Venezuelan violist Adriana Linares is one of today’s most talented Latin American artists. Her playing has been called “meltingly beautiful” by

Ajibola Rivers is a Nigerian-American performing artist of many talents. He has received classical training as a cellist and is a self-taught composer.

Alisa Coffey joined the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra as Principal Harpist in 2011 and has established an active performing and teaching career in Little Rock.  She currently teaches at University of Arkansas and Hendrix College.   Orchestrally, she performs regularly with the ensembles such as Artosphere

Violinist Allison Ostrander is concertmaster of the Minnesota Opera, a member of the IRIS Orchestra and The Four Voices String Quartet, and performs regularly with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra. Previously, she has held positions with the Naples Philharmonic

Ara Sarkissian began studying violin at the age of four and continues to teach and perform domestically and abroad as a conductor, soloist, and chamber and orchestral musician.

Internationally acclaimed Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko is a dynamic, versatile young artist who has performed extensively as soloist and chamber musician across North America, Asia, and Europe.

Dara Hankins is a cellist who joins us from New York City where she has been working as a freelance musician and coaching private students. Hankins grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia. She began playing the piano at age 7,

Domenic Salerni is the recently-appointed first violinist of the Dali Quartet. He moved up to Philadelphia from the Atlanta area, where he served on faculty as instructor and first violinist of Emory University’s quartet-in-residence, the Vega String Quartet.

Cellist Laura Metcalf, renowned as a compelling solo and chamber musician, has been acclaimed for her “brilliant” playing (Gramophone Magazine), “gorgeous cello legatos” (Washington Post) and described as “a cellist whose passion for music is as evident as her artistry and talent”

Marcos Vinicius Miranda dos Santos is taking a hiatus from the pursuit of his doctorate degree in violin performance at the University of Alabama. Born in Bauru, Brazil, Santos spent most of his life close to home.

Praised as “an outstanding musician…with an artful, expressive power” by Zürichsee Zeitung, Mari
Lee is a violinist dedicated to engaging her audience by instilling curiosity for music. A concert
violinist, chamber musician, and a teaching artist, she aims to bridge the gap between the
audience, the performer, and the composer.

Mariama was introduced to music by her father, a professional guitarist in Brazil, and chose violin as her way to travel the world and gain exposure to different cultures. She is a recent graduate of the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music. Mariana is working with the orchestra programs at Kingsbury and Snowden Elementary Schools.

Hailed by La Nacion for his “beautiful sound and exquisite musicality”, Argentinean violinist Sami Merdinian has received worldwide recognition for his outstanding performances as a soloist and chamber

William Hakim plays, composes, and arranges music of many styles, from jazz/rock to

Yun Zhang began his violin studies under the tutelage of his father at the age of three and gave his first public performance when he was five years old. While studying in the renowned Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Yun Zhang was awarded the Fu Cheng Xian Memorial Scholarship for excellence in performance and artistic potential.

Violinist Zoe Martin-Doike from Honolulu, Hawaii is a recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Pamela Frank.

Adrian Morejon has been a member of IRIS Orchestra since 2002. When not in Germantown,

Agnes Marchione is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The University of Southern

Bill Kalinkos is the Visiting Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the University of Missouri and a member of the resident Missouri Quintet. He enjoys a diverse musical career as a member of critically acclaimed groups such as Alarm Will Sound, Deviant Septet,

Bryan tours the US and internationally as bassoonist and co-founder of the Poulenc Trio.

Danny Goldman is a multi-faceted musician, clarinetist, and producer.  He most recently became a core member of The

Heralded a “bold, emergent, personality” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Harrison Hollingsworth is widely regarded as one of the premier wind players

Julie Gramolini Williams joined the Minnesota Orchestra in September 2007 after two seasons as a member of the Omaha Symphony. She previously held the principal oboe post with the United States

Kemp Jernigan performs extensively in and around New York City in ensembles varying in size and style.

Laura Dwyer is currently Flute/Piccolo with the Santa Fe Symphony, Winter Opera St. Louis, Iris Orchestra and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra.

Leah Craft Bedard joined the United States Coast Guard Band as co-principal oboist in February 2016.

Born in Portugal, New York-based clarinetist Nuno Antunes is an active orchestral and chamber musician. He is a member of Sylvan Winds and Ensemble 54, and collaborates regularly with groups

Peter Kolkay is Associate Professor of Bassoon at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and has been named a Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow for 2015-17. He is the only bassoonist to receive an Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Dr. Messich serves as the Assistant Professor of Oboe at the University of Georgia’s Hugh

Samuel is currently the contrabassoonist/utility bassoonist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. He has music performance degrees from Southern Methodist University and Yale University. He then attended the New World Symphony in

Dr. Enegren is Assistant Professor of bassoon and Woodwind Coordinator at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.

Dr. ToniMarie Marchioni has been a member of the IRIS Orchestra since 2007. Most recently, she has been a featured artist at the Moab Music Festival, as well as in Carnegie Hall’s collected stories festival and the Stefan Wolpe Society’s series, Portrait of a Visionary. She has appeared with the National Symphony, American

Andrew Sorg is an active performer, composer, chamber musician and trumpet teacher in the Boston area. Originally from New Jersey, he began playing trumpet at the age of eight. A graduate of The Boston Conservatory, Andrew is a proud member of two award winning

Anna Spina, a native of Skokie, IL, has established herself as an active freelancer in the Nashville area, regularly playing in studio recording sessions and with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her work in Nashville,

Dr. Brandon Craswell is Associate Professor of Trumpet at University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia.

Darin Kelly (trumpet) appears frequently with the Philadelphia Orchestra and other performing

David Murray was appointed second trombonist of the National Symphony Orchestra by Christoph Eschenbach in 2014. Prior to joining the NSO, Murray was a freelance musician performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore, Cincinnati

Jaime Morales-Matos is an Associate Professor of Trombone at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has received the Bachelor of Arts, Performer’s Certificate, and Artist Diploma from Indiana University, and a Master’s Degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Jeremiah Frederick is a Chicago-based horn player. He plays regularly with the Chicago Philharmonic, the Grant Park,

Nat Dickey is associate professor at Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.), principal trombonist of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, trombonist of the Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome, and

Adrienne Park is the principal pianist of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and has been on faculty