2019 Musicians
Jonathan Brandani
Conductor
Courtney Lewis
ConductorJacksonville Symphony
Gemma New
ConductorHamilton Philharmonic
Edwin Outwater
Conductor
Reinaldo Moya
Composer
Francesca Anderegg
ViolinSt. Olaf College Faculty
Alexander Ayers
ViolinMilwaukee Symphony
Lindsey Baggett
ViolinHouston Symphony
Kathryn Bennett
ViolinMinnesota Orchestra
John Bian
ViolinMilwaukee Symphony
Kitty Cheung
ViolinContrast Trio
Nikki Chooi
Violin
Melissa Deal
ViolinRice University
Lauren Densinger
ViolinCézanne Quartet
Jeffrey Dyrda
ViolinVerbier Festival Chamber Orchestra
Alexandra Early
ViolinMinnesota Orchestra
Nina Fan
ViolinSt. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Chloe Fedor
ViolinThe Juilliard School
Jessie Fellows
ViolinSan Francisco Symphony
Ann Fink
ViolinSt. Louis Symphony
Andrew Giordano
ViolinAltius Quartet
Sarah Grimes
ViolinMinnesota Orchestra
Paul Hauer
ViolinMilwaukee Symphony
Eunice Kim
Violin
Miran Kim
ViolinMetropolitan Opera Orchestra
Shane Kim
ViolinToronto Symphony Orchestra
Marc Levine
ViolinFlying Forms
Ravenna Lipchik
ViolinShattered Glass
Michael McCarthy
Violin
Emilia Mettenbrink
ViolinMinnesota Opera Orchestra
Colleen McCullough
ViolinMinnesota Orchestra
Kayla Moffett
ViolinWashington National Opera
Ben Odhner
ViolinMinnesota Orchestra
Robyn Quinnett
ViolinMontserrat Music Festival
Jeremy Rhizor
ViolinAcademy of Sacred Drama
Clare Semes
ViolinToronto Symphony
Ilana Setapen
ViolinMilwaukee Symphony
Suliman Tekalli
Violin
Joshua Ulrich
ViolinAltius Quartet
Wyatt Underhill
ViolinSan Francisco Symphony
Maia Zander
ViolinMalibu String Academy
Steven Zander
ViolinLos Angeles Freelance
Erin Zehngut
ViolinNorth Carolina Symphony
Chen Zhao
ViolinSan Francisco Symphony
Itamar Zorman
ViolinTchaikovsky Competition Winner
David Auerbach
ViolaMinnesota Orchestra
Sifei Cheng
ViolaMinnesota Orchestra
Olivia Chew
ViolaRochester Philharmonic
Alejandro Duque
ViolaMilwaukee Symphony
Kelsey Farr
ViolaSchmitt Music
Allyson Goodman
ViolaWashington National Opera Orchestra
Andrew Krimm
ViolaAltius Quartet
Benjamin Magruder
ViolaEastman School of Music
Alexander Peña
ViolaRocMusic
Samantha Rodriguez
ViolaMilwaukee Symphony
Jacob Shack
ViolaBaltimore Symphony
Grace An
CelloDallas Symphony
Robbie Erhard
CelloAltius Quartet
Austin Fisher
CelloColorado Symphony
Madeleine Kabat
CelloMilwaukee Symphony
Kevin Kunkel
CelloOregon Symphony
Daniel Lelchuk
CelloLouisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Sarah Lewis
CelloThe St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Scott Lykins
CelloLakes Area Music Festival
South Dakota Symphony
Erin Patterson
CelloAltius Quartet
Teresa Richardson
CelloMinnesota Opera Orchestra
Tulio Rondón
Cello, GambaUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Peter Thomas
CelloMilwaukee Symphony
Erik Wheeler
CelloMinnesota Orchestra
Kirsten Whitson
Cello
Matthew Abramo
BassNashville Symphony
Michael Chiarello
BassToronto Symphony
Tony Flynt
BassCanadian Opera Company
Matthew Frischman
BassMinnesota Orchesta
Martin Kapsch
BassUniversity of Minnesota
Paul Macres
BassLouisiana Philharmonic
Caleb Quillen
BassKansas City Symphony
Clint Sevcik
BassOrchestra Iowa
William Cedeño
FluteSouth Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Roma Duncan
FluteMinnesota Orchestra
Alicia McQuerrey
FluteSt. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Greg Milliren
FluteMinnesota Orchestra
Sonora Slocum
FluteMilwaukee Symphony
Kelly Zimba
FluteToronto Symphony Orchestra
Heather Zinninger Yarmel
FluteMilwaukee Symphony
Liam Boisset
Oboe
Christine Soojin Kim
OboeSarasota Orchestra
Joseph Peters
OboeNorth Carolina Symphony
Katherine Young Steele
OboeMilwaukee Symphony
Jeffrey Stephenson
OboeThe Florida Orchestra
Titus Underwood
OboeNashville Symphony
John Upton
OboeThe Florida Orchestra
Henry Ward
OboeBuffalo Philharmonic
Anna Brumbaugh
ClarinetFlorida Grand Opera
Jonathan Cohen
ClarinetNew York City Freelance
Sang Yoon Kim
ClarinetSt. Paul Chamber Orchestra
JJ Koh
ClarinetMadison Symphony
Zach Manzi
ClarinetNu Deco Ensemble
Gordon Gest
SaxophoneDePaul University Faculty
Russell Kerns
SaxophoneMerit School of Music Faculty
Mike Matlock
SaxophoneEastman School of Music
Chicago Freelancer
Aaron Apaza
BassoonKnoxville Symphony
Joseph Jones
Bassoon
Vincent Karamanov
BassoonSt. Louis Symphony
Jack Peña
BassoonLouisiana Philharmonic
Emma Plehal
BassoonMinnesota Orchestra (Staff)
Sarah Tako
BassoonDanubia Orchestra (Budapest)
Kevin Haseltine
HornDallas Symphony
Daniel Hawkins
HornSan Francisco Symphony
Brett Hodge
HornOmaha Symphony
Daniel Kitchens
HornSouth Dakota Symphony
Adedeji Ogunfolu
HornPacific Symphony
Dominic Rotella
HornRichmond Symphony
Jessica Valeri
HornSan Francisco Symphony
Tristan Clarke
TrumpetJacksonville Symphony Orchestra
David Cohen
TrumpetMilwaukee Symphony
John Koopmann
TrumpetMinnesota Opera
Ansel Norris
TrumpetNaples Philharmonic
Travis Peterson
TrumpetUtah Symphony
Perry Sutton
Trumpet
János Sutyák
TromboneHungarian State Orchestra
Joseph Aumann
TromboneAlabama Symphony
Christopher Hernacki
TromboneEastern Michigan University
Carson King-Fournier
TromboneNorthwestern University
Joseph Peterson
TromboneNew World Symphony
Derek Fenstermacher
TubaSt. Louis Symphony
Beth Wiese
TubaAppalachian State University, faculty
Joel Alexander
PercussionTwin Cities Freelance
Jeremy Branson
PercussionPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Josh Carlson
PercussionTwin Cities Freelance
Alison Chorn
PercussionFort Wayne Philharmonic
Bjorn Grina
PercussionTwin Cities Freelance
Jason Haaheim
TimpaniMetropolitan Opera Orchestra
Parker Lee
TimpaniMetropolitan Opera Orchestra
Erich Rieppel
TimpaniMinnesota Orchestra
Joshua Stauffer
TheorboTime Canvas | Juilliard School
Emily Levin
HarpDallas Symphony
Marguerite Lynn Williams
HarpLyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra
Mary Box
PianoMinnesota Opera
Tanya Gabrielian
PianoBoston University Faculty
Tami Morse
HarpsichordMinnesota Bach Ensemble
Sofia Mycyk
PianoUniversity of Minnesota
Samuel Baker
Tenor
Anna Dennis
Soprano
Karla Hughes
Soprano
Georgia Jacobson
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Joel Mathias
Baritone
Jason McStoots
Tenor
Kara Morgan
Mezzo-soprano
Gary Moss
Baritone
Ilah Raleigh
Mezzo-soprano
Justin Anthony Spenner
Baritone
Mario Ángel Pérez
Tenor
Jordan Weatherston Pitts
Tenor
John Taylor Ward
Baritone
Zachary Wilder
Tenor
Adriana Zabala
Mezzo-soprano
Matthew Abernathy
Assistant Conductor/ChorusmasterMinnesota Opera
Summer Lee Jack
Lead Costume Designer and Technician
JJ Hudson
Stage Director
Danielle Ranno
Stage Manager
Jeff Andrews
Explore Music!Canary in a Coal Mine
Christian Bigliani
Explore MusicEastman School of Music
Thomas Baker
DancerOregon Ballet Theatre
Christopher Kaiser
DancerOregon Ballet Theatre
Eva Burton
DancerOregon Ballet Theatre
Jessica Lind
DancerOregon Ballet Theatre
Emily Parker
DancerOregon Ballet Theatre
Theodore Watler
DancerOregon Ballet Theatre