Gladis is a professional flutist and a flute, ukulele, and beginner piano instructor. She began her music journey at the age of seven years old at the Children’s Experimental School for Music in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, playing the recorder and singing in a children’s choir. By the time she was 12 years old, she decided to enter the National Conservatory of Music and National School of Music in Honduras, where she chose the Flute as her primary instrument and took part in many music festivals with musicians from the Youth Orchestra of the Americas.
She graduated from Texas Christian University with Bachelor’s in Flute Performance. Following
her musical path, she pursued a Master’s in Flute Performance at Duquesne University where she
also served as a graduate assistant of the Woodwind Department. During her time in Pittsburgh,
she grew a private flute studio of ten students, and she also taught beginner Piano and Ukulele at
the Pittsburgh Music Academy and Pittsburgh School of the Arts. At the same time, she was able
to perform as a substitute flutist at some regional orchestras such as Johnstown Symphony
Orchestra and Butler Symphony. Gladis also had monthly performances in nursing homes and
special services at different churches around the area. Her next step of 2024 is to pursue a
Master’s in Music Education at Longy School of Music this the Fall.
Gladis is deeply passionate about transmitting musical feelings through her music to audiences
of all ages. Her biggest mission is to help grow a positive, safe, and fun community of music lovers. Besides performing, Gladis is also very passionate about teaching and passing down her knowledge to the younger generations. She enjoys helping her students to prepare for recitals, competitions, auditions, and festival applications. In addition, Gladis has the availability to teach in both languages, English and Spanish. In the music classroom, she has a great enthusiasm and positivism during lessons and make sure that students are having fun and developing the necessary music skills and knowledge to become skilled musicians.