Trumpet Trumpeter David Searfoss has been Associate Principal Trumpet with the Pasadena Symphony and POPS orchestra since 1983. He holds a Bachelor in Music from Michigan State University and a…
Nicholas McGegan Conductor As he embarks on his sixth decade on the podium, Nicholas McGegan — long hailed as “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (London Independent)…
Maximo’s outstanding voice and musical gifts flourished while attending The National Cultural Center and the prestigious Maria Callas School of Opera. In the United States, Maximo studied with Igor Stravinsky’s…
Horn Trained at Interlochen and the University of Southern California, Daniel Kelley is a pianist, a composer, arranger and a French hornist. In addition to being a member of the…
Second Violin Vivian Wolf holds a Bachelors of Music from the Boston University School of Music and performs with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in addition to the Pasadena Symphony and…
James Thatcher Horn James Thatcher began his professional career at age 16 when he played and studied in Mexico City with his uncle, Gerald Thatcher, former principal hornist with the National…
Second Violin Hiromi Warren is a violinist originally from Tokyo. At the age of 9, she began to perform throughout Japan. She was selected to be a student of legendary…
Contrabassoon Charles Koster holds a master’s degree in music theory from the University of Iowa and pursued doctoral studies at Indiana University. As a period instrument bassoonist, he has performed with…
Second Violin An active freelance musician in southern California, Rebecca Rutkowski, is the concertmaster of the Beach Cities, the Peninsula and the Topanga Symphony orchestras. A long-standing member of the…