Alumni Gazette

Flutist Abby Easterling ’18E is one of 11 winners of the 2018 Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition. The competition, in its 30th year, recognizes young artists ages 18 to 22 with exceptional promise in jazz, classical, and contemporary music.

As an award winner, Easterling will travel to a celebration weekend at Ball State University in June, during which she’ll deliver a live performance that will be professionally recorded and photographed and attend workshops on launching a professional career.

Previously, Easterling was the winner of the National Flute Association Masterclass Competition. In summer 2014, just prior to beginning her studies at Eastman, the Dallas-area native was selected as part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.

—Karen McCally