Cristina Marie Sarrico ​csarrico@iu.

edu
(908) 548-7336
289 Hillcrest Road, Watchung, NJ 07069

EDUCATION

Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University ​BLOOMINGTON, IN

B.M.E. in Music Education // B.M. in Trombone performance // Minor in Spanish

HONORS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

● Hutton Honors College - student and scholarship recipient

● Hudson and Holland Scholar

● Premiere Young Artist Award Scholarship

● Music Faculty Award

TEACHER
● Carl Lenthe

ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE

Indiana University Marching Hundred ​AUGUST 2020 - PRESENT

● Marched trombone and performed pregame, stand tunes, and three halftime shows

Bloomington Brass Quintet ​AUGUST 2020 - PRESENT

● Played trombone in a student organized brass quintet, rehearsing several times a week and
performing ​Brass Quintet No.1, Op. 5 ​by Ewald and ​Frost Fire b
​ y Ewazen

Indiana University All-Campus Jazz Band ​AUGUST 2020 - PRESENT

● Played lead trombone in jazz band, performing charts including “All of Me” and “Birdland”

New Jersey Youth Symphony ​SEPTEMBER 2017 - JUNE 2020

● Co-principal trombonist under the baton of Helen Cha-Pyo, performing works such as
Mahler’s ​Symphony No. 1 ​and Hindemith’s ​Symphonic Metamorphosis

Kinhaven Symphony Orchestra​​ ​JUNE 2019 - AUGUST 2019

● Played principal trombone on works including Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony and Movement I
of Mahler’s Second Symphony at the Kinhaven Music School

CJMEA Region Band and Orchestra​​ ​DECEMBER 2016 - DECEMBER 2019

● Successfully auditioned for CJMEA Symphonic Band (2016, 2017), Wind Ensemble (2019),
and Orchestra (2018, 2019)

NJMEA All-State Band and Orchestra​​ ​J​ANUARY 2017 - FEBRUARY 2020

● Successfully auditioned for All-State Symphonic Band (2017), Wind Ensemble (2020), and
Orchestra (2017, 2019)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

​ ugust 2017 - November 2019

WHRHS Marching Band ​- Drum Major A

● Earned First Place - Group IVA Yamaha Cup 2019; Senior Drum Major - employing extensive
leadership, communication, and organizational skills

Pep Band​​ ​NOVEMBER 2016 - PRESENT

● Organized and conducted the entirely student-led basketball pep band to foster connection
between the athletic and arts programs at WHRHS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

St. Mary’s Stony Hill Music ​SEPTEMBER 2014 - PRESENT

● Volunteered as alto with church choir, played trombone for all holidays, using music to enrich
services and spread joy

Peer Teacher Long Hill Central Middle School ​DECEMBER 2019 - MARCH 2020

● Tutored trombone and baritone for middle school students weekly

Tri-M Music Honor Society​​ ​JANUARY 2017 - JUNE 2020

● Active member of the community service-based society with frequently organized community

events at local businesses, senior homes, and libraries to share music with the community
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dunellen High School Pit Orchestra​​ ​M​ARCH 2017, MARCH 2018

Waitress at Uproot Restaurant ​JANUARY 2019 - JUNE 2019

Babysitter and Tutor for Woods, Roughneen, and Kasanof Families ​SEPTEMBER
2016 - PRESENT