Devin Cornacchio Cellist from Austin, TX

A Long Island native, Devin acted as Principal Cellist of both the NYSCAME All-County and NYSSMA Conference All-State orchestras in his junior year of high school. He was awarded that same summer the Dean L. Harrington Memorial Scholarship by NYSSSA SOS where Philadelphia Orchestra members coached NY-based musicians at Skidmore College during their annual SPAC residency. In addition to the privilege of studying cello with Brent Wissick at UNC Chapel Hill, Devin was among four annual recipients between approximately two hundred auditionees granted in 2015 the Department of Music's premier Kenan Music Scholarship for outstanding academic and musical achievement. This program provided him not only full tuition and a stipend — which funded a summer abroad at UWC Adriatic to study with Tulio Rondón and perform chamber music in both Italy and Slovenia on IMFA's highest scholarship — but also workshops and masterclasses with internationally-renowned performers, free attendance to CPA's classical concert series, and the opportunity to combine musical studies with academic coursework at one of the nation's most prestigious research universities. Principal Cellist of the UNCSO, he was awarded the Benjamin Swalin Orchestra Award for his significant contributions in artistry and leadership thereto upon graduation whereat he obtained his B.M. as well as a B.S. in Statistics. Since having moved to Austin, Devin has been featured as a soloist on Haydn's Concerto in D Major with the BCO and Duruflé's Requiem with SLKF's King's Choir. From lone-wolfing intimate cocktail hour serenades to performing masterworks with dozens of friends, Devin is currently available for booking in Greater Austin.