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Flutist Anthony Trionfo was recently praised as a “breezily virtuosic flutist” by the New York Times after his New York concerto debut with a performance of the Ibert Flute Concerto with the Orchestra of Saint Luke’s under the baton of Teddy Abrahms in May 2019.

Anthony won First Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.

He has performed as soloist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, as well as the Edmonton Symphony, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, and Stockton Symphony. He has also given recitals at the Festival de Ibagué in Colombia, Florida State University, Chamber on the Mountain, and made appearances with the Jupiter Chamber Players in New York City and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra on a tour to Bilbao, Spain.

Committed to education and community engagement, Anthony has made a purpose of bringing music to all. In 2018, Anthony was a member of Musical Encounter Interactive, a touring theatrical, and educational performance group that introduced over 5,000 children in the greater Los Angeles community to the power of music. In addition to maintaining a private studio, he is also a faculty member with MusicAlly, an international virtual learning platform that provides musical instruction to all interested students regardless of their financial needs.

Anthony completed both his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the Colburn School Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles, California under the tutelage of James Walker, former principal flute of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. While at Colburn, he was named a Teaching Fellow and studied the art of pedagogy under Dr. Robert Duke. He has had additional studies with Nadine Asin, Timothy Day, Dr. Megan Lanz, Emmanuel Pahud, and Mark Sparks.

Jessica Smithorn is the second oboist of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, principal oboist of the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, a member of the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet, as well as principal oboist of the Shippensburg Festival Orchestra. She previously was the English hornist with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and was an associate musician with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

Equally comfortable in leadership and section roles, Jessica has regularly appeared with orchestras such as the Buffalo Philharmonic (including a NAXOS recording project), Omaha Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, and Cincinnati Ballet. She was also the oboist on a tour of Mexico with the Eastman Broadband Ensemble, a new music group dedicated to performing the music of Latinx composers.

Jessica studied at the Eastman School of Music with Richard Killmer; the College-Conservatory of Music with Mark Ostoich, Dwight Parry, and Chris Philpotts; and the University of Missouri-Kansas City with Barbara Bishop. When she’s not making reeds or practicing, Jessica enjoys baking, playing with her cats, and taking nature walks.

Jessica holds The Artie & Alisa Isaac Chair.

Jennifer Magistrelli joined ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in 2012, after playing with them as a substitute for a season. She resides in the Cleveland area and is on the faculty of the Aurora School of Music in addition to maintaining a private clarinet studio. She is an active orchestral and chamber music performer and has appeared in concerts throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and New York. She has also performed in Italy with International Opera Theatre.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s Degree in clarinet performance from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was a two-time recipient of the Silberman Clarinet Award, and her Master of Music Degree from Northwestern University. She also studied at the Brevard Music Center and the Pierre Monteux School. Her primary teachers have been Thomas Thompson, J. Lawrie Bloom and Daniel Gilbert.

Jennifer holds The Jack and Betsy Farrar Chair.

In addition to performing with ProMusica, Rachael Young is Principal Bassoon of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Springfield Symphony Orchestra, a position she previously held with the Kentucky Symphony and Symphony of Southeast Texas. She is also Principal Bassoon of the Shippensburg Festival Orchestra.

Rachael has maintained an active and varied orchestral career, holding positions with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera and Tuscaloosa Symphony in addition to performing with the Cincinnati Symphony, Columbus Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Chicago Sinfonietta and many others. She has also performed as a soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, Rachael won a silver medal at the 2008 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, has performed at the Kennedy Center, and was invited as a fellow to Yale’s Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. She also received the John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music from the Eastman School of Music. Rachael graduated from the Eastman School of Music as a student of John Hunt, and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as a student of Benjamin Kamins. She enjoys traveling, hiking, and all things culinary arts, and is a native of Oswego, IL.

Rachel holds The Carolyn Merry & Bob Redfield Chair.

Stephanie Blaha was appointed Principal Horn of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra in 2018. She is also Third Horn of the Pittsburgh Opera and Assistant Principal Horn of the Grant Park Orchestra since 2009, spending her summers in Chicago, IL. She held the position of Third Horn with the Winston-Salem Symphony from 2009-2014 and Fourth Horn with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra from 2005-2009. Stephanie has also performed with the Arizona Musicfest Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

Originally from the Chicago area, she is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she was a student of Gail Williams and William Barnewitz. Stephanie lives in Wadsworth, OH with her husband Chris and their daughter Lizzie.

Stephanie holds The Todd S. Swatsler Chair.