Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Appoints New Principal Flutist

Flutist Ann Bobo to begin her new role at the January 21, 2023, Romantic Chopin TACO Classical Series concert.

Following auditions held in October, Ann Bobo has been named as the new Principal Flutist of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Bobo is also the principal flutist of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. An active freelancer for many years, Ann has played with many of New England’s finest ensembles including the Boston Pops, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Boston Lyric Opera and the Portland Symphony. She is an avid chamber musician and has been included on the rosters of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Celebrity Series of Boston, Winsor Music, Carolina Chamber Music Festival, Chameleon Arts Ensemble and the Radius Ensemble.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Ann came to Boston to study with former Boston Symphony flutist Fenwick Smith at the New England Conservatory. While in school, and for some years after, she was a member of the award-winning Taiyo Wind Quintet, an ensemble that earned awards from the prestigious Coleman and Carmel chamber music societies, and she had the privilege of working with such renowned composers as György Ligeti, Luciano Berio, John Harbison, and John Heiss. She spent two years as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and has toured throughout the United States and Asia with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and throughout Europe with the Boston Symphony. Ms. Bobo has performed numerous times on WGBH radio programs and has recorded for RCA Victor, Arsis, and New World Records. She can be heard on the GRAMMY award- winning BSO recording of Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 (2019).

Ann teaches at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and at the Rivers School Conservatory.