Rena Urso-Trapani is a member of the flute faculty at The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach. A member of the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the Oregon Coast Music Festival Orchestra, she has also played for radio, television and film. Ms. Urso-Trapani has held Piccolo positions and toured extensively with the New York City Opera, National Company and the San Francisco Opera's Western Opera Theater.

An active freelance musician in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, Rena has also performed with the San Francisco Opera Center, Seattle Symphony, American Ballet Theater, Bolshoi Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, Pageant of the Masters Orchestra, Long Beach Municipal Band, Honolulu Symphony, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

A dedicated member of the National Flute Association, Ms. Urso-Trapani has performed at and adjudicated for several NFA Conventions, including Las Vegas, Nashville, San Diego, and Albuquerque.

A native of Detroit, MI, Ms. Urso-Trapani received her Bachelor of Music degree from Wayne State University in 1992. In 1996 she received her Master of Music degree from California State University, Long Beach. Her principal teachers include Robert Patrick, Clement Barone, Dr. John Barcellona, and Anne Diener-Zentner. Other influential teachers include Ervin Monroe, Jeffery Zook, Philip Dikeman, Sharon Sparrow, and her father, Santo R. Urso.