About Hannah

Hannah Costa (b. 2001) began her musical journey as a student in Belleville, MI, with a primary focus on the clarinet. In 2020, she started composing for fun, but discovered it was yet another artistic passion of hers.

Hannah’s compositional work focuses on creating meaningful pieces for saxophone and wind ensemble. Her music has been featured at the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference on three occasions. The first, Abbraccio, was performed in 2023, Searching/Finding/Lost, Then Found, a three-movement saxophone solo with piano accompaniment, was presented at the 2024 conference. Most recently, her work Mythology for saxophone ensemble was performed by Central Michigan University’s saxophone studio in 2025.

Hannah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Central Michigan University, where she studied under the guidance of Dr. Kennen White (clarinet), Dr. Jay Batzner (composition), Dr. Ashlee Busch (composition), and Dr. Marco Schirripa (percussion). She is deeply committed to sharing her love of music with others and inspiring the next generation of musicians. She is currently teaching in Michigan where she is the head director at Flushing High School.