June 6, 2009 - INTERNATIONAL FIRST PRIZE WIN

The Chicago Flute Club presented Bianca with first prize at the
2009 Walfrid Kujala International Piccolo Artist Competition.  The competition furthers Kujala's mission towards elevating the piccolo to a solo instrument and showcases new and rising artists that display the lyrical qualities of piccolo as expressive soloists. 

Burkhart Flutes and Piccolos to feature video of performance online.  Check back for link..coming soon!

April 28, 2009 - FULBRIGHT GRANT AWARD

Bianca has been awarded a Fulbright grant to Italy.  She joins prestigious ranks as a Fulbright Scholar selected by the Presidentially appointed 12-member J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.  Bianca will be leaving to pursue studies of the orchestral opera repertoire and Vivaldi concerti in Rome from November to July of 2010.

February 20, 2008 - SYMPHONY HALL DEBUT ANNOUNCED

Bianca will appear as soloist with the Boston Pops on May 15th.  She will play the Fantasie Brillante on themes from Bizet's Carmen by Francois Borne.

January 27, 2007 - EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Bianca recently performed educational demonstrations of the standard C-flute, piccolo and an eclectic collection of world flutes at Boston’s Symphony Hall. Bianca is excited to start an internship with the From the Top radio show in Boston, Massachusetts, a non-profit multi-media organization whose mission is to encourage and celebrate the development of youth through music.

April 5, 2007  - RESIDENCY WITH LORIN MAAZEL
Lorin Maazel, Conductor
Britten's "The Rape of Lucretia"
Castleton, Virginia

19 YOA musicians have been invited for a 2-week residency at Maestro Lorin Maazel’s “Castleton Farms” in Rappahannock County, Virginia, for the period April 5 – 15, 2007. YOA musicians will rehearse and perform The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten, with libretto by Ronald Duncan after the play by Andre Obey, together with seven vocal soloists (TBA). The concert will be held in Castleton Farm’s intimate Theatre House, which allows an unparalleled degree of communication between performers and audience.

~Graduation Recital available on DVD~

Contact Bianca for a copy