Peiyao (Pei) Cheng, DMA Flute, recently won the Flute Society of Washington's Mid-Atlantic Young Artist Competition. Open to flutists under the age of 30 throughout the world, and as one of the United State's most competitive regional competitions, Pei distinguished herself with final round performances of flute sonatas by Handel, Gaubert, and Piston.

Pei is also one of three finalists for the Mid-South Young Artist competition, and is a student of Jonathan Keeble