2016 National Auditions – Panelists Announced
Astral | Monday May 2, 20162016 NATIONAL AUDITIONS
LIVE AUDITIONS PANELISTS
The 2016 National Auditions panel is comprised of industry-leading musicians, managers, and presenters, in the strings, piano, small chamber ensemble, woodwinds, and voice disciplines.
The independent panel adjudicates the Semi-Finalists and recommends Finalists for the interview round of the Auditions.
The 2016 National Auditions Panelists are:
STRINGS
Michael Barrett
Founder & Music Director, Moab Music Festival; Co-founder & Associate Artistic Director, New York Festival of Song
Grant Cooper
Artistic Director & Conductor, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Bach and Beyond Festival, Eastern Music Festival
Marka Gustavsson
Violinist/violist; Faculty, Bard Conservatory; Colorado Quartet (former)
Andrew Hauze
Conductor; Pianist; Vocal coach; Program Advancement Committee, Astral; Associate in Performance, Swarthmore College
Soovin Kim
Concert soloist and recording artist; First violin, Johannes Quartet; Artistic Director, Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival; Faculty, New England Conservatory, SUNY-Stonybrook, Bard College; Astral laureate
Charles Letourneau
Principal and artist manager, Charles Letourneau, LLC
Clancy Newman
Concert cellist and recording artist; Weiss-Kaplan-Newman Trio (former); Astral laureate
Kurt Nikkanen
Concert soloist and recording artist; Concertmaster, New York City Ballet
Dov Scheindlin
Concert violist and recording artist; Artistic Director/Programming Coordinator, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra; Associate member, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Violist, Arditti, Penderecki, and Chester String Quartets (former)
Peter Stumpf
Concert cellist; Johannes Quartet; Principal, LA Philharmonic (former); Faculty, Indiana University Jacobs’ School of Music
Anne Sullivan
Concert harpist; Author, arranger, educator, and lecturer; Faculty, University of Delaware
Vera Wilson
Founder & President, Astral
PIANO
Michael Barrett
Founder & Music Director, Moab Music Festival; Co-founder & Associate Artistic Director, New York Festival of Song
Melvin Chen
Concert pianist; Associate Professor of Piano & Deputy Dean, Yale School of Music
Grant Cooper
Artistic Director & Conductor, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Bach and Beyond Festival, Eastern Music Festival
Gilan Tocco Corn
Concert pianist; Co-founder & Artistic Director, Shenson Chamber Music Concerts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Board Chair, Young Concert Artists of Washington
Simone Dinnerstein
Concert pianist and Sony Classical Artist; Astral laureate
Andrew Hauze
Conductor; Pianist; Vocal coach; Program Advancement Committee, Astral; Associate in Performance, Swarthmore College
Igal Kesselman
Pianist; Director, Kaufman Center’s Lucy Moses School; Chair, New York Chapter, National Guild for Community Arts Education; Faculty, Lucy Moses School and Special Music School
Emmy Tu
Director and artist manager; Dispeker Artists, Inc.
Vera Wilson
Founder & President, Astral
Natalie Zhu
Concert pianist; Artistic Director, Kingston Chamber Music Festival; Board member and laureate, Astral
WINDS
Igor Begelman
Concert clarinetist; Faculty, Brooklyn College and Sarah Lawrence College; Astral laureate
Paul Bryan
Trombone; Dean of Faculty and Students, Curtis Institute of Music; Director and conductor, Bravo Brass; Music Director and conductor, Philos Brass; Artistic Advisor, Symphony in C
Cynthia Folio
Flutist, composer, theorist; Faculty, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University
Andrew Hauze
Conductor; Pianist; Vocal coach; Program Advancement Committee, Astral; Associate in Performance, Swarthmore College
Katherine Needleman
Principal Oboe, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Astral laureate
Peter Schoenbach
Bassoonist; Music lecturer; Faculty, Curtis Institute of Music
Vera Wilson
Founder & President, Astral
VOICE
Michael Eberhard
Artistic Administrator, Opera Philadelphia
Andrew Hauze
Conductor; Pianist; Vocal coach; Program Advancement Committee, Astral; Associate in Performance, Swarthmore College
Leslie Johnson
Director of Concerts & Artist Services, Programming Committee, Astral; Soprano
Danielle Orlando
Master Vocal Coach, Academy of Vocal Arts; Principal Vocal Coach, Curtis Institute of Music; Artistic consultant
Vera Wilson
Founder & President, Astral
About the Astral National Auditions
Each year Astral auditions strings, small chamber ensembles, piano, woodwinds, and voice applicants for a spot on its esteemed roster of approximately 25 musicians. National Auditions Winners receive customized career development mentorship, a full complement of marketing materials, superior performance opportunities, community engagement experience, artistic exploration, and networking with top professionals in the field.
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