Bring on the brass! This Chicago-based trio engages and educates audiences by performing a lively mix of unfamiliar “old” music and new works they’ve commissioned or arranged. V3NTO received the Grand Prize in the 2012 Chicago Brass Festival Ensemble Competition and finished as a quarter finalist in the 2013 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In 2015, they released their debut album, S.O.S.
Jessica Jensen (trumpet) earned her bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University and her master’s and PhD degrees in trumpet performance from UW-Madison. While in Madison, she was a member of UW’s faculty-ensemble-in-residence, the Wisconsin Brass Quintet.
Anna Jacobson (French horn) holds a bachelor of music degree from Lawrence University, where she studied with James DeCorsey; and a master of music degree from DePaul University, where she studied with Jon Boen and Oto Carrillo.
Catie Hickey (trombone) is an educator, arts advocate, jazz musician, soloist, chamber music artist, and orchestral player. She has performed with the symphonies of St. Louis, Calgary, Rochester, and Sinaloa, Mexico. She is a frequent guest with Chicago-based groups.
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