Evan Curatolo, Flutist
EVAN CURATOLO
MUSICIAN • FLUTIST • TEACHING ARTIST
Evan Curatolo was appointed Flute & Piccolo with the West Point Band, the premier band of the United States Military Academy, in August 2024. Prior, Evan was also a regular substitute with the New World Symphony and the Fox Valley Orchestra. Evan earned his Master of Music in Flute Performance at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music under the direction of Lorna McGhee, Principal Flute of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and earned his Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance at the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with esteemed flutist and pedagogue Bonita Boyd, former Principal Flutist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, Evan is also an avid chamber musician, and in April 2024, he won the Pittsburgh Concert Society Major Artist Competition with his Flute & Harp duo.
Lorna McGhee
Boston Symphony Orchestra Principal Flute
Carnegie Mellon School of Music
"Evan is someone who sets the very highest standards for himself. He is a very sensitive player and makes a glorious sound."
Bonita Boyd
Former Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Flute
Eastman School of Music
"Evan is a brilliant person and a natural artist. His playing is informed by beauty of lyricism, imaginative nuance, colors, and strength and authority in phrasing and structure."
Jennifer Gosack Darwell
Southwest Symphony Orchestra Principal Flute
Chicago College of Performing Arts
"Evan is a musical force. His phenomenal virtuosic technique and imaginative musical expression represent the highest quality among the next generation of young flutists."