Gianluca Farina, trumpet

Gianluca Farina is a second-year Trumpet Fellow at the New World Symphony. He holds an artist diploma from The Colburn School, a master’s degree in performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and a bachelor’s degree in music education from the State University of New York at Fredonia.

Mr. Farina has made multiple appearances with the Boston Pops and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, and has performed side-by-side with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Throughout his time in Los Angeles, he has held principal trumpet positions with the American Youth Symphony and the Young Musicians Foundation's Debut Chamber Orchestra.

During his summers, Mr. Farina has performed with the Pacific Music Festival Academy Orchestra under Valery Gergiev, National Repertory Orchestra under Carl Topilow and National Orchestral Institute and Festival under Richard Scerbo. His principal teachers include Alex Jokipii of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Thomas Rolfs of the Boston Symphony and James Wilt of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Morgen Low, trumpet

Morgen Low is a first-year Trumpet Fellow at the New World Symphony. Raised in the suburbs of Chicago, she was a freelance performer and brass instrument repair technician in the Chicagoland area prior to joining NWS. During this time, she performed as Principal Trumpet of the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra and held an Associate Membership with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She has also made substitute appearances with the Louisville Orchestra and Lyric Opera of Chicago.

In 2019 Ms. Low received a summer fellowship with the Tanglewood Music Center, where her playing was lauded as “an unforgettable display of relaxed timing and dazzling technical mastery” in a review by the Berkshire Edge. Previous summers have been spent attending the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Eastern Music Festival. She is also an alumna of Interlochen Arts Academy.

An avid lover of musical theater, Ms. Low has enjoyed playing in the pit for numerous productions in addition to her orchestral engagements. Recent performances include Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera, La Cage Au Folles, Company, The Little Mermaid, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate and Annie.

Ms. Low completed her bachelor of music degree at Oberlin Conservatory under the guidance of Roy Poper. She then earned a master of music degree from Northwestern University, where she studied with David Bilger (The Philadelphia Orchestra), Channing Philbrick (The Lyric Opera), Thomas Rolfs (Boston Symphony), Michael Sachs (The Cleveland Orchestra) and Robert Sullivan (Cincinnati Symphony).

Corbin Castro, NWS horn alumnus

Corbin Castro joined the North Carolina Symphony horn section in an acting position for the 2021-22 season.

Castro has spent summers making music with the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, Tanglewood Music Center in the Berkshires, and the Classical Tahoe festival in Incline Village, Nevada. While participating in these ensembles, he performed under the direction of artists such as Zubin Mehta, Simon Rattle, Valery Gergiev, Andris Nelsons, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

In addition to performing, Castro maintains a private teaching studio and has recently served as adjunct professor of horn at Miami Dade College. As a strong advocate for musical education, he co-founded Virtual Inclusion Artists Academy, an online summer music academy that shares access to high-quality music education with young musicians who identify as remotely located or underrepresented in classical music.

Castro received his master’s degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where he studied with William VerMeulen, and a bachelor’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, studying with Michelle Baker. Outside of horn playing, he enjoys experiencing new cultures through international travel and backpacking in national parks.

Arno Tri Pramudia, trombone

Arno Tri Pramudia, born in Antwerp (Belgium), is a second-year Trombone Fellow at the New World Symphony. Before moving to Miami Beach, he held an internship position with the Bern Symphony in Switzerland.

Mr. Tri Pramudia has worked with the Belgian National Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Belgian Royal Opera, Netherlands Symphony, North Netherlands Symphony, Biel/Solothurn Theatre Orchestra and Bern Symphony. During his career he has worked with conductors such as Vladimir Jurowski, Lahav Shani, Edo de Waart, Stéphane Denève, Giancarlo Guerrero, Kazushi Ono and Hartmut Haenchen.

As Principal Trombone of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, founded by Claudio Abbado, Mr. Tri Pramudia toured Europe during their Easter Tour 2018, led by Vladimir Jurowski. He was also part of the Gustav Mahler Academy in Bolzano (Italy), National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra Academy.

Besides his orchestral work, Mr. Tri Pramudia is also interested in chamber music. He is part of the Crossbones Trombone Collective: a group of young Belgian trombone players, aiming to promote the trombone through the entire spectrum of musical genres. He performed with various ensembles in the Stift-Festival (the Netherlands), La Folle Journée (Japan) and the Jeju Festival (South-Korea).

Mr. Tri Pramudia performed in concert halls across Europe and Asia, with personal highlights being the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Vienna, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris and Oriëntal Arts Centre in Shanghai. Mr. Tri Pramudia completed his bachelor’s degree at the LUCA School of Arts in Leuven (Belgium) with Michel Tilkin, and his master’s degree at the Hochschule der Künste Bern (Switzerland) with Ian Bousfield and Rex Martin.

Besides his occupation as a trombonist, Mr. Tri Pramudia enjoys hiking and hanging out with friends.

Andrew Abel, tuba

Andrew Abel is a second-year Tuba Fellow with the New World Symphony. Prior to becoming a Fellow, Mr. Abel was an active freelance musician on the West Coast. He is a frequent guest with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera; most recently he performed in the 2019 production of Verdi’s La Traviata. In addition, Mr. Abel can be heard on their albums Beijing Harmony (2018) and The Flying Lotus (2017).  Outside of the concert hall, Mr. Abel is an active studio musician and has appeared on a variety of soundtracks from blockbuster video game titles such as Destiny and DOTA to television series including the NBC show Community.

In 2014 Mr. Abel performed with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, becoming the youngest person to ever have been awarded the Tanglewood tuba fellowship. He has also spent summers at Music Academy of the West and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mr. Abel received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, where he studied with Christopher Olka of the Seattle Symphony. Last spring, Mr. Abel completed a masters at The Colburn School with Los Angeles Philharmonic tubist, Norman Pearson.

While not performing, Mr. Abel enjoys hiking, road trips, and watching and rooting for University of Washington football.