Monica Fosnaugh joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 2012, appointed as the orchestra’s English Horn by Music Director Laureate Leonard Slatkin. Prior to joining the DSO, Fosnaugh held positions with the New Haven Symphony, the Syracuse Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder. She was also an oboe fellow at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach where she played under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas. Fosnaugh has been featured as a soloist with the DSO performing works by Aaron Copland and Leonard Slatkin.
A native of Lima, Ohio, Fosnaugh began playing the oboe at age 10 and spent eight years studying with Patricia Nott. She attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with John Mack, the former Principal Oboe of The Cleveland Orchestra. Fosnaugh continued her studies with Robert Atherholt at Rice University in Houston, Texas. While in school, she spent summers at the Chautauqua Institute, the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, and the National Repertory Orchestra.
In addition to her work with the DSO, Fosnaugh regularly performs in solo and chamber recitals on both oboe and english horn. She also provides instruction through private coaching and giving masterclasses around the metro Detroit-area and throughout the US.