After earning degrees from the Eastman and Yale schools of music, bassoonist Shelley Monroe Huang is currently finishing her doctorate at SUNY Stony Brook, studying with Frank Morelli. She has been awarded fellowships at various music festivals, including Tanglewood and Aspen. As a concert bassoonist and contrabassoonist, Shelley has performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Charlotte, Albany, New Haven, and Delaware symphony orchestras. Shelley has also performed as soloist with the Eastman Philharmonia, New Music New Haven, and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. She is an avid contemporary musician, recently performing Sofia Gubaidulina's Concerto for Bassoon and Low Strings, and giving the world premiere of Huang Ruo's Wind Blows. As part of her Academy program, Shelley teaches in Brooklyn at PS 135K.