Jake Thonis
Bassoon
Jake Thonis made his solo debut with the Boston Symphony 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 Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is currently the Acting Principal Bassoon of the Winnipeg Symphony, and was the 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. He made his debut in 2024 at Music@Menlo and Tippet Rise Art Center, and returned to Music@Menlo in summer 2025. 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.