Kat Modiano is an Award-Winning, Multiple-Genres Flutist, Composer, Educator. She began classical flute training at age nine and received a Bachelor of Music degree with excellence in Classical Flute Performing Arts from Rubin Academy in Jerusalem, where she also studied electronic music composition with Dr. Tzvi Avni and attended jazz courses.
Modiano resided in Copenhagen for over a decade before moving to New York City in 2005 to study composition at New York University with Dr. Dinu Ghezzo. She received her Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from Empire State College, in New York City in 2018, specializing in Music for Social Change.
With performances and commissions spanning Europe, Israel, Japan, USA and Canada, Modiano’s work includes acoustic and electroacoustic music in the following idioms: contemporary, classical, contemporary-improvisation, progressive-jazz, tango, electronic-acoustic live soundtracks to silent films, and music for choreography. She also performs therapeutic concerts at nursing homes, hospices, shelters, detention centers, and charity concerts for social causes. As an educator, Modiano teaches flute locally and globally, including teaching interactive music appreciation groups. www.modianomusic.net
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