Shelley Monroe
Adjunct Lecturer
Bassoon
Biographical Information:
Shelley Monroe is an adjunct lecturer of bassoon performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music. Praised by the New York Times for “playing with superb agility and accuracy and with a full-bodied, chocolatey sound” Shelley Monroe is an avid chamber musician and teaching artist. She is a member of Decoda, Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, and has appeared as soloist with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, and New Music New Haven. As a concert bassoonist and contrabassoonist, Shelley has performed with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, and the Albany and New Haven symphony orchestras. Before completing her doctorate at SUNY Stony Brook under the tutelage of Frank Morelli, Shelley earned degrees from the Eastman and Yale schools of music. She maintains a busy teaching schedule additionally instructing courses at Juilliard’s Music Advancement Program, and Western Connecticut State University. She is also a New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist, bringing high quality artistry and teaching into New York City public school.
Email: shelleymonroehuang@gmail.com