Woodwinds

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Master of Music

The artist-teachers comprising the USF Woodwind Area collaborate and perform with many of Florida’s leading performing arts organizations, orchestras, and chamber ensembles. They create essential musical experiences for audiences and mentor their students to seek and achieve relevant, meaningful goals. Actively performing and teaching around the world, they infuse their studios with substantial experience gained as educators, researchers, soloists, chamber musicians, and orchestral players. 

USF Woodwind Area students undertake a comprehensive curriculum designed to afford opportunities to explore a variety of career potentials. Students work closely with their applied professors in lessons, studio classes, and chamber music ensembles ranging from mixed small groups and wind quintets to full choirs of like instruments. Recitals, guest masterclasses, convocations, annual orchestra and band concerto competitions, and visiting artist and ensemble residencies promote further collaboration and performance. The Tampa metropolitan area also affords the USF Woodwind community and its students diverse performing and teaching opportunities, venues, programs, and connections, including touring shows, a variety of orchestra and opera companies, recording studios, teaching artist connections, and more.

Studio Faculty

Francesca Arnone, Flute | francescaa@usf.edu

Amy Collins, Oboe | acollins@oboe.net

Calvin Falwell, Clarinet & Bass Clarinet | falwellc@usf.edu

Fernando Traba, Bassoon | ftraba@usf.edu

Katherine Weintraub-Pearce, Saxophone | kmweintraub@usf.edu