Bassoonist Gina Cuffari is an active orchestral and chamber musician in the New York City area. Praised for her “sound that is by turns sensuous, lyric, and fast moving”, she is co-principal bassoonist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, a member of the Riverside Symphony, and a frequent performer with the American Composers Orchestra, Westchester Philharmonic, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Gina is the bassoonist of the Jupiter Chamber Players, Sylvan Winds, and performs and records with the new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound. Gina is on the faculty of New York University and Western CT State University.