Kellen Ko is a storyteller...

Kellen Ko is a freelance flutist, private teacher, and new music interpreter. Their work as a performer focuses on music as a window into the kaleidoscopic stories found in human experiences. An enthusiastic collaborator, they have performed on flute/auxiliary flutes with the Young Performing Artists' Collective (MA), various ensembles at Boston Conservatory, the Parallax flute-clarinet duo with Kristina Nie, and the Wind Advisory wind quintet. An adventurous and methodical interpreter of new music, Kellen can be found premiering works for solo/chamber projects (Lauren Whritner, It’s Hideous! for flute and electronics; Naataanii Gorman-Prow, Micropulses for flute/clarinet duo; Veronica Kao, substanceless blue; Upcoming solo flute commission with Luciano Lopez-Parnetti), as well as the Berklee Film Scoring Session Orchestra.

As a private teacher, Kellen mentors students of all ages and abilities, helping them find joy and light through playing the flute. Alongside performing, Kellen is a founding member and community engagement coordinator with the Massachusetts Modern Music Retreat, a non-profit music festival enriching the musical soundscape of Central Massachusetts by sharing emerging musicians' voices with new audiences. Kellen is currently in Boston Conservatory's MM in Contemporary Classical Music Performance program studying with Prof. Sarah Brady. Kellen previously received a BM in Flute Performance and Music Education from Ithaca College. Kellen's past teachers include Allison Parramore and Corrie Cook.