Céleste-Marie Roy

In New York, Ms Roy was an active member of several ensembles, including Continuum, dedicated to the performance of contemporary music (featured on Musical Heritage® and Naxos® labels). During this period, she also became a member of the Naumberg Award- winning Aspen Wind Quintet, recording for the Bay City label. A participant for several summers at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in northern Germany, she performed under the baton of the late Leonard Bernstein, concertizing throughout Europe and Russia. At the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, she attended the summer program as a student of the late Rudolf Klepac. She continued her studies with Klaus Thunemann at the Hochschule für Musik in Hanover, Germany, in the « Solistenklasse, » earning a coveted « Konzertexam » diploma. Subsequently, she held the position of principal bassoonist with the Hofer Symphoniker in Germany, performing frequently as soloist in concerts throughout Bavaria and the Czech Republic. Since 1997 she has been principal bassoonist with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, Switzerland, where she has appeared often as soloist and continues to be active as a soloist and chamber musician. Recently, she received her post-graduate diploma from the Geneva Conservatory in Baroque bassoon.

In 2010 she collaborated with Phil Collins on his latest album, "Going Back", recording the bassoon parts for the songs: "Standing in the Shadows of Love" and "Tears of a Clown."