Maverick Flute Choir

Bio: Dr. Hannah Leffler Chiasson, a Miyazawa Performing Artist, serves as Senior Lecturer of Flute at the University of Texas at Arlington. Before transitioning into this position, she served in the music theory department at UTA and on the faculty of El Centro College. She has held collegiate teaching positions at Luther College, the University of Northern Iowa, and the University of North Texas. In addition, she has been a freelance flutist and private teacher in the DFW metroplex. Hannah has performed frequently with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. She received her DMA in Flute Performance from University of North Texas with a related field in Music Theory. She also holds degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and Oklahoma City University. Her primary teachers include Dr. James Scott, Terri Sundberg, Dr. Angeleita Floyd, and Parthena Owens. Hannah was a founding member of WoodWired, an electroacoustic duo. In 2018, Woodwired released their first album through UTA Records in 2018. She has been a prizewinner in the prestigious NFA Young Artist Competition, the NFA Orchestral Audition Competition, the Atlanta Young Artist Competition, and the Myrna Brown Artist Competition, among others.