under Dr. Susan Palma-Nidel, Tanya Witek, and Judith Mendenhall. Other mentors include Gary Schocker, Keith Underwood, Paula Robinson, and Robert Dick.
Stefanie is part of the East Brunswick Symphony Orchestra and performs in various chamber ensembles along with solo performing. Stefanie is a classical flautist but also plays in a Brazilian flute and guitar duo performing classic Pixinguinha Choros. Stefanie’s performances have brought her to prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall.
Stefanie has worked closely with Lynann Schraer-Joiner at Kean University, where she was invited to present master classes and perform with the University's Chamber Winds Ensemble and Flute Ensemble.
In addition to performing, Stefanie has a boasting flute studio of her own and is a private flute, piano, and voice instructor at Elefante Music and School for the Performing Arts. At Elefante, Stefanie created the advanced flute ensemble and preschool music programs. She is also one of the musical theater directors.
Stefanie truly cares about her students and their success. Many have gone on to Region/All-State Bands and to study music in college.
Patricia Kearns
Secretary
Patricia Kearns is a flutist and music educator based in Central New Jersey. She earned a
Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens
College, where she was the winner of the annual concerto competition in her Junior year. She
also earned a Master of Arts in Music and Music Education at Columbia Teachers College,
where she held an Applied Music teaching scholarship. She has been fortunate to study with
Florence Nelson (Flute and Piccolo, NYC Opera, 1965-1989), Trudy Kane (Principal Flute,
Metropolitan Opera, 1976-2008), and Nicolas Duchamp (Principal Flute, National Opera
Comique of Paris, 2004-2011). Master class performances include classes with Jeffrey Khaner,
Mimi Stillman, and Gary Schocker. She is also a frequent guest soloist at Basking Ridge
Presbyterian Church. Patti’s students have won recognition with auditioning and being accepted
into their school wind ensembles, Central Jersey Region ensembles, New Jersey All State
Ensembles, and New Jersey Youth Symphony/Wharton Arts ensembles. Patti also teaches 5 th-
and 6 th -grade band at Hillside Intermediate School in Bridgewater. She considers it a privilege to work with students of any age or level who want to learn, from students who are playing their
very first notes to older students playing advanced music. Patti served as Secretary of the New
Jersey Flute Society from 2014 to 2016, and she is excited to be active with the group once
again.