Emmy, Tony, and Grammy-nominated actress and singer, LAUREN AMBROSE, is widely recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the industry. On stage, Ambrose was nominated for a Tony Award, a Drama League Award, a Grammy Award, and won a Outer Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Eliza Doolittle in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of My Fair Lady. Her other theater credits include Broadway’s Exit the King, Buried Child at London's National Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater’s …

Tilden Marbit, a native New Yorker, began his musical journey on the piano at the age of four. He later attended LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, where he was required to choose an orchestral instrument in addition to piano. What began as an unexpected choice—the bassoon—quickly became his passion.

Tilden went on to study at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music as one of its first Schulich Scholars, training under Stéphane Lévesque, principal bassoonist of the Montreal Symphony. …

A graduate of Columbia University and the Mannes School of Music, Aaron Dai began studying piano at  the age of five and went on to win the UNICEF Youth Concerts Competition three times by the age of  fifteen. As a soloist and collaborative pianist, he has performed around the country and abroad, in New  York venues such as Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, Symphony Space, and The Town Hall, and cities  including Dublin, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and San Francisco. …

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 …

Valentina Paolucci is a rising orchestral conductor and violinist currently based in New York City. She has recently graduated from the Juilliard School with a Masters Degree in Orchestral Conducting under a full scholarship, and was awarded the Robert Craft-Igor Stravinsky Conducting Award upon graduation. Valentina is currently a Conducting Fellow with The Chelsea Symphony, Conducting Fellow with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of the NYO-USA Alumni Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

Her international conducting engagements have included …