 | Jewel Winds woodwind quintet was formed in the spring of 2009 and is based in Central NY state, performing often throughout the Utica, Rome and Mohawk Valley areas. The group has developed a varied repertoire which includes standard quintet literature, pops, new music and children's selections. Jewel Winds has been most pleased to present many concerts for children and families throughout our local region. More about the individual members of this group is listed below.
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Janelle Snell Bookhout has a degree in oboe and music education from the Eastman School of Music. She is a retired band director, having taught in the Dolgeville and Mohawk Central School systems. Jan is currently an adjunct professor of music at Herkimer County Community College, and maintains a private woodwind studio. Jan has performed in several ensembles in the Mohawk Valley region, including the Bella Sonora Woodwind Quintet, Equinox Quintet, and the Dolgeville Faculty Jazz Ensemble.
Cornelia Brewster received a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute and Music Education from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music degree in Flute and Music Literature from the University of Wisconsin. She has performed as a member of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama, the Utica Symphony Orchestra and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Brewster taught at Kansas State College in Pittsburgh, Kansas; Kirkland and Hamilton Colleges; and is currently an instructor of flute at Syracuse University. In addition, she is a member of the Jewel Wind Quintet, teaches privately and freelances in the Central New York area.
Judy Marchione holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of George Goslee and Ronald Phillips and a Master of Music Performance degree from the Eastman School of Music. While at Eastman she was a student of K. David van Hoesen and Philip Kolker. Currently, Ms. Marchione is the second bassoonist of the Catskill Symphony, and performs with the Utica Symphony, Schenectady Symphony, Colgate Orchestra, and Binghamton Philharmonic. She has performed over the years with such orchestras as the Buffalo Philharmonic, Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, Ohio Ballet, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Owensboro Symphony, and the Evansville Philharmonic. Ms. Marchione resides in Cassville, New York.
Colleen O’Neil has a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Performance from Ithaca College, and a Master of Music in Music Education for Syracuse University. She has studied clarinet with Robert Schmidt, David Abrams, Michael Webster and Kevin Schempf. A native of Rome NY, she has taught instrumental music (band) in the public schools for over thirteen years, and is currently a music teacher at Rome Catholic School. She has played previously in the Utica and Catskill Symphony Orchestras. In 2005, Colleen co-founded the Rome Concert Band, the region's only professional wind ensemble, and continues to perform with the band on a regular basis.
Claire Tuxill McKenney is a native of Syracuse, New York, and received her Bachelor’s and Master's Degrees in Performance from Fredonia State University and The Ohio State University, respectively. She was the Graduate Teaching Associate in the Horn Studio while attending Ohio State. Claire has performed with such groups as the Syracuse Opera Company, Schenectady Symphony, Catskill Symphony, Binghamton Philharmonic and Western New York Chamber Orchestras, as well as in the pit for various shows and touring artists across New York and Ohio. Currently, Claire plays third horn with the Utica Symphony, freelances in the greater Central New York area, and enjoys teaching in her busy horn studio of talented young musicians.
