Cynthia Folio
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Cynthia Folio | |
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| Born | December 24, 1954 |
| Origin | United States |
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| Instrument | Flute |
Cynthia Folio (born December 24, 1954) is an American composer, flutist, and music theorist. She is a professor of Music Studies at Temple University, where she was honored with the Creative Achievement Award in 2012 and the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1994. Folio's compositions have been described as “confident and musical in expressing ideas of great substance.”[1] In addition, her work has been regarded as“ intriguing and enjoyable,” and “imaginatively scored.”[1]
Folio was born and raised in Belvoir, Virginia. She earned her Ph.D. in music theory and a Performers Certificate in flute from the Eastman School of Music.
As a flutist, she has performed extensively as a soloist in the Philadelphia area with Latin Fiesta, David's Harp, the Silver and Wood Trio, the Philadelphia Classical Symphony, and Glaux, a contemporary music ensemble based at Temple University.[2]
As a theorist, she has published many music theory articles, reviews, and book chapters on topics that focus primarily on the analysis of jazz, contemporary music, and the relationship between analysis and performance.[3]
