About Tessa

 Tessa Dolce is a freelance Multiple Woodwind Specialist based in the New York/Metropolitan area. Tessa received her MA degree in Multiple Woodwinds from Montclair State University where she was orchestra manager for Broadway conductor/arranger, Greg Dlugos and performed with Meg Zervoulis (“The Prom”). A student of Chad Smith and Harry Searing, Tessa has been a member of the orchestra for the New Jersey State Theater’s “Joseph” and Spring Lake Theater’s production of “The Producers”. While at MSU, Tessa played in the orchestra for “West Side Story”, “Carousel”, “Three Penny Opera”, “The Producers”, “Anything Goes”, “42nd Street”, and “Kiss of the Spider Women”. In 2018, Tessa played the World Premiere of Cy Coleman’s “Pamela’s First Musical” with music supervision by Kevin Stites, arranged by Charlie Rosen, and conducted by Greg Dlugos. Most recently, Tessa was a member of the pit orchestra for the World Premiere of Joe Iconis’s (Be More Chill) “Love In Hate Nation”, orchestrated and arranged by Charlie Rosen and conducted by Annastasia Victory (Once on this Island). Studio experience includes the music for the award nominated short movie, “Denial”. In the 2021-22 season, she has performed with the Albany Symphony under David Alan Miller and Plainfield Symphony under Charles Prince. Local 802 and 16-248