Cynthia Cioffari, Adjunct Professor of Bassoon, has been on the faculty at Capital University since 1994. She is currently contrabassoon/third bassoon of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, principal bassoon of the Columbus Light Opera and performs as a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Southwest Virginia, Wintergreen Summer Music Festival Orchestra and the Winds of Wintergreen (WOW). She has also performed with the Toledo Symphony, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic and has held principal positions in the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Tuscaloosa (AL) Symphony and Meridian (MS) Symphony. Also on the faculty at Otterbein College since 1994, she has previously taught at the University of Alabama, Heidelberg College and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She has appeared as a soloist or ensemble member at the International Double Reed Society Convention, National Flute Association Convention, International Clarinet Association Conference and Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic. In 1983, she was a finalist in the International Double Reed Society's Gillet Young Artist Competition. Prof. Cioffari holds a bachelor's degree in music performance from Bowling Green State University and a master's degree in woodwinds from the University of Michigan.