A “lyrical soloist” with “beautiful playing in both tone and technique”, bassoonist Nanci Belmont is a dynamic performer driven by a desire to cultivate meaningful relationships and relevant musical experiences through music. Nanci is a Performing Artist for Leitzinger Bassoons and Second Prize winner of the 2016 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition of the International Double Reed Society. She is a member of the experimental wind quintet The City of Tomorrow and has collaborated with contemporary groups such as Talea ensemble International Contemporary Ensemble, Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, and Alarm Will Sound. As an orchestral musician, Nanci has performed with groups such as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Charleston Symphony. In her role as an educator, Nanci strives to cultivate curious, lifelong learners in music and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Louisiana State University.