Distinguished Alumni
Alumni

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*

Boston Symphony Orchestra 
Martha Babcock - Assistant Principal Cello
Joel Moerschel - Cello

Century Chamber Orchestra (Osaka) 
Peter Seidenberg - Principal Cello*

Chicago Symphony Orchestra 
Samuel Magad - Co-Concertmaster*
Donald Koss - Principal Timpani
Gordon Peters - Principal Percussion*
Philip Blum - Cello
Arnold Brostoff - Violin
Oto Carillo - Horn
Daniel Gingrich - Horn
John Hagstrom - Trumpet
Richard Kanter – Oboe*
Leonore Glazer – Cello*
David Griffin - Horn
Mark Kraemer - Bass
Diane Mues - Viola
Richard Oldberg – Horn*
James Smelser - Horn

Cleveland Orchestra 
Frank Rosenwein - Principal Oboe
Scott Haigh - Assistant Principal Bass
Arthur Klima - Viola

Colorado Symphony 
John Deak - Composer in Residence

Columbus Symphony (OH) 
David Niwa - Assistant Concertmaster

Detroit Symphony 
Ian King - Assistant Principal Percussion

Evanston Symphony 
Elizabeth Shapiro Sheperd - Principal Viola

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 Graeff – Horn

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 
Margaret Schultz Moores - Cello

Los Angeles Philharmonic 
Lorin Levee - Principal Clarinet

Louisville Orchestra
Peter McCaffrey

Lyric Opera of Chicago 
Jean Berkenstock - Principal Flute
Brian Fergison - Assistant Principal Bass
Michael Green - Principal Percussion
Charlene Zimmerman - Principal Clarinet
Mark Brandfonbrener - Cello
William Cernota - Cello
Matthew Comerford - Trumpet
Dionne Hansen - Assistant Principal Flute

Metropolitan Opera 
Anthony McGill - Principal Clarinet
Ronald Arron – Viola

Minnesota Orchestra 
Joseph Johnson - Cello
Norbert Niebulowski – Bassoon

Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Tim McGovern – Associate Principal Bassoon*

Music of the Baroque 
Elliot Golub - Concertmaster

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 - Percussion

Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra 
DeMarre McGill - Principal Flute

Richmond Symphony 
Mary Boodell - Principal Flute

Rochester Philharmonic 
Howard Weiss – Concertmaster and Founding Music Director, Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra*
Stephanie Zimmerman - Horn

Saint Louis Symphony 
Robert Mottl - Assistant Principal Bassoon
Chris Carson - Associate Principal Bass

San Antonio Symphony 
Sharon Kuster - Principal Bassoon

San Francisco Opera 
Bill Klingelhoffer - Co-Principal Horn

San Francisco Symphony 
Jill Rachuy Brindel - Cello
John Schoening - Viola

Seattle Opera 
Micahel Gamburg - Bassoon

The Hague Philharmonic 
Cary Kobeck - Violin

The President's Own 
Brandon Eubank - Trumpet
Gina Guhl - Clarinet

Toronto Symphony 
Susan Farquhar Lipchak - Assistant Principal Viola

Zurich Chamber Orchestra 
Sandra Goldberg - Violin

Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra 
Joe Klinghoffer - Principal Trombone

 

Other Performing and Teaching Careers

Freelance
Laurie Anderson - Performance Artist

Boston University 
Eric Ruske - Horn Soloist and Professor

Hamilton Conservatory of the Arts (Canada)  
Lance Elbeck - Violin soloist and Professor

Michigan State University
Ava Ordman – Trombone Professor and 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*

 

*Former Member/Position

My CYSO Story

Looking back ten years later, the CYSO European tour of 1997 was a summer of firsts for me.  It was my first time going on tour with an orchestra.
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