James Lee III (composer)
James Lee III, born in 1975, cites as his major teachers William Bolcom, Michael Daugherty, and Bright Sheng. He graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 2005. As a composition fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 2002, he added Michael Gandolfi and …
New York Youth Symphony
The New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) was founded in 1963 as the Youth Orchestra of New York. Its first performance at Carnegie Hall included music by Wagner and Britten performed by 80 young musicians, as well as the Beethoven Violin Concerto featuring a young Israeli violinist, Itzhak Perlman. Now in …
Emily Granger (harp)
Australian-American harpist Emily Granger has firmly established herself in the Australian concert scene, with a busy schedule as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. Emily has performed around the world as Guest Principal Harp with the Chicago, Sydney, Tasmanian and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Orchestra Victoria, and …
Oxana Shevchenko (piano)
Oxana Shevchenko is an internationally recognised pianist known for her outstanding artistry, sensitivity and versatility. She has performed with orchestras around the world, including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra dell’Arena di Verona. In addition to her success as a soloist, she is also …
Jennifer Kloetzel (cello)
A graduate of The Juilliard School and a Fulbright Scholar, cellist Jennifer Kloetzel has concertized throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of the San Francisco-based Cypress String Quartet, Kloetzel has performed at such renowned venues as Lincoln Center, the Kennedy …
