Staff and Faculty
CYSO Staff

President
Holly H. Hudak
hhudak@cyso.org
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Artistic Staff

Music Director
Allen Tinkham

Associate Conductor
Terrance Oliveras Gray

Director of Chamber Music
Donald DeRoche

String Ensembles Conductor
Daniella Valdez

*Please email Joshua Simonds, General Manager, to contact CYSO Artistic Staff.

Administrative Staff

General Manager
Joshua Simonds
jsimonds@cyso.org
x23

Business Manager

Martha Nolin
mnolin@cyso.org
x30

Development Manager, Institutional Giving
Meredith Shaner
mshaner@cyso.org
x20

Development Manager, Individual Giving
Laurence Moore
lmoore@cyso.org
x25

Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Amanda Goedde
agoedde@cyso.org
x31

Operations & Education Coordinator
Brian Baxter
bbaxter@cyso.org
x24

Operations Assistant - SO, Encore, Chamber Music
Emily Wren Colton
ecolton@cyso.org
x28

Operations Assistant - CO, DO, PS, AS
Kathryn J Bacasmot
kbacasmot@cyso.org
x26

CYSO Faculty

Music Theory
William Marsland

Chamber Music Faculty
Melissa Arbetter
Donald DeRoche
Nazar Dzhuryn
Yoo-Jin Hong
Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff
Karen Schulz-Harmon
Scott Tegge
Daniel Won

Principal Players Faculty
Stephen Balderston
David Taylor

Ambassadors Coaches
Alexandra Herbst
Courtney Morton
Scott Tegge 

Percussion Ensemble Coach
Dan Davis

Debut Orchestra Winds & Brass Coach
Thomas Kociela

My CYSO Story

I have so much enjoyed playing with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. I have had so many great experiences while performing and rehearsing with CYSO groups.
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