Siobhan Plouffe, from Rochester, New York, is currently pursuing a Master's in Saxophone Performance from Arizona State University under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Creviston. Siobhan completed her undergraduate degree in Saxophone Performance at the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Chien-Kwan Lin. In addition to Dr. Christopher Creviston and Chien-Kwan Lin, Siobhan has had the opportunity to study with SSG Doug O’Connor, Vincent David, Lars Mlekusch, Dr. Nicki Roman and many others.
Siobhan is currently a member of ensembles such as the Hibiki Quartet, the ASU Saxophone Choir and the ASU Wind Ensemble. Previously, she was a member of the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Eastman Saxophone Project
In addition to those groups, Siobhan holds the alto chair in the award winning Scio Quartet. Scio has been a prominent Rochester-based chamber ensemble with a focus on performing and teaching a wide range of music for an equally wide range of audiences. Scio has participated and won top prizes in a variety of competitions, including, but not limited to, bronze in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition (2020), first prize in the National MTNA Young Artist Chamber Competition (2019) and first prize in the 198th Army Band Solo and Ensemble Competition (2018, 2019). The quartet has also performed as a featured ensemble at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and also played Octet for Wind Instruments by Igor Stravinsky at the 2020 NASA Conference with the Aruna Quartet. In Rochester alone, Scio has performed for the RIT Osher Institute, Memorial Art Gallery, George Eastman House, Children's School of Rochester, Strong Medical Center and the Joseph Avenue Arts and Culture Alliance. Scio has also performed in Virginia, Florida, and enjoyed a week-long tour of Northern California.
As a soloist, Siobhan was the recent winner of the 2020 Empire State Collegiate Solo Competition, and was given honorable mention in 2019.
Siobhan has taught numerous students ranging from young beginners to collegiate students and hopes to continue reaching out to new communities through her music so that she can share her passion with aspiring musicians.