Rebecca Oliverio

Rebecca Oliverio is currently a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra. Ms. Oliverio has performed with various Chicago-based ensembles including Fulcrum Point New Music Project, Tower Brass Ensemble, and the Bach Week Festival. She has also performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic, Chicago Philharmonic, Grant Park Orchestra, and the Peninsula Music Festival.

Ms. Oliverio spent one season with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. She received her Master of Music degree at Northwestern University where she studied with David Bilger, Channing Philbrick, Thomas Rolfs, Michael Sachs, and Robert Sullivan.

During her undergraduate degree at Boston University, she studied in London at the Royal College of Music with Mark Calder and Paul Sharp on natural trumpet. Her teachers at BU were Terry Everson, Thomas Rolfs, and Thomas Siders. Summer engagements during her studies included fellowships at the Tanglewood Music Center, Music Academy of the West, and the National Repertory Orchestra. In addition, she was a member of the New England Brass Band as a cornet player and soloist.

Ms. Oliverio is dedicated to inspiring young musicians to pursue rich and fulfilling careers in music. She has given masterclasses at DePaul University, Roosevelt University, Northern Illinois University, and Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas (Bogotá, Colombia) and is currently on the Artist Faculty at Roosevelt University.

Last updated: July 12, 2024