Each instrumentalist receives six private lessons with a member of the faculty. Students are welcome to practice in our new air- conditioned cabins located on the campus.
Timothy Muffitt, Artistic and Music Director
Music Director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra since 2006, and Music Director Laureate of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Muffitt continues to appear with other prominent orchestras around the country. Recent seasons have included St. Louis Symphony and Tulsa Symphony and return engagements with the San Francisco Symphony and the Long Beach Symphony along with his debut at The Hollywood Bowl. Other engagements have taken Muffitt to the Houston, Phoenix, Edmonton, and Spokane Symphonies, Columbus Ohio's Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Virginia Symphony, the Grant Park Music Festival Orchestra in Chicago and the Harrisburg (PA) Symphony among others.
Along with continued growth in artistic excellence, Muffitt's work has been marked by innovative, imaginative programming. A strong proponent of community arts education,
Muffitt has been very active in the venues of radio and lecture, presenting arts-enrichment programs through a variety of formats for diverse audiences.
Prominent performers and composers with whom Mr. Muffitt has worked include Yo Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Andre Watts, Alicia de Larrocha, Pinchas Zukerman, Van Cliburn, Lynn Harrell, Itzhak Perlman, and composers John Cage, Joseph Schwantner, Ellen Taffe Zwilich, John Harbison, Joan Tower and Bernard Rands among others.
Brasswinds
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William Caballero Horn Bio |
Don Harry Tuba Bio |
Scott Hartman Trombone Bio |
Roger Kaza Horn Bio |
Eric Lindblom Bass Trombone Bio |
John Marcellus Trombone* Bio |
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Micah Wilkinson Trumpet Bio |
Chris Wolf Trombone Bio |
Woodwinds
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Eli Eban Clarinet* Bio |
Jan Eberle Oboe* Bio |
Diana Haskell Clarinet Bio |
Jeff Robinson Bassoon* Bio |
Richard Sherman Flute* Bio |
Strings
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Aaron Berofsky |
Curtis Burris Double Bass Bio |
Ilya Kaler Violin Bio |
Owen Lee Double Bass Bio |
Nurit Pacht Violin Bio |
Karen Ritscher Viola Bio |
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Almita Vamos Violin Bio |
Kathryn Votapek Violin Bio |
Felix Wang Cello Bio |
Percussion
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Michael Burritt Percussion Bio |
Stuart Chafetz Timpani* Bio |
Pedro Fernandez Percussion* Bio |
Brian Kushmaul Percussion* Bio |
Beth Robinson Harp* Bio |
Collaborative Pianist
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Shannon Hesse Collaborative Pianist Bio |
Akiko Konishi Collaborative Pianist/ Chamber Music Bio |
Luthier
Igor Gersh, Resident Luthier
For over ten summers Igor has been the “Luthier in Residence” at the Chautauqua School of Music where he services the needs of the professional Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and the student Music School Festival Orchestra. During the rest of the year Igor works at “Potter Violins” in Washington, DC as well as in his private studio and his recently launched rehair by mail service MyBowExpress.com. Igor provides a full spectrum of professional luthier services. His specialties are sound adjustment, professional setup, and expert bow rehair, restoration and maintenance.
Chamber Music Coaches
In addition to our resident faculty who coach chamber music, these musicians from the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra are also coaches during our first chamber phase.
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Bill Bernatis Horn Bio |
Fred Boyd Tuba Bio |
Donna Dolson Horn Bio |
*denotes principal players, CSO. (Faculty listings are official at time of publication but may change without notice.)