Cheryl Costello is a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC), licensed to practice music therapy in Virginia, and a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Her work brings together hospice music therapy, folk music performance, and shared musical experiences.

Her professional background includes hospice music therapy, early childhood music education, and community arts programming.

Her musical journey has included opera, folk and bluegrass performance with a traveling family band, and work as a Teaching Artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts. She has also created music programs for children and collaborated with libraries, schools, and community organizations.

Today, Cheryl’s professional work centers on hospice music therapy, while her independent musical interests include traditional songs, historical folk music, and sound-based experiences that invite listening, relaxation, and exploration.

Her musical life spans voice, guitar, mandolin, and several flute traditions, including Irish flute, whistle and fife, and Native American-style flute. She also works with resonant instruments such as metal bowls and chimes, and is studying harp as part of her ongoing musical exploration.