Maria Estefanía Bustos is a Massachusetts-based flutist, piccolist, and teaching artist whose approach draws on El Sistema pedagogy, conservatory training, and community music education. She holds a Master of Music in Flute Performance and an Undergraduate Diploma from the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
Maria teaches flute and piccolo to students from beginner through advanced levels, tailoring lessons to each student’s needs and goals. Her teaching emphasizes tone, technique, rhythm, musical expression, and ensemble skills in an inclusive, supportive environment that encourages creativity and joyful music-making.
Her performance experience includes serving as Principal Flute with the Mérida Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Mérida Orchestra, as well as appearances with the Boston Civic Orchestra and Next Generation Orchestra. In 2020, Maria received the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation’s Gifted Tuition Scholarship.