Actress Jennifer Carsillo began her training in San Francisco at the prestigious American Conservatory Theatre's Young Conservatory. She continued with dance and language study at the Oberlin Conservatory and Indiana University, from which she holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees, respectively, in Violin Performance.

Ms. Carsillo has appeared in musical theater, film and stage productions, as well on television commercials and productions for PBS, CBS, and NBC. A frequent narrator with symphony orchestras around the country, Jennifer Carsillo's latest project is Bradford Ross' A Family for Baby Grand, in which she creates the voices for twelve different characters. This spring, Ms. Carsillo will record Baby Grand with the Rochester Philharmonic in New York and also narrate for the orchestra's performance of Francis Poulenc's Babar the Elephant. Jennifer Carsillo has previously collaborated as an actress with the Rochester Philharmonic in a special production that presented both Shakespeare and music inspired by Shakespeare.

Also a writer, Jennifer Carsillo's narrations have been performed in New York and Florida and she has written several screenplays. Ms. Carsillo also worked as a story consultant for the trilogy The Islands of Zorraba.

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Narration Performances

Sunday, February 21, 2010 2PM
Poulenc: Babar the Elephant
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Hochstein Performance Hall
50 North Plymouth Avenue
Rochester, New York
ticket information (585) 454-2100
www.rpo.org
www.hochstein.org

Sunday, December 6, 2009 1PM
Winter Wonderland at CADC
Carols and Stories with Jennifer Carsillo
4801 Line Avenue, Pierremont Mall
Shreveport, Louisiana
Registration (318) 861-3006
www.carolanglindancenter.com

Wednesday March 11, 2009 10AM
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Primary Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Eastman Theatre
Rochester, New York
www.rpo.org

Tuesday March 10, 2009 10AM
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Primary Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Eastman Theatre
Rochester, New York
www.rpo.org

December 6, 2007
"The Tortoise and the Hare" by Daniel Dorff
Jennifer Carsillo, narrator
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Roberts Wesleyan College
2301 Westside Dr
Rochester, New York

November 30, 2007
"The Tortoise and the Hare" by Daniel Dorff
Jennifer Carsillo, narrator
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Temple B'rith Kodesh
2131 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, New York

November 29, 2007
"The Tortoise and the Hare" by Daniel Dorff
Jennifer Carsillo, narrator
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Browncroft Community Church
2530 Browncroft Blvd
Rochester, New York

November 28, 2007
"The Tortoise and the Hare" by Daniel Dorff
Jennifer Carsillo, narrator
Michael Butterman, conductor
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Temple Beth El
139 South Winton Rd
Rochester, New York

October 1, 2006 3 PM
Family Concert/Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
The Thrill of the Orchestra by Russell Peck
Jennifer Carsillo, narrator
Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville, Florida

August 26, 2006
Special Benefit Recital for the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Jennifer Carsillo, Violin
Michael Butterman, Piano
Shreveport, Louisiana
(This event is sold out)

April 27, 2006 10 AM, encore performance at 11:30 AM
Weaver Family Foundation Education Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida

April 25, 2006 10 AM, encore performance at 11:30 AM
Weaver Family Foundation Education Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florid

Jennifer Carsillo will be a celebrity model for this charitable event to be held on April 1, 2006:

March 31, 2006 10 AM, encore performance at 11:30 AM
Weaver Family Foundation Education Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida

March 30, 2006 10 AM, encore performance at 11:30 AM
Weaver Family Foundation Education Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida

March 28, 2006 10 AM, encore performance at 11:30 AM
Weaver Family Foundation Education Concert
"A Family for Baby Grand" by Bradford Ross
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Butterman, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida

December 18, 2005 7:30 PM
Special Encore Performance/Home for the Holidays
Program to include Holcombe's "The Night Before Christmas"
featuring Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Krajewsky, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus
Jacksonville Symphony Children's Chorus
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731

December 18, 2005 3 PM
Family Series/Home for the Holidays
Program to include Holcombe's "The Night Before Christmas"
featuring Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Krajewsky, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus
Jacksonville Symphony Children's Chorus
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731

December 17, 2005 8 PM
Pops Series/Home for the Holidays
Program to include Holcombe's "The Night Before Christmas"
featuring Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Krajewsky, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus
Jacksonville Symphony Children's Chorus
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731

December 17, 2005, 3 PM
Special Encore Performance/Home for the Holidays
Program to include Holcombe's "The Night Before Christmas"
featuring Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Krajewsky, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus
Jacksonville Symphony Children's Chorus
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731

December 16, 2005, 8PM
Pops Series/Home for the Holidays
Program to include Holcombe's "The Night Before Christmas"
featuring Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Krajewsky, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville Symphony Chorus
Jacksonville Symphony Children's Chorus
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731

December 16, 2005, 11 AM
Coffee Series/Home for the Holidays
Program to include Holcombe's "The Night Before Christmas"
featuring Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Michael Krajewsky, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall/Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731

Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 7 PM
Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts/Jacoby Symphony Hall
Donor Appreciation Concert
featuring "A Family for Baby Grand" for Narrator and Orchestra
Jennifer Carsillo, Narrator
Fabio Mechetti, Conductor
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jacksonville, Florida
ticket information: jaxsymphony.org 904.354.5547 or toll-free 877.662.6731