Two Rivers Woodwind Quintet

The Two Rivers Woodwind Quintet consists of the Principal string players from the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra.

Barbara Spicher, Flute

Barbara Spicher is an active performer throughout the mid-Atlantic region, whose flute playing has been reviewed by the Washington Post as “displaying playful, imaginative personality and impressive mastery.” She is founding flutist with the award-winning Appalachian Wind Quintet, and her chamber music activities also include the Hood Chamber Players, the L’Arabesque Baroque and Winchester Baroque Ensemble. She is principal flutist of the Shippensburg University Festival Orchestra, the Mercersburg Chorus and Orchestra, the Frederick Chorale, and performs with the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2009 under the auspices of the Washington, DC based LaGesse Foundation, and has performed many recitals under this sponsorship at the French Embassies of United States and Canada, and at the LaGesse Festival in Toulouse, France. She was distinguished with a medal from the French government in recognition of her participation in these cultural exchanges. Barbara is a graduate of West Virginia University, and her teachers include Mary Krusentjerna, Toshiko Kohno former principal flutist with the National Symphony, Timothy Day of the San Francisco Symphony, and Colin St. Martin, baroque flute specialist at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Spicher is adjunct professor of flute at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.

David Garcia, Oboe

davidgarcia Oboist David Garcia, a native of Texas, is an active freelancer throughout the Washington D.C. Metro area. He has performed with many of the region’s leading orchestras including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony, Maryland Symphony, and the New Orchestra of Washington, among many others. From 2010-2013, David performed across the United States and Canada with the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. He has also been heard in concerts at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the Phillips Collection and during the summer at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory. His primary teachers include Katherine Needleman, Erin Hannigan, Robert Atherholt and John Snow.

David Drosinos, Clarinet

David Drosinos received his diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He studied clarinet with Loren Kitt, principal clarinetist with the National Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Drosinos won the Sidney Jensen Memorial Award for outstanding clarinet performance and has been a guest artist at the Greek Embassy in Washington and the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.

The Washington Post praised him for “playing with an unusually smooth and agile touch.” His rendering of the Finzi concerto prompted this from the Baltimore Sun, ““He played the idyllic score with technical security, tonal warmth and exceptionally eloquent phrasing.”” David’s performance of the Copland concerto was deemed “unmatched by any in Baltimore…. the Copland concerto had a confident and dynamic protagonist in David Drosinos. He spun the lyrical lines with considerable warmth.””

Mr. Drosinos was the principal clarinetist and soloist with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra on their tour to Russia and a featured soloist with the Concert Artists of Baltimore. He has performed in Greece, Ireland, Moscow, Finland, the Bahamas and all over the continental U.S. His Greek Band Zephyros was featured at the International Clarinet Association annual convention in Washington, DC.

In 2010 David traveled to St Petersburg, Russia where he did the International premiere and recording of the Sowash Clarinet Concerto with the St Petersburg Symphony. David is a versatile and seasoned clarinetist who has enchanted audiences from ‘Maryland to Moscow.’ Mr. Drosinos resides in Cockeysville, Maryland and is in much demand with performing groups in the greater Baltimore-Washington area. He teaches at Shepherd University, The Baltimore School for the Arts, and The Peabody Preparatory.

Lynn Moncilovich, Bassoon

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Lynn Moncilovich is currently the principal bassoonist of the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra and second bassoonist with the Keystone Wind Ensemble, and she performs frequently as the auxiliary/contra bassoonist with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra. As an active freelance musician in the Baltimore—Washington, D.C. area, she has performed with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Apollo Chamber Orchestra, Opera Camerata of Washington and Musicians of Mercy.

In addition to her appointment to the University of Delaware, Ms. Moncilovich is adjunct faculty at The Music Institute at Howard Community College and an instructor at the annual Peabody Bassoon Week. Ms. Moncilovich also maintains a private teaching studio and reed business. Originally from Johnstown, PA, Ms. Moncilovich received her Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she studied with Dr. Jason Worzbyt. While in Pennsylvania, she served as the second bassoonist/contra bassoonist with the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Moncilovich then began studies at the University of North Texas, where she received her Master of Music in Bassoon and studied with Kathleen Reynolds. At UNT she held a teaching fellowship where she taught woodwind methods and coached chamber music. Ms. Moncilovich is a featured soloist on the UNT Wind Symphony’s recording of Gordon Jacob’s Concerto for Bassoon on the GIA Composer’s Collection—Gordon Jacob CD. She also holds an Artist’s Certificate from Southern Methodist University where she studied with Wilfred Roberts. At SMU she held a teaching assistantship in reed making and placed second in the Concerto Competition. While in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Ms. Moncilovich was an active freelance musician, performing with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Los Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Irving Symphony Orchestra, Sherman Symphony Orchestra and the Camerata Winds. While in Texas, Ms. Moncilovich maintained a teaching studio upward of 20 students.

Ms. Moncilovich has been the recipient of many awards and scholarships including the American Bassoon Company Award, Aegon USA Scholarship and the UNT Deans Camerata Scholarship. She recently finished a Graduate Performance Diploma at the Peabody Conservatory where she studied with Philip Kolker.

Daniel Carter, Horn

danielcarter Daniel Carter is originally from Baltimore, MD and is the adjunct horn instructor at Shepherd University. He is principal horn of the Two Rivers Chamber Orchestra and currently teaches Elementary Band and Strings in the Howard County Public System. Along with a busy performance schedule in the Columbia/Baltimore area, Daniel also maintains a private horn studio.

Mr. Carter received his Master’s Degree in Horn Performance from Ithaca College. There he studied under Alex Shuhan, Professor of Horn and founding member of professional brass quintet Rhythm and Brass. Prior to earning his Master’s Degree, Daniel studied with James Vaughn of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra at Shepherd University, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education.