Sarah Howard is from Virginia Beach, Virginia and attended Brandon Middle School and Tallwood High School.  She began playing flute at the age of 13 and has attended the Hampton Roads Flute Faire ever since it began at Christopher Newport University.  Sarah obtained a bachelor’s degree in flute performance from Shenandoah University in 2001 and a Master’s degree in flute performance from the University of Tennessee in the spring of 2004.  Her primary teachers include Dr. Shelley Binder (University of Tennessee), Frances Lapp Averitt (Shenandoah University), Claude Monteaux, and Frank Jones.  She has participated in masterclasses given by Julius Baker, Bradley Garner, Jim Walker, Jeanne Baxtresser, Tadeu Coelho, Jill Felber, and Goran Marcusson.  During her studies at the University of Tennessee she was a graduate teaching assistant and conducted “Grace Notes” an adult flute choir in Maryville, Tennessee.  Sarah has performed with the Tidewater Winds, the Hampton Roads Wind Symphony, the International Fame Festival Repertory Orchestra, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, The Pierre Monteaux School Orchestra, and the Oak Ridge Symphony orchestra where she was Principal Flute for two years.  She performed with the University of Tennessee Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall as principal flute in 2003, and recently won a position in the United States Air Force Band of Flight in Dayton, OH.  Sarah has won competitions including the Hampton Roads Flute Faire Competition, MTNA competitions for the states of Virginia and Tennessee.  She was also a soloist with Shenandoah University Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, the University of Tennessee Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, and the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra.   Sarah is currently living in Virginia Beach, and is preparing to move to the Baltimore/Washington area.  She is currently teaching privately, performing, and is continuing to take auditions.