TJ Graf

Principal Tuba
Robert DiLutis

ROBER DILUTIS (clarinet) is the professor of clarinet at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the principal clarinetist of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. Mr. DiLutis previously served on the faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Music and has held positions with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and the Eastman […]
Juan Carlos Peña

Born in Honduras, JUAN CARLOS PEÑA (double bass) began his musical studies at the Victoriano Lopez Music School. He holds performance degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and Rice University, and a degree in orchestral conducting from the University of Maryland. In Honduras, Peña held the positions of Artistic/Technical Director of the Victoriano López […]
Michael Dunn

Tuba Institute
Bokyung Byun

Recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, BOKYUNG BYUN enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after guitarists of her generation. Bokyung holds the distinction of being the first female winner of the prestigious JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, where Falletta herself described Bokyung’s performance as “stunning, showcasing her gorgeous tone, immaculate […]
Matt Shipes

Euphonium Institute
Alison Chorn

ALISON CHORN (percussion) is Principal Percussionist of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and recently played in the percussion section for the Indianapolis Symphony’s 2022-2023 season. Prior to moving to Fort Wayne in 2014, she was Principal Percussion of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra in Mansfield, Ohio. Her active orchestral career has included appearances with the Cleveland Orchestra, […]
Ko Sugiyama

Praised by the South Florida Classical Review as “an old-fashioned virtuoso in the best sense” and concurrently described as “vulnerably beautiful”, performing “with an expressive spontaneity… that banished all sense of routine” and “sizzling intensity that only high-caliber virtuosity can impart to music,” violinist KO SUGIYAMA,“daringly”, has “had the audience hanging on every note… providing […]
Misha Vitenson

MISHA VITENSON began violin studies with his father, Yuri Vitenson, in his native city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is a winner of top prizes in international violin competitions, including Premio Paganini (Italy, 1998) and Pablo de Sarasate (Spain, 1997) and First Prize in the 1998 Città d’Andria International Violin Competition (Italy). Mr. Vitenson was the winner […]
Alex Wilborn

Co-Principal