Laurie Penpraze 

 First season with SO:  1998

Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Degrees/Colleges: B.M., M.M., DMA, University of Michigan

Age you began playing an instrument: Piano at 6 and Trombone at 12

Proudest Musical Moment: When Leonard Bernstein stopped a rehearsal of Brahms IV to kiss my hand and congratulate my playing.

Style and make of your instrument:  Bach 42 with a Kanstul valve

Hobbies/interests: Yoga, Raw and Vegan cooking, languages

Personal Fact/Something you would like people to know about you: If I had not become a musician, I would have been a mathematician.