Grace Wang, flute

Praised by the Journal of Music as a brilliant and elegant flutist, Dr. Grace Wang enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. She has graced major stages worldwide, including the Seoul Arts Center, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Musikschule Mannheim, and has made multiple appearances at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. 

Dr. Wang has won first prizes in numerous competitions, including the Alexander & Buono International Flute Competition, American Protégé International Flute Competition, Rochester Flute Association Competition, Golden Classical International Music Awards, and the Korea Daily Chosun Music Competition. She has also been a finalist in the Myrna W. Brown and Byron Hester Competitions, and a semi-finalist for the Astral Artists National Auditions and the Concert Artist Guild Victor Elmaleh Competitions. Additionally, she has been invited to perform at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Amadeus Concert Series, Washington Arts Club, and has been recognized as a rising artist by the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation. 

As an active chamber musician, she has performed globally with the TIMF (Tongyeong International Music Festival) Ensemble, and is the founder and flutist of Daraja Ensemble, which has been featured on WBJC, Fox, ABC, and CBS networks. 

Passionate about engaging communities through music, Wang traveled to Tanzania with Daraja Ensemble for a five-week tour, performing in major cities in the northeastern region. During this tour, she also initiated a general music program for students from K-4 through K-12 in the community of the TPC (Tanzania Plantation Company) sugar mill area. 

Also an avid orchestral musician, Dr. Wang has performed with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra for their 2020-22 season, and has served as the principal flutist of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and DITTO Orchestra. 

A dedicated pedagogue, Wang has served on the chamber music faculty at the University of Maryland and is currently the flute faculty at The Potomac School. She has taught at the George Mason University Flute Academy, and has been invited to give master classes and workshops at Penn State University, George Mason University, Christopher Newport University, Skidmore College, California State University, and The Johns Hopkins University. 

Dr. Grace Wang holds degrees from The University of Maryland, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Seoul National University, and currently performs with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, York Symphony Orchestra, and the Choral Arts Society of Washington.