Michael Dwinell is a St. Louis-based oboist whose multifaceted career spans classical, contemporary, chamber, orchestral, theatrical, film, and commercial music. He has performed with the Chelsea Symphony, Long Island Chamber Orchestra, Protestra, Fort Greene Orchestra, Adelphi Orchestra, and other ensembles in the New York area, as well as with New Amsterdam Opera and New Jersey State Opera. As the founding oboist of Nu Quintet, he performed and taught on behalf of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, with the …

Originally from Los Angeles, Margaret Renton is a violist and development professional based in New York City where she plays with numerous ensembles including the Chelsea Symphony, New York Repertory Orchestra, and Riverside Orchestra.

She has previously held principal positions with the Edinburgh University Music Society’s Symphony and Sinfonia orchestras and Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Universities of Scotland Symphony Orchestra, Colburn Youth Orchestra, Harvard-Westlake Symphony, Glendale Youth Orchestra, and Pasadena Youth Summer Chamber Orchestra. Performances have taken her …

Lauded for her “particularly lovely” playing and “boundless creativity”, pianist Candace Chien is an versatile performer and teacher in the New York City area. Comfortable as both soloist and collaborator, Candace’s diverse performing life includes recent recitals with New Jersey Symphony concertmaster Eric Wyrick, Temple University cello faculty Jeffrey Solow. Other performances include chamber music performances at Kimmel Center Perelman Hall and Academy of Music, Trinity Wall Street St. Paul’s Chapel, as well as solo concerto appearances with Chelsea Symphony, …

Based in NYC, trumpet player Rebecca Steinberg has a career marked by her warm, inviting sound and stylistic versatility. You can find Rebecca in the pit of New York City’s many theater productions, performing alongside her brass sextet Calliope Brass, and teaching music both privately and in the classroom.

Often heard in staged productions across the tristate area, in 2022 Rebecca held trumpet chairs at The Public Theater’s new musical SUFFS and Paper Mill Playhouse’s Sister Act. Other notable appearances …

New York City based bass trombonist, Owen Caprell, enjoys a far reaching musical career. Versed in a wide range of styles, you can find Owen in chamber ensembles, orchestras, big bands, new music ensembles, and pit orchestras. During the day you might hear him inspiring up-and-coming musicians in class room and private lesson settings. Locally, Owen regularly performs with the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra and The Chelsea Symphony. Both ensembles are based locally in Manhattan, and strive to bring world …

Adam Schommer is a freelance horn player in the New York metropolitan area. He serves as adjunct faculty teaching horn at Lehman College and Nyack College. Mr. Schommer has appeared with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Albany Symphony, New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Bronx Opera Company, United States Military Academy West Point Band, Opera Company of the Highlands, Hudson Opera Theatre, New Rochelle Opera, New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, and Orchestra of the Bronx. Mr. Schommer has had …

The daughter of two musicians from her native Cleveland, Ohio, Angela is a performer and educator in New York City. 

Active in the musical theater world, you can find Angela currently subbing in the Broadway pit orchestras of Sunset Boulevard and Wicked. She’s previously played in the Broadway pit orchestras of Suffs, Camelot and The Music Man, Off-Broadway with Merrily We Roll Along, Harmony, I Can Get It For You Wholesale, and with the National Touring Company of Les Miserables. …

Dr. Melissa Kritzer is an experienced orchestral and chamber musician. Within the New York City area, Melissa has performed with the New Jersey Symphony, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the Albany Symphony Orchestra, the New Haven Symphony, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, the United States Coast Guard Band, and the Reeds Amis trio. Melissa holds bassoon positions with the Mozart Orchestra of New York and the Binghamton Philharmonic.

In addition to her orchestral and solo playing, Melissa has collaborated with other musicians …

A sought-after leader in today’s orchestral landscape, Dr. Matthew Aubin cultivates musical excellence through an innovative, community-minded, and inclusive approach.

Dr. Aubin serves as Music Director and Executive Director of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director of The Chelsea Symphony in New York City. Through these positions, he has developed a reputation for imaginative programming, organizational leadership, audience engagement, and advocacy for historically overlooked composers.

With The Chelsea Symphony, Dr. Aubin …

A New York City native, Juliana began playing the violin at the age of 3 at the School for Strings in Manhattan where she is currently a member of the Board of Trustees. As an undergraduate at Brown University, Juliana was the concertmaster of the orchestra and frequent soloist. She also served as co-concert master of the Sorbonne University Orchestra in Paris while studying abroad. Juliana has performed with orchestras and ensembles throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada, France, and Brazil. …

Violinist Veronica Carpenter is an impassioned performer and music educator based in New York City. Throughout her career, she has performed with groups such as the Flagstaff Symphony and the Phoenix Symphony and has shared the stage with many musical greats including Andrea Bocelli, Rachel Barton Pine, and Chris Thile. In 2018, her sextet curated a full-length recital at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, performing the Frank Bridge sextet and Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht. She has collaborated with composers to commission …

Mitsuru Kubo is a homegrown, dynamic musician. You could say she began studying music in the womb, while her mother studied piano performance in college. A native of Seattle, Mitsuru grew up in a home that revolved around music; she even lived with her first piano teacher - her mother! She rebelled against convention at the age of 7 by choosing the viola as her primary instrument. The highlight of her early musical life was as a devoted member of …