Jake Thonis
Bassoon
Bassoonist Jake Thonis made his solo debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2013 and has gone on to perform as guest principal bassoon with the Charleston, Chicago, Houston, and Winnipeg Symphonies, as well as the Florida Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic. He was Acting Principal Bassoon of the Winnipeg Symphony in the 2025–26 season, and was Acting Principal Bassoon for the Florida Orchestra for the 2024–25 season, previously serving as Acting Associate Principal for three seasons. An avid chamber musician, Jake was an artist-participant at the Marlboro Music Festival and has performed at Music@Menlo and Tippet Rise Art Center. Thonis began his studies with Janet Underhill in his hometown of Wellesley, Massachusetts, going on to study with Richard Beene, Benjamin Kamins, and Daniel Matsukawa at the Colburn School, Rice University, and the Curtis Institute of Music, respectively.