Anita Thesen, flute, received her Masters and Doctoral degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, where she was awarded the Britten Johnson Memorial Flute Prize. An active musician in the Baltimore area, she performed on flute and piccolo with the Concert Artists of Baltimore for over twenty years. She has also performed with many other ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony, Baltimore Opera Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Maryland Symphony, Mid-Atlantic Symphony, Lancaster Symphony, the Chesapeake Orchestra, the Bach Concert Series and the Moscow Ballet. She won first place in the National Flute Association Orchestral Competition, and was a top prize winner in the Flute Society of Washington Young Artist Competition. Dr. Thesen teaches flute and music history full-time at Morgan State University; she also teaches flute and chamber music through the Peabody Preparatory.