Musicians
Jennifer Sidney, flute, played in large ensembles throughout high school and as an undergraduate at Yale. She subsequently became hooked on chamber music when she played with some of the Occasional Winds. In addition to performing with the Elm City Winds, she plays with The Occasional Opera Company in New York City. Jennifer is a licensed massage therapist.
Melanie Lahti, clarinet, holds an M.M. from the College- Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, where she studied with Richie Hawley, and a B.A. from Yale. She pursued additional studies at the Manhattan School of Music and the Sibelius Academy as a Fulbright grantee. Melanie is the founder of Coriolis People, a recruiting agency that supports technology and finance companies, and enjoys balancing her work in recruiting with an active life in music.
Emily Fine, horn, studied French horn in Boston with Harry Shapiro (BSO) and in New York with A. Robert Johnson. She continued her studies at Yale with Paul Ingraham, while playing with the Yale and the New Haven Symphonies. After a hiatus to pursue a career in medicine and raise a family, she returned to playing through teaching and chamber music. She has taught at the Neighborhood Music School, and is a member of the Elm City Winds and Yale Medical Symphony Orchestra.
Caesar Storlazzi, oboe, is a New Haven native who began his studies with Salvatore Amato of the Neighborhood Music School and continued at Yale with Robert Bloom, Richard Killmer, and Ronald Roseman. He has played in the Yale Symphony, the Yale Philharmonia, and the Wallingford and Hamden symphonies. Caesar has performed with the Wayland Woodwind Quintet and teaches organ and harpsichord at Choate Rosemary Hall. He is the Music Director at the United Church on the Green.
Adrienne Gallagher, bassoon, performs with community orchestras and chamber ensembles in Connecticut. In 2006 she played at Carnegie Hall with the Farmington Valley Symphony Orchestra, and in 2007 she performed at the International Double Reed Society Conference. Adrienne received her B.A. in Music from the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music. She is Managing Director of Development, Institutional Philanthropy for the Yale School of Management.
