Tatiana Cassetta is a performer and educator in Central Pennsylvania. Tatiana had her solo debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall in 2017. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has won various awards including Finalist in the SEMFA Ervin Monroe Young Artist Competition, First Prize in the Golden Classical Music Awards, First Prize in the Flute Society of Kentucky Chamber Music Competition, Winner of the West Virginia University Young Artist Competition, Semifinalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, First Alternate Prize in the Music Teachers National Association Chamber Music Competition, First Prize in the Grand Prize Virtuoso Competition, and First Prize in the Great Composers Competition series. Additionally, Tatiana has been a recipient of the Valerie Canady Scholarship.
With a passion for performance, Tatiana is a founding member of the BETA Quartet, presenting concerts and workshops around the country. She has played in chamber orchestras throughout Central Pennsylvania and the Greater Detroit areas.
Tatiana is the flute instructor at State Street Academy of Music, Penn Square Music Conservatory, and the Columbia School of Music. She is an Adjunct Professor of Music at Fairmont State University. She is currently has a vibrant online teaching studio, working with flutists ages 4 through 94 with diverse backgrounds and a large variety of experience. She previously held the position of Associate Teacher of Flute and Piccolo at the West Virginia Community Music Program. She has taught privately in Morgantown, WV, and Lansing, MI. Tatiana has regularly served as a woodwind clinician and flute choir director in the Oakland County public schools.
Tatiana graduated from West Virginia University where she received her Master’s Degree in Music Performance. Originally from Royal Oak Michigan, Tatiana received her Bachelor's of Music from Michigan State University. She has performed in masterclasses for world-renown flutists including William Bennett, Ervin Monroe, Conor Nelson, Lorna McGhee, Jeff Zook, James Hall, and Deanna Little. Her primary teachers are Richard Sherman and Nina Assimakopoulos.
Tatiana can be heard on the BETA Quartet’s self-titled album (flute and piccolo), Tesserae (flute, piccolo, and bass flute), and the Mountaineer Fifes and Drums album (fife and flute).