Shana Stone is a thoughtful, engaging musical artist and classically trained flutist devoted to interpreting and sharing music with listeners. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Flute Performance from the University of Georgia (where she studied with Professor Angela Jones-Reus) and her Master's degree in Flute Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (where she studied with Dr. Erika Boysen and Dr. Tim Hagen). Other teachers include Daniel Self, Kristen Holritz, Elizabeth Klein Teplitsky, and Emily Zirlin. Shana is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Georgia, where she serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and performs with the Southern Wind Quintet, and she intends to focus on growing her teaching studio and pursuing an orchestral career.

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Actively involved in her field, Shana has premiered new compositions, made flute quartet arrangements of some of her favorite hymns and folk tunes, and performed with the Athens Master Chorale, the Georgia Children's Chorus, and various chamber ensembles and large ensembles during her educational studies. By audition selection, she has performed in masterclasses for Bonita Boyd, Leone Buyse, Nicole Esposito, Sir James Galway, Marianne Gedigian, Michael Hasel, Trudy Kane, Chelsea Knox, Emmanuel Pahud, and Carol Wincenc. As a member of the UGA Flute Quartet, she performed at the 2018 National Flute Association convention and the 2019 Florida Flute Association (FFA) Convention, and she competed as a finalist in the 2019 FFA Collegiate Young Artist Competition. She also won 2nd prize in the 2019 Flutissimo! Solo Artist Competition and 3rd prize in the 2021 Raleigh Area Flute Association Artist Competition.

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In her spare time, you can find Shana reading, watching Disney movies, hiking, or playing with her goats, dog, and cat.