Chicago-based historical trombonist Ben David Aronson performs across the U.S. as a founding member of Incantare, and has worked with such leading historical performance ensembles ...

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

Violist Ayn Balija is currently Associate Professor of Viola at the University of Virginia, Principal Violist of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and violist of the ...

Daniel Bates holds principal oboe positions with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, City of London Sinfonia and Irish Chamber Orchestra. He has performed solo concertos with the ...

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

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

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

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

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

With a voice like “a long, unbroken beam of light” (San Francisco Classical Voice), soprano Julie Bosworth has captivated audiences from coast to coast. From medieval music to world premieres ...

With “a voice of rare beauty” (Seen and Heard International), countertenor Cody Bowers has garnered national award recognition from The Sullivan Foundation, Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition...

Matthew Burtner is an Alaskan-born composer, sound artist and eco-acoustician whose work explores embodiment, ecology, polytemporality and noise. His music has been ...

Casey Cangelosi is commonly hosted world-wide by educational institutions, music festivals, and educational seminars. Casey has been a visiting guest artist in Italy, Germany, Costa Rica, ...

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

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

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

Guitarist Daniel Conant enjoys a burgeoning career as a performing, recording, and teaching artist in his native New York City. In New York, Daniel’s playing has been heard at venues ...

Alyssa Conde embraces the many facets of her musical career. Representing the United States, she appeared as a soloist in the Palm Beach International Piano Festival, with additional performances ...

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

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

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

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

Dedicated to all performance practices that music might call for, Dutch violinist Karen Dekker performs regularly as a soloist, orchestral player and chamber musician with various ensembles . . .

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

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

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

Described as a “master among collaborative pianists,” Gabriel Dobner has performed regularly with such notable singers as Cornelia Kallisch, Gerhard Siegel, René Kollo ...

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

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

Oboist Alek Fester specializes in the performance of music from the Baroque to the Romantic periods on period instruments. Based in Basel, Switzerland, since 2009, he performs regularly ...

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

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

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

Wes Garlington graduated Sarah Lawrence College May 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, Theatre, and Film. As well as an experimental musical theatre composer, Wes performs as ...

Eric Guinivan's music is characterized by propulsive rhythmic layers, shifting harmonic fields, shimmering orchestration, and a strong sense of drive. His output includes works for orchestra ...

Jason Haney was chosen as a National Merit Scholar in 1988. His latest CD, Resonant Edges, was recently released by Capstone Records. His music has been performed at Carnegie Hall, the ...

Composer Stefan Heucke’s catalogue of works includes over 140 works of all genres, operas, oratorios, symphonies, concertos, sacred music, chamber music and songs. His works are performed all ...

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

Violinist Grant Houston connects with listeners through performances of unbridled energy and emotional magnetism. Devoted to chamber music, he appears frequently at festivals such ...

Megan Hurley is passionate about symphonic literature and historical brass playing. She is a recent graduate of The Juilliard School, where she earned her Master’s degree in modern French ...

Violinist Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro is a community-based artist living in New York City. Raised in a family of music lovers, Carmen began her musical studies with jam sessions in the living ...

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

Siwoo Kim is an “incisive” and “compelling” (Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times) violinist who performs as soloist and chamber musician. Mr. Kim is also the founding co-artistic director of ..

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

Jeremy Klein is a multifaceted musician and violist performing in solo, chamber, orchestral, contemporary, period, and improvised settings, and is also passionate about teaching and ...

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

Natalie Rose Kress, violinist, is a Washington, DC–based artist whose career spans performance, education, and arts leadership. Hailed by The New York Times for her “splendid playing” ...

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

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

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

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

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

Adrienne Lotto is a New York-based soprano whose work spans both early and contemporary music, in solo and ensemble settings. A graduate of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, she has sung ...

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

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

Liza Malamut specializes in historical trombones and is Artistic Director of The Newberry Consort in Chicago. She has performed with premier period ensembles at venues all over the world ...

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

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

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

Ingrid Matthews teaches Baroque Violin in the Historical Performance Institute at Indiana University. Previously, she served as Music Director of Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and she has appeared as ...

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

Violist Kyle Miller made his concerto debut in 2005 with the Reading Symphony Orchestra as ‘the dog’ in P.D.Q. Bach’s Canine Cantata, Wachet Arf! Afterward, Kyle studied at the ...

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

Nicole M. Mitchell is an award-winning creative flutist, composer, bandleader and educator. Repeatedly awarded “Top Flutist of the Year” by Downbeat Magazine, Mitchell emerged from ...

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

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

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

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

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

Kristin Olson, oboe, enjoys a varied career involving both modern and historical performance, teaching, and producing. She has performed as a soloist with ensembles and festivals across North ...

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

Alberto Parrini, cellist, is an associate musician with the Metropolitan Opera and a member of the American Symphony and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He is a member of the Salix Piano Trio and ...

Pianist Lori Piitz is professor of piano and coordinator of the piano area at James Madison University in Virginia. She enjoys musical collaborations of all kinds, including chamber music and ...

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

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

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

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

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

A distinctive voice in American music, Judith Shatin is known for music that spans acoustic, electroacoustic and digital realms. Called “highly inventive on every level” by The Washington Post ...

Hannah Shaw enjoys a varied career as a performer on modern and historical viola. She regularly appears with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Mozartists, Arcangelo, Irish Baroque Orchestra ...

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

Harpsichordist Gabe Shuford’s musical fluency spans historically inspired performance, jazz, and pop. He is a core member of the Repast Baroque Ensemble and has performed at Bach ...

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

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

Dr. Angela Young Smucker has built a multifaceted career of performance, nonprofit administration, and education over the past 20+ years. Praised for her “robust, burnished, timbre” (Chicago ...

Based in Chicago, Anna Steinhoff specializes in the baroque cello and viola da gamba. She performs with ensembles including Haymarket Opera Company, Apollo’s Fire, Newberry Consort, Music ...

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

Deemed an “impressive tenor” (The New York Times), Gene Stenger is a Bach specialist who is also heralded for his “crisp, clear tenor in action” (Washington Post) of his performances of oratorios ...

Nina Stern has carved a unique and extraordinarily diverse career for herself as a world-class recorder player and classical clarinetist. She has appeared as a soloist or principal player with ...

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

As a nationally recognized natural hornist, Dr. Bradley Tatum has performed with many of the nation’s leading ensembles in period performance. He holds the position of Principal Natural Horn with the ...

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

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

Pianist Aleksandra Velgosha was born in Moscow, Russia. Aleksandra’s achievements include first and second prizes in competitions like E. R. Davis Piano Competition, Crescendo ...

With a voice described as “velvet-toned” (BBC Music Magazine), and praised for his “appealing, midweight baritone” (The New York Times), “forthright agility and bold declamation” (Musical America) ...

Zachary Wadsworth is a composer of “fresh, deeply felt and strikingly original” music (Washington Post) whose works have been heard around the world. In the 2025-26 season, his Chamber ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top prize winner at the Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition (2011) and recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant (2013), Itamar Zorman has wowed audiences all over the world with breathtaking style ...

Described as “mesmerizing” (Seen and Heard International), Matt Zucker appears internationally as a collaborator and soloist on historical cellos and viols. His career has taken him around the ...

Oboist Jeanette Zyko, praised by Fanfare Magazine and ArtsNash for her “refined playing” and “achingly beautiful lines,” enjoys an active career as a chamber and orchestra musician. A versatile ...