Applauded for “some of the most spirited, stylish, and nuanced playing” (Chicago Classical Review) and her “invigoratingly fresh and perky interpretation” (Bachtrack), Leighann Daihl Ragusa has concertized throughout central Europe as well as the United States both as a soloist and as a collaborator of chamber and orchestral music. In 2007, Leighann was a major prizewinner in the National Flute Association’s Baroque Flute Competition and has worked under notable conductors as Jeffrey Thomas, Barthold Kuijken, Jeanne Lamon, Stanley Ritchie, Harry Bickett, and Peter Kooij. She can frequently be heard on Chicago’s WFMT, 98.7. Based in the midwest, Leighann earned degrees in modern flute from DePauw University and Indiana University as well as degrees in historical flutes from The Royal Conservatory of the Hague (The Netherlands) and Indiana University.