Jack Peña
Jack Peña is joining the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra as Principal Bassoon for the 2020-2021 season. Although on leave for the year, he also holds the Principal Bassoon position of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans, a chair he has held since 2016. Born and raised in Carrollton, Texas, Jack began playing music at age eleven, finally focusing on the bassoon at fourteen. Since then, he has performed with the St. Paul, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, Louisiana, Milwaukee, and Toronto symphonies.
Jack received his undergraduate degree in 2015 from the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles where he studied with Richard Beene. His other teachers include Benjamin Kamins and Hermann Vogelstein.
Jack received his undergraduate degree in 2015 from the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles where he studied with Richard Beene. His other teachers include Benjamin Kamins and Hermann Vogelstein.