recorder and double reeds, Rotem is a native of Haifa, Israel and a founding member of Ciaramella. She currently teaches Baroque and Renaissance performance practice courses at USC and is an instructor of early music winds. As a former member of Piffaro, she toured the United States, Europe and South America. Rotem has appeared with ARTEK, Fala Musica (Netherlands), La Caccia Alta (Belgium), Chatham Baroque, Pittsburgh Camerata, King's Noyse, Newberry Consort, Capilla Flamenca, Pittsburgh Opera and the L.A. Opera, and performs regular solo and chamber baroque recitals. After studies on recorder at Mannes College of Music, she earned her solo diploma from the Scuola Civicadi Musica of Milan where she studied with Pedro Memelsdorff. She earned her doctorate in Early Music performance practice at Case Western Reserve University, where she also taught recorder and directed Collegium ensembles. She has been a regular faculty member of early music workshops in San Diego, Seattle, Madison, Amherst, and Israel's Ayala Academy. Rotem can be heard on Deutsche Grammophone's Archiv, Passacaille, Musica Americana, Dorian, and Naxos labels.