Ann Bobo

Pro Arte’s principal flutist, Ann Bobo, also holds principal positions with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and the Rhode Island Philharmonic. In addition she is the second flutist and piccolo player with the Boston Lyric Opera. An active freelancer for many years, Ann’s work includes many of New England’s finest ensembles including the Boston Pops, the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the Boston Symphony and the Portland Symphony. Ms. Bobo is an avid chamber musician and often collaborates with other Pro Arte musicians in and around Boston. She has been included on the rosters of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Celebrity Series of Boston, Winsor Music, Carolina Chamber Music Festival, Chameleon Arts Ensemble and the Radius Ensemble.

Originally from Long Island, New York, Ann came to Boston to study with former Boston Symphony flutist Fenwick Smith at the New England Conservatory. While in school, and for some years after, she was a member of the award-winning Taiyo Wind Quintet, an ensemble that earned prizes from the prestigious Coleman and Carmel chamber music societies, and she had the privilege of working with such renowned composers as György Ligeti, Luciano Berio, John Harbison, and John Heiss. She spent two years as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, has toured throughout the United States and Asia with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, and throughout Europe with the Boston Symphony. Ms. Bobo has performed numerous times on WGBH radio programs and has recorded for RCA Victor, Arsis, and New World Records, and can be heard on the Grammy Award winning BSO recording of Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 (2019).

Ann teaches at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and the Rivers School Conservatory and maintains a private studio.