is an New York City-based trumpet player who most recently held the lead trumpet chair on the North American Tour of Mean Girls the Musical.
Tali graduated from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music and studied under Jennifer Marotta and Tom Hooten.
She has performed as a featured soloist with the Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra, trumpet soloist on Ives Unanswered Question with the Thornton Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Carl St. Clair, Principal Trumpet with the Marrowstone Music Festival, as well as various principal and section responsibilities in the Thornton Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. She has held the solo trumpet chair in USC's new music ensemble, Thornton Edge, since her freshman year. Tali would also perform frequently with the Thornton Jazz Orchestra and Concert Jazz Orchestra.
Tali has found a love for Broadway and has performed many shows including CHICAGO and Newsies with Interlakes Summer Theatre, Singin' in the Rain and Hello, Dolly! with the College Light Opera Company, and Into the Woods with the USC School of Dramatic Arts.
Tali was a member of the USC trumpet quintet. This group was awarded first prize at the 2023 National Trumpet Competition in the small ensemble division.
Tali has recorded at EastWest Studios, Stagg Studios, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Tali was the artistic intern for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the summer of 2022.
"A big congratulations to the University of Southern California Trumpet ensemble for winning 1st place in the Small Ensemble Division at the National Trumpet Competition 2023 which concluced tonight at CU Boulder, CO. They played the best live performance to date of my work "Cityscapes" and I couldn't be more proud of them for this achievement." - Eric Morales, American composer
Tali graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in May of 2021. At Interlochen, she studied with Mr. Ken Larson and was in orchestra under the direction of Dr. Leslie Dunner.
Tali was a member of Interlochen's first all female brass quintet with fellow Interlochen Students: Lydia Hanje (trumpet '22), Natalie Kloos (horn '22), Sarah Goldberg (trombone '21), and Claudia Shassberger (tuba '21).
Tali attended Carmel High School from her Freshman year through Junior year.
Tali was in the Carmel Marching Band for four years starting in 8th grade. She played mellophone in the 2016 show, Adagio Presto, which won the Bands of America Grand National Championships and was the start of Carmel's three year winning streak. The following year Tali played lead in Serenity (2017). During her Sophomore year the band put on Tali's favorite show, Voyage to Valhalla, featuring excerpts from Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler and The Ring Cycle by Richard Wagner.
In 2019, Tali along with the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Chen performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois.
Since graduation she has returned to Carmel to teach beginner trumpet students in the classroom and privately. Over the summer Tali taught alongside Mr. Ben Maynard at Clay Middle School.
Tali has studied with Terry Everson (Boston University), David Krauss (Metropolitan Opera), Ken Larson (Interlochen Arts Academy), Paul Morton (Lutheran Summer Music), Marcus Printup (BUTI Jazz), and Charles Conrad (Carmel).
In addition, Tali has had the pleasure of attending masterclasses with Wayne Bergeron, James Moorison, Wynton Marsalis, and Håkan Hardenberger.