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Ann Yasinitsky, originally from the San Francisco bay area, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Music at Washington State University where she teaches flute and classes in music history, theory and literature. Additionally, she performs with the Solstice Wind Quintet, in residence at WSU. She is a recipient of numerous awards and grants including a "Special Commendation" award in the Vienna Modern Masters Performers International Recording Competition and a Solo Recitalist Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She can be heard on recordings released by The Musical Heritage Society, Vienna Modern Masters, Soul Note, Revelation Records and has released a solo CD, Intuition, on the YAZZ Recordings label. Ms. Yasinitsky is Principal Flutist with the Washington Idaho Symphony and has performed as a member of the Spokane Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Gunther Schuller's New England Ragtime Ensemble and several California orchestras including the San Jose Symphony, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Midsummer Mozart Orchestra and the Oakland Opera Orchestra. Additionally, she is a specialist on the music of women composers and has performed many times as a soloist with numerous Northwest U.S. orchestras. Ms. Yasinitsky is a Yamaha performing artist and clinician.