MEET MISTY

 

 

A THREE-TIME SOLOIST WITH THE NAPLES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, MISTY DRAKE BEGAN HER VIOLIN STUDIES AT THE AGE OF 3 AND IS A NATIVE TO SOUTHWEST FL.

 

MS. DRAKE COMPLETED HER MASTER OF MUSIC IN VIOLIN PERFORMANCE ('20) FROM THE FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC (UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI) AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT TO CHARLES CASTLEMAN AND HENRY MANCINI INSTITUTE FELLOW. ​

 

SHE RECEIVED HER BM IN VIOLIN PERFORMANCE ('18) FROM THE EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC STUDYING WITH CHARLES CASTLEMAN AND FEDERICO AGOSTINI. ADDITIONALLY, MISTY WAS NAMED AN ARTS LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE FELLOW, CULTIVATING ARTS ENGAGEMENT SKILLS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

 

MISTY RECENTLY COMPLETED AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ORCHESTRAL STUDIES ('22) FROM THE ORCHESTRA NOW (BARD COLLEGE) AND WILL BEGIN A DMA AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY WITH PETER ZAZOFSKY IN FALL 2022.