Cynthia Folio (born December 24, 1954) is an American composer, flutist, and music theorist.
As a flutist, she has performed extensively as a soloist in the Philadelphia area with Latin Fiesta, David's Harp, the Silver and Wood Trio, the Philadelphia Classical Symphony, and Glaux, a contemporary music ensemble based at Temple University.
[2] As a theorist, she has published many music theory articles, reviews, and book chapters on topics that focus primarily on the analysis of jazz, contemporary music, and the relationship between analysis and performance.
[3] Folio has received commissions from organizations such as Astral Artistic Services, the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia, Pi Kappa Lambda, the ZAWA!
She has earned numerous ASCAP Awards for composition and received the American Prize Honorable Mention for her piece about her daughter's seizures, called When the Spirit Catches You..