Cindy McTee was born in Eatonville, Washington, and has achieved recognition as one of the most outstanding composers in the United States. She is married to Leonard Slatkin and has transcribed several of his father Felix Slatkin’s arrangements into versions for symphony orchestra. In this recording, she has adapted the traditional folk song Shenandoah for two solo flutes and orchestra. The album Slatkin Conducts Slatkin is available on Naxos 8.574352.