ailing from Brooklyn, New York, Rachel Elizabeth Fastenow (née Deren) is a player of many flutes, large and small, metal and wood, west and east.  You’ll find her on the stage, in the recording studio, and in her studio (Park Slope Flute Studio).  In the fleeting moments when a flute is not in her hands you may find her roaming the wine regions of the world by foot or bike or spending a quiet day in Brooklyn with her husband and dog-daughter.