Kristen
Sienkiewicz, an active chamber and orchestral horn player, performs
regularly throughout the Boston area with ensembles such as the
Plymouth Philharmonic, the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the
Callithumpian Consort, and numerous others.
In 2008 she joined Bala
Brass, a Boston based brass quintet with
international acclaim. Actively engaged in furthering the brass quintet
genre, Bala spent their 2010 summer performing and coaching as brass quintet in residence at the
Boston University Tanglewood Institute. They
anticipate the release of their debut album during the 2010-2011
season.
Kristen maintains an active horn studio in the Boston area and
also teaches music theory at the Southern New Hampshire
University.
Born and raised in New York, Kristen completed her undergraduate work
at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester under the tutelage of W.
Peter Kurau. She received her Bachelor of Music in both Performance and
Music Theory, and was awarded the school's prestigious Performer's
Certificate. Mrs. Sienkiewicz continued her studies in Boston with
Jamie Sommerville and Daniel Katzen at the New England Conservatory.
There she earned both her Master of Music and a Graduate Diploma with a
concentration in Music-in-Education. Kristen is currently pursuing a
Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at Boston University, studying with Eric
Ruske.
