Cellist, Gloria dePasquale enjoyed a 45-year tenure as a member of the illustrious Philadelphia Orchestra from 1977-2022.
Throughout her career, Mrs. dePasquale has always been involved in music educational activities, as well as chamber music and solo performance opportunities. The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute is an organization that Mrs. dePasquale has helped to grow and flourish over the past two decades of her involvement.
Prysm Strings, the string division of PYOMI, as well as the PYOMI masterclass and sectional program, and frequent side by side orchestral experiences with The Philadelphia Orchestra were instituted by Mrs. dePasquale along with her late husband, William dePasquale (former Philadelphia Co-Concertmaster) and Louis Scaglione (President and CEO of PYOMI).
PYOMI’s College/Conservatory Audition Preparation Program, now also offered at PIMF, was instituted by Mrs. dePasquale in 2012 and has been a resource for hundreds of students each year in their search for enriching summer musical experiences as well as in their journey towards college/conservatory admission and awareness of career paths in music. Mrs. dePasquale maintains a large and diverse private studio of aspiring cellists and chamber groups, many of which are local and national competition winners and are admitted annually to high level summer programs, conservatories, colleges, and universities. Along with several decades of professional string quartet membership-The New Philadelphia Quartet, and The dePasquale String Quartet-Mrs. dePasquale has appeared as soloist with numerous area orchestras as well as on several occasions with the PYO as concerto soloist in Marion Anderson Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia.
Mrs. dePasquale’s current chamber passion is centered around exploring newly composed chamber repertoire for English Horn and Strings along with her colleagues Elizabeth Masoudnia (solo English Horn, The Philadelphia Orchestra), Mitchell Newman (retired violinist, the LA Philharmonic) and Marvin Moon (violist, The Philadelphia Orchestra), made possible by commissioning patron, Kenneth Hutchins. Mrs. dePasquale is looking forward to performing several world premieres of music for English Horn and Strings this summer at PIMF with her colleagues.
