Na’ama Lion is well known as a versatile performer on early flutes. She has performed with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra, Arcadia Players, Sequentia, and many more. Na’ama was a headliner recitalist for the NFA convention in Utah, presented a solo recital at the Vivaldi Flute Week in Italy, and has performed on the main stage of the Boston Early Music Festival.
Denton, Texas (USA) based cellist and viola da gamba player, Sydney ZumMallen, was the winner of The Juilliard School’s inaugural baroque cello concerto competition, making her solo debut with Juilliard415 at Alice Tully Hall in New York in 2019. Sydney has toured extensively with Paul Leenhouts and Fantasmi throughout South America and Europe, across Italy with Fabio Bonizzoni, and across Europe and New Zealand with Robert Mealy and Juilliard415.
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Amy Taylor is a piccolo specialist who has held positions with several major United States orchestras including the Cincinnati, San Diego, Milwaukee, and the Honolulu Symphonies.
Amy will be the Acting 2nd flutist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during the ’23-24 season and will be guest piccolo with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Taylor was recently the winner of the 2nd flute position with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
Bokyung Byun joins us as Assistant Professor of Guitar. Recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Bokyung Byun enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after guitarists of her generation.
Katherine McBain earned a DMA in Horn Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in 2008. She previously earned a Master of music degree from Eastman, a bachelor of arts in Music from the University of Houston, and a master of education in curriculum and instruction from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Elizabeth Petersen joins the College of Music as Visiting Lecturer in String Music Education. Dr. Petersen has taught elementary and secondary orchestra and general music for school districts in the Pacific Northwest, where she also held a private cello studio and was active as a freelance cellist. She holds a PhD from The Ohio State University and a master of music degree from the University of Michigan and bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees from the University of Washington.
A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Justin Weis is making a name for himself as a soloist, traveling the world and competing with his euphonium.
Tommy Vo is a Canadian euphoniumist currently pursuing his DMA at the University of North Texas, where previously he received his Master of Music degree and in doing so became the first Canadian to study with euphonium pedagogues Dr. Brian Bowman and David Childs. Before being accepted into the highly competitive euphonium studio at North Texas, Mr. Vo received his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of British Columbia, studying under Peder MacLellan, principal tubist of the Vancouver Symphony.
