Rachel Messing is the Assistant Professor of Oboe and Music History at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and English hornist with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. As a passionate freelancer, she has had the opportunity to play with orchestras like the Phoenix Symphony, Tucson Symphony, San Antonio Philharmonic, Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, and True Concord Voices and Orchestra to name a few. Messing enjoys engaging with young musicians by sharing her love for music through performances and masterclasses at colleges across the country. She also sells oboe and English horn reeds nationwide. As a chamber musician, her performances include several international festivals and conferences. Messing completed her doctorate at Arizona State University with Professor Martin Schuring, Master of Music degree from Southern Methodist University under the study of Erin Hannigan and received her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory, where she studied with Alex Klein and Robert Walters.
Scott Pool serves as Academy Director of the Talis Music Festival & Academy and as Associate Professor of Music at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. A resident of south Texas, Scott is a frequent recitalist with appearances at numerous festivals in addition to solo engagements. Recognized as a Moosmann Artist, Scott’s performances have taken him throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, programming both standard repertoire and new compositions. As an avid proponent of new music, Scott has played an active role in the commission and/or premiere of over 50 new works by both established and emerging contemporary composers. Published recordings as soloist can be heard on Alone: Unaccompanied Music for Solo Bassoon (2020) and Vocalise (2013).
Caitlin Beare is the Assistant Professor of Clarinet at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. A highly-regarded clarinetist and educator, she has won prizes for solo and chamber music performances from the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition, the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition, Shenandoah Conservatory’s Soloists Competition, and the Lillian Fuchs Chamber Music Competition. She has held fellowship positions at festivals like the Atlantic Music Festival, Talis Festival & Academy in Switzerland, and Bowdoin International.
Caitlin received her Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music and her Bachelor of Music summa cum laude from Shenandoah Conservatory. She completed additional studies at Bard College in the Advanced Performance Studies program. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Washington, with an assistantship in the Modern Music Ensemble. Her principal teachers include Anthony McGill, Garrick Zoeter, David Krakauer, Pascual Martínez Forteza, Benjamin Lulich, and Laura Flax.