Members
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Sabrina Stovall
Executive Director
Sabrina Stovall is a sought-after international teaching artist who resides in Central Texas. She has worked with students ages 11-40, teaching private lessons, master classes, chamber coaching and workshops.
Her experience includes teaching at the University of the Incarnate Word, Schreiner University, Northwest Vista College, and Our Lady of the Lake University.
Orchestrally, Sabrina has served as principal bassoon for Symphony of the Hills in Kerrville, TX. Additional credits include engagements with the Orquesta Sinfónica de la UANL in Monterrey (Mexico), the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra (TX), Mid-Texas Symphony (TX), and Ballet Lubbock (TX).
In Chamber Music, Sabrina co-founded Adelante Winds, where she serves as executive Director in addition to being the ensemble’s bassoonist. Other engagements include playing with the Sankofa Collective (PA), and serving as the chamber winds coordinator and coach for the Summer Music in Tuscany music festival (Italy).
Sabrina holds a BM from Texas State University, an MM from The Ohio State University, and is currently completing a DMA at Texas Tech University.
Ramona Douglas is an eclectic musician, native of Philadelphia, PA where she was born and raised by her mother and musician father. Surrounded by music constantly, she began her music training as a violinist at age 7. She later began the flute, and decided that would become her primary focus. She graduated from Trinity Washington Univ. with a B.A. in Fine Arts & Music in 2009. She received her M.M. in Music Performance & Pedagogy from Texas State Univ. under the tutelage of Dr. Adah T. Jones in May 2019. She has performed on flute and piccolo with the Main Line Symphony Orchestra, Gateways Music Festival Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Ballet, Symphony of the Hills, Light Opera of New Jersey, The Black Radio Orchestra (with Robert Glasper) and is the Flutist and Development Coordinator for the dynamic chamber ensemble Adelante Winds. Ramona has also performed extensively for musical theater productions and in jazz and latin ensembles, doubling on clarinet and saxophone. In her work as an arts administrator, she joined the administrative team of Youth Orchestras of San Antonio (YOSA) as Office Coordinator in 2019. She has also recently joined the executive board of Austin Flute Society as Media Secretary. One of her most impactful administrative works is with the Umoja Flute Institute, where she is one of 15 founding board members comprised of flutists of African Descent, dedicated to providing resources and enrichment for flutists of African descent from around the globe. As an educator, she joined the faculty of Northwest Vista College as an Adjunct Professor in Spring 2020. Her latest post includes being a Teaching Artist for the Philadelphia Orchestra, where she teaches flute to young students throughout the city of Philadelphia. She is enjoying her career as a performer, educator and clinician and is continuing to find new ways to move classical music forward with inclusion and diversity.
Ramona Douglas
Development Director
Clara Blood
Operations Director
Oboist Clara Blood enjoys her life as a versatile performer and educator with over fifteen years of experience who engages audiences with performances in solo, chamber music, and orchestral settings throughout the greater Austin area. She served as an Oboist with the Navy Fleet Bands from 2017- 2022 and completed tours with Navy Band Southwest in San Diego, CA. and Navy Band Great Lakes in Great Lakes, IL. While stationed in San Diego Clara served as Adjunct Professor of Oboe at the University of San Diego and MiraCosta College.
Clara completed a doctorate in Oboe Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin in 2016, where she served as the Oboe Studio Teaching Assistant. Clara performs as a substitute musician with the San Diego Symphony and frequently appears with the California Chamber Orchestra and Strauss Symphony of America. She has also performed with the New World Symphony, Austin Symphony, and the West Point Band.
Clara earned her Bachelor of Music Performance degree at Rice University and Master of Music in Orchestral Oboe Performance at the Manhattan School of Music before beginning her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Texas. Outside of music Clara enjoys CrossFit, running marathons, and cooking.
Brittany White, horn, is based in San Antonio, TX where she has joined the "dynamic" chamber ensemble, Adelante Winds. She is also a member of the New Albany Symphony. Other performance engagements have included Opera Project Columbus, Springer Opera House, Newark-Granville Symphony, Westerville Symphony, Worthington Chamber Orchestra, and the Mississippi Wind Symphony. In 2018, Brittany performed as a soloist for the NACUSA's New Music Across the South Tour. She has received her DMA in Horn Performance from The Ohio State University, her Master of Music from Columbus State University in Georgia, and her Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern Mississippi.
Brittany White
Social Media Director
Patrick Dolan
Artistic Director
A vibrant and creative clarinetist and teaching artist, Patrick Dolan currently resides in Austin, TX, where he performs with local ensembles and maintains a thriving private studio. In Texas, he has primarily performed with Adelante Winds, the Austin Symphony Orchestra, Density 512, and the Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra. As an internationally recognized clarinetist, he has performed throughout the United States and the world including performances in Philadelphia, Austin, Chicago, London, Hawaii, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Italy.
Patrick earned his Bachelor of Music at Rowan University and his Masters in Music from University of Texas at Austin. He has also performed at several music festivals including Summer Music in Tuscany, Bear Valley Music Festival with conductor Michael Morgan, Texas Bach Festival, Fresh, Inc. Festival, and Quinteto Latino’s Seminario.