Biography

Dr. Briana Pepilascov-Childers maintains a private studio and performing calendar in the Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio Tri-State areas, including Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia. She has performed with many different orchestras, including the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, Cave Run Symphony Orchestra, Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Yellow Springs Orchestra, and Lexington Philharmonic, and holds the Principal Horn position at CityMusic Cleveland.

She has been a collaborator in multiple projects, including the Broadway Podcast Network's The Flame – A Podcast Musical, and as an article co-author of Positive Outlooks on Performances published in the Horn Call magazine Summer 2023 publication.

She has served as an adjudicator for the University of Kentucky Horn Studio, Morehead State University Honor Band Clinic, and the 13th District Solo and Ensemble for the Sycamore Community Schools and continues to have many of her pre-college private students place highly in local Honor Band and All-State auditions, and receive scholarship offers from potential colleges.

Dr. Briana Pepilascov-Childers received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Kentucky in May 2023. She received her Master of Music Performance degree from Miami University (Oxford), her Bachelor of Music from Wright State University, and her Associate of Music from Sinclair Community College. Her primary teachers include Dr. Margaret Tung, Tom Sherwood, Aaron Brant, Jonas Thoms, Sean Vore, Renee Parcell, and Molly Norcross.

When Briana is not teaching, practicing, or performing, she enjoys the outdoors with her dogs and partner and loves the Cincinnati Bengals. Who Dey!