Student Accomplishments
Faculty Positions
Hye Min Choi – Viola Faculty, Boston University; Viola Faculty, BU Tanglewood Institute Viola Workshop (Assistant Director) and Young Artist Orchestra program
Young Sin Choi – Viola and Chamber Music Faculty, South Texas College; Adjunct faculty, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
Liz Dinwiddie – Viola Faculty and Chair of Performing Arts, Ashley Hall School, Carolina Strings Academy
Daniel Doña – Senior Lecturer in String Pedagogy and String Literature, Viola Faculty, Boston University; Viola and Violin Faculty, Dana Hall School, School of Music (Wellesley MA); Co-Director of BUTI String Quartet Workshop
Danielle Farina – Contemporary Performance Program faculty, Manhattan School of Music; Viola Faculty, Juilliard Pre-college Division; Viola Faculty Vassar College; Formerly Viola Faculty at SUNY Purchase
Michael Hall – Viola Faculty, Chicago Academy of Music; Formerly Faculty, University of Chicago, Illinois Wesleyan University, and VanderCook College of Music
Yejin Han – Viola Faculty, Sangmyung University, Seoul South Korea
Mark Holloway – Viola Faculty, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Amy Hsu – Viola Faculty, Nanhua University, Shiagi, Taiwan
Christopher Jenkins – Assistant Dean, Oberlin College-Conservatory; Formerly Faculty and Dean of the Sphinx Performance Academy
Eun Jung Kim – Viola Faculty, Dankook University, Kookmin University, and Sun Hwa Arts High School, Seoul South Korea
David Kovac – Viola Faculty, East Tennessee State University; Formerly Viola Faculty, Park University (KS) International Center for Music and University of Missouri-Kansas City Academy of Music; Co-Director, Heartland Music Academy
Ji Eun Lee – Viola Faculty, Ehwa University, Seoul South Korea; Formerly Viola Faculty, Kangwon University and Wonju University, South Korea
Andrew Levin – Viola, Violin, and Conducting Faculty, Clemson University
Laura Manko Sahin – Viola Faculty, Skidmore College; Viola Artist/Faculty, Luzerne Music Center; Viola and Violin Faculty, Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Music Extension Division; Viola and Violin Faculty, Léman Conservatory (NY); Formerly faculty member Bilkent University Ankara Turkey; Formerly Viola Faculty BU Tanglewood Institute YAO program, Boston Music Arts High School and Rivers School Conservatory
Katrin Meidell – Viola Faculty, Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University; Formerly Viola Faculty, Ball State University; Formerly Viola Faculty, Texas Women’s University and Texas Tech University
Carlos Parra Suarez – Viola and Chamber Music Faculty, Federal University of Colombia, Bogota
Michelle Rahn – Viola Faculty, Central Washington University; Formerly pro tem Instructor, University of Oregon School of Music
Savio Santoro – Associate Professor of Viola, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Formerly Associate Professor of Viola, Federal University of Acre, Rio Branco Brazil
Joung Hoon Song – Violin and Viola Faculty and Conductor of Youth String Orchestra, New England Conservatory Preparatory Division; Formerly Violin and Viola Faculty and Conductor of University Orchestra, Colorado Mesa University
Clark Spencer – Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina – Wilmington
Kaitlin Springer – Teaching Artist for Pinellas County Schools (FL), sponsored by The Florida Orchestra; Formerly Artist-In-Residence at The Conservatory School of North Palm Beach, FL
Andrew Waid – Viola Faculty, San Diego State University String Academy; Formerly Adjunct faculty, Endicott College
Laurel Yu – Assistant Prof. of Viola and member of Azalea String Quartet in Residence, Valdosta State University; Administrator for South Georgia String Project
Numerous other former students are currently teaching in public or private school string programs and/or have successful private teaching studios throughout the US and abroad.
Performance Positions, Prizes, and Activities
Ann Marie Ahn (Petersen) – Member of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Deanna Badizadegan –One-year position with Pittsburgh Symphony; First Prize Winner in 2011 Duxbury Music Festival Solo Competition; First Prize Winner in 2011 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition; Guest Soloist with Duxbury Music Festival Orchestra, 2012
Wenjing Chen – Prizewinner in 2018 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition; Prizewinner in 2017 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition
Yizi Chen – Member of Sichuan Symphony Orchestra (China); Formerly Member of Ningbo Symphony Orchestra (China); Prizewinner of 2017 Duxbury Music Festival String Solo Competition; Prizewinner in 2017 Duxbury Music Festival Concerto Competition
Hye Min Choi – First Prizes in American Fine Arts Festival “Golden Era of Romantic Music” International Chamber Music Competition and in the American Protégé Chamber Music Competition, both with Winners’ Concerts in Carnegie Recital Hall; First Prize Winner in 2013 Duxbury Music Festival Solo Competition; 2013 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition Prizewinner; 2014 guest Soloist with Duxbury Festival Orchestra
Minjung Chun – Member-Director of SONE (Soloists of New England); Recording “SONE Live from Lincoln Center”; Soloist with Philharmonia Boston; Prizewinner in College/Professional Division of 2014 American Protégé International Concerto Competition, Laureate Concert in Carnegie Recital Hall; Finalist in Hugo Kauder International Viola Competition, 2015
Daniel Doña – Member of Arneis Quartet, Winner of the 2010 John Lad Prize and silver medal at the 2012 International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition
Danielle Farina – Member of Manhattan String Quartet; Formerly Member of Elements Quartet; Formerly member of Lark Quartet; Performances with Orpheus, St. Luke’s, American Ballet Theater, and Mostly Mozart Orchestras in New York; Formerly Principal Violist of Brooklyn Philharmonic
Flavio Gaete – Music Director and Principal Violist, New Place Players (NY); Formerly member of Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Michael Hall – Co-founder & Artistic Director, Bandung Philharmonic, Indonesia
Yejin Han – Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra, South Korea; Frequent Substitute/Extra with Seoul Philharmonic; First Prize Winner of College/Professional Division of 2017 American Protégé International Concerto Competition, Laureate Concert in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall
Tzu-hui Lena Ho – First Prize Winner in 2013 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition
Mark Holloway – Violist of Pacifica Quartet, International touring and recording quartet, in residence at Indiana University School of Music; Member of Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (formerly member of CMS II, emerging artist group of CMS); Three summers Marlboro Music Festival; Performances with Bargemusic, 92nd Street Y, Mainly Mozart (CA), Caramoor “Rising Stars”, Boston Chamber Music Society; Served as principal of American Symphony (NY); Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players; Performed with New York Philharmonic and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Amy Hsu – Performs with Taiwan Artist Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan City Symphony Orchestra, and Taiwan Soloist Symphony Orchestra
Joyce Huang – Second Prize Winner of 2018 Duxbury Music Festival String Solo Competition; First Prize Winner in 2018 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition; Prizewinner in 2017 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition
Dahm Huh – First Prize Winner in 2012 Duxbury Music Festival Solo Competition; First Prize Winner in 2012 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition; Guest Soloist with Duxbury Festival Orchestra, 2013
Christopher Jenkins – Formerly Violist of Catalyst Quartet; Member of The Young Eight (string ensemble); Formerly Associate Principal Violist of Miami Symphony; Substitute violist with New York Philharmonic; Formerly member of Invert and of Sphinx Quartet
Sam Kelder – Member of Sound Energy trio; Member of Shizuka duo; Frequent performer with A Far Cry, Sound Icon, Callithumpian Consort, Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Grace Kennerly – Executive Director, “A Far Cry”; Formerly Director of Admissions & Artistic Planning, Boston University Tanglewood Institute
Erin Kirby – Member of Folkswang Kammerorchester Essen
Ji Eun Lee – Formerly Member of Wonju Symphony Orchestra, South Korea
Jooyeon Lee – Member of Korean Chamber Orchestra; Frequent chamber performances, Seoul South Korea
Peter Lekx – Member and Artistic Director of Burning River Baroque; Performances with Cambridge Concentus, Chicago Bach Ensemble, El Fuego, Ottawa Baroque Consort, Mallarmé Chamber Players
Laura Manko Sahin – Artist/Faculty of Luzerne Music Center (NY); Member of Santa Fe Pro Musica; Member of Hubbard Quartet; Substitute/extra with Philadelphia Orchestra; Formerly member of Bilkent (Turkey) Symphony Orchestra; Soloist with Bilkent Symphony Orchestra; Formerly Principal Viola of Cape Cod Symphony, of Atlantic Symphony, and of ME2/Strings, professional string orchestra (VT); member of Albuquerque Chamber Artists
David Mason – Member of Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo; Formerly member of Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, Japan
Esther Nahm – Member of St. Louis Symphony; Formerly member of: CityMusic Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Canton Symphony Orchestra, and Akron Symphony Orchestra; New World Symphony; Assistant Principal Viola of Richmond (VA) Symphony
Steliana Nedeva – Performances with London Orchestras; Principal Violist for AIMS Festival Orchestra; Formerly member of Montclair Quartet, winners of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) International Chamber Music Competition; Chamber music performances in Carnegie Recital Hall, NY
Se Eun Oh – Member of New Hampshire Symphony; First Prize Winner of College/Professional Division of 2017 American Fine Arts Festival “Golden Era of Romantic Music” International Competition, Laureate Concert in Carnegie Recital Hall
Savio Santoro – Formerly member of National Symphony Orchestra, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Concerto Soloist with numerous Brazilian orchestras
Kaitlin Springer – Regular substitute and extra with The Florida Orchestra
Ilia Steinschneider – Member of Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Caitlin Wick – Performances with Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Formerly member of KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic and of Symphony Orchestra of Durban, South Africa
Laurel Yu – Principal Violist of Mobile Symphony Orchestra and Valdosta Symphony Orchestra; Artistic Administrator, Sinfonia Gulf Coast
Lixin Zhang – Member of Xi’an Symphony Orchestra
Zhuqing Zhang – First Prize Winner of College/Professional Division of 2019 American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition, Laureate Concert in Carnegie Recital Hall; First Prize Winner of 2018 Duxbury Music Festival String Solo Competition; Prizewinner in 2018 Duxbury Music Festival Chamber Music Competition
Numerous other former students have busy and successful freelance performing careers throughout the US and abroad.
(Are you missing from this list? Please let me know! – MLC)
