education.
brianna cantwell received her bachelor of music from the university of north carolina school of the arts, where she studied under saxton rose and dr. stephanie patterson. she is a recent graduate of the university of rochester eastman school of music, where she received her master of arts in music leadership under the direction of rachel roberts. she also served as the graduate assistant of the director’s team in the institute of music leadership at esm.
administration
brianna has worked in music marketing for the last five years, where she has held positions with the charlotte music school as their marketing manager and administrative assistant, social media marketing for the uncsa school of music and uncsa bassoon studio, as well as the meg quigley vivaldi competition and symposium over the years.
her current day-to-day skills include marketing, grant writing, fundraising, donor relations, corporate sponsorships, and patron engagement & loyalty.
brianna currently serves as the executive director of the piedmont wind symphony. she began her music administrative career with the symphony in 2022, initially joining as a communications assistant. if there is one thing brianna can’t stop talking about, it’s the arts. serving the artistic community of winston-salem through transformational wind band music is one of her proudest accomplishments.
performance.
though working full-time in non-profit administration, she performs with The carolina philharmonic, the winston-salem symphony, high point community orchestra, salisbury symphony, and music carolina regularly each season as a substitute bassoon. she is also the interim second bassoonist with the piedmont wind symphony for the 24-25 season. brianna was a member of the eastern music festival, mallarmé chamber players 2021-22 concert series, landesakademie ochsenhausen, and has been a part of several commissions for solo bassoon and reed quintet. she also participated in an organization that arranged free private lessons and reeds for students displaced from their primary instructors during COVID-19.