Flutist, Educator, and Collaborator







 

Who is Cristina Ballatori?

Cristina Ballatori has performed across the United States, Europe, England, and Latin America as a recitalist, soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Recent performance highlights include featured guest artist appearances at the Festivales Internacionales de Flautistas in Lima, Peru, and World Flutes Festival in Mendoza, Argentina, concerts in venues such as the Atelier Concert Series in Paris, France, and artist residencies in Spain, Costa Rica, and Mexico.  As a chamber musician, Ballatori is a member of the Semplice Duo with pianist Kevin Chance and the Whitewater Chamber Players. Ballatori regularly appears as a guest artist and has been a featured performer, clinician, and adjudicator at many festivals, universities, and conferences including those of the National Flute Association, Music Teachers National Association, Texas Music Educators Association, and Mid-South Flute Society among others.


Dr. Ballatori serves as Associate Professor of Flute and Director of the Flute Camp at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The recipient of the University of Texas System’s Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, she previously served as Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). An energetic and passionate teacher, Ballatori's students have been named winners and finalists in numerous local, state, regional, and national competitions and honors ensembles. Under Ballatori's direction, the UTRGV Flute Choir and Flautarra Ensemble enjoyed the university's first invitations to appear as featured performers at the National Flute Association Convention, Texas Music Educators Association Convention, and Texas Flute Festival. In 2022, the UW-W Flute Choir was invited to perform at the National Flute Association Convention in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first time in over 30 years that the group received an invitation to perform at this event. Dr. Ballatori loves working with enthusiastic and dedicated students of all ages, and maintains a small private studio in addition to her duties at UW-W.