BiographyAlessandra is a performer and educator based in Ravensburg, Germany. Former flutist with the Symphonic Band and Concert Orchestra at University of North Texas, she was a member of the Morris, Norris and Friend's Woodwind Quintet. While in Australia, she also performed with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, Flute3 Adelaide as well as the Bird in the Woods duo. Alessandra won the prestigious Orchestral Traineeship with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in 2014, was a featured soloist in the finals for the Geoffrey Parsons Award and won International Student of the Year: Arts for all of South Australia. In 2015, she was the recipient of a Helpmann Academy Grant, as well as a casual member of the Adelaide Wind Orchestra and Burnside Symphony Orchestra. Alessandra currently performs with guitarist Guy Woodcock as part of The Woods Duo in and around Berlin. She can be heard on the recording of David Gillingham's "Symphony No. 2 'Genesis'" amongst others.
Having a love of teaching, Alessandra taught at the Sonlight Enrichment Program for four years, founding their Symphonic Band and Theater Program. Both continue to perform many times a year to various venues, including the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival. Ms. Woods is a former student of Mary Karen Clardy, and Patricia Mills, student of Jean Pierre Rampal. She completed her postgraduate studies with Elizabeth Koch OAM at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2017, she completed a Master Course Diploma in Flute with Julien Beaudiment in Brescia, Italy. |
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