Briana Pepilascov-Childers

Briana Pepilascov-Childers maintains a private studio and performing calendar in the Tri-State area. She has performed with many different orchestras, including the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Yellow Springs Orchestra, and is a regular substitute Principal Horn for the Lexington Philharmonic.

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 (expected Summer 2023).

She has served as an adjudicator for 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.

Briana is currently ABD for her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Kentucky, with a current expected date of 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!