A Sampling of alumni in all areas of the music industry:
Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields
Marilyn Sansom - Cello, Viola de Gamba
Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ben Peled – Violin
Julie Studebaker – Co-Principal Horn*
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Sara Watkins Shirley-Quirk – Resident Conductor*
Berlin Concert Orchestra
Alicia Lagger - Violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Martha Babcock - Assistant Principal Cello
Joel Moerschel - Cello*
Century Chamber Orchestra (Osaka)
Peter Seidenberg - Principal Cello*
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Arnold Brostoff - Violin
Oto Carrillo - Horn
Daniel Gingrich - Horn
David Griffin - Horn
John Hagstrom - Trumpet
Mark Kraemer - Bass
Diane Mues - Viola
James Smelser - Horn
Philip Blum - Cello*
Leonore Glazer - Cello*
Richard Kanter – Oboe*
Samuel Magad - Co-Concertmaster*
Richard Oldberg – Horn*
Gordon Peters - Principal Percussion*
Cleveland Orchestra
Frank Rosenwein - Principal Oboe
Scott Haigh - Assistant Principal Bass
Arthur Klima Jr. - Viola
Colorado Symphony
John Deak - Composer in Residence
Columbus Symphony (OH)
David Niwa - Assistant Concertmaster
Dayton Philharmonic
Jessica Hung - Concertmaster
Detroit Symphony
Ian Ding - Principal Percussion
Florida Philharmonic
John Dee – Principal Oboe*
Fort Worth Symphony
Dan Sigale - Viola
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
Alicia Lagger - Principal Second Violin*
Houston Symphony
Bill Ver Muelen - Principal Horn
Indianapolis Symphony
Richard Graef – Assistant Principal Horn
Sherry Hong - Violin
Robert Bromel - Principal Bassoon*
Los Angeles Opera
Margaret Schultz Moores - Cello
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Lorin Levee - Principal Clarinet
Louisville Orchestra
Peter McCaffrey - Acting Principal Cellist
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Jean Berkenstock - Principal Flute
Mark Brandfonbrener - Cello
William Cernota - Cello
Matthew Comerford - Trumpet
Brian Ferguson - Assistant Principal Bass
Michael Green - Principal Percussion
Dionne Hansen-Jackson - Assistant Principal Flute
Charlene Zimmerman - Principal Clarinet
Judith Zunamon Lewis - Oboe
Metropolitan Opera
Barbara Jöstlein - Horn
Anthony McGill - Principal Clarinet
Ronald Arron – Viola*
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Johnson - Principal Cello
Lisa Johnson Fuller - Violin
Jennifer Startt - Principal Second Violin
Minnesota Orchestra
Norbert Nielubowski – Bassoon
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Tim McGovern – Associate Principal Bassoon*
National Symphony Orchestra
Rick Barber - Assistant Principal Bass
Jennifer Cline - Viola
Steven Honigberg - Cello
Sara Watkins Shirley-Quirk – Principal Oboe*
Nuevo Leon Symphony (Mexico)
Daniel DiCesare - Tuba
New York Philharmonic
John Deak - Associate Principal Bass*
Thomas Jöstlein – Assistant Principal Horn*
Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera
Rhett Del Campo – Principal Percussion
Oslo Philharmonic
Eileen Siegel - Principal First Violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
Noah Geller – Violin
Angela Zator-Nelson - Associate Principal Timpani/Percussion
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
DeMarre McGill - Principal Flute*
Richmond Symphony
Mary Boodell - Principal Flute
Mary Bowden - Trumpet
Rochester Philharmonic
Stephanie Zimmerman - Horn
Howard Weiss – Concertmaster*
Saint Louis Symphony
Chris Carson - Associate Principal Bass
Thomas Jöstlein – Assistant Principal Horn
Robert Mottl - Assistant Principal Bassoon*
San Antonio Symphony
Sharon Kuster - Principal Bassoon
San Diego Symphony
DeMarre McGill - Principal Flute
San Francisco Opera
Bill Klingelhoffer - Co-Principal Horn
San Francisco Symphony
Jill Rachuy Brindel - Cello
John Schoening - Viola
Sarasota Orchestra
Abraham Feder - Principal Cello
Seattle Opera
Michael Gamburg - Principal Bassoon
The Hague Philharmonic
Cary Koubek - Violin
The President's Own
Brandon Eubank - Trumpet
Gina Guhl Fouch - Clarinet
Toronto Symphony
Susan Lipchak - Assistant Principal Viola
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Ann Scowcroft - Violin
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Sandra Goldberg - Violin
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
Joe Klingelhoffer - Principal Trombone
Other Performing and Teaching Careers
Solo Artists
Laurie Anderson - Performance Artist
Andrew Bird - Singer/Songwriter
Boston University
Eric Ruske - Horn Soloist and Professor
DePaul University
Julie DeRoche - Clarinet & Chair, Department of Performance Studies
Hamilton Conservatory of the Arts (Canada)
Lance Elbeck - Violin soloist and Professor
Michigan State University
Ava Ordman – Trombone Professor & Chair, Brass and Percussion
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Sara Watkins Shirley-Quirk – Conductor*
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Howard Weiss – Founding Music Director*
University of Illinois
John Dee – Professor of Oboe
Tim McGovern - Professor of Bassoon
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Terry Applebaum - Dean, School of Music*
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Robert Mottl - Professor of Bassoon
Utah Youth Symphony
Barbara Ann Scowcroft - Music Director
*Former Member/Position