Betsy Hudson Traba has served as Principal Flutist of the Sarasota Orchestra since 1993. Prior to that, she served as Principal Flutist of the Hofer Symphoniker in Hof, Germany. A native of Mentor, Ohio, she studied with William Hebert and Jeffrey Khaner while earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, followed by a Master of Music degree earned at the Manhattan School of Music as a student of Julius Baker. Ms. Traba has been heard frequently as a soloist locally, including guest artist performances with the La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, Artists Series of Sarasota, EnsembleNEWSRQ, and in multiple performances with Sarasota Orchestra. From 2008-2018 she performed at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, CA. Since 2019 she has been engaged to write program notes for Sarasota Orchestra, and serves as a moderator in Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning's popular Music Mondays series.
Betsy Hudson Traba has served as Principal Flutist of the Sarasota Orchestra since 1993. Prior to that, she served as Principal Flutist of the Hofer Symphoniker in Hof, Germany. A native of Mentor, Ohio, she studied with William Hebert and Jeffrey Khaner while earning a Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, followed by a Master of Music degree earned at the Manhattan School of Music as a student of Julius Baker. Ms. Traba has been heard frequently as a soloist locally, including guest artist performances with the La Musica International Chamber Music Festival, Artists Series of Sarasota, EnsembleNEWSRQ, and in multiple performances with Sarasota Orchestra. From 2008-2018 she performed at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, CA. Since 2019 she has been engaged to write program notes for Sarasota Orchestra, and serves as a moderator in Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning's popular Music Mondays series.