Flutist Susanna Loewy received a BM and MM from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a DMA from Rutgers University. Her principal teachers were Jeffrey Khaner, Joshua Smith, Bart Feller, and Philip Dunigan.
Susanna is a Teaching Artist for the Philadelphia Orchestra, is Program Director and Lead Teaching Artist for Project 440, is Flute Faculty at Rowan University, and a Chamber Music Coach at Haverford College. In 2012, Susanna founded the Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival in Jamaica, VT, a 2-week summer festival emphasizing music and visual art. Susanna is currently the Artistic Director of PFCM, acting as curator and flutist. Susanna is also the co-founder of the Ellipses Ensemble, a non-profit ensemble dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues through the intersection of chamber music and documentary storytelling.
Susanna is the Principal Flutist and Project Manager for Inscape, a chamber music group based in the DC area that was nominated for a Grammy for its debut CD, "Sprung Rhythm." The group's second CD, "American Aggregate," was released in 2014. In August of 2015, Inscape released a 17-player chamber orchestra arrangement of Stravinsky's Petrushka. Inscape also recorded Philip Glass's Fall of the House of Usher with the WolfTrap Opera Company, and has several upcoming releases under the Naxos label. From 2016-2022, Susanna was also the flutist for the NakedEye Ensemble, "an eclectic eight-member electro-acoustic ensemble with classical, rock, and jazz DNA, [that] commissions and performs seminal works by cross-over and cutting-edge composers."
Susanna is a Teaching Artist for the Philadelphia Orchestra, is Program Director and Lead Teaching Artist for Project 440, is Flute Faculty at Rowan University, and a Chamber Music Coach at Haverford College. In 2012, Susanna founded the Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival in Jamaica, VT, a 2-week summer festival emphasizing music and visual art. Susanna is currently the Artistic Director of PFCM, acting as curator and flutist. Susanna is also the co-founder of the Ellipses Ensemble, a non-profit ensemble dedicated to raising awareness of mental health issues through the intersection of chamber music and documentary storytelling.
Susanna is the Principal Flutist and Project Manager for Inscape, a chamber music group based in the DC area that was nominated for a Grammy for its debut CD, "Sprung Rhythm." The group's second CD, "American Aggregate," was released in 2014. In August of 2015, Inscape released a 17-player chamber orchestra arrangement of Stravinsky's Petrushka. Inscape also recorded Philip Glass's Fall of the House of Usher with the WolfTrap Opera Company, and has several upcoming releases under the Naxos label. From 2016-2022, Susanna was also the flutist for the NakedEye Ensemble, "an eclectic eight-member electro-acoustic ensemble with classical, rock, and jazz DNA, [that] commissions and performs seminal works by cross-over and cutting-edge composers."
Susanna is currently a flutist for the Network for New Music, and is Principal Flutist with the Charlottesville Opera. She has played with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Opera, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and The Philly Pops, amongst other groups in the Philadelphia area and across the country. Susanna played a trio recital at Carnegie Hall/Weill Hall in February of 2013, premiering the new works of three contemporary composers.
Susanna is a Pedagogy Coach and Mentor for the New World Symphony in Miami. She currently works with the New World Symphony Fellows throughout the year as part of their College Track Program. For McGraw Hill Education, Susanna created a series of webinars on creating a flipped-classroom within large lecture classes. Partly because of these teaching innovations, Susanna was a quarter-finalist for the 2015 Grammy Music Educator Award.
Susanna is a Verne Q. Powell Artist and plays Powell instruments.
Outside of the musical realm, Susanna is a certified Spinning teacher and Triathlon/Marathon coach and has been a sponsored IronMan Distance Triathlete. During the summer of 2008, as a part of Bike and Build, she biked across the country from Florida to San Francisco, while helping with affordable housing projects along the way. With her students, Susanna encourages a healthy and active lifestyle.
Susanna is a Pedagogy Coach and Mentor for the New World Symphony in Miami. She currently works with the New World Symphony Fellows throughout the year as part of their College Track Program. For McGraw Hill Education, Susanna created a series of webinars on creating a flipped-classroom within large lecture classes. Partly because of these teaching innovations, Susanna was a quarter-finalist for the 2015 Grammy Music Educator Award.
Susanna is a Verne Q. Powell Artist and plays Powell instruments.
Outside of the musical realm, Susanna is a certified Spinning teacher and Triathlon/Marathon coach and has been a sponsored IronMan Distance Triathlete. During the summer of 2008, as a part of Bike and Build, she biked across the country from Florida to San Francisco, while helping with affordable housing projects along the way. With her students, Susanna encourages a healthy and active lifestyle.
