Music educator and performer Lena Leclaire is a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City, where she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in flute performance. Lena, 23, is also an accomplished ocarina performer with STL Ocarina, a company dedicated to reviving the art of ocarina playing.

An active orchestral and chamber musician, Lena has performed around the world with The IRIS Orchestra of Tennessee, The Juilliard Orchestra, The New Jersey Philharmonic of Englewood, and The ETA3 Trio. An award-winning soloist, she has performed solo recitals in Connecticut and New York, as well as concertos with The Hartford Symphony, Juilliard Lab Orchestra, Manchester (CT) Symphony, and Connecticut Youth Symphony.

A native of Litchfield, Connecticut, Lena is also an active folk musician, teacher, and visual artist. In 2012 she joined STL Ocarina. An outgrowth of the St. Louis School of Music, the company produces ocarinas for all ages and skill levels Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.