Active throughout the United States, Ben David Aronson is based in Rochester, New York. A founding member of Incantare, his engagements as a historical trombonist include ...

Elisabeth Axtell delights in sharing the period instrument ethos with audiences across the country. Her regular engagements include Handel & Haydn Society, Portland Baroque, Seattle ...

Emily E. Becher, Associate Professor of Lighting Design at James Madison University, received her MFA in Lighting Design from the University Arizona Tucson and holds a BA in Theatrical ...

Clarinetist Igor Begelman’s virtuosity and imagination have been praised by critics as “remarkable display of music making” and have earned him an impressive list of prizes, engagements and honors ...

Choral Director, collaborative pianist and organist Virginia Bolena enjoys the many dimensions of her full-time work as a church musician while also balancing work as a professional performer in ...

Mary Boodell is the Principal Flutist of the Richmond Symphony in Virginia. Praised as one of the city’s “most versatile and venturesome musicians,” she has won acclaim for numerous chamber music ...

From medieval music to world premieres, Julie Bosworth revels in versatile singing. Recognized for having “the richest, most buttery tone” (Washington Classical Review), this “notably stylish and ...

Musicologist Tim Carter's diverse interests include everything from Renaissance Italy to Mozart’s operas to American musical theater in the mid-20th century. He is particularly concerned with developing ...

Praised for her “light, fleet soprano” and “soaring, diamantine high notes” (Opera News), Megan Chartrand feels equally at home singing early music, art song, chamber music and concert repertoire.

Derek Chester has quickly established himself as a preeminent interpreter of early music and oratorio repertoire. Chester holds voice degrees from University of Georgia and the Yale ...

C. Keith Collins is a multi-instrumentalist whose musical tastes range from medieval and baroque to the traditional music of his ancestral Appalachian homeland. Praised for his “mastery...

Stephanie Corwin enjoys performing and teaching music of the past four centuries on modern and historical bassoons. Her vocation has taken her throughout the US and abroad, simultaneously satisfying ...

Sara Couden, contralto, praised for her "unusually rich and resonant voice" (Opera News), recently debuted with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in Judas Maccabeus and the ...

Martin Davids came to earth to explore the wonders of Love. This has led to many adventures and two children with his wife of 24 years. When not philosophizing, he enjoys podcasting, cooking, and mixing ...

Immanuel Davis is one of the most versatile flutists of his generation. Equally at home on modern and baroque flutes, Immanuel has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the ...

Canadian soprano Sheila Dietrich is a versatile and in-demand performer whose style and vocal technique shine in both concert and operatic roles. Ms. Dietrich received her Bachelor of ...

Violinist Nicholas DiEugenio has been heralded for his “excellent ... evocative” playing (The New York Times), full of “rapturous poetry” (American Record Guide). Nicholas is in-demand as a ...

Nicole Divall was a core member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra from 2005 to 2020. She has held the position of Principal Viola with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber ...

Carl Donakowski was a finalist in the 1989 Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin. His recital performances have aired on WQXR New York and Südwestfunk Baden-Baden. As a chamber musician ...

Described as an “intrepid percussionist” by Fanfare Magazine, I-Jen Fang has a career as a solo performer, chamber musician, orchestral player, and teacher. She joined the faculty of the Music ...

Violinist Chloe Fedor is known for her “lovely, plush, seductive tone” (New York Times), her “soulful, virtuosic” playing and “impeccable technical control” (Opera News). Chloe is artistic advisor and ...

Oboist Alek Fester specializes in performing music from the Baroque through Romantic eras on historical instruments. Alek is much sought after for his interpretations of Bach and ...

Violist Jason Fisher is a founding member of A Far Cry. A Carnegie Hall Fellow and a Peabody Singapore Fellow, he has toured Europe and given concerts at Vienna Musikverein, Singapore Esplanade ...

American baritone Thomas Florio has performed opera and chamber music across Europe with the Paris Philharmonic, Opéra national de Lorraine, Oslo Philharmonic, Staatsoper ...

Jordan Frazier has performed worldwide with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra since 1993 and was appointed a member of the orchestra in 2006. He is currently Principal Bass of the Westchester ...

Caleb Georges, a distinguished violist from St. Lucia, began his musical journey at age 7 with piano before switching to viola at 13, which led him to the United States for advanced studies. He quickly ...

Eric Guinivan’s music has been performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia and has received notable honors from BMI, ASCAP, Chamber Music America, the ...

The catalog of works by Stefan Heucke comprises more than 100 works in all genres: operas, oratorios, symphonies, concertos, sacred music, chamber music and songs. His works are performed ...

Erik Higgins, double bass, is a musician known for his versatility and fluency in many different styles and musical languages. After graduating from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in ...

Violinist Jeannette Jang is a member of the Richmond Symphony; prior to that, she was a Fellow with New World Symphony in Miami Beach, FL. In her early years, Jeannette studied with ...

Violinist Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro, native of Birmingham, Alabama, is a community-based artist living in New York City. Carmen began her musical studies with jam sessions in the living room and ...

Heini Kärkkäinen studied piano at the Sibelius-Academy under Liisa Pohjola and continued her studies with Ralf Gothóni and Jacques Rouvier, among others. She won the Ilmari ...

Philadelphia violinist Min-Young Kim is a founding member and first violinist of the Daedalus Quartet. She is also the concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and a frequent guest ...

Gesa Kordes performs with numerous chamber ensembles and Baroque orchestras including Ensemble PeriHIPsous, Baroque and Beyond, Muses’ Delight, Baroque at ...

Kris Kwapis has enjoyed performing at the Staunton Music Festival since 2015 and regularly collaborates as soloist and principal trumpet with period-instrument ensembles across North America ...

Andrew Lankford, Professor of Trombone at James Madison University, holds degrees from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and University of Kansas. His primary teachers include ...

Heather Miller Lardin is principal bassist of the Handel + Haydn Society and directs the Temple University Early Music Ensemble. Curious about all things historical bass, Heather designs ...

Mari Lee is an artist dedicated to creating human connection through music. A violinist, creative, and entrepreneur, her works explore the relationship between audiences, performers, and composers ...

Nathaniel Lee is the Lecturer of Trombone at the University of Virginia and serves as Principal Trombone of the Charlottesville Symphony. In addition to his duties at UVa and the Charlottesville Symphony, ...

Jeremy Loudon is currently an active orchestral and chamber musician in central Virginia. After earning his Masters degree from The Boston Conservatory, Jeremy was a freelance musician in ...

Described as “impressively confident” by the New York Times and “simply stupendous” by the British Art Desk, Bruno Lourensetto is a soloist, chamber musician and passionate about new ...

Praised as “a magician” (New York’s WQXR) whose "brilliant sound and remarkable technical acumen shatter any stereotype of his instrument" (NY Times), Sivan Magen transforms the ...

Liza Malamut, trombone, is an active performer throughout the United States and abroad. She has appeared with groups such as Dark Horse Consort, Boston Camerata, Tafelmusik ...

Anthony Manzo performs regularly at chamber music festivals across the US, including Spoleto USA, La Jolla Summerfest, Music@Menlo, and with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln ...

Frequently sought as a soloist and collaborative musician, countertenor Clifton Massey has participated in the Ojai Festival, Tanglewood, Oregon Bach Festival, and Early-Music Festivals of ...

Ed Matthew has served as guest-principal clarinetist with Tafelmusik, Philharmonia Baroque, The American Classical Orchestra, Opera Lafayette, Washington National Cathedral ...

Violinist Ingrid Matthews is co-founder and Music Director Emeritus of Seattle Baroque Orchestra (1994-2013). Since winning first prize in the Bodky International Competition for ...

Elijah McCormack, male soprano, performs both concert and operatic repertoire across the United States. He has sung as both a soloist and ensemble member with organizations such as ...

Violist Kyle Miller made his concerto debut in 2005 with the Reading Symphony as ‘the dog’ in P.D.Q. Bach’s Canine Cantata, Wachet Arf! After that watershed performance, Kyle went on ...

Bass-Baritone Edmund Milly is sought after for his “annunciatory power” (New York Times), “perfect diction” (Los Angeles Times), and distinctive “delicacy and personal warmth” (Boston Classical ...

Originally from Tokyo, Japan and now based in New York, NY, Kako Boga is a violinist who performs on historical and modern instruments. Kako has appeared internationally as a soloist, performing ...

Praised for the ability to “pierce hearts” and “utterly silence a room” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer) countertenor Daniel Moody dazzles audiences and makes “a profoundly startling impression” (The ...

Over the past decade, Paul Holmes has become a plucked instrument specialist practicing disciplines from the European Renaissance to modern Americana. Perpetually inspired by music as a ...

Pat Muchmore was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma in 1976. He showed an early interest in music but came to formal studies fairly late in life when he started learning the piano, and then quickly ...

Timothy Nelson is active as a director in both North America and Europe. Recently Nelson directed "L'Incoronazione di Poppea" and “Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria” at London's Barbican Hall for the ...

Entrenched in a multitude of styles from an early age, Canadian-American soprano Molly Netter enlivens complex and beautiful music, both old and new. Noted for her “natural warmth” (LA ...

Kristin Olson enjoys performing on both modern and historical oboes. Her favorite composer has always been Mozart, so she’s especially excited to perform this early classical repertoire with ...

In demand throughout North America as a performer and teacher on historical oboes, Margaret Owens is a founding member of the chamber music group Kleine Kammermusik, whose 2017 ...

Alberto Parrini is principal cellist of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and a member of the American Symphony and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He performs regularly with East Coast ...

Soprano Molly Quinn captivates audiences in a diverse repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to the Rolling Stones. Praised by The New York Times for her “arresting sweetness and simplicity”...

Mack Ramsey has been a lifelong specialist in performance on early instruments, playing sackbut, recorder, Renaissance flute and classical era trombones. He is a member of ...

Elizabeth Roberts, Principal Bassoon and Director of Youth Education for the Charlottesville Symphony since 2001, joined the faculty at the University of Virginia the same year. She became ...

Organist and harpsichordist Jonathan Schakel earned a doctoral degree in performance practice at Cornell University, where he studied with Annette Richards and David Yearsley. He holds ...

SMF Artistic Director Carsten Schmidt enjoys a flourishing career as a pianist, harpsichordist, and conductor, and has performed widely throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. He has been ...

Violist Hannah Shaw is a member of the London-based Eusebius Quartet and has recently appeared at such festivals as Open Chamber Music at Prussia Cove, Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival ...

Corey Shotwell is a tenor specializing in the performance of music from the 14th through the 18th centuries, both as a soloist and ensemble member, with a particular passion for the music of ...

Harpsichordist Gabe Shuford performs throughout North America and abroad; he is the recipient of several awards, including the 2011 Baron Prize from Stony Brook University and second prize at ...

Widely praised for his, “… fleet and lyrical touch…” (PBS), Mark Shuldiner has garnered acclaim as a, “…splendid harpsichordist…” (Chicago Tribune). Shuldiner has appeared as both ...

Praised for his feline-like grace as a percussionist, Brian Smith delivers “committed and energetic” performances with a versatile repertoire including historical, contemporary, and ...

When she’s not refereeing for her roller derby team or boxing a few rounds on the heavy bag, mezzo soprano Angela Young Smucker thrives in performance, arts administration, and education. She has ...

Kevin Stees, now in his 37th year as Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at James Madison University, leads an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, conductor and music educator.

Based in Chicago, Anna Steinhoff specializes in the baroque cello and viola da gamba. She is a member of Third Coast Baroque, the Haymarket Opera Company, Bella Voce Sinfonia and ...

Jason Stell, concert commentator and music historian, received his Ph.D. in 2006 from Princeton University with a dissertation on the functions of chromatic pitches in Classic era music. Previous ...

Hailed as an “impressive tenor” (New York Times) who sings with “sweet vibrancy” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Gene Stenger is one of the country’s most called upon Bach specialists who is also heralded ...

Nina Stern has carved a unique and extraordinarily diverse career for herself as a world-class recorder player and classical clarinetist. Ms. Stern performs widely as a soloist and with orchestras ...

A curiosity in the cultural background behind the music she plays led Sarah Stone to baroque cello and gamba. She makes music around the country with Apollo’s Fire, Seraphic Fire, New York ...

Described by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a dignified and beautiful singer, bass-baritone Paul Max Tipton debuted at Seattle Symphony as Christus in Bach’s St. John Passion in 2023-2024 ...

Nathanael Udell is a graduate of Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, earning his Doctor of Music under the tutelage of the former principal horn of the Chicago Symphony, Dale ...

Michael Unterman enjoys a busy performing career on both modern and baroque cellos, primarily as a member of the self-directed string chamber orchestra A Far Cry and as principal ...

Described by Opera News as “accomplished, stylistically informed,” and “sonorous”, baritone Edward Vogel possesses a diverse repertoire spanning over ten centuries. He has appeared as ...

Zachary Wadsworth is a composer of “fresh, deeply felt and strikingly original” music (Washington Post) whose works have been heard around the world. For the 2023-24 season he composed ...

Mónica Waisman studied violin at the Oberlin Conservatory with Marilyn McDonald, and at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag with Elizabeth Wallfisch. She enjoys a busy concert ...

Described as a “commanding” singer by the Boston Globe, Peter Walker has performed with the Handel + Haydn Society, Chapter House, GRAMMY-nominated Skylark Ensemble, Kuhmo ...

Hailed by Gramophone for his “impressive horn playing,” Todd Williams is an active performer and educator based in Philadelphia. A leading exponent of the Natural Horn in America, he serves as ...

For several decades Andrew Willis has explored the historical development of keyboard instruments and their performance practice while maintaining a commitment to the study, performance ...

Cellist James Wilson has performed throughout the world on Baroque and modern cello, appearing at famous venues such as Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Vienna’s ...

Jonathan Woody is a versatile musician maintaining an active schedule as a bass-baritone soloist, chamber musician and composer across North America. Jonathan appears regularly with ...

Hailed by the Gramophone Magazine as “intrepid and brilliant”, violinist Airi Yoshioka has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada as a soloist, recitalist and chamber ...

Ian Zook, horn, is an active orchestral and solo performer and has appeared in concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is Associate Professor of Horn at James Madison ...