Leonid Sirotkin

Oboe

GCPA 1110 | (765) 658 - 6757

As an orchestral performer, Leonid Sirotkin is a member of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Des Moines Metro Opera. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, he served for almost a decade as principal English horn with the Kirov Opera and Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater under Maestro Valery Gergiev.

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Candice Kiser

Clarinet

GCPA 0162 | (765) 658 - 4392

Candice Kiser joined the DePauw faculty in 2019 and has been a member of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra as Second Clarinet since 2003. She holds the same chair in the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (Virginia) and has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Akron Symphony Orchestra, the Erie Philharmonic, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Baton Rouge Symphony, and the Evansville Philharmonic.

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Scotty Stepp

Saxophone

GCPA 0161 | (765) 658 - 6798

During 2001-2003 Scotty Stepp was granted a Fulbright Fellowship and a Harriet Hale Wooley scholarship to study in Paris, France, under the direction of acclaimed saxophonist Jean-Yves Fourmeau. Stepp has performed throughout the United States, Europe and China.

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Sara Erb

Bassoon

GCPA 0164 | (765) 658 - 6736

Dr. Sara Erb is a bassoonist and pedagogue based in the Bloomington, Indiana, area. She has been a part of numerous professional recordings, including for the Kaleidoscope Orchestra (Manchester), the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, the Jacobs School of Music, and the Naxos recording of Alfred Cellier’s opera Dorothy with maestro Richard Bonynge.

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Will Rabun

Trumpet

GCPA 0114 | (765) 658 - 6735

Mr. Rabun is the former principal trumpet of the Artic Chamber Orchestra, Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Fairbanks. Opera Fairbanks is under the direction of Gregory Buchalter- Maestro di Banda for the Metropolitan Opera.

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Mica Redden

Horn

GCPA 0119 | (765) 658 - 4384

Horn player and composer, Mica Redden (they/them), earned their Bachelor of Music degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. They went on to receive their Master of Music degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where they also pursued their Doctor of Music degree. Mica maintains a busy studio and freelancing career in Indianapolis.

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Joseph Aumann

Trombone

GCPA 0164 | (765) 658 - 6736

Trombonist Joseph Aumann is proud to join the music faculty at Depauw University, with the 2023-2024 school year, teaching trombone and euphonium. He currently is serving as the Assistant Principal/Second Trombonist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, a position he began in September 2022.

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Orcenith Smith

Tuba

GCPA 1117 | (765) 658 - 4388

The New York Times headline read, “One Who Dares to Reveal a Tuba’s Discreet Charms,” when describing Orcenith Smith’s recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in October of 1997. National Public Radio’s Performance Today featured Smith on a live, nationally broadcast solo recital performance from Washington, D.C. in January of 1998.

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Ming-Hui Kuo

Percussion

GCPA 1111 | (765) 658 - 6638

Ming-Hui Kuo studied percussion with Dr. Pei-Ching Wu and Mr. Tzong-Ching Ju and was an intern member of Ju Percussion Group from 1993 to 2002. During her time with JPG, she performed in over 500 concerts and hundreds of music-related activities. Her international appearances with JPG include performances in Taiwan, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Macao, Spain, Hungary, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

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