Jennifer Girone-Virgilio
Cellist
BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Girone-Virgilio (cello) has performed in venues across the world, including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. as the Principal Cellist with the Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Asian Artists Opera; in Italy, as a part of the Opera, Theater, and Music Festival of Lucca; and acting on stage at New York’s Metropolitan Opera as the role of “cellist” in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.
Ms. Girone-Virgilio recorded the soundtrack to The China Question, a documentary directed by Brook Silva-Braga, which has been featured on CNBC. Additionally, she can be heard on Warner Brothers’ singer/songwriter Matt White’s album, Shirley.
Jennifer was a member of the Red Door Chamber Players, Rhymes with Opera, and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn. She performs with the OMNI Ensemble in Brooklyn and Staten Island, most notably performing Arnold Schönberg's Pierrot Lunaire, and George Crumb's Vox Balanae.
She studied at The Hartt School with Steven Thomas, and Mannes College of Music with Paul Tobias. Ms. Girone-Virgilio is on faculty at the New England Suzuki Institute, New England Conservatory Preparatory Division, and the Suzuki School of Newton.
Photograph by Jaka Vinsek
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
Orchestral
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Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Asian Artists Opera Orchestra*
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Empire Chamber Orchestra
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String Orchestra of Brooklyn#
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Litha Symphony Orchestra#
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Ensemble 212+
* principal # assistant principal + substitute
Recordings
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CNBC Featured Documentary Soundtrack - The China Question
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Rhymes with Opera- Adam Matlock: Red Giant
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Warner Bros. Recording Artist, Matt White - Shirley
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Jeff Litman- Outside
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Nate Graham- Daylight
Notable Performances
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OMNI Ensemble
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Crumb: Vox Balanae
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Schöenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
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String Orchestra of Brooklyn
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Schöenberg: Verklarte Nacht
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Stravinsky: The Rake’s Progress
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Rhymes with Opera
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Matlock: Red Giant
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Lam: Heartbreak Express
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Groovin' in the Park Festival 2017- Reggae Symphony Orchestra
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Performed sets with Freddie McGregor, Ken Boothe, and Leroy Sibbles
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Contemporary Music
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Rhymes with Opera
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OMNI Ensemble
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MImesis Ensemble
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CIRCE Ensemble
Acting
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The Metropolitan Opera
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Manon Lescaut- Role of Cellist
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Chamber Music
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OMNI Ensemble
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Red Door Chamber Players
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Reed and Word
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Helvetica String Trio
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Archipelago String Quartet
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Brusca Clarinet Trio
VIDEO/AUDIO
Jennifer Girone-Virgilio, cellist
Jennifer Girone-Virgilio, cellist
"Schmeckt und sehet unsers Gottes Freundlichkeit" by Telemann
Thomas Limbert: Numbers / Dates (movement 1)
Sonata in C by Alessandro Besozzi, III Larghetto
Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (excerpt)
Maurice Ravel Introduction and Allegro
Best I Ever Had
Free From You
THE CHINA QUESTION trailer [HD]
PHOTOS
Performing with Michele Horner at the New England Suzuki Institute Faculty Concert | Photograph by Jaka Vinsek | Performing in Oyster Bay, NY with the Red Door Chamber Players |
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Performing with Rachel Fabulich at the New England Suzuki Institute Faculty Concert | Performing at the National Opera Center with the Rhymes with Opera Workshop | Performing at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music with the Red Door Chamber Players |
Before acting as the "Cellist" in Act 2 of Manon Lescaut | Rehearsing with the Red Door Chamber Players | Performing sets with the Reggae Orchestra and Freddie McGregor, Ken Boothe, and Leroy Sibbles |
Performing at a Fashion Show with members of the Red Door Chamber Players | Performing at the National Opera Center with the Rhymes with Opera Workshop | Performing with the Henry Mancini Institute in 2005 |
Performing at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music with the Red Door Chamber Players |
LINKS
OMNI Ensemble//
Red Door Chamber Players//
Rhymes with Opera//
CONTACT
Jennifer Girone-Virgilio