Sofia has held performance, clinic and staff work for various international, regional and state classical festivals. Festival credits include the 2024 Scheherazade Music Festival (SMF), 2022 National Flute Association (NFA) Convention, 2022 and 2023 Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival, 2022 Tampere Flute Fest (Finland), 2019 Chicago Flute Festival, and at the 2019 and 2022 University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) Flute Festival. She was also a member of one of the original 12 ensembles selected to perform the NFA commissioned piece, “Oxygen,” for 12 flutes by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe. Sofia will be returning to the SMF this summer for their “Earth, Sea and Sky” 2025 season. 

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Sofia earned her Master of Music (2024) and Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from UNO (2021), a student of Dr. Christine Beard. Omaha Symphony Orchestra Principal flutist Maria Harding and Professor of Violin at UNO Olga Smola have also served as musical mentors in her studies. She has performed in masterclasses and lessons with American flutists Carol Wincenc, Dr Rik Noyce, Dr. Daniel Carlo, and Dr. Megan Lanz, as well as Canadian flutist Christopher Lee and Italian flutist Sergio Pallottelli. 

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Through musical performance, teaching, administrative and programming work, Sofia enjoys connecting with the musical community of Omaha. She enjoys working with flutists of every level and age, seeing their potential and working for their musical goals. Sofia has worked with Omaha Area Youth Orchestras as Assistant Rehearsal Manager. Currently, Sofia serves as flute specialist at the Omaha location for Schmitt Music and Programming Assistant with the Omaha Conservatory of Music.