Listen to the Future!
Hear what CYSO coaches, students, parents and friends have to say about CYSO.

Accomplished CYSO Alumni

Academy of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields
Marilyn Sansom - Cello, Viola de Gamba

Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra
Julie Studebaker - 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*
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 Ding - Assistant Principal Percussion

Evanston Symphony
Elizabeth Shapiro Sheperd - Principal 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
John McCaffrey - Cello

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

Music of the Baroque
Elliot Golub - Concertmaster

National Symphony Orchestra
Rick Barber - Assistant Principal Bass
Jennifer Cline - Viola
Steven Honigberg - Cello

Nuevo Leon Symphony ( Mexico )
Daniel DiCesare - Tuba

New York Philharmonic
John Deak - Associate Principal Bass

Oslo Philharmonic
Eileen Siegel - Principal First Violin

Philadelphia Orchestra
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 Presidents Own
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

University of Illinois
Tim McGovern - Professor of Bassoon

University of Missouri – Kansas City
Terry Applebaum - Dean, School of Music *

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

*Former Member