Board of Advisors

Stuart Adair, Vice President of Finance & Administration, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Julianne Baird, internationally acclaimed soprano; Distinguished Professor of Music, Rutgers University at Camden
Leon Bates, renowned concert pianist
Luis Biava, Conductor Emeritus, The Philadelphia Orchestra; Artistic Director and Conductor, Temple University Symphony Orchestra
David Bilger, Principal Trumpet, The Philadelphia Orchestra
George Blood, Grammy Award-nominated recording engineer
Robert Capanna, composer
David Cerone, Co-Founder/Director, Encore School for Strings; past President, Cleveland Institute of Music
Anthony P. Checchia, Artistic Director, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society; Administrator, Marlboro Music Festival
David Cramer, Associate Principal Flute, The Philadelphia Orchestra
David Devan, General Director, Opera Company of Philadelphia
Roberto Díaz, distinguished concert violist; President and faculty, Curtis Institute of Music
Christoph Eschenbach, Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Mary Lou Falcone, Head, M.L. Falcone Public Relations
Corey Field, Esq. , Of Counsel, Intellectual Property, Ballard Spahr LLP
Claude Frank, legendary concert pianist; faculty, Curtis Institute of Music and Yale School of Music
Pamela Frank, renowned concert violinist; faculty, Curtis Institute of Music, The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and Stony Brook University
Alexander T. Godun, Director of Human Resources, McCaffrey’s Supermakets
Barbara Govatos, violinist, The Philadelphia Orchestra; Music Director, Delaware Chamber Music Festival
Gary Graffman, internationally acclaimed concert pianist; past President, Curtis Institute of Music
Daniel R. Gustin, Director, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival & Awards
Nitzan Haroz, Principal Trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Jennifer Higdon, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
Ellen Highstein, Director, Tanglewood Music Center
Matthew Horner, Vice President, Artist Manager, IMG Artists, Vocal Division
Ida Kavafian, renowned concert violinist/violist; Co-Founder, OPUS ONE; Artistic Director, Music from Angel Fire; faculty, Curtis Institute of Music and Bard College Conservatory of Music
Helen Laird, Dean Emeritus, Boyer College of Music, Temple University
Jaime Laredo, celebrated concert violinist; Music Director, Vermont Symphony Orchestra; faculty, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Mark Love, Senior Vice President of Development, Jacobs Music Company
Marlena Kleinman Malas, voice teacher; faculty, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Canadian Opera Center, Chautauqua Institution
Philip Maneval, composer; Executive Director, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Daniel Matsukawa, Principal Bassoon, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Rossen Milanov, Music Director, Symphony in C, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, and the New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Scott Nickrenz, Music Director, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; Chamber Music Director, New World Symphony
Mary Eleanor Pitcairn, arts advocate
William Reinert, Founder and Artist Manager, William Reinert Associates, Inc.
Joanne Rile, Founder and Artist Manager, Joanne Rile Artists Management
Gabrielle Rinaldi, Executive Vice President, Director, Concert Artists Department, Jacobs Music Company
Corrado Rovaris, Music Director, Opera Company of Philadelphia; Principal Conductor, I Virtuosi Italiani; Music Director, Artosphere Festival
Frank Salomon, Founder and Artist Manager, Frank Salomon Associates; Administrator, Marlboro Music Festival
Ann Schein, renowned concert pianist; teacher
Jennifer P. Shropshire, Principal, Edward F. Swenson & Associates, Inc.
Robert Sirota, composer; President, Manhattan School of Music
Susan Starr, acclaimed concert pianist; Distinguished Professor, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Edward F. Swenson, Principal, Edward F. Swenson & Associates, Inc.
Krishna Thiagarajan, President, Symphony in C
Alec C. Treuhaft, Senior Vice President, Director, IMG Artists Vocal Division
Benita Valente, internationally renowned soprano
H. Daniel Webster, music critic
Richard Wernick, composer
Patricia A. Winter, Senior Vice President, Opus 3 Artists
Richard Woodhams, Principal Oboe, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Simon Woods, Executive Director, Seattle Symphony
Janet Yamron, past Assistant Dean, Boyer College of Music, Temple University