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Louisa West

Born: June 14, 1979

Louisa West was born in Thomasville, Georgia in 1979 and began playing flute at the age of ten. Louisa holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from the University of Georgia. While studying there, she performed in numerous ensembles, including an orchestra conducted by the legendary Sammy Nestico. She studied privately with highly acclaimed classical flutists, including Angela Jones-Reus, William Bennett, Mary Karen Clardy, and Mimi Stillman, as well as jazz flutists Nestor Torres and Holly Hofmann. She has been a winner of a number of competitions, including the Florida Flute Association Young Artist Competition in 1999 and the 2009 National Flute Association Jazz Master Class Competition with Lew Tabachin