Claire Oplinger joins Ithaca College from the New World Symphony, where she was the Library Fellow during the 2024-2025 season. Previously, she was the Ensemble Librarian at Rutgers University where she managed music preparation for the Rutgers Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia, Helix! New Music Ensemble, and Opera. She has held library positions and fellowships at summer festivals including Tanglewood Music Center, Sarasota Music Festival, Brevard Music Center, and Interlochen Arts Camp. She also worked in the New Jersey Symphony library as an Intern from 2022-2023 and later as a Library Assistant from 2023-2024.
As a New Jersey native, she earned her Bachelors in Flute Performance from Rutgers University where she studied with Kaoru Hinata. During her studies at Rutgers, she was a Research Assistant for the Women And Music (WAM!) Research Group, where she worked to highlight the contributions of women in the classical and jazz fields.
Claire grew up in a musical household where her parents were worship leaders at their church, and she continues to seek performance opportunities on flute where possible. Outside of music, she enjoys reading, photography, running and biking.
Photo credit: Liana Kardaras