Bassoon

Lauren Henning
Principal Bassoon - Endowed by the estate of Richard Salisbury

Principal Bassoonist, Lauren Henning is a bassoonist originally from Western New York, and is currently a freelance musician in the Pittsburgh, PA area. As an orchestral musician, she is currently the Principal bassoonist of the Albany Symphony Orchestra and the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, and is the Second bassoonist in The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. She is also an active substitute in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. She has performed with the Erie Philharmonic, West Virginia Symphony, Canton Symphony, and Youngstown Symphony, to name a few. In 2021 she participated in the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Symposium where she was named one of ten finalists in the competition. In 2024, she attended the Aspen Summer Music Festival as a New Horizons Fellow. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Bassoon Performance from SUNY Fredonia, a Master’s degree in Bassoon Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and an Advanced Music Studies Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University. Her primary teachers include Laura Koepke, Barrick Stees, and Nancy Goeres. 

Sarah Bobrow

Bassoonist, Sarah Bobrow is an active orchestral and chamber musician based in New York City. She has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the New Jersey Symphony, and the Louisiana Philharmonic. She has also been heard in a number of festivals, most recently including Spoleto Festival USA, Music Academy of the West and National Repertory Orchestra. A passionate educator, Sarah maintains a private bassoon studio and was a Music Advancement Program fellow at The Juilliard School. In 2023, she was a winner of the Keston MAX Competition, and in 2021 she was a finalist in The Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition. Sarah earned her master’s degree from The Juilliard School where she studied with Kim Laskowski and her bachelor’s degree from The Eastman School of Music where she studied with George Sakakeeny.