Venezuelan flutist, Maria Gabriela Alvarado, has built a career in the United States as a respected performer and pedagogue of baroque and modern flute. Ms. Alvarado enjoys collaborating in numerous chamber music projects. In 2016, she founded Amaranti, a period instrument chamber ensemble that creates interesting programs that intersect between music and other humanities, making memorable performances for their audiences. In addition to Amaranti Ensemble, she is also a founding member of In Radiance, a Boston-based flute quintet dedicated to developing and promoting repertoire for this instrumentation. Currently, Ms. Alvarado is completing doctoral studies in flute performance under the tutelage of Dr. Mary Karen Clardy at the University of North Texas. She holds a Master of Music Degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Atlantic Union College. In 2017, Ms. Alvarado joined the faculty of Mountain View College. She maintains a private studio in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex.