Ulla Suokko New York City-based concert artist Ulla Suokko, enjoys a versatile international career sharing the magic of music, poetry and stories throughout the world. Active both as a soloist and chamber musician, she has been featured in some of New York City's most prestigious concert venues, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall and Miller Theater, appearing at the Lincoln Center Festival, American Composers Orchestra concerts, Museum of Modern Art's Summergarden series among others. Performing regularly with some of New York's best contemporary music ensembles, she is a member of Continuum®, and a regular flutist for Columbia University's Composers' Concerts, Ms. Suokko enjoys collaboration with composers, and the process of exploring and inspiring new works for her instrument. Ms. Suokko was selected as the Performer of the Year 2002 by the Finlandia Foundation National Trust. This brought her creative and cherished programs of stories, music and poetry to audiences nationwide. In these entertaining and informative performances she leads the listener on a musical and poetic exploration of humanity, building a bridge between traditions and contemporary culture. Complementing her musical work, she gives workshops on peak performance, stress release, relaxation techniques, listening, communicating, and improvisation, as well as on the healing and transformational power of music. Her improvised, soothing solo flute CD, Bridge of Light, is an invocation for peace, balance, harmony and love. Fascinated by the poise and power of the martial arts, she practices Okinawan Shorin Ryu karate, embraces the passion and poetry of flamenco dancing, and studies in the class of Maestro Victorio Korhjan in New York.

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