Clare Iannotta Nielsen

Flute

Year you joined the ECSO:1991

Clare Iannotta Nielsen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Flute Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and a Master’s Degree in Music History from Tufts University. She lives in Boston and performs throughout New England. In addition to the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, Clare is a member of the Ariel Wind Quintet and the Elara Trio. Her recordings include Daniel Pinkham’s Advent Cantata, Peter Child’s Wind Quintet, Gardner Read’s The Art of Song, and Toni Lester’s All Things and Will The Time Ever Come?

Hidden Talent:Wrote an article on the sixteenth-century Venetian printer, Francesco Rampazetto for the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

Favorite Composer:J.S. Bach