Sheila Hamilton began her classical music training at age five and sprang into professional performing as a teenager.  She has concertized extensively in the Cleveland, Ohio, and the New York Hudson Valley regions, and appears on numerous CDs on the SYDA Foundation label, including Raga Taranga (SYDA 106385 0637).  Ms. Hamilton was a student of the celebrated Julius Baker and Metropolitan Opera flutist Trudy Kane, both of the Julliard School.  A double scholarship recipient (flute and piano), she holds degrees from Eberhardt-Karls Universitaet in Germany and S.U.N.Y, and has performed in masterclasses with Joshua Smith, Gary Schocker and Jeffrey Khaner. Ms. Hamilton maintains a private flute studio and serves on the faculties of the Mountain Laurel Waldorf School in New Paltz, Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the Arts Community of New Paltz.

"...a beautiful tone...one of the best!"

-Julius Baker