Colleen Wolf

Colleen Wolf joined the faculty at Nazareth University in 2016. In addition to teaching horn, she also teaches the horn methods course, and is a member of two regularly performing faculty ensembles, the Wilmot Brass Quintet and the Wilmot Woodwind Quintet.

Ms. Wolf taught at Houghton University for 5 years, and has taught at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance since 2004. She is a founding member of two faculty ensembles at Hochstein, Fem Vindar [a woodwind quintet] and Plymouth Brass Quintet. During her tenure at Hochstein, she has previously served in a number of administrative capacities, including Co-Chair of the Wind, Brass, and Percussion Department, Brass Chamber Music Coordinator and Coach, and HYSO Brass Coach.

An active freelance musician, Ms. Wolf has appeared on Hochstein’s “Live from Hochstein” live radio broadcast series, “Spotlight on Faculty” series, and “Hochstein at High Falls” series. She has performed in the pit for numerous musical theatre organizations, and  has served as Principal Horn of the Greater Rochester Women’s Philharmonic since 2005.

Ms. Wolf holds a Master of Music degree in Horn Performance from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Music degree in Horn Performance from the Eastman School of Music, where she was also awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate.