Elizabeth Sadilek-Labenski has been a member of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra since 2002. She is also member of the Colorado Ballet and Opera Colorado orchestras. During her tenure as Associate Professor of Flute at Iowa State University, she received ISU’s prestigious University Foundation Award for Early Achievement in Teaching, and was a winner of the National Flute Association’s Performers Competition. In addition, she was a 10-year member of the Cedar Rapids Symphony (currently, Orchestra Iowa). Dr. Sadilek-Labenski holds a DMA from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, an MM from Northwestern University, and a BM with Teacher Certification from the University of Iowa. Dr. Sadilek-Labenski has performed, lectured, and held master classes throughout the United States, Europe, and Russia, and has been heard on numerous radio broadcasts across North America. Her publications include transcriptions for flute ensemble and woodwind quintet (Southern Music). Most recently she co-authored the book Johann Sebastian Bach’s Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute BWV 1013 with Emphasis on the Allemande: Historical Clues and New Discoveries for Performance (Theodore Presser) with UI Professor Emeritus Betty Bang Mather. Dr. Sadilek-Labenski lives in Edwards, Colorado with her husband, John, and three musical sons, Stefan, Adam, and Marek. She credits her father, Robert Sadilek, professional bass trombonist and Junior High band instructor, for her passion for music, and one of his 1970s student flute trios for her inspiration to play the flute.