Marisela Sager

About Marisela

Flutist Marisela Sager, currently a resident of New York City, moved after 13 years as assistant principal flute with The Cleveland Orchestra. Previously, she held the same position with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She was also a member of the New World Symphony in Miami, Florida.

A highly sought after orchestral player, Ms. Sager has played in orchestras throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe with ensembles such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfonica UANL (in Monterrey, Mexico), Florida West Coast Symphony, the Ṣo Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP), and the New York Philharmonic.

Also active as a soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared as a soloist with The Cleveland Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony, the New World Symphony, and the San Diego State Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to performing, Ms. Sager enjoys teaching and has been recognized as a music educator. She has held the position of flute professor and chamber music coach at the Kent Blossom Summer Festival for the last 10 years and has been a flute coach and mentor for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra.

She has given masterclasses for El Sistema in Caracas, Venezuela, the New World Symphony, The Orchestra Now (through Bard college), Miami University, Kent State University, New York University, and Baldwin Wallace University as well as reaching young children through The Cleveland Orchestra's Musical Rainbow concert series and Learning Through Music programs.

Marisela Sager holds a bachelor of music degree from San Diego State University and a master of music degree from Rice University.