Chase Ketron is a 3rd year DMA student at USC, studying music performance. He currently holds a graduate assistantship position within the flute studio and is a member of USC's Wind Ensemble. As part of this position, he plays in the all-graduate woodwind quintet Fuse, which performs a number of children's concerts around Columbia and the state, as well as giving occasional recitals. He has performed in masterclasses for a number of distinguished flutists, including William Bennett and Goran Marcusson. Prior to attending USC, Chase earned his Bachelor's degree from James Madison University, and his Master's from Ohio University, both in music performance. 

Angelina Lanza, originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is a K-12 Instrumental Music Education Major and Flute Performance Certificate candidate at the University of South Carolina where she studies under Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley. Currently, she serves as the Flute Instructor for Blythewood High School. As an avid advocate for Elementary Music Education, Angelina has served as a student teacher at both the Elementary and Middle School levels throughout South Carolina. In her studies at the University of South Carolina, Angelina currently holds positions in many music organizations. She is the Teaching Fellows Secretary, the Vice President for the South Carolina Flute Society,  the 650 Lincoln Music Community RA, and the Senior Staff Undergraduate Assistant for The Carolina Band. She is regularly engaged both as a clinician and logistics assistant and has given numerous masterclasses to flutists of all ages.  Lanza is most at home serving as an orchestral operations assistant at music festivals such as the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Spoleto Festival. Following graduation, Angelina plans to attend graduate school for Arts Administration and teach at the Elementary level. Outside of music, Angelina loves enjoying local coffee shops around Columbia and spending time with her cats.

Matthew Maco is a sophomore pursuing his Bachelor of Music Education and a minor in audio recording at the University of South Carolina where he studies under Dr. Parker-Harley. Matthew was born in Geneva, Illinois, but is a graduate of Ridge View High School in Columbia, South Carolina. He attended multiple band clinics, including multiple region band performances. He also put in 4 years of marching band at his high school and is a part of the Carolina Band on campus. Outside of music, Matthew enjoys playing video games.

Maureen McKay, a native of Columbia, South Carolina, is currently a freshman at the University of South Carolina. She began her music training as a piano student of Carol Rhodes, who encouraged her growth as a musician through study and participation in piano competitions. A few years later, Maureen began studying the flute and was grateful for the opportunity to perform with the South Carolina Youth Philharmonic during her middle and high school years. Her passion for music continued to grow under the guidance of Dr. Emily Creedle, who encouraged her to pursue her certification in KinderFlute and to consider a career in music. Maureen enjoys teaching young students and currently serves as a KinderFlute instructor at the University of South Carolina’s Community Music School program. She is pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance under Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley and plans to pursue a second degree in Accounting at the Darla Moore School of Business. Maureen’s goal is to combine her love for music and performance with business skills to build a versatile career. When she’s not practicing scales and etudes for 18 hours a week, she enjoys baking, movie nights, and being involved in Bible studies and mentor groups at First Baptist College Ministry.

Shelby Miller is a 2nd year DMA student sutdying music performance at the University of South Carolina under Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley.  Origionally from the Chicagoland area, Shelby is an avid performer and presenter having presented at the Atlanta Flute club, the Texas Flute Club, and the Wisconsin Flute Festival. She has also been accepted to present and perform at the Sigma Alpha Iota 2025 Triennium Convention this summer. Being active in the SAI community, Shelby also works as the Tau E Province Officer of South Carolina.

One area of interest that Shelby is developing is working with new and upcoming composers to add to the flute repertoire. Working Kelly Catlin and Denzel Washington, with a new commissioning project in the works, Shelby has been delighted to bring new works to the stage.

Shelby recieved her Master Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under Dr. Conor Nelson and her Bachelors Degree from the University of Northern Iowa under Dr. Hannah Porter Occeña and Dr. Angeleita Floyd (Emeritus).

Hello my name is Chelsea Minnihan, I went to Nation Ford High School and am currently pursuing a degree in Music Education. Some of my hobbies are reading, collecting books, playing video games, and hanging out with friends.

Olivia Norton, originally from Maryville, Illinois, is a senior at the University of South Carolina, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance studying with Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley. She is an active member of the University’s Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra and performs in an undergraduate wind quintet! Olivia has received recognition in several prestigious competitions, including being named a finalist in the 2022 San Diego Flute Guild Collegiate Competition and the 2023 Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia Collegiate Competition, as well as benign the undergraduate woodwind finalist in the University of South Carolina’s Concerto Competition in both 2023 and 2024. She has attended many summer festivals, including Aria International Summer Academy, WildAcres Flute Retreat, Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival, and the Marina Piccinini International Master Class in Switzerland. Olivia has performed in master classes with notable flutists such as Clara Richter, Paul Thompson, Natalia Gerakis, Bonita Boyd, Alexa Still, Molly Barth, Marina Piccinini, and Meghan Bennett. In addition to her performance achievements, Olivia serves as the President of the South Carolina Flute Society. In her free time, she enjoys reading, shopping, spending time with friends, and taking pictures of her cat!

Jessica Pelltier is currently the Flute Professor at Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She is also studying at University of South Carolina to receive her Doctorate of Musical Arts in Flute Performance, estimated graduation May 2025. 

In 2019, Jessica created her very own flute studio, the Positive Playing Studio, where she teaches “advanced performance through positive practice”. Her studio is made up of flutists of all levels. Her studio has performed at the Carolina Opry and has been seen “flute caroling” throughout their community on WMBF News Station (2021, 2024). Her students are at the heart of her professional and personal dedication. 

Jessica has recently performed with Warner Brothers Studio in the Eastman Scoring Stage Studios as a studio musician. She plays locally in the Long Bay Symphony, Florence Symphony, Opera Wilmington, and gigs locally in the South Carolina area. Alongside her teaching, performing, and studying, Jessica is the Sales Director, Marching Band Division for Fluterscooter under the incredible entrepreneur, Andrea Fisher. 

Jessica graduated with a Master of Music degree in Flute Performance and Orchestral Conducting at the University of Louisville. She also has a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance at Ohio Northern University. Her teachers include Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley, Kathy Karr, and Dr. Erin Torres. In her free time, she cuddles her three cats Nala, Eevee, and Ekko and makes electronic music with her husband Tim, who plays trumpet.

Nyla Pinckney is a Freshman Music Education major from Duncan, SC. Nyla went to high school at James F. Byrnes, where she also was a drum major! In her free time (when Nyla's not playing flute), she plays a lot of video games. To take her mind off of flute music, Nyla also plays a bit of guitar on the side.

Elizabeth Runion is a freshman Flute Performance major at the University of South Carolina, where she studies with Dr. Parker-Harley. She is originally from Rochester, NY, where she graduated from Gates Chili High School. In Rochester, she studied under Diane Smith at The Hochstein School, played in several All-County and All-State ensembles, and was the principal flute of the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra. Outside of music, Lizzie enjoys reading the classics, drinking coffee, and taking walks.

Originally from Fresno, California, Alyssa Santiváñez is a current Certificate of Music Performance student at USC and a member of the Global Leaders Institute for Arts Innovation 2025 MBA Cohort. She received her MM in Performance with a concentration in Community Engagement from USC and her Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance with a Certificate in Music Entrepreneurship from Ball State University. Santiváñez is currently the Ears Wide Open, a concert series dedicated to adventurous listeners, Artistic Director, the South Carolina Flute Society’s Marketing Coordinator, and Spark Music Leadership at Carolina’s Graduate Assistant. Past musical projects she has completed are Mental Harmony, a musician’s mental health resource in the form of a podcast, website, and social media outlet at Ball State, Safety Through Sounds, a virtual flute music video fundraising collaboration with Doctors Without Borders and the Ball State Flute Studio for COVID-19 relief, and The Lullaby Project, a Carnegie Hall collaboration dedicated to pairing new and expecting mothers with songwriters inside correctional facilities in Columbia, SC. Her current project, Melodic Mindsets, received the Spark Music Leadership 2023 Community Impact Grant with over 150 mental-health survey responses from students for USC data records. Santiváñez has completed summer festivals such as the DECODA and Madeline Island Chamber Music Festivals, Fresno Opera Orchestra Academy, Aria International Summer Academy, Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, Manhattan School of Music Summer Camp, and Domaine Forget.

Avid performer, Deepti Vadhiyar is a flutist from Princeton, NJ. She received a bachelor's in music: Flute Performance and minor in business at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Deepti is active in commissioning new works and enjoys working with various composers across the country. In addition, she is passionate about serving the music community having interned with the National Flute Association and the Austin Chamber Music Center, among others. Outside of her music making, you can find her drinking coffee or perfecting her bubble tea recipe. Deepti currently holds a music entrepreneurship graduate assistantship and is pursuing a MM in Flute Performance under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley.

Hello, I'm Connor Vongsaly and I graduated from Berkeley High School in Moncks Corner, SC and I'm a freshman music composition major. In my high school marching band, I was drum major for two of the three years I was in marching band. I love playing jazz music, and I picked up playing the trombone nearly as early as I started learning flute, just to be able to play in your conventional jazz big band. Outside of music, I love playing all types of video, board, and card games, reading manga, and watching anime.

A dedicated flutist, Ashleigh Wallace is currently pursing her Masters Degree in Flute Performance at The University of South Carolina studying under Dr. Jennifer Parker-Harley. As an active educator, Ashleigh teaches students privately in her own studio, and has experience working with flute ensembles and teaching masterclasses in various schools throughout South Carolina and Florida. She graduated with her Bachelors Degree in Flute Performance from The Florida State University in May of 2023 where she studied under Dr. Karen Large. Ashleigh has held leadership positions in many organizations including the South Carolina Flute Society, the Flute Association at Florida State University, Marching Chiefs, and Tau Beta Sigma. As a performer, Ashleigh had the opportunity to travel to Vienna, Austria in 2023 as part of the Vienna Summer Music Festival where she performed a diverse collection of operas. Outside of music, Ashleigh enjoys baking, painting, taking walks, and listening to podcasts.