Aidan Gold is a composer, conductor, and percussionist. His music is widely varied, but focuses on musical characterization, narrative and storytelling, and performer agency / interaction. He is fascinated with the idea of music as a social act – a game or ritual that we perform to allow us to communicate and connect with one another, defining, challenging, and expanding our individual and collective identities.

Gold is currently pursuing a DMA in Composition at the Juilliard School. He has a …

Joseph Morag, acclaimed by the New York Times for his "gorgeous tone,"and "physically expressive cues,” has performed extensively as a soloist,chamber musician, and orchestral violinist. He studied with Aaron Rosand under the prestigious Dolan Prize, awarded by Columbia University. Joseph has also studied conducting under Joshua Gersen at the New York Youth Symphony’s Apprentice Conducting Program, Victor Yampolsky at the Wintergreen Music Festival, and Michael Jinbo at the Monteux Festival. In 2019, he was music director of the Columbia New …

Alec Hon, cellist, has performed extensively across stages in North America and Europe. A native of Southern California, Alec has participated in numerous local competitions, and has performed with the Mount Saint Mary College Orchestra, the South Coast Symphony, and the Bellflower Symphony Orchestra. He made his Lincoln Center debut in 2017 as a winner of the Columbia University Orchestra concerto competition, performing at Alice Tully Hall. Alec has been the principal cellist of the Columbia University Orchestra, and has …

Mark Seto leads a wide-ranging musical life as a conductor, scholar, teacher, and violinist. He is Artistic Director and Conductor of The Chelsea Symphony in New York City, and Senior Lecturer in Music at Brown University, where he directs the Brown University Orchestra and teaches courses in music history, theory, and conducting. Recent highlights include performances with violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Randall Goosby, and clarinetist Anthony McGill, and the inauguration of The Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University.

Since …

Damali Willingham is a conductor, composer, and bassoonist based in New Haven, CT. They recently graduated from the Berklee College of Music, where they made quite the impression as a young conductor. They served as a musical director and guest conductor of various ensembles, including the Berklee Motion Picture Orchestra, the school’s largest student-run ensemble. Damali attended the 2023 Aspen Conducting Academy and received the Robert J. Harth Award with the invitation to return for the 2024 Festival. They currently …