School of Music
The Camerata Woodwind Quintet - Members
Suyeon Ko
Office: 127 Browne Hall
Email: S-Ko@wiu.edu Suyeon Ko, DM, is the founder and the Artistic Director of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Flute Academy, and is a founding member of Volante Winds. Originally from Jeju, South Korea, Dr. Ko received Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Flute Performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, Performer’s Diploma at Indiana University, Master of Music degree in Flute Performance from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from Jeju National University in South Korea.
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Jena Gardner
Office: 126A Browne Hall
Email: JE-Gardner2@wiu.edu Jena Gardner, DMA, is the Assistant Professor of Horn at Western Illinois University. In addition to teaching, she is an active soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player throughout the state of Illinois and the United States. Dr. Gardner has performed extensively around the world including tours in Europe, Mexico, Japan, and the United States. She has been a guest section member with the Chicago Lyric Opera, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, Steamboat Springs Festival Orchestra horn sections and was acting 2nd and 4th horn of the Louisiana Philharmonic orchestra for the 2012 and 2013 seasons respectively. Dr. Gardner is a passionate chamber musician and can be heard performing with the faculty ensembles at WIU: the Camerata Woodwind Quintet and the Lamoine Brass Quintet.
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Eric Ginsberg
Office: Studio F, Browne Hall
Email: EL-Ginsberg@wiu.edu Eric Ginsberg has been Professor of Clarinet and Clarinetist in the Camerata Woodwind Quintet, in residence at Western Illinois University, since 1996. As a member of the Camerata Woodwind Quintet he participated in the recording for Crystal Records of Jacques Hetú’s Quintette, opus 13; Anthony Iannaccone’s Woodwind Quintet No. 2, Scenes after Hart Crane; John Steinmetz’s Quintet. In addition, he recorded James Stevenson’s The Devil’s Tale for Ravello Records with the Western Illinois University Faculty Chamber Players He is also a faculty member at the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina, and performs with the Peoria Symphony and the Knox-Galesburg Symphony.
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Paul A Chinen, D.M.A
Office: 206 Browne Hall
Email: A-Chinen@wiu.edu Dr. Paul Chinen is currently the Assistant Professor of Oboe at Western Illinois University, and Oboist in the resident ensemble the Camerata Winds. Prior to moving to Macomb, Paul was the Principal Oboe of the Great Falls Symphony and Oboist in the Chinook Winds Woodwind Quintet. Most recently he was appointed Associate Principal Oboe with the Helena Symphony in 2021. Previously, he held the position of 2nd Oboe with the Miami Symphony Orchestra and 2nd Oboe/English Horn in the Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Symphony.
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Dr. Shawn Seguin
Office: 202 Browne Hall
Email: S-Seguin@wiu.edu Dr. Shawn Seguin currently serves as the Instructor of Bassoon at Western Illinois University. An active orchestral musician, Dr. Seguin has served as Acting Principal Bassoon with the West Texas Symphony and Chorale (Midland, TX). He frequently performs with Des Moines Symphony, Quad City Symphony Orchestra, Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, and WCF Symphony.
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