Known for her “bold and dramatically characterized playing” (Dallas Morning News), Julietta Curenton has established herself as a leading flute soloist, chamber musician, professor and clinician.

Julietta won Premiere Prix at the Journées de les Harpes Competition in Arles, France (along with Bridget Kibbey) and first prize at the National Flute Association’s young artist competition and Astral Artists’ national auditions. She has made solo guest appearances with The National Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, The Kennedy Center Institute Orchestra, Temple University Orchestra, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra and others. More recently, Julietta premiered Dr. James Lee III’s evocative flute concerto, “Niiji Memories” to glowing reviews at the 2025 National Flute Association convention.

Julietta has collaborated extensively with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra as well as Imani Winds, JACK Quartet, Ritz Chamber Players and Orchestra 2001. Collaborations have led to premieres for the Shanghai Contemporary Music Festival, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Northwest, Dallas Chamber Music Society, Mostly Mozart Festival of Lincoln Center, among others. She frequently plays principal flute for the New Orchestra of Washington, American Composers Orchestra in New York City and Soulful Symphony - a Baltimore based ensemble acclaimed for its performances of classical, jazz, gospel and popular music.

Performance highlights for the 2025-2026 season include a Philadelphia Chamber Music Society recital with The Jasper Quartet, “Nijji Memories” concerto debut with the American Youth Philharmonic and a return to the Music in May chamber music series in Santa Cruz, California

A frequent commissioner of women and African American composers to write new, innovative and accessible works for the flute, she has featured many of these commissions on New York's WQXR Young Artists Showcase, Philadelphia's WRTI's Performance Studio and her solo debut album entitled "Harambee: The Power of Sisterhood.” Harambee features works by Evelyn Simpson-Curenton and Amanda Harberg. Curenton frequently champions works written by both composers. Her commission of Harberg’s “Feathers and Wax for flute and piano” instigated numerous, additional commissions of Harberg’s work by the NFA and internationally.

Curenton can also be heard on the groundbreaking Grammy nominated jazz album of Miguel Zenon entitled “Alma Adentro” as well as Esperanza Spalding’s Grammy Award winning album “Twelve Little Spells” and the Smithsonian Folkways “Praise the Lord” album among her musical family.

Julietta is an alumna of Ensemble Connect (Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute) - a ground-breaking educational program that brings music education to underserved schools and areas in New York City. Curenton continues to enthusiastically empower the next generation of young flautists through music education. She recently collaborated with Alfred Music on Sound Artistry Intermediate Method book which bridges the gap to instrument-specific conservatory methods.

Dr. Curenton is the Assistant Professor of Flute at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia and holds a Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School, Master of Music degree from The Royal Northern College of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University. She plays on a silver elite model Burkart Flute and is a proud Burkart Flutes & Piccolos artist.