USC Thornton alumnus Rémy Taghavi (BM ’12) recently won the principal bassoon position with the New Haven Symphony in New Haven, Connecticut. Taghavi has been a member of numerous performing ensembles, including the USC Thornton Symphony, Julliard Orchestra, New Juilliard Ensemble and various other chamber groups. Additionally, he has been a substitute member of Symphony in C in New Jersey, the American Youth Symphony in Los Angeles and an associate member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Taghavi currently lectures at The Juilliard School and UMass Amherst.