ABOUT
Praised for her vibrant sound and powerful musicality, Cuban-American flutist Alina Windell has captivated audiences throughout the United States and abroad. Dr. Windell teaches flute at Huntingdon College, is an Artist in Residence and faculty member of the Orfeo Music Festival in Vipiteno, Italy, and in 2023 served as Visiting Instructor of Flute at Columbus State University. She has been a prizewinner in the American Prize Instrumental Soloist Competition, and the National Flute Association (NFA) Convention Performers Competition.
Dr. Windell has performed at NFA Conventions in Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio, the Flute New Music Consortium Festivals in Stony Brook, and Omaha, the Mid-Atlantic Flute Festival, the Mid-South Flute Festival, the International Double Reed Society Conferences in Columbus, GA and Boulder, CO, the San Diego Flute Festival, the Houston Flute Club Flute Fest, the Colorado Flute Association Festival, and the Hawaii University International Conference of Arts and Humanities. Solo and masterclass engagements include appearing as a featured soloist in a concert tour of Malaysia, sponsored by the Perak Society for the Performing Arts, as well as performances at the University of Wyoming, University of Alabama, University of Colorado, University of Nebraska, Columbus State University, Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur, the Kinta Valley Wind Ensemble in Malaysia, and Auburn University.
Dr. Windell is principal flute of the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra and a member of Duo Flautas Frescas. She plays regularly with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and has performed at the Springer Opera House, with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Lynn Philharmonia, Bloomington Camerata Orchestra, the National Orchestral Institute Festival Orchestra, the Opera Theatre and Music Festival Orchestra of Lucca in Italy, and in concerts at the Duxbury Music Festival, as well as freelancing in New York City. She has recorded for Naxos and Centaur Records, and is a commissioning member of the Flute New Music Consortium.
. Windell has adjudicated for the National Flute Association, the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), the San Diego Flute Guild, the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia, the Alabama All-State Orchestra, the Atlanta Flute Club, and the Arts Association of East Alabama. She completed her undergraduate studies at Indiana University, her masters with renowned flutist Carol Wincenc at Stony Brook University, and doctoral degree from the University of Colorado. Dr. Windell is currently serving as immediate past president of the Atlanta Flute Club, in addition to teaching music courses at Auburn University and maintaining a private flute and piano studio.