While pursuing her Bachelor's in flute performance, she studied epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
[3] This program was Juilliard's inaugural historical performance class, with renowned musician William Christie conducting auditions, and Ferguson was the only flutist accepted.
A classical music critic from The Washington Post described the album as "a modern hit"[11][12] and The Boston Globe described Amour Cruel as sounding like "what would happen if Lana del Rey ended up at Louis XIV's court.
[14] Classical Radio Boston characterized the album as "unleash[ing] the kind of unexpected music-making that must have delighted and tickled audiences in Bach’s day" and notes that Ferguson "jams with sheer dazzle.
[15] She has spoken and performed at many TEDx events and made appearances in Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Vox's Netflix: Explained, and The Discovery Channel, among many others.