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Visiting conductors, 2007-08 season |
Kristen Sonneborn, Principal Bassoon Kristen Sonneborn joined the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra in 1995 after playing assistant principal bassoon with both the San Antonio and Florida Symphony Orchestras. She holds a B. M. degree in performance from Saint Olaf College and obtained her M.M. degree in performance from the University of Southern California. While in Los Angeles, Sonneborn was an active freelance musician in area orchestras and studios, playing for various composers including Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini and John Williams. In 1990 and 1991 she was a fellowship recipient to the Tanglewood Music Center where she performed under Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein. Since 1993 she has spent each July as a member of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra in Jackson, Wyo. She is also a faculty member of the Hot Springs Music Festival in Arkansas. Kristen Sonneborn is generously underwritten by John & Joanne Fisher for the 2007-08 season. |
Jenni Groyon, Assistant Principal/Second Bassoon Jenni Groyon received her bachelor’s degree in bassoon performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and her master’s degree from Rice University. Prior to coming to Naples, she was a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. Groyon was co-principal bassoonist of the Iris Chamber Orchestra in Tennessee for two years. She has performed in many summer music festivals, including the New Hampshire Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, Sarasota Music Festival and the National Orchestral Institute. Groyon is currently the associate principal/second bassoonist of the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago.
Jenni Groyon is generously underwritten by Christa M. Stone for the 2007-08 season. |
