About

Alexis Porcaro is an oboist, English horn player, and educator based in Miami. She is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Miami, where she is a Henry Mancini Fellow and Oboe Teaching Assistant. As a performer, Alexis has worked with orchestras, opera companies, chamber ensembles, and touring productions throughout the United States.

Originally from New York, Alexis earned her Master of Music in Oboe Performance from Stony Brook University and her undergraduate degree from SUNY Purchase, where she attended on a talent-based scholarship. She also studied in the Pre-College Division at The Juilliard School. Her principal teachers have included Robert Weiner, James Austin Smith, Kemp Jernigan, Randall Ellis, and Richard Dallessio.

Alexis has performed with ensembles including Miami City Ballet, Nu Deco Ensemble, New World Symphony, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed in principal positions with Florida Grand Opera, South Florida Symphony Orchestra, Regina Opera Company, City Lyric Opera, and The Sinfonietta of Riverdale, NY.

Her performance work extends beyond the traditional orchestral setting. Alexis performed as principal oboe for the Miami production of La La Land in Concert, conducted by composer Justin Hurwitz. She has also performed with artists including Lindsey Stirling, Pat Metheny, Ben Folds, and Will Lee, as well as Broadway and television performers such as Skylar Astin, Elizabeth Gillies, Brent Comer, Claybourne Elder, Taylor Louderman, and Joy Woods.

Teaching is an important part of Alexis’s work as a musician. At the Frost School of Music, she teaches reed making to undergraduate oboe students and gives private lessons to oboe minors. She also maintains a private studio, working with students of different ages and experience levels. Previously, she was a teaching artist with the Miami Music Project, where she worked with young musicians through performance and music education.

Alexis has also pursued musical study through festivals and international programs. In the summer of 2026, she attended the Blackburn Music Festival in Napa Valley, California, where she performed and studied alongside musicians from across the country. She has also studied in Vienna, Austria through the ISA Masterclass Summer Music Festival, participating in masterclasses and performing alongside musicians from around the world.

As both a performer and teacher, Alexis is interested in bringing together the different sides of her musical experience.