Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.4.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site.

# Brevard Music Center

Music venue, summer institute and festival in Western North Carolina

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.brevardmusic.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.brevardmusic.org/)
- [Prelude](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/prelude/) - ~ Celebrate the music and memories of Brevard Music Center as we mark our 90th anniversary! In the past ten years, Prelude has raised more than $2.6 million to support our Annual Student Scholarship Fund. Each year, we award nearly $2 million in merit and need-based support to more than 600 students who attend our
- [Digital Tickets](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/digital-tickets/) - Digital tickets can be accessed via your mobile device.
- [How to Support Us](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/how-to-support-us/) - Brevard Music Center relies on our patrons and contributors each year to support the talents and ambitions of nearly 1,000 student participants. Your contributions are critical to sustaining and fulfilling BMC's mission–today and in the future. Play a role in the life of the Brevard Music Center by making a gift today Ways To Give
- [Leadership](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/leadership/)
- [Contact](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/contact/)
- [Sponsorships](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/sponsorships/) - Sponsorships Becoming a sponsor is one of many ways businesses and individuals can support the Brevard Music Center. We offer a wide variety of partnership opportunities, including performances, special events, products and services, new artistic initiatives, and more. Sponsors are included in BMC marketing collateral and other media, while receiving benefits to enjoy all summer
- [Ticketing Info](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/ticketing-info/) - Online Sales You can purchase tickets online at any time. Phone Sales 828-862-2105 Parker Concert Hall - Brevard Music Center Campus (Parking Directions) The box office at Parker Concert Hall is open only on performance days, 2 hours prior to a performance through intermission. If you have any questions please email boxoffice@brevardmusic.org or call 828-862-2105.
- [Terms & Conditions](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/terms-conditions/) - General Terms and Conditions This General Terms and Conditions Agreement (the "Agreement") governs the purchase and use of tickets for live performances and events hosted by Brevard Music Center, Inc., a North Carolina non-profit corporation ("BMC"). By purchasing tickets and/or attending any of our events, you (the "Patron") agree to the terms and conditions outlined
- [Member Presale](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/member-presale/) - Members of $175 or more get early ticket access to all shows plus other benefits. Visit the BMC Support page for details on member levels and how to donate!
- [Subscriptions](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/subscriptions/) - Subscriptions on sale now! Celebrate our 90th Anniversary Season with us. We are thrilled to announce that Legendary Artist Yo-Yo Ma is returning to Brevard this summer for our Season Finale concert that is truly not to be missed! Join us as we celebrate our legacy with landmark concerts, distinguished guest artists, and orchestral, chamber,
- [Member Benefits](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/member-benefits/) - Be part of something extraordinary! Your support is instrumental, providing life-changing musical and educational experiences for young artists and bringing world-class performances to our region.
- [Media Room](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/media-room/) - Your one-stop shop for BMC announcements, press coverage, photos, videos, brochures, and more. For additional information, email marketing@brevardmusic.org or call 828-862-2100.
- [Donate Now](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/donate-now/) - Please choose one of the following ways to make a difference: Annual Fund Gifts to our Annual Fund are unrestricted and help cover the costs of all our daily operations at the Brevard Music Center--both during our summer season and year-round. Scholarship Fund The generous commitment of supporters to our Scholarship Fund allows us to provide
- [Student Programs](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/) - Brevard Music Center stands as one of this country's premier summer training programs and festivals. More than 650 gifted students, ages 14 through 29, as well as 300+ adult program participants, come to the Music Center every summer to study with a distinguished faculty of over 80 artists from the nation's leading orchestras, colleges, and
- [Faculty](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/faculty/)
- [Composition Institute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/composition/) - The Program Brevard's composition faculty works closely with students and provides instruction through weekly private lessons and regular seminars. While in residence, students produce new works which are performed in a series of public concerts. In 2026, those performances will be: One performance of a short piece for piano or voice by members of the
- [Adult Chamber Music Workshop](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/adult-chamber-music-workshop/)
- [Adult Classical Guitar Workshop](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/adult-classical-guitar-workshop/)
- [Classical Guitar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/classical-guitar/)
- [Collaborative Piano](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/collaborative-piano/)
- [Flute Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/flute-seminar/) - Program Overview BMC's Flute Seminar is an immersive, engaging, and fun program that will help improve your technique, accelerate your growth, and expand your network of teachers and fellow flutists. The Flute Seminar is for participants ages 14-24. Students will work closely with faculty to receive individual and group instruction, which includes: Private lessons Masterclasses
- [Seating Maps](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/seating-maps/) - Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
- [Volunteer](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/volunteer/) - From its inception in 1979, the Brevard Music Center Association (BMCA) has provided invaluable service to the Brevard Music Center–supporting the programs and students of Brevard. BMCA members continue to volunteer in numerous ways that both raise and save money – from managing the Music Center’s gift shop, to coordinating fundraising events, and beautifying the
- [About](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/) - The Brevard Music Center, a summer institute and festival, teaches gifted young musicians to prepare and perform great musical works at a high artistic level. The Brevard Music Center creates a community of student and professional musicians each summer who inspire each other and aim for ever-higher levels of artistry. 40,000 audience members support and
- [About Our Campus](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/about-our-campus/) - A powerful sense of community emerges each summer at the Brevard Music Center. Faculty, students, and staff live and work together on the campus. Shared experiences (dining in the cafeteria, rehearsals, classes, concerts) create connections that last long after the summer. A quiet, beautiful natural setting encourages work, play, rest, reflection, and perspective. In many
- [Gift Certificates](https://www.brevardmusic.org/help-policies/gift-tickets/) - Give the Gift of Music!
- [Student Program FAQs](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/program-faqs/) - Please add admissions@brevardmusic.org to your email contacts so you don't miss a notification!
- [Planned Giving](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/ways-to-give/planned-giving/) - Create a Legacy with a Planned Gift Creating a legacy at the Brevard Music Center is about investing in the future generations of serious musicians. It's about being a part of something that is bigger than ourselves, ensuring that ambitious and gifted young people can access educational opportunities for many years to come. The Brevard
- [High School Voice - Classical](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/vocal/) - Program Overview The Classical Voice program is for high school singers ages 14-18 who plan to pursue vocal studies in college. Each student receives two private lessons per week, in addition to individual and group coachings on chamber music. Students have extensive work on the foundations of foreign language diction, how to act the song,
- [Alumni](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/alumni/) - For many alums, a summer at Brevard can be truly life-changing. Our BMC alumni often credit their experiences at Brevard as instrumental in setting them on their career paths - whatever direction they may take. Brevard Music Center alumni are active in all corners of the music world, from major U.S. orchestras to European opera
- [Spotlight Videos](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/spotlight-videos/) - Experience the music and magic of Brevard Music Center through our BMC Spotlight Videos. Be inspired by a transformative teaching moment, our enduring impact among distinguished alumni, and the captivating beauty of our campus and performances in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
- [Mission](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/mission/) - The Brevard Music Center, a summer institute and festival, teaches gifted young musicians to prepare and perform great musical works at a high artistic level. The Brevard Music Center creates a community of student and professional musicians each summer who inspire each other and aim for ever-higher levels of artistry. 40,000 audience members support and
- [Clarinet Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/clarinet-seminar/) - Program Overview Please join us for this exciting 5-day clarinet seminar set in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. This fun and engaging intensive will surely help you to hone your skills through daily masterclasses, private lessons, clarinet chamber music, and solo performances. Areas studied will include: Practice strategies Tone development Building facile
- [Low Brass Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/low-brass-seminar/) - Program Overview The Brevard Music Center's Low Brass Seminar is a fun, intensive, and hands-on program led by BMC faculty members and guest artists. During the program, students will work closely with faculty to receive: Private Lesson Audition Preparation Low Brass Fundamentals Daily Masterclasses Orchestral Excerpt Study Chamber Music Students interested in the Low Brass
- [Ways to Give](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/ways-to-give/) - Your support helps bring inspiring performances and arts education to our community. We are grateful for contributions of all sizes and offer a variety of convenient ways to give. Each gift plays an essential role in sustaining our mission and ensuring the performing arts continue to thrive for generations to come.
- [Monthly Giving](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/ways-to-give/monthly-giving/) - Monthly Giving Please contact the Annual Giving office at 828-862-2139 or development@brevardmusic.org. We can assist in setting up monthly donations, payable through VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. The minimum monthly withdrawal is $25.00. Why monthly giving might be right for you Most effective way to make a difference. The ongoing support of monthly donors helps ensure that
- [Give to BMC Directly from Your IRA](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/ways-to-give/give-to-bmc-directly-from-your-ira/) - Qualified Charitable Distributions How It Works Individual retirement account (IRA) owners aged 70½ or over can transfer up to $108,000 to charity—tax-free—each year. These transfers, known as qualified charitable distributions or QCDs, offer eligible older Americans a great way to easily give to charity before the end of each calendar year. And, for those who
- [Donate Stocks, Bonds, and Real Estate](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/ways-to-give/donate-stocks-bonds-and-real-estate/) - Gifts of Stock Depending on your personal situation, a gift of appreciated securities (held for at least one year and one day) may provide you with significant advantages as you support the talented student musicians who benefit from the transformative Brevard experience! Benefits to you can include: A charitable tax deduction for the full market
- [Officers & Committee Chairs](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/volunteer/officers-committee-chairs/) - BMCA Officers Judy & Marty Tjiattas Presidents Meredith Johnson & Bob Blichmann 1st Vice President Terry Rabatsky-Ehr Secretary Barb Steadman Past President Susan Toscani Board Advisor
- [Endowment](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/how-to-support-us/endowment/) - The Brevard Music Center is grateful for the donors who make contributions to the endowment. Endowment gifts strengthen the long-term financial security that is required to ensure high quality educational programs and artistic performances year after year. Endowment funds are invested and only the earnings from these investments are expended towards scholarships and other important
- [Annual Fund](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/how-to-support-us/annual-fund/) - Student tuition and ticket sales cover only 50% of what we need to sustain the Music Center each year. We rely on charitable contributions from friends like you for the remainder. Gifts to our Annual Fund are unrestricted and help cover the costs of daily operations at the Brevard Music Center. The Annual Fund addresses
- [Scholarship Program](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/how-to-support-us/scholarship-program/) - We nurture talent within young people from all economic backgrounds. From its founding, BMC has believed deeply that any qualified student should have the chance to pursue their dream, regardless of financial need. It is only the extraordinary commitment and charitable support from donors to our Annual Scholarship Fund that allows us to provide necessary
- [2026 Repertoire Highlights](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/repertoire/)
- [Venue Rentals](https://www.brevardmusic.org/plan-your-visit/venues/venue-rentals/) - Brevard Music Center hosts weddings, weekend retreats, social events, and corporate events. We have several venues on our campus available for your group to rent. Contact us and we can help you choose the perfect site and amenities for your event needs.
- [Support](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/) - When you contribute to BMC, you can enjoy great benefits—access to our member presale, invitations to special events, and more—that will enhance your experience during the Summer Festival and all year long! Maestro Society members experience our musical community more deeply and receive additional benefits like designated season parking, access to our Maestro Society Lounge,
- [Request Information About Student Programs](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/request-info/)
- [High School Orchestral Studies](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/high-school-orchestral-studies/)
- [College Orchestral Studies](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/college-orchestral-studies/)
- [Piano Institute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/piano-institute/)
- [Piano Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/piano-seminar/)
- [Saxophone Institute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/saxophone-institute/) - The Program Brevard's Saxophone Institute offers students the chance to work with world-renowned faculty on our 180-acre wooded campus in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. Features of the program include: Emphasis on solo and chamber music playing Private lessons and chamber music coachings Regular studio classes and masterclasses Technique and repertoire classes Multiple
- [Jazz Institute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/jazz/)
- [High School Voice - Musical Theater](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/high-school-voice-musical-theater/) - Program Overview The Musical Theater program is for high school singers ages 14-18, including graduating high school seniors. The focus of our training is to provide students with the tools to be the best singing actor they can be. Classes provide skills training in singing, dancing, acting, and how to tell a story through song.
- [Opera Institute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/institute/opera-institute/) - Program Overview In 2026, the Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center will enroll approximately 32 singers (no double-casting). This 9-week session will provide personal and intensive training with Director of Opera Dean Anthony, and will present three productions and one concert. Some hallmarks of the Janiec Opera Company: All roles are sung by
- [Help & Policies](https://www.brevardmusic.org/help-policies/) - Click here for answers to our most frequently asked questions regarding tickets, student life, and more!
- [Concerts & Events](https://www.brevardmusic.org/concerts-events/)
- [A Challenge Among Friends](https://www.brevardmusic.org/support/how-to-support-us/a-challenge-among-friends/) - Setting the Stage for a Thriving Future Here at Brevard, our picturesque setting provides the perfect backdrop for unforgettable performances, transformative experiences, and magical memories. Never before in its history has Brevard Music Center undertaken such an essential and comprehensive initiative as A Challenge Among Friends, a phased effort launched in 2014 that has secured
- [Employment](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/employment/) - Join our team year-round or as a seasonal summer employee and be a part of the Magic that is Brevard. Explore Employment Opportunities for both seasonal and year-round openings
- [Venues](https://www.brevardmusic.org/plan-your-visit/venues/)
- [Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium](https://www.brevardmusic.org/plan-your-visit/venues/whittington-pfohl-auditorium/) - Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium is BMC’s primary performance venue. This open-air venue seats 1,800 patrons under the auditorium shell with additional lawn space for a truly magical concert experience under the stars
- [Parker Concert Hall](https://www.brevardmusic.org/plan-your-visit/venues/parker-concert-hall/) - BMC's Lakeside Performance and Multi-Purpose Event Space Overlooking scenic Lake Milner and designed by Platt Architecture PA, the $6 million Parker Concert Hall is Brevard Music Center's first ever year-round performance venue and the first multi-purpose event space built since Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium in 1964. The Parker Concert Hall serves as the summer home of BMC's
- [History](https://www.brevardmusic.org/about/history/) - It all began in 1936. A summer music camp for 50 boys at Davidson College, which moved to Brevard in 1944 as Transylvania Music Camp, and was renamed Brevard Music Center in 1955. A place of incredible change and great development throughout its history, the essence and heart of this institution has remained intact. 90
- [Plan Your Visit](https://www.brevardmusic.org/plan-your-visit/) - Situated on 180 wooded acres in the mountains of Western North Carolina, the Brevard Music Center campus is home to one of this country's premier summer training programs and festivals. Welcoming 1,000 students and 40,000 audience members each summer, the Brevard Music Center comes to life and music fills every space of our campus. The

## Events

- [BMC Presents: Fiddle Forward with Casey Driessen](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-fiddle-forward-with-casey-driessen/)
- [BMC Presents: Béla Fleck's Blue Ridge Banjo Concert](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-bela-flecks-blue-ridge-banjo-concert/)
- [Season Finale: Legendary Artist Yo-Yo Ma with Keith Lockhart](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/season-finale-legendary-artist-yo-yo-ma-with-keith-lockhart/)
- [Liszt Piano Concerto No.1](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/liszt-piano-concerto-no-1/)
- [Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/rachmaninoff-symphony-no-2/)
- [An Evening of Lerner & Loewe](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/an-evening-of-lerner-loewe/)
- [The Last Round](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/the-last-round/)
- [Piano Competition Finals](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/piano-competition-finals/)
- [Horszowski Piano Trio](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/horszowski-piano-trio/)
- [Lockhart Conducts Soloists of Tomorrow](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/lockhart-conducts-soloists-of-tomorrow/)
- [Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-in-concert/)
- [H.M.S. Pinafore](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/h-m-s-pinafore-2/)
- [Gil Shaham + Mahler 4](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/gil-shaham-mahler-4/)
- [H.M.S. Pinafore](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/h-m-s-pinafore/)
- [A Steinway Celebration](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/a-steinway-celebration/)
- [BMC Chamber Voices](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-chamber-voices/)
- [Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/mendelssohns-italian-symphony/)
- [An Alpine Symphony](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/an-alpine-symphony/)
- [Shostakovich 10](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/shostakovich-10/)
- [Music of Five](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/music-of-five/)
- [Sir Stephen Hough in Recital](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/sir-stephen-hough-in-recital/)
- [Shanghai Quartet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/shanghai-quartet/)
- [Daphnis & Chloé](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/daphnis-chloe/)
- [BMC Presents: The Buena Vista Orchestra](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-the-buena-vista-orchestra/)
- [The Falling & The Rising](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/the-falling-the-rising-2/)
- [Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/tchaikovskys-rococo-variations/)
- [The Falling & The Rising](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/the-falling-the-rising/)
- [Mozart Piano Trio](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/mozart-piano-trio/)
- [Imani Winds](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/imani-winds/)
- [Bruckner's Romantic Symphony](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bruckners-romantic-symphony/)
- [Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/pendergrast-family-patriotic-pops/)
- [Brahms Symphony No.4](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/brahms-symphony-no-4/)
- [Shostakovich Piano Quintet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/shostakovich-piano-quintet/)
- [BMC Presents: Shannon Whitworth and Woody Platt with Orchestra](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-shannon-whitworth-and-woody-platt-with-orchestra/)
- [Beethoven's Ghost Trio](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/beethovens-ghost-trio/)
- [America 250](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/america-250/)
- [BMC Presents: Nathan Chester And The Old Souls Motown Revival](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-nathan-chester-and-the-old-souls-motown-revival/)
- [The Marriage of Figaro](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/the-marriage-of-figaro/)
- [World of Schumann](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/world-of-schumann/)
- [Balourdet Quartet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/balourdet-quartet/)
- [An Evening of Classical Guitar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/an-evening-of-classical-guitar/)
- [BMC Presents: Branford Marsalis with Jazz@Brevard](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-branford-marsalis-with-jazzbrevard/)
- [BMC Presents: Bryan Sutton's NC Guitar Celebration](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-bryan-suttons-nc-guitar-celebration/)
- [Brevard Symphonic Winds](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/brevard-symphonic-winds/)
- [Jan and Beattie Wood Concerto Competition Finals](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/jan-and-beattie-wood-concerto-competition-finals/)
- [Supersonic | Percussion](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/supersonic-percussion/)
- [Just Brass](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/just-brass/)
- [The Marriage of Figaro](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/the-marriage-of-figaro-2/)
- [Opening Night: Garrick Ohlsson Plays Rachmaninoff](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/opening-night-garrick-ohlsson-plays-rachmaninoff/)
- [Season Finale with the Ulysses Quartet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/season-finale-with-the-ulysses-quartet/) - Close the season with the radiant sound of the Ulysses Quartet. Hailed for their clarity, energy, and deep musicality, this exceptional ensemble brings the series to a powerful and poetic conclusion with a program celebrating connection, resilience, and the next generation of chamber excellence.
- [Brahms Among Friends](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/brahms-among-friends/) - Cellist and Senior Director of Artistic Planning Nicholas Tzavaras leads an intimate journey into the world of Johannes Brahms, illuminating the friendships and musical relationships that shaped some of the composer’s most expressive chamber works. Joined by violinist and BMC President Jason Posnock, along with members of the Brevard Music Center family, Tzavaras weaves together
- [A St. Patrick's Day Celebration with Danú](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/a-st-patricks-day-celebration-with-danu/) - Celebrate the spirit of Ireland with Danú, one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles. Their high-energy performance blends virtuosic playing, warm storytelling, and infectious rhythms for a St. Patrick's Day celebration to remember.
- [Stella Cole Sings the Great American Songbook](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/stella-cole-sings-the-great-american-songbook/) - To watch Stella Cole perform is to be transported back in time. Her sense of joy and wonder is infectious – one look at her massive social media following makes this clear. Take a quick scroll through the comments of any of her many viral videos and you'll see not only her irresistible charm, but
- [BMC Presents: An Evening With Jason Isbell](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event/bmc-presents-an-evening-with-jason-isbell/) - Six-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell presents a magical evening at the Brevard Music Center on July 19 for the final show of his solo tour!! Widely regarded as one of the most respected artists of his generation, the Six-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter has a rare gift for capturing life's deepest emotions and transforming them

## Faculty

- [Philip Marten](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/philip-marten/) - Philip Marten will join The Cleveland Orchestra in August 2026 as Associate Concertmaster, appointed to the position by Maestro Franz Welser-Möst. Previously, Marten served as 1st Assistant Concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Acting Associate Concertmaster of the Kansas City Symphony, and a section member of the Kansas City Symphony. He has also appeared as
- [Amy Porter](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/amy-porter/) - Flutist Amy Porter has been praised by critics both for her exceptional musical talent and her passion for scholarship. Through a versatile and distinguished career as a concert performer, she has become one of the most skillful and creative muses for composers of our time. From her prolific performances of Michael Daugherty’s Trail of Tears
- [Amy Porter](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/amy-porter-2/) - Flutist Amy Porter has been praised by critics both for her exceptional musical talent and her passion for scholarship. Through a versatile and distinguished career as a concert performer, she has become one of the most skillful and creative muses for composers of our time. From her prolific performances of Michael Daugherty’s Trail of Tears
- [Donna Lee](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/donna-lee/) - Steinway artist Donna Lee made her solo debut in 1990 with the National Symphony Orchestra. She has since appeared as a soloist and collaborative artist at Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall and Terrace Theater in Washington, DC and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City. She has concertized in Asia, Europe and throughout the
- [Gwendolyn Dease](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/gwendolyn-dease/) - Gwendolyn Dease is professor of percussion at the Michigan State University College of Music. Dease is passionate about educating the next generation of young musicians. She regularly gives master classes at universities throughout the US and abroad and is currently on the faculty at the Brevard Music Center. She has served on the faculty for
- [Gwendolyn Dease](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/gwendolyn-dease-2/) - Gwendolyn Dease is professor of percussion at the Michigan State University College of Music. Dease is passionate about educating the next generation of young musicians. She regularly gives master classes at universities throughout the US and abroad and is currently on the faculty at the Brevard Music Center. She has served on the faculty for
- [Daniel Gilbert](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/daniel-gilbert/) - Clarinetist Daniel Gilbert joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2007 where he holds the position of Professor of Clarinet. Previously, he held the position of Second Clarinet in the Cleveland Orchestra from 1995 to 2007. Concurrently with his position in the Cleveland Orchestra, he served on the faculty of the State University
- [Daniel Gilbert](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/daniel-gilbert-2/) - Clarinetist Daniel Gilbert joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2007 where he holds the position of Professor of Clarinet. Previously, he held the position of Second Clarinet in the Cleveland Orchestra from 1995 to 2007. Concurrently with his position in the Cleveland Orchestra, he served on the faculty of the State University
- [Scott Hartman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/scott-hartman/) - Orlando, Florida native Scott Hartman joined the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as Principal Bass Trombone in September 2014. In demand throughout the country, Scott has performed in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Arizona MusicFest Orchestra, Charleston
- [Scott Hartman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/scott-hartman-2/) - Orlando, Florida native Scott Hartman joined the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as Principal Bass Trombone in September 2014. In demand throughout the country, Scott has performed in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Arizona MusicFest Orchestra, Charleston
- [Dilshad Posnock](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/dilshad-posnock-2/) - Originally from Mumbai, India, flutist Dilshad Posnock has appeared in concerts and festivals across the United States, England, Puerto Rico and India, and has been featured on BBC TV and BBC World Service Radio. Ms. Posnock's performance experience is wide and varied. She has been featured as a concerto and recital soloist, as well as
- [David Jackson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/david-jackson/) - David Jackson, Professor of Trombone at the University of Michigan School of Music, enjoys an active career as a performer and teacher. He is a recognized and ardent supporter of new music who has commissioned and premiered numerous compositions for the trombone. His most recently premiered The Slide Shows for Jazz Trombone, Classical Trombone, and
- [David Jackson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/david-jackson-2/) - David Jackson, Professor of Trombone at the University of Michigan School of Music, enjoys an active career as a performer and teacher. He is a recognized and ardent supporter of new music who has commissioned and premiered numerous compositions for the trombone. His most recently premiered The Slide Shows for Jazz Trombone, Classical Trombone, and
- [Dilshad Posnock](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/dilshad-posnock/) - Originally from Mumbai, India, flutist Dilshad Posnock has appeared in concerts and festivals across the United States, England, Puerto Rico and India, and has been featured on BBC TV and BBC World Service Radio. Ms. Posnock's performance experience is wide and varied. She has been featured as a concerto and recital soloist, as well as
- [Nathaniel West](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/nathaniel-west/) - Nathaniel West joined The Philadelphia Orchestra bass section in September 2017. He is a recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bass Harold Robinson and Edgar Meyer. Mr. West is a former member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, and he has performed in
- [Casey Driessen](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/casey-driessen/) - Driessen has never taken the standard path in his music career. Described by Zac Brown as “a mad scientist with a five-string fiddle,” the GRAMMY-nominated fiddle player loves to experiment, collaborate, teach, travel, and expand boundaries. Currently, that means pouring himself into Otherlands: A Global Music Exploration. Produced, performed, recorded and filmed by Driessen, Otherlands
- [Béla Fleck](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/bela-fleck/) - Just in case you aren't familiar with Béla Fleck, there are some who say he's the world’s premier banjo player. Others claim that Béla has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo through a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map and on a range
- [Bryan Sutton](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/bryan-sutton/) - Bryan Sutton is the most accomplished and awarded acoustic guitarist of his generation, an innovator who bridges the bluegrass flatpicking traditions of the 20th century with the dynamic roots music scene of the 21st. His rise from buzzed-about young sideman to first-call Nashville session musician to membership in one of history’s greatest bluegrass bands has
- [Luther Allison](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/luther-allison/) - “He’s reamplifying the tradition of jazz piano and he’s lifting up a legacy that’s the foundation for many people” -New York Times. Accomplished multi-instrumentalist Luther S. Allison has set himself apart as one of the most in-demand artists in jazz today. Forging a path on both piano and drum set, Allison cemented himself as one
- [Sharel Cassity](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/sharel-cassity/) - Saxophonist, Multi-Reedist, Composer, Recording Artist, Bandleader and Educator Sharel Cassity (pron."Sha-Relle") is a musician well established on the New York and Chicago jazz scenes. Listed as "Rising Star Alto Saxophone" in Downbeat Magazine for the past 9 consecutive years, Sharel has appeared on the Today Show, won the 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composers Award &
- [Chris Glassman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/chris-glassman/) - Chris Glassman is a bass trombonist from Littleton, Colorado. He has performed with legendary acts such as Michael Bublé, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diane Schuur, Kurt Elling, Danilo Perez, and many others on coveted stages such as Madison Square Garden and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. An avid improviser on bass trombone, Glassman joins the
- [Jocelyn Gould](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jocelyn-gould/) - Jocelyn Gould is an accomplished guitarist, vocalist and bandleader. From Winnipeg, Canada, she grew up singing every chance she got, and became enthralled with the guitar as a teenager. She cites Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass as primary influences of the instrument. After completing her Masters Degree in Jazz Studies at
- [Lenora Helm Hammonds](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/lenora-helm-hammonds/) - Step into the vibrant world of Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds, globally celebrated in the music industry as Lenora Zenzalai (Zen-ZAY-Lay) Helm – a true force of nature whose passion ignites every space she enters! This award-winning vocal jazz musician, prolific composer, inspiring conductor, and captivating TEDx speaker isn't just an artist; she's a beacon for
- [Anthony Stanco](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/anthony-stanco/) - As a trumpet player, composer and educator, Anthony Stanco is a rising talent in today's music scene. Anthony's brilliant trumpet style is exciting and demonstrates his understanding of the jazz tradition. Anthony is equally passionate as an educator and composer. Anthony Stanco started playing trumpet in the fifth grade in the Fraser Public School System.
- [Altin Sencalar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/altin-sencalar/) - Hailed by major publications such as Stereophile Magazine as “Sencalar and Glassman sound like 21st century grandchildren of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding” and the International Trombone Associations Journal as “…In addition to both trombonists’ virtuosity, they perform with convincing melodic and harmonic mastery, meriting their solo work several listens.” Altin Sencalar remains in high
- [Gregory Tardy](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/gregory-tardy/) - “Music is an expression of the soul and I always try to speak through my horn,” says Gregory Tardy. “I once heard an older musician say ‘it is better to be felt than to be heard’. I never forgot that. That is my approach to playing any style of music.” Born into a musical family,
- [Rodney Whitaker](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/rodney-whitaker/) - Internationally renowned bassist and Mack Avenue recording artist, Rodney Whitaker, currently holds the titles of Professor of Jazz Bass and Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University where he has built one of the leading jazz degree programs and performing faculty in the United States of America. He is also the Artistic Director of
- [Michael Dease](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/michael-dease/) - Michael Dease is one of the world's eminent trombonists, lending his versatile sound and signature improvisations to over 200 recordings and artists as diverse as David Sanborn, Christian McBride, Michel Camilo, and Alicia Keys. Born in Augusta, GA, he played the saxophone and trumpet before choosing the trombone at age 17. In 2001, Dease moved
- [Patricia Grace Hazard](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/patricia-grace-hazard/) - P.G. Hazard is a vocal coach and pianist living in Winston-Salem, NC. Her most recent collaborations have been with Piedmont Opera and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, her alma mater. In the 2019-2020 season Ms. Hazard was an apprentice with Palm Beach Opera and a staff pianist for the A.J. Fletcher
- [Christina Lindhout](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/christina-lindhout/) - Christina Lindhout is an Assistant Professor of Dance in the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Performing Arts. She has been teaching at BW since 2019, and joined the full-time faculty in 2024. Christina is the director of all Dance Series performances at Baldwin Wallace University. Outside of BW, Christina is a professional dancer, choreographer, and
- [Mya Brown](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/mya-brown/) - Assistant Professor and Co-Coordinator of the BFA in Acting at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Mya also serves as Assistant Faculty with Theatrical Intimacy Education, one of the nation's leading organizations in theatrical intimacy practices. She teaches acting, directing, voice, movement, and Shakespeare. She is inspired to cultivate brave & consent-based acting spaces
- [Anna McRay](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/anna-mcray/) - Anna McRay is a pianist, teacher, and collaborator with a vibrant accompanying schedule of both classical and musical theater repertoire. Along with her work as a collaborative pianist, Anna fosters a deeply rooted passion for the intersection of arts and well-being, both relating to injury-prevention and the health of performing artists as well as the
- [Allison Pohl](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/allison-pohl/) - Soprano Allison Pohl's vivacious stage presence and spirited singing have inspired enthusiastic responses across three continents. Her work has received positive reviews for her “sparkling voice” (outerstage.com) and “exuberant” performances (Opera News). Of her performance in L'elisir d'amore at Virginia Opera, The Washington Post wrote: “Allison Pohl stood out with a ripe, flavorful soprano and
- [Janine Hawley](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/janine-hawley/) - American mezzo-soprano Janine Hawley has achieved accolades for her critically acclaimed performances of roles ranging from Carmen to Cherubino in opera houses throughout the United States. Ms. Hawley has distinguished herself in several productions of Carmen, where Opera News noted that "she placed her stamp on Bizet's Gypsy at her first entrance, a tough provocative
- [Craig Kier](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/craig-kier/)
- [Dale Girard](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/dale-girard/) - Dale is an award winning Fight Director, Choreographer and author of the stage combat manual Actors On Guard. He is a third degree Black Belt (Sam Dan, 1st level) in Taekwondo/Hopkido and Hydong Gumdo, a founding member of the North Carolina Stuntmen's Association and one of only sixteen recognized Fight Masters in the United States
- [Caroline Worra](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/caroline-worra/) - Caroline Worra has been hailed by Opera News as "one of the finest singing actresses around." She has sung over 75 different operatic roles including more than 20 World, American, and Regional Premieres. She was internationally acclaimed for her performances of Jenny in The Mines of Sulphur, Grammy nominated CD for Best Opera Recording, and
- [Renée Tatum](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/renee-tatum/) - Mezzo-Soprano noted for her “commanding and dramatic presence” (Opera News), mezzo-soprano Renée Tatum continues to garner recognition in the most demanding of operatic repertoire. In the 2022-23 season, Ms. Tatum returned to the Metropolitan Opera for Rigoletto, sang Suzuki in Madama Butterfly with Palm Beach Opera, debuted her first Verdi Requiem with the Harvard Radcliffe
- [Phyllis Pancella](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/phyllis-pancella/) - Mezzo-soprano Phyllis Pancella is a veteran of international opera and concert stages, in music extending from the baroque to six months ago. Her opera roles have ranged from Carmen and Adalgisa to Lizzie Borden and Nero, with companies from Chicago to Paris, Tel Aviv to Hong Kong. A highly regarded interpreter of both concert repertoire
- [Sidney Outlaw](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/sidney-outlaw/) - Lauded by The New York Times as a “terrific singer” with a “deep, rich timbre” and the San Francisco Chronicle as an “opera powerhouse” with a “weighty and forthright” sound, Sidney Outlaw was the Grand Prize winner of the Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballe in 2010 who delights audiences in the U.S. and abroad
- [Christòpheren Nomura](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/christopheren-nomura/) - Mr. Nomura has earned a prominent place on the opera, musical theatre, concert and recital stages, appearing with many of the leading North American orchestras, in wide-ranging repertoire under internationally renowned conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, James Conlon, Sergiu Comissiona, Christof Perick, Roger Norrington, Christopher Hogwood, Ton Koopman, Bruno Weil, Paul Goodman, Jane
- [Joseph Mechavich](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/joseph-mechavich/) - Conductor Joseph Mechavich’s passion and commitment to excellence in the art form has helped to forge lasting and career-defining relationships with numerous opera companies, composers and orchestras in the United States and abroad. Maestro Mechavich has presided over productions of Porgy and Bess for Deutsche Oper Berlin, Nixon in China for Auckland Philharmonia/New Zealand Opera,
- [Emily Jarrell Urbanek](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/emily-jarrell-urbanek/) - Emily Jarrell Urbanek has been Opera Carolina’s Director of Music Preparation since 2007, serving as chief coach, pianist and chorus director, and she has performed with the company since 2003. During Opera Carolina’s 2019-2020 season, Emily conducted a joint production of Derrick Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg for Opera Carolina and Opera Grand Rapids, as well as Opera
- [Dean Anthony](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/dean-anthony/) - Dean Anthony draws inspiration and expertise from a comprehensive career spanning over 40 years and innumerable turns as performer, director, educator, producer and administrator. Most recently, Mr. Anthony was named as Producing Director of Knoxville Opera along with his position as Director of Opera, at the Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center. Frequently
- [Katie Hyun](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/katie-hyun/) - Described as “a virtuoso by any measure” (The Berkshire Review), violinist Katie Hyun enjoys a varied performance schedule that includes solo and chamber music performances as well as prinicpal positions in orchestras, both on Baroque and modern violin. Festival appearances include Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, Bravo! Vail in Colorado, Tippet Rise Arts Center in Montana,
- [Maureen Nelson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/maureen-nelson/) - Maureen Nelson, violin, became a full-time member of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra in 2016. As former founding member and first violinist, she led the Grammy-nominated Enso String Quartet for nearly two decades, captivating audiences from major concert stages of the world, regularly concertizing throughout North America and abroad. Founded at Yale University in 1999,
- [Nicholas Tzavaras](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/nicholas-tzavaras/) - A native of East Harlem, cellist Nicholas Tzavaras has enjoyed a distinguished career as a chamber musician, soloist, and educator for nearly three decades. From 2000 to 2024, he served as the cellist of the internationally acclaimed Shanghai Quartet, with whom he performed in more than 35 countries and at major venues including Carnegie Hall,
- [Andrew Zohn](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/andrew-zohn/) - American guitarist Andrew Zohn is recognized internationally for his work as a performer, instructor, and composer. He has performed concerts on five continents as a soloist and chamber musician. In addition to extensive touring throughout the United States, recent performances include venues in China, Argentina, Italy, Egypt, Malaysia, Germany, and the Netherlands. A recent critic
- [James Wyman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/james-wyman/) - James Wyman is Principal Timpanist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a post he has held since September 2013. Prior to his appointment with the BSO, Wyman held principal timpani positions with the Erie Philharmonic, the Reading Symphony, and the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. He has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony, the Pittsburgh
- [Leonardo Soto](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/leonardo-soto/) - Leonardo R. Soto, Jr. was appointed Principal Timpanist of the Houston Symphony in 2018. Before arriving to Houston, Leo served as Principal Timpanist of the Charlotte Symphony from 2009 to 2018, and the Michigan Opera Theatre-Detroit Opera House from 2003 to 2009. He was also an active member of Miami’s Nu-Deco ensemble. Leo has the
- [Steve Merrill](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/steve-merrill/) - Steve Merrill has held the position of Principal Percussionist with the Jacksonville Symphony since 2011. Steve has also performed as a percussionist and timpanist with other ensembles across the country such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra among others.
- [David Kirk](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/david-kirk/) - Dave Kirk is Principal Tubist of the Houston Symphony and Associate Professor at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, positions held since 1982. Following his freshman year of high school, Dave attended the 1975 Brevard Music Center. Dave acknowledges his attendance of BMC concerts and tuba studies under Jamie Hafner as invaluable lifelong influences. Mr.
- [Aubrey Foard](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/aubrey-foard/) - Aubrey Foard is the principal tubist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2018. He also serves as Lecturer of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and as Artist Faculty at the Brevard Music Center. Mr. Foard was most recently principal tubist of the Charlotte Symphony,
- [Adam Unsworth](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/adam-unsworth/) - Adam Unsworth began as Professor of Horn at Northwestern University in September 2025. He left a similar post at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance, where he taught since 2007. Prior to his time at Michigan Adam was a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He is
- [Geoffrey Pilkington](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/geoffrey-pilkington/) - Geoffrey Pilkington was appointed Principal Horn of the Washington National Opera at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2014, after ten years of holding the Fourth Horn position. In 2011, he also joined the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra as Associate Principal/Third Horn and was featured as a soloist, performing Schumann’s Konzertstück for
- [Ryan Little](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/ryan-little/) - Hailed by Montréal’s La Presse as “nuanced and singing,” Ryan Little was appointed as Principal Horn of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in 2023 by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann. Born in Burke, Virginia to a musical family, he began studying piano at age 3 before switching to viola, trumpet, and eventually to horn at the age
- [Michael Tiscione](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/michael-tiscione/) - Michael Tiscione, originally of Monroe, NY, joined the trumpet section of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra during the 2002-2003 season. He left the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to join the San Francisco Symphony as second trumpet for the 2010-2011 season and has since returned to the Orchestra, where he is currently Acting/Associate Principal Trumpet. Tiscione has traveled
- [Terry Everson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/terry-everson/) - “A trumpet player’s trumpet player,” in the words of one of his frequent collaborators, Terry Everson has performed at well over a dozen International Trumpet Guild Conferences since 1980. His first international acclaim occurred in 1988, when the ITG sponsored two major competitions on consecutive days: one specializing in Baroque/Classical, the other in Twentieth Century
- [Harrison Hollingsworth](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/harrison-hollingsworth/) - Heralded a “bold, emergent, personality” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Harrison Hollingsworth is widely regarded as one of the premier wind players of his generation. In addition, he is Principal Bassoon of the New York City Ballet Orchestra at Lincoln Center, and is much in demand as a principal bassoonist, chamber musician, soloist, and pedagogue. Harrison
- [Mark Nuccio](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/mark-nuccio/) - Mark Nuccio is currently the Principal Clarinetist of the Houston Symphony since 2016. Prior to that, he was a member of the New York Philharmonic having joined in 1999 as Associate Principal and Solo E-flat Clarinetist. During Nuccio’s 17 years in the NYP, he served as Acting Principal Clarinet for four years from 2009-2013. Prior
- [Eric Ohlsson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/eric-ohlsson/) - Eric Ohlsson is the Charles O. DeLaney Professor of Music in Oboe at the Florida State University (1986- ), and was previously Assistant Professor of Oboe and Assistant Director of the School of Music at the University of South Carolina (1980-86). His performing positions include those as co-principal oboist of the Columbus Symphony (1978-80), and
- [Blake Hinson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/blake-hinson/) - Blake Hinson is a New York based performer and teacher. Assistant Principal Bass of the New York Philharmonic since 2016 and section member since 2012, Mr. Hinson enjoys a dynamic career balanced between performing and teaching. In addition to his work with the Philharmonic, Mr. Hinson joined the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center (formerly known
- [Benjamin Hughes](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/benjamin-hughes/) - Benjamin Hughes – Cellist, Educator, Innovator Benjamin is internationally recognized as one of the UK’s most dynamic and versatile cellists. He served for over 18 years as Principal Cellist of the BBC Concert Orchestra, appearing frequently on BBC radio and television as both soloist and collaborator in repertoire ranging from core classical works to contemporary
- [Kraig Alan Williams](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/kraig-alan-williams/) - Dr. Kraig Alan Williams is currently the Director of Bands, Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Wind Studies Program at the Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. His duties include the artistic guidance of the Grammy-nominated Rutgers Wind Ensemble and administration of all aspects of a large, dynamic and comprehensive university
- [Ken Lam](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/ken-lam/) - Ken Lam is director of orchestral studies at The Tianjin Juilliard School and resident conductor of the Tianjin Juilliard Orchestra. He is artistic adviser to the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, resident conductor of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina and serves as artistic director of Hong Kong Voices. Lam was music director of the Charleston
- [JoAnn Falletta](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/joann-falletta/) - Multiple Grammy Award-winning conductor JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Connie and Marc Jacobson Music Director Laureate of the Virginia Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Brevard Music Center and Artistic Adviser to the Hawaii Symphony. She was recently named one of the “Fifty Great Conductors,” past and present,
- [Keith Lockhart](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/keith-lockhart/) - In 2007, Keith Lockhart succeeded David Effron as Artistic Director of the Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and Festival. Lockhart's appointment solidified an already special relationship with BMC; having attended as a teenager for two summers (1974, 1975), Lockhart was first featured as a guest conductor in 1996 and had since returned numerous times. He
- [Joseph Lulloff](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/joseph-lulloff/) - Acclaimed internationally for his innovative style and musical virtuosity, Yamaha and Vandoren Performing Artist Joseph Lulloff has been described by Branford Marsalis as "a marvelous musician" whose "knowledge of music, along with his ability to embrace music normally considered outside the sphere, makes him a joy to listen to." Mr. Lulloff enjoys a prolific career
- [Charles Mutter](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/charles-mutter/) - Charles Mutter was born in Sussex, England. After winning numerous prizes as a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal College of Music, Charles read Music and English Literature at Jesus College, Cambridge. He made his London debut playing Giacinto Scelsi’s Anahit at St John’s, Smith Square while still a student. As a member of the Smith Quartet for ten
- [Stefani Matsuo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/stefani-matsuo/) - Praised by the Washington Post for her “temperament and clear musical purpose” and “great technical maturity,” Stefani Matsuo has emerged as one of today’s great talents. She was appointed by Maestro Louis Langrée as Concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in September 2019. As Concertmaster of the CSO, which also performs and records as the
- [Peter Otto](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/peter-otto/) - German-born violinist Peter Otto enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and teacher. He is the newly appointed concertmaster of the Nashville Symphony, beginning in January 2024. Previous to his engagement in Nashville he served as First Associate Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra, where he was appointed by Franz Welser-Möst in
- [Scott Rawls](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/scott-rawls/) - Violist Scott Rawls has appeared as soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Europe. Recent chamber music endeavors include performances with Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Ray Chen, Gary Hoffman, Lynn Harrell, Bella Davidovich, Vladmir Feltsman, Garrick Ohlsson, and the Diaz Trio. His solo and chamber music recordings can be heard on the
- [Janice Williams](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/janice-williams/) - Ms. Williams is director of choral activities at Bolton High School in Arlington, Tennessee, where she is the artistic director and conductor of six choirs. Ms. Williams also serves on the faculty of the University of Memphis Community Music School where she is the director of the Memphis Area Childrens Choir. Before coming to Tennessee,
- [D. Ray McClellan](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/d-ray-mcclellan/) - Acclaimed for "a remarkable technique, tone and lyricism", D. Ray McClellan is Professor of Clarinet at the University of Georgia, and a member of the Georgia Woodwind Quintet. Prior to his appointment at University of Georgia he held professorships at James Madison University and Henderson State University. Mr. McClellan is a former clarinetist and soloist
- [Cosette Justo Valdés](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/cosette-justo-valdes/) - With her “incisive presence on the podium,” “emotive in her conducting without being in any sense showy” (Edmonton Journal), Cuban-born and raised conductor Cosette Justo Valdés has garnered acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic and is a rising star on the world’s concert stage. She is presently Resident Conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
- [Catherine Van Handel](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/catherine-van-handel/) - Catherine Van Handel was appointed principal bassoon by conductor Edo de Waart with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, holding the Muriel C. and John D. Silbar Family Bassoon Chair, in 2017. Prior to her joining the Milwaukee Symphony, she won the associate principal bassoon position with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under conductor Peter Oundjian and worked
- [Chloé van Soeterstède](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/chloe-van-soeterstede/) - Chloé van Soeterstède is attracting the attention of orchestras across the globe for her intuitive, sensitive, expressive music-making and her commanding and positive presence on the podium. She is praised repeatedly for her attention to detail, her energy and enthusiasm, and efficiency in rehearsal. She is forging some excellent relationships with orchestras world-wide and in
- [Louise Vickerman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/louise-vickerman/) - Louise Vickerman, Principal Harpist of The Utah Symphony & Utah Opera since 1999 has been featured as soloist with the orchestra on a number of occasions, including the Utah premiere of Mark Adamo’s “Four Angels” where she was praised by the Salt Lake Tribune for her “powerful impassioned performance”. She has also appeared as soloist with the San Antonio
- [Greg Walter](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/greg-walter/) - Experienced performer and two-time UNCSA Teaching Excellence award winner Greg Walter draws on his diverse singing background while teaching voice in the School of Drama. His performing credits include "Forever Plaid," "The Irish and How They Got That Way," "An Evening of Lerner and Lowe" and "Masterclass." Walter is also a UNCSA Summer Dance instructor
- [Douglas Weeks](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/douglas-weeks/) - Steinway Artist Douglas Weeks is Babcock Professor of Piano Emeritus at Converse University. He has performed in Europe, Central America, and Asia as a soloist and as pianist in the Converse Trio and in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia under the auspices of the US State Department. In the spring of 1999, he
- [Steven White](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/steven-white/) - Praised by Opera News as a conductor who “squeezes every drop of excitement and pathos from the score,” Steven White is one of North America’s premiere operatic and symphonic conductors. He made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 2010, conducting performances of La traviata starring Angela Gheorghiu. Since then, he has conducted a number of
- [Beth Wiese](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/beth-wiese/) - Leading a multi-faceted career as a performer and teacher, Beth Wiese is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Vanderbilt University, Principal Tuba of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, and Acting Principal Tuba of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, she is a laureate of numerous competitions, including the International ‘Citta di Porcia Brass Competition
- [Matt Wilson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/matt-wilson/) - New York–based drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is one of today’s most celebrated jazz artists. He is universally recognized for his musical and melodic drumming style as well as being a gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and teaching artist. His positive energy, sense of humor, and ability to explore a broad range of musical settings
- [Terrence Wilson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/terrence-wilson/) - Acclaimed by the Baltimore Sun as “one of the biggest pianistic talents to have emerged in this country in the last 25 years” pianist Terrence Wilson has appeared as soloist with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Washington, DC (National Symphony), San Francisco, St. Louis, and with the orchestras of Cleveland,
- [Naomi Woo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/naomi-woo/) - Canadian conductor Naomi Woo is gaining worldwide attention for her spirited dynamism and infectious musicality both on and off the podium. A widely sought-after symphonic and operatic conductor, Woo is currently in her second season as Assistant Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. ​In the 2025/26 season, Woo makes debuts with the New York
- [Clara Yang](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/clara-yang/) - Praised by Fanfare as “a first-rate pianist who isn’t afraid of challenges,” Chinese-American Pianist Clara Yang has performed in notable venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall (New York), Auditorio Nacional de Musica (Madrid), Forbidden City Concert Hall (Beijing), Chiesa dell'Addolorata (Italy), the Seymour Centre (Sydney), the Barclay Theater (Irvine, CA), Kodak Hall at
- [Shih-Hung Young](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/shih-hung-young/) - Shih-Hung Young, Chinese conductor and violinist from Taiwan, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and later came to the United States. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music degrees from The Juilliard School and a Doctorate of Music from State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Young taught at The Juilliard School Pre-College
- [Ina Zdorovetchi](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/ina-zdorovetchi/) - Ina Zdorovetchi is Principal Harpist of Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Boston Lyric Opera, and an Artist Faculty at Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and Festival. She frequently appears as concerto soloist with various orchestras, highlights including West German Radio Symphony Orchestra (Cologne), Jerusalem Symphony, Haifa Symphony, Portland Symphony Orchestra, The Boston Pops,
- [Maggie Snyder](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/maggie-snyder/) - Maggie Snyder is Associate Professor of Viola at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia. She has performed solo recitals, chamber music, concertos, and as an orchestral musician throughout the United States and abroad. She has appeared at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kaufmann Center, the Seoul Arts Center, and
- [Kimberly Sparr](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/kimberly-sparr/) - Equally skilled as a soloist, chamber and orchestral violist, Kimberly Sparr has garnered praise for her versatility and virtuosity across the United States and beyond. She has performed with numerous orchestras and festivals on three continents, and currently serves as associate professor of viola at Louisiana State University, assistant principal viola of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, principal viola
- [George Speed](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/george-speed/) - Bassist George Speed enjoys a career that combines teaching with solo, chamber, and orchestral performing. He is Assistant Professor of Bass at Florida State University and Principal Bass of the Tallahassee Symphony. 2024 marks his 8th summer on the artist faculty of the Brevard Music Center. From 2005-2019, Mr. Speed served as Professor of Double
- [Liza Stepanova](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/liza-stepanova/) - Praised by The New York Times for her “thoughtful musicality” and “fleet-fingered panache,” Liza Stepanova is in demand as a soloist, collaborator, and educator. In the fall of 2020, she was named Musical America Worldwide's "New Artist of the Month," a rare distinction celebrating her work and particularly the impact of her recent CD "E
- [Karen Strittmatter Galvin](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/karen-strittmatter-galvin/) - Karen Strittmatter Galvin is the Assistant Concertmaster of the North Carolina Symphony, which she joined in 2007. She has been featured numerous times as soloist with the NC Symphony, notably showcasing contemporary solo violin repertoire including Nico Muhly’s Seeing is Believing, Prince of Clouds by Anna Clyne, and Echorus by Phillip Glass. Ms. Galvin has also
- [Robert Sullivan](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/robert-sullivan/) - Robert Sullivan is Professor of Trumpet at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance and faculty at the Brevard Music Festival. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Robert studied trumpet with Armando Ghitalla and was the recipient of the Earl V. Moore scholarship award at U of M. Robert recently
- [Benjamin Sung](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/benjamin-sung/) - Associate Professor of Violin at Florida State University, violinist Benjamin Sung is also a Faculty Artist and violin coordinator at the Brevard Music Center, and principal second violin of the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Recent concert highlights include the 2019 Brevard Music Festival; a complete Beethoven cycle with pianist David Kalhous; an appearance with the
- [Byron Tauchi](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/byron-tauchi/) - Byron Tauchi is currently the principal second violin in the Louisiana Philharmonic. He has served as concertmaster of the National Orchestral Association, the New Philharmonic of New Jersey, the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, and as associate concertmaster of the San Jose Symphony. He has been a faculty member at the Brevard Music Festival since 1992 and
- [Yu-Lien The](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/yu-lien-the/) - Yu-Lien The has appeared throughout the US, Europe, and Southeast-Asia, as a soloist with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the Kammerorchester Hannover, and the Baroque Orchestra L'Arco. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has performed at the Gilmore Keyboard Festival and venues such as Detroit Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall. A prizewinner of the 12th International Piano Competition
- [Katie Thiroux](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/katie-thiroux/) - Los Angeles-based bassist and vocalist Katie Thiroux has clearly established herself as one of the most exciting and in demand musicians today. Thiroux’s unique gift of simultaneously balancing sultry vocals and virtuosic bass playing leaves audiences worldwide in awe. Her most recent album, “Off Beat,” was awarded a “Best Album Of 2018” by Downbeat Magazine
- [Mike Thompson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/mike-thompson/)
- [Daniel Tosky](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/daniel-tosky/) - Double bassist Daniel Tosky joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra during the 2015/16 season. Tosky came to Atlanta from Miami Beach, where he was a member of the New World Symphony. He has also performed frequently with the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra as guest musician. Holding the title of Distinguished Artist at the Robert
- [Jason Posnock](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jason-posnock/) - Violinist Jason Posnock enjoys a versatile musical career both in the United States and internationally. He has performed regularly in such prominent American ensembles as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and has accompanied them on tours to Europe, South America, the Far East and New York's Carnegie Hall. Mr. Posnock is also
- [Anna Rakitina](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/anna-rakitina/) - Anna Rakitina has firmly established herself as one of the most exciting and sought-after conductors of her generation following a series of highly acclaimed appearances with Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras as well as the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Tonkünstler-Orchester, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France,
- [Erik Ralske](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/erik-ralske/) - Erik Ralske was appointed by Maestro James Levine as Principal Horn of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra beginning with the 2010-2011 season. On July 6, 2010 he was featured in a front-page article in the New York Times for having won both the MET Opera position and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal Horn position in the
- [André Raphel](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/andre-raphel/) - Acclaimed for his creative programing and versatility, conductor André Raphel is renowned for his compelling musical performances. A dynamic podium presence, he has also developed a reputation as a skilled communicator. Raphel has led critically acclaimed festivals, world premieres and commissioned works by Richard Danielpour, Jennifer Higdon, Kenneth Fuchs, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Uri Caine and
- [Wendy Rawls](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/wendy-rawls/) - Violinist Wendy Rawls is an active performer and teacher. She is presently assistant concertmaster of the Greensboro Symphony and current concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle. She has also performed with the North Carolina Symphony, Charlotte Symphony and Eastern Music Festival Orchestra. For many summers, she performed in Italy at the Spoleto Festival,
- [Derek Reeves](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/derek-reeves/) - Fort Wayne Philharmonic Principal Violist Derek Reeves began his musical studies at the age of 2 1/2. A graduate of Indiana University, he was the recipient of the prestigious Performer’s Certificate, as well as having earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees. Prior to coming to Fort Wayne, he held the positions of Associate Concertmaster
- [Bill Reichenbach](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/bill-reichenbach/) - Bill Reichenbach grew up in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland where he studied trombone with Gene Brusiloff and Robert Isele. After high school, Bill was accepted to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. There, he studied with the great Emory Remington. While still a student, Bill began his recording
- [Raymond Riccomini](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/raymond-riccomini/) - Raymond Riccomini, currently serves as Second trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, a position he has held since 2004, and Second trumpet of Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, since 2019. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, American Symphony Orchestra and Charleston Symphony as guest principal trumpet and has also held the positions
- [Grace Roepke](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/grace-roepke/) - Grace Roepke is an international award winning soloist and the newly appointed Principal Harpist of the Louisville Orchestra. As the first and only harpist to be awarded The Grand and First Prize at the FRIENDS of the Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition, she has also received top prizes in numerous competitions including the American Harp Society
- [Christina Russo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/christina-russo/)
- [Henning Schröder](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/henning-schroder/) - German saxophonist Henning Schröder has concertized at major venues throughout Europe, Asia and North America, both as a soloist and in groups as diverse as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Max Raabe & Das Palast Orchester. Dr. Schröder holds the baritone saxophone chair in the Capitol Quartet. Together with his longtime duo partner, pianist Yu-Lien
- [Cale Self](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/cale-self/) - Cale Self is Professor of Music, Director of Athletic Bands, and Instructor of Euphonium & Tuba at the University of West Georgia in beautiful Carrollton, GA. Dr. Self directs the Marching Wolves of West Georgia and the Wolf Gang Basketball Pep Band, and conducts the Symphonic Band, Brass Ensemble, and Tuba Ensemble. He also currently
- [Gillian Sella](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/gillian-sella/) - Dr. Gillian Benet Sella is Principal Harpist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, a role she has held for twenty-seven years. Previously, she was Principal Harpist of the Israel Philharmonic and the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra. Dr. Sella has performed as a soloist around the world, including with the Israel Philharmonic, Radio Prague Symphony, the Quebec
- [William Short](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/william-short/) - William Short was appointed Principal Bassoon of the MET Orchestra in 2012. He previously served in the same capacity with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and has also performed with the Houston and Detroit Symphonies and the Philadelphia Orchestra. William has performed as soloist with the Vermont and Delaware Symphonies, the New York Classical Players, and
- [Greg Simon](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/greg-simon/) - Greg Simon (b. 1985) is a composer and jazz trumpeter hailing from California, by way of Oregon and Colorado. Greg’s music has been praised for its “high energy, lovely solo turns, and upbeat personality” (Fanfare Magazine) and called “thoughtful composition, full of beauty that satisfies audiences of all experience levels” (Saxophonist Magazine). Drawing its inspiration
- [David Smith](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/david-smith/) - David Smith is the Principal Horn of The Florida Orchestra. He was appointed to the position by the Music Director, Michael Francis, in January 2017. David, a South Carolina native, started playing horn in Middle School band before attending the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in 2001. In 2005 he moved
- [Brian Snow](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/brian-snow/) - Cellist Brian Snow is Associate Professor of Cello at Bowling Green State University. Praised by the Boston Globe for his “…pugnacious, eloquent, self-assurance…”, Dr. Snow has performed and recorded with a variety of artists, including Meredith Monk, The National, Max Richter, Björk, and the Emerson String Quartet and has worked closely with composers including Nico
- [Nick O'Toole](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/nick-otoole/) - Nick O’Toole is the co-owner and sound engineer for independent, jazz record label Posi-Tone Records. Since 2006, O’Toole has recorded, mixed and mastered over 200 Posi-Tone albums. Along with label founder/producer Marc Free, O’Toole has been instrumental in building Posi-Tone into a go-to label for some of the best modern jazz recordings by up-and-comers as
- [Chuck Owen](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/chuck-owen/) - The recipient of five individual GRAMMY nominations and a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Chuck Owen’s compositions have been performed widely; by the Netherlands’ Metropole Orch., WDR Big Band, Brussels Jazz Orch., Aarhus Big Band, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orch. and numerous others. Chuck’s evocative and intensely personal work is steeped in the jazz tradition but draws liberally
- [Gabriel Pegis](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/gabriel-pegis/) - Gabriel Pegis joined the Cincinnati Symphony as a member of the second violin section in June of 1999, and in September of 2000 he was appointed to the Principal Second Violin Chair. Previously, Pegis was Assistant Principal Second Violin with the North Carolina Symphony. Other past positions include a violin faculty position at Western Illinois
- [Woody Platt](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/woody-platt/)
- [Carin Miller](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/carin-miller/) - Carin Miller is principal bassoon with the Oregon Symphony, and she previously held principal bassoon positions with the Jacksonville and Shreveport Symphonies. Ms. Miller has performed regularly as guest principal bassoon with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, and Oregon Bach Festival. She recently performed with the
- [Valerie Muzzolini](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/valerie-muzzolini/) - Born in Nice, France, Valerie Muzzolini began to study harp at age seven and made her first national television appearance when she was nine years old. At age twenty-three, she was appointed to her current position as Principal harpist of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. She started her orchestral career at age 19 when she became
- [Randy Napoleon](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/randy-napoleon/) - Known as a forward-thinking musician with a passion for the jazz tradition, guitarist Randy Napoleon tours with the legendary singer/pianist Freddy Cole and leads his own trios, quartet, and three-horn sextet. He is an assistant professor at Michigan State University, where he teaches jazz guitar. Napoleon is also a composer and an arranger for singers,
- [Timothy Lees](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/timothy-lees/) - Timothy Lees, violinist, enjoys an exciting and eclectic career as both performer and educator. Before his appointment as Assistant Professor of Violin at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), Mr. Lees served as Concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2018 during which time he appeared regularly as soloist, recitalist, and
- [Mark Lewandowski](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/mark-lewandowski/) - Award winning New York City based bassist and composer Mark Lewandowski originally hails from Nottingham, England. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music in London and New York’s prestigious Juilliard School, he has earned the respect of his peers and elders alike as a creative, supportive and individual sideman and bandleader. After graduating with
- [Allegra Lilly](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/allegra-lilly/) - Allegra Lilly was appointed Principal Harp of the Houston Symphony in February of 2023. She previously held the Principal Harp position with the St. Louis Symphony for ten seasons. She has appeared as Guest Principal Harp with the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, and Charlotte Symphony, and has
- [Deloise Lima](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/deloise-lima/) - Deloise Chagas Lima, collaborative pianist, was born in Curitiba, Brazil. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Piano, Organ, and Music Education at the School of Music and Fine Arts of Parana. A sought-after accompanist and chamber musician, she has performed extensively throughout Brazil with many recognized singers and instrumentalists. She was also the pianist of
- [Virginia MacDonald](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/virginia-macdonald/) - Known for her lyrical and soulful playing, Juno Award-winning clarinetist Virginia MacDonald has established herself as a rising star of her generation. As a highly in-demand bandleader, sidewoman, and composer, Virginia keeps a regular performance schedule across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Virginia has performed at jazz festivals globally including performances at Detroit Jazz
- [Alistair MacRae](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/alistair-macrae/) - Cellist Alistair MacRae has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal throughout North America and in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. His playing has been praised for its "rich sound and lyrical phrasing" (Palm Beach Daily News) and his performances have been featured in radio broadcasts across the United States
- [Danielle Maeng](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/danielle-maeng/) - Korean - Australian flutist Danielle Maeng pursues a multi-faceted career and has performed in notable venues across the United States. Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, Danielle studied with Norma Rogers and Philip Dikeman as a Myra Jackson Scholar at the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt University. She continued her studies in London at the
- [Sean Manning](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/sean-manning/)
- [Maria Marmarou](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/maria-marmarou/) - Maria Marmarou is a graduate of Temple University, where she studied with Justin Faulkner and Steve Fidyk, earning both her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Maria has shared the stage with notable artists such as Joey DeFrancesco, Dick Oatts, Tim Warfield, Kurt Elling, Catharine Russell, Orrin Evans, Terell Stafford, Carmen Bradford and the Count Basie Orchestra,
- [Gabriela Martinez](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/gabriela-martinez/) - Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Martinez has a reputation for the lyricism of her playing, her compelling interpretations, and her elegant stage presence. Her playing has been described as “magical… a remarkable pianist, with a cool determination, a tone full of glowing color and a seemingly effortless technique” (LA Times) and “…versatile, daring and insightful” (New York
- [Tzuying Huang](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/tzuying-huang/) - Tzuying Huang, a native of Taipei, Taiwan, presently serves as the Bass Clarinetist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since her appointment in 2015 under the direction of music director David Robertson. Prior to her role with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Huang held the Clarinet/Bass Clarinet position with
- [Chad Michael Ibison](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/chad-michael-ibison/)
- [Rene Izquierdo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/rene-izquierdo/) - Cuban-born René Izquierdo is a unique artist and passionate educator whose career has been dedicated to inspiring individuals and connecting communities. Whether passionately performing on stage, devotedly mentoring his students, fundraising, or leading community outreach, René’s multi-faceted approach endeavors to continue creating experiences that enrich people’s lives and add beauty to our world. Through his
- [John Jesensky](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/john-jesensky/) - Composer/conductor JOHN JESENSKY earned his B.M. in Music Composition from the Hartt School of Music under the tutelage of composer Stephen Gryc, as well as leading wind ensemble conductor Glen Adsit. John was awarded his M.M. in Film Composition from New York University, where he studied with renown film composers Ira Newborn and Sonny Kompanek. During his tenure
- [Robert Johnson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/robert-johnson/) - Praised by newspaper critics and reviewers nationwide for playing “expressively with a well-paced succession of beautifully spaced phrases” and for being “equally at home shaping elegant legato lines and executing high-flying gymnastics”, Hornist Robert Johnson enjoys an established and versatile career as an orchestral and chamber musician, soloist, and teacher of horn. Before joining the
- [Benjamin Karp](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/benjamin-karp/) - Benjamin Karp is Professor of Music and Director of Chamber Music at the University of Kentucky School of Music, as well as principal cellist with the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2009-2013, he served as Adjunct Associate Professor at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. For the 2022 and 2023 seasons Mr. Karp was
- [Margaret Karp](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/margaret-karp/) - Violinist Margaret Karp is a full time Lecturer in Violin and Viola at the University of Kentucky School of Music. She is Assistant Concertmaster of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, and was previously principal second violin of the Florida Orchestra and the Sarasota Opera, and a member of the Philharmonia da Camera in Dortmund, Germany. Ms.
- [Geoffrey Keezer](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/geoffrey-keezer/) - Geoffrey Keezer is a GRAMMY®-winning pianist, composer, arranger and producer based inNew York City. A native of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, he began playing piano and composing at an early age. After briefly attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Keezer moved to New York in 1989, becoming the last pianist with the legendary Art
- [Michael Klotz](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/michael-klotz/) - Born in 1978 in Rochester, NY, Michael Klotz has established an international reputation as a performer and pedagogue of the viola. Klotz made his solo debut with the Rochester Philharmonic at the age of 17 and has since then appeared worldwide as soloist with orchestra, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal. After a performance of
- [Norman Krieger](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/norman-krieger/) - Norman Krieger is professor of piano at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. A native of Los Angeles, he is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation and is highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity, and virtuosic flair. He previously served as professor of keyboard studies at the University of
- [Sebastian Lang-Lessing](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/sebastian-lang-lessing/) - Sebastian Lang-Lessing is fluent in five languages. His curiosity, versatility, vast repertoire and interest in all cultures distinguish him as a unique artist holding Music Director titles on all 5 continents. He proofed to be a game changer in all his positions, bringing a new creative approach to every challenge. SLL conducts regularly at the
- [Earl Lee](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/earl-lee/) - Winner of the 2022 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Earl Lee is a renowned Korean-Canadian conductor who has captivated audiences worldwide. Music Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra since 2022, he recently finished a successful three-year tenure as Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In addition to a full season of concerts with
- [Andrew Grams](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/andrew-grams/) - With a unique combination of intensity, enthusiasm and technical clarity, American conductor Andrew Grams has steadily built a reputation for his dynamic concerts, ability to connect with audiences, and long-term orchestra building. He’s the winner of 2015 Conductor of the Year from the Illinois Council of Orchestras and has led orchestras throughout the United States
- [I'zaah Gray-Jones](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/izaah-gray-jones/) - I’zaah Ahkee Gray-Jones is a North Carolina native and has been dancing since he was three years old. In 2020, I’zaah played the role of The Narrator in the hit musical Into the Woods. I’zaah was also a finalist in the 2021 Triangle Rising Stars for his Lead role of Jesus of Nazareth in the
- [David Greilsammer](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/david-greilsammer/) - Recognised as one of today’s most audacious conductors and pianists, David Greilsammer has brought to life numerous innovative projects, world premieres, as well as ground-breaking encounters between different arts and cultures. Released by Naïve, his most recent solo album, named Labyrinth, has received more than ten international prizes and has been hailed by the press,
- [Janet Grohovac](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/janet-grohovac/)
- [Damon Gupton](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/damon-gupton/) - Damon Gupton is the Principal Guest Conductor of the Cincinnati Pops. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he served as American Conducting Fellow of the Houston Symphony and held the post of assistant conductor of the Kansas City Symphony. His conducting appearances include the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Detroit Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Baltimore
- [Jason Hainsworth](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jason-hainsworth/) - Jason Hainsworth is in demand both as a saxophonist and as a composer/arranger. As a native of Houston, Texas, he studied at the prestigious High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He later went on to study music at the University of New Orleans with legendary jazz educator Ellis Marsalis and saxophonist Victor Goines.
- [Miki Hayama](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/miki-hayama/) - Miki Hayama born in Kyoto, Japan is a Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, arranger, and musical director, who lives in NYC. She graduated from Osaka College of Music with a major in classical piano, and studied jazz piano with renowned jazz pianist Sadayasu Fujii in Kyoto. She was the first winner of The Yokohama Jazz Competition in
- [Adam Holzman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/adam-holzman/) - Adam Holzman, international performer, recording artist and teacher is hailed as “...polished and quite dazzling,” by The New York Times, “...brilliant!,” by De Gelderlander, Holland, and “...masterful!,” by The Toronto Star. Five times a winner in major international competitions including: First Prize at the 1983 Guitar Foundation of America Competition held in Quebec, Canada and Top
- [Jihea Hong-Park](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jihea-hong-park/) - Pianist Jihea Hong-Park enjoys a versatile and vibrant career as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist. She has performed at major venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Merkin Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Steinway Hall, The Kosciusko Foundation, the Bar Harbor Music Festival, and the Caramoor Summer Music
- [John Felty](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/john-felty/)
- [Maria Fernanda Castillo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/maria-fernanda-castillo/) - Flutist, musicologist and entrepreneur Maria Fernanda Castillo has been offering intentional and meaningful performances that can contribute to the search for balance in the music world. Assistant Professor of Flute at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and co-founder of the Latin American Music Initiative, Maria has found approaches to teaching, research, and performances that not only
- [Jason Ferrante](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jason-ferrante/) - American tenor and voice teacher Jason Ferrante has been praised by Opera News for "singing up a stylish storm" and by the Sarasota Herald Tribune as "one of the best voices I have heard." He returned to the stage in the 2021-2022 season as Beadle Bamford in a new production of Sweeney Todd with Opera
- [James Ferree](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/james-ferree/) - With horn playing described by the Star Tribune as "deliciously mellow," "captivating," and "standout", James Ferree joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as Principal Horn in 2018. An alumnus of Brevard Music Center, he returns in 2024 as Faculty and Principal Horn. Previously the Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony (VA), Ferree has performed as
- [Marc Free](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/marc-free/) - Posi-Tone Records strives to produce the highest quality recordings by the most relevant musicians on today's exciting jazz scene. Whether it's contemporary interpretations of classic material or fresh new ideas by the hottest innovative players, the Posi-Tone catalog provides both new fans and devoted listeners with something they can count on to deliver the energy
- [Elizabeth Freimuth](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/elizabeth-freimuth/) - Elizabeth Freimuth is the principal horn of the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestras. Before joining the CSO in 2006, Elizabeth was principal horn of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra (2005-2006), principal horn of the Kansas City Symphony (2000-2005) and assistant principal horn of the Colorado Symphony (1998-2000). Elizabeth has performed as the featured soloist with
- [Elizabeth Futral](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/elizabeth-futral/) - Elizabeth Futral is one of the world’s leading sopranos. With her stunning vocalism and vast dramatic range, she has embraced a repertoire that ranges from the Baroque to world premieres. She has collaborated with the great conductors of our time, including Zubin Mehta, Claudio Abbado, Sir Colin Davis, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Charles Mackerras, Loren Maazel,
- [Delta David Gier](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/delta-david-gier/) - Delta David Gier has been called a dynamic voice on the American music scene, recognized widely for his penetrating interpretations of the standard symphonic repertoire, passionate commitment to new music, and significant community engagement. Orchestras Mr. Gier has conducted include the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the St.
- [David Dzubay](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/david-dzubay/) - Professor Dzubay's music has been performed in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Mexico, and Asia by the symphony orchestras of Aspen, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Guangxi, Guiyang, Honolulu, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Minnesota, Oregon, Oakland, St. Louis and Vancouver; the American Composers Orchestra, National Symphonies of Ireland and Mexico, New World Symphony, National
- [Hunter Eberly](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/hunter-eberly/) - The Principal Trumpet of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Hunter Eberly is a native of Muskegon, Michigan. Eberly started playing the trumpet at the age of eight under the tutelage of his mother, and he continued his studies in high school with Charley Lea of the Grand Rapids Symphony. He attended Grand Valley State University where
- [Kenneth Eggert](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/kenneth-eggert/) - Dr. Kenneth Eggert began his performing career as early as age 9, with acting and singing in community theatre productions, and formed his first band at age 12. After high school he went on to study composition at Carnegie-Mellon University, and later film scoring at Berklee College of Music. He left school to pursue a
- [Donica Elliott](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/donica-elliott/)
- [Casey Campbell](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/casey-campbell/)
- [Catharine Carroll Lees](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/catharine-carroll-lees/) - Catharine Carroll Lees is Professor of Viola and Geraldine B. Gee Chair of Viola at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. An active recitalist, chamber musician, and pedagogue, Dr.Lees has received nominations for various excellence in teaching awards, was recipient of the American Viola Society Founders Award, and awarded the Certificate of Appreciation by the International Viola Society. She
- [Jihye Chang](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jihye-chang/) - Dr. Jihye Chang Sung enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, collaborator, educator, scholar, and advocate for new music in the United States and abroad. Her performances focus on the creative process of collaborating with living composers, curating programs that connect to various audiences, and giving context to contemporary works. She is a recipient of
- [Pei-An Chao](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/pei-an-chao/) - Pei-An Chao has been a full-time member of the Columbus Symphony (CSO) since 2000. She was appointed Assistant Principal Cello for the 2009-2010 season and was featured as a soloist in 2011. Since 2008, she has led the cello section as principal on several occasions. Prior to joining the CSO, Ms. Chao spent two years
- [Michael Chertock](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/michael-chertock/) - Pianist Michael Chertock has fashioned a successful career as an orchestral soloist, collaborating with conductors such as James Conlon, Jaime Laredo, Keith Lockhart, Erich Kunzel and Andrew Litton. His many orchestral appearances include solo performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony, the Dallas Symphony, l’Orchestre Symphonique du Montreal, the Toronto Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony,
- [Leona Cheung](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/leona-cheung/)
- [Caroline Chin](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/caroline-chin/) - Described by Time Out New York as "Incisive, industrious, and creatively restless..." Caroline Eva Chin has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in concert halls including the John F. Kennedy Center, the White House, New York’s Carnegie and Weill Halls, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She gave her solo debut at age 12
- [Colleen Clark](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/colleen-clark/) - Dr. Colleen Clark is an Assistant Professor of Jazz at the University of South Carolina where she coordinates the small ensembles, conducts a big band, and teaches her drumset studio and jazz history courses. As a player, Clark has been described as "someone to watch" and "someone who will be turning heads in jazz for
- [Elliot Cole](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/elliot-cole/) - Elliot Cole (*1984) is a composer, performer and "charismatic contemporary bard" (NY Times), whose music evokes “sparkling icicles of sound” (Rolling Stone). Working with GRAMMY winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, he scored the breakthrough VR experience Evolver Prologue (dir. Terrence Malick), alongside Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), which previewed at Cannes in 2021. He has also
- [Bill Cunliffe](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/bill-cunliffe/) - Jazz pianist, composer and Grammy Award-winning arranger Bill Cunliffe is known for his innovative and swinging recordings and compositions. Bill began his career as pianist and arranger with the Buddy Rich Big Band and worked with Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson and James Moody. He has since established himself as a solo
- [Jordyn Davis](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/jordyn-davis/) - Jordyn Davis is redefining the landscape of contemporary music with her extraordinary talent and groundbreaking achievements. A Detroit native, Davis stands out not only for her musicianship as a bassist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist but also for her trailblazing role as the first African-American woman to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from Michigan State
- [Hazel Dean Davis](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/hazel-dean-davis/) - Hazel Dean Davis is Lecturer of Horn at Boston University and an in-demand orchestral and Broadway hornist living in Arlington, Massachusetts. She played the solo horn chair in the revival of 1776 on Broadway in New York City in 2022-2023 and on the national tour in 2023, and is a longtime member of the Boston
- [Wes Dickson](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/wes-dickson/)
- [Michael Dobrinski](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/michael-dobrinski/) - Michael Dobrinski joined the New England Conservatory trumpet faculty in the fall of 2018, and began as Chair of Brass and Percussion in 2023. Michael performs regularly with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops, including performances at Tanglewood, Carnegie Hall, and the 2015 European tour. He also appears on the Boston Symphony recording of Shostakovich
- [Cristina Cutts Dougherty](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/cristina-cutts-dougherty/) - Principal Tuba of The Phoenix Symphony, Cristina Cutts Dougherty grew up in South Africa, England, New York, and New Mexico. She began her tuba studies with Dr. Richard Antoine White in Albuquerque and went on to graduate with honors from the Interlochen Arts Academy in 2015, where she was a pupil of trombonist Thomas Riccobono
- [Claire Armbruster](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/claire-armbruster/)
- [Dominic Armstrong](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/dominic-armstrong/) - Having recently been appointed Assistant Professor of Voice at The University of South Carolina, tenor Dominic Armstrong has been celebrated for his musicality, characterization, and beauty of tone on stages both nationally and internationally. In the 2019-20 season, Mr. Armstrong was hailed by Opera News for ‘truly a classic, memorable performance on all levels’ of
- [Sue Barber](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/sue-barber/) - Professor of Bassoon at James Madison University, member of the Bluestone Winds, and a founding member of the Friendly City Chamber Players. Sue is an active performer and clinician who has presented in the United States, China, South America, and Europe. She performs with City Music Cleveland, the Roanoke Symphony, Richmond Symphony, North Charleston Pops!,
- [Molly Barth](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/molly-barth/) - Molly Barth is constantly in motion. This Grammy Award-winning flutist, professor and clinician moves effortlessly from concert hall to teaching studio to rehearsal room to orchestral section. Molly needs fuel for this fire. Molly is fueled by visceral communication with listeners. This “ferociously talented” performer (The Oregonian) crosses from VA to CA, the UK to
- [Benny Benack III](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/benny-benack-iii/) - "By age 32, Emmy-nominated trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be that rarest of talents: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Freddie Hubbard, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the
- [Rune Bergmann](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/rune-bergmann/) - Norwegian conductor Rune Bergmann is currently Music Director of Canada’s Calgary Philharmonic, Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of Poland’s Szczecin Philharmonic, and Chief Conductor of Switzerland’s Argovia Philharmonic, positions he has held since the 2017/18, 2016/17, and 2020/21 seasons, respectively. Guest engagements in the 2022/23 season bring Bergmann once again to the podiums of the
- [Robyn Bollinger](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/robyn-bollinger/) - Daring, versatile, and charismatic, American violinist Robyn Bollinger is the Concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Equally at home as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral leader, and pedagogue, Ms. Bollinger is an artist at the forefront of classical music. Having made her Philadelphia Orchestra debut at age twelve, Ms. Bollinger regularly performs with orchestras across the
- [Nathan Borton](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/nathan-borton/) - Nathan Borton is a Colorado-based jazz guitarist rooted in the rich traditions of Midwestern bebop and blues, with origins tracing back to Wichita, Kansas. A dynamic performer and recording artist, Borton has shared stages and studios with luminaries like Rodney Whitaker, Michael Dease, Janis Siegel, and Diego Rivera, and has graced prestigious festivals nationwide, including
- [Carmen Bradford](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/carmen-bradford/) - 2019 Grammy Nominee, Carmen Bradford, was born in Austin, Texas and raised in Altadena, California. Carmen Bradford grew up with music in her home and in her heart. It was only natural that Carmen would follow in the footsteps of her great family legacy being the daughter of legendary coronetist/composer Bobby Bradford and world-renown jazz
- [Ellen Breakfield Glick](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/ellen-breakfield-glick/) - Praised for her “skill and poise” and “lovely” playing (Cleveland Plain Dealer), clarinetist Ellen Breakfield-Glick maintains a versatile career as an educator, orchestral clarinetist and chamber musician. She joined the faculty of the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at Western Michigan University in 2019, where she holds the position of Associate Professor of Clarinet.
- [Emily Brebach](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/emily-brebach/) - Emily Brebach joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) as English horn and Oboe in the fall of 2012. Ms. Brebach, a Philadelphia native, has performed with several orchestras throughout the United States, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. Prior to joining the ASO, Ms. Brebach
- [Mayson Bryant](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/mayson-bryant/)
- [Lisa Burn](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/lisa-burn/) - Lisa Burn is a music educator based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ms. Burn, originally from Wilmington, North Carolina, studied Trumpet Performance at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA. Upon graduation she joined the Winnipeg Symphony in Canada as Utility Trumpet. While there, she developed a private trumpet studio and began working as a
- [Teddy Abrams](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/teddy-abrams/) - Teddy Abrams, Grammy Award winner and Musical America’s 2022 Conductor of the Year, has been the galvanizing force behind the Louisville Orchestra’s (LO) extraordinary artistic renewal and innovative social impact since his appointment as Music Director in September 2014. His work has been profiled by CBS Sunday Morning, the New Yorker, NPR, the Wall Street
- [Mary Akerman](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/mary-akerman/) - Award-winning guitarist Mary Akerman is an avid performer, educator, and community arts organizer. She is a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America Competition, and subsequently served three terms on their Board of Trustees. She is currently the President of the Atlanta Guitar Guild, a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting guitar events in the metro
- [Robert Aldridge](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/robert-aldridge/) - Grammy-winning composer Robert Livingston Aldridge (born:1954, Richmond,VA) has written over eighty works for orchestra, opera, music-theater, voice, dance, string quartet, solo and chamber ensembles. His music has been performed throughout the world. He has received numerous fellowships and awards for his music from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, National Endowment
- [Francesca Anderegg](https://www.brevardmusic.org/faculty/francesca-anderegg/) - Hailed by the New York Times for her “rich tone” and “virtuosic panache,” violinist Francesca Anderegg delivers insightful accounts of contemporary and classical music. Through her inventive programming, active composer collaborations, and precise yet impassioned interpretations, Anderegg has earned renown as a musical explorer of the first order. Since her Carnegie Hall debut performance in

## Guest Artists

- [Nicole Cabell](https://www.brevardmusic.org/artist/nicole-cabell/) - Nicole Cabell, the 2005 Winner of the BBC Singer of the World Competition in Cardiff and Decca recording artist, is one of the most sought-after lyric sopranos of today.
- [Andrew Garland](https://www.brevardmusic.org/artist/andrew-garland/) - Andrew Garland has performed recitals at Carnegie Hall, New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), Ravinia festival, Cleveland Art Song Festival, Camerata Pacifica, Andre-Turp Society Montreal, Voce at Pace, Cincinnati Song Initiative, Tuesday Morning Music Club, The Phillips Collection, Vocal Arts DC, college campuses around North America, and venues in Italy, Croatia, Greece, and Turkey.
- [David Gresham](https://www.brevardmusic.org/artist/david-gresham/) - David Gresham serves as Director of Choral Activities at Brevard College. He is a frequent guest clinician with choirs of all age ranges, and he enjoys helping singers work toward a vibrant and healthy vocal tone while exploring the musical demands of choral literature.
- [Keith Lockhart](https://www.brevardmusic.org/artist/keith-lockhart/) - Keith Lockhart is Conductor of the Boston Pops and has been Artistic Director of the Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and Festival since 2007. Lockhart’s appointment solidified an already special relationship with BMC, having attended as a teenager for two summers.
- [Richard Goode](https://www.brevardmusic.org/artist/richard-goode/) - Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, masterclasses in person or online, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and devoted following.

## Departments

- [Composition](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/composition/)
- [Jazz](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/jazz/)
- [Violin](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/violin/)
- [Opera](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/opera/)
- [Bassoon](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/bassoon/)
- [Flute Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/flute-seminar/)
- [Conductors](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/conductors/)
- [Clarinet Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/clarinet-seminar/)
- [Oboe](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/oboe/)
- [High School Voice](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/high-school-voice/)
- [Viola](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/viola/)
- [Piano](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/piano/)
- [Cello](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/cello/)
- [Piano Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/piano-seminar/)
- [Musicianship](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/musicianship/)
- [Horn](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/horn/)
- [Percussion](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/percussion/)
- [Trumpet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/trumpet/)
- [Blue Ridge Camps](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/blue-ridge-camps/)
- [Tuba](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/tuba/)
- [Clarinet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/clarinet/)
- [Low Brass Seminar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/low-brass-seminar/)
- [Trombone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/trombone/)
- [Bass](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/bass/)
- [Adult Guitar Workshop](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/adult-guitar-workshop/)
- [Classical Guitar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/classical-guitar/)
- [Adult Chamber Music Workshop](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/adult-chamber-music-workshop/)
- [Saxophone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/saxophone/)
- [Harp](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/harp/)
- [Flute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/department/flute/)

## Event Categories

- [Legendary Artists](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/legendary-artists/)
- [Symphony](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/orchestra/)
- [Opera](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/opera/)
- [BMC Presents](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/bmc-presents/)
- [Free](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/free/)
- [Parker Concert Hall Summer Series](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/pch-summer-series/)
- [Parker Concert Hall Fall-Spring Series](https://www.brevardmusic.org/event-category/parker-hall-concert-series/)

## Instruments

- [Conductor](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/conductor/)
- [Piano](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/piano/)
- [Soprano](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/soprano/)
- [Baritone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/baritone/)
- [Chorus Master](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/chorus-master/)
- [Composition](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/composition/)
- [Jazz](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/jazz/)
- [Drums](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/drums/)
- [Opera](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/opera/)
- [Bassoon](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/bassoon/)
- [Voice](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/voice/)
- [Oboe](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/oboe/)
- [Violin](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/violin/)
- [Horn](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/horn/)
- [Trumpet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/trumpet/)
- [Tuba](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/tuba/)
- [Clarinet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/clarinet/)
- [Saxophone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/saxophone/)
- [Classical Guitar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/classical-guitar/)
- [Trombone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/trombone/)
- [Cello](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/cello/)
- [Harp](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/harp/)
- [Flute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/flute/)
- [Viola](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/viola/)
- [Bass](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/bass/)
- [Musicianship](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/musicianship/)
- [Piano and Drums](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/piano-and-drums/)
- [Director of Opera](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/director-of-opera/)
- [Vocals and Trumpet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/vocals-and-trumpet/)
- [Guitar](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/guitar/)
- [Acting Coach](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/acting-coach/)
- [Mandolin](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/mandolin/)
- [Music Literature](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/music-literature/)
- [Fiddle](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/fiddle/)
- [Music Theory](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/music-theory/)
- [Banjo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/banjo/)
- [Producer](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/producer/)
- [Stage Combat](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/stage-combat/)
- [Vocals](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/vocals/)
- [Bass Trombone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/bass-trombone/)
- [Collaborative Piano](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/collaborative-piano/)
- [Dance Instructor](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/dance-instructor/)
- [Resident Conductor](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/resident-conductor/)
- [Director - Brevard Symphonic Winds](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/director-brevard-symphonic-winds/)
- [Principal Guest Conductor](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-guest-conductor/)
- [Artistic Director](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/artistic-director/)
- [Principal Viola](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-viola/)
- [Concertmaster](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/concertmaster/)
- [On Sabbatical](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/on-sabbatical/)
- [Principal Cello](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-cello/)
- [Principal Bass](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-bass/)
- [Principal Flute](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-flute/)
- [Principal Oboe](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-oboe/)
- [Principal Clarinet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-clarinet/)
- [Principal Bassoon](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-bassoon/)
- [Principal Trumpet](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-trumpet/)
- [Principal Horn](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-horn/)
- [Principal Trombone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-trombone/)
- [Principal Bass Trombone](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-bass-trombone/)
- [Principal Tuba](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-tuba/)
- [Principal Timpani](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-timpani/)
- [Principal Percussion](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/principal-percussion/)
- [Piccolo](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/piccolo/)
- [JOC Music Director](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/joc-music-director/)
- [Voice Faculty](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/voice-faculty/)
- [High School Voice Director](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/high-school-voice-director/)
- [Director of Jazz](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/director-of-jazz/)
- [Co-Director of Jazz](https://www.brevardmusic.org/instrument/co-director-of-jazz/)