Bass Philip Smith studied string bass with Oscar Zimmerman at the Eastman School of Music.  For over 40 years, he has worked as a freelance musician in the greater Los Angeles…

First Violin Award-winning violinist, Carrie Kennedy, has been the featured soloist with orchestras throughout the United States and has performed concerts in eleven countries. She has won numerous awards including…

Bass As a native of Taiwan, Frances Liu served as principal bassist for the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. She later studied with Neil Courtney at the Philadelphia College of the Performing…

Violin

First Violin Violinist Mei Chang has been a member of the Pasadena Symphony since the 2007-08 season. She was a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galícia…

Bass Lisa Gass first became interested in music by studying piano at age 5, then violin at age 8. In 7th grade she was asked to switch to double bass…

First Violin Ms. Harman, a native Californian, received her Master of Music degree in Violin Performance from the University of Southern California (USC). Studying with Eudice Shapiro, she was also…

Bass Composer and musician Don Ferrone created the soundtracks for Planetside and Planetside: Core Combat. Adrenaline Vault in review: “Standing as proud as the sound effects is the Planetside music. The compositions,16 in total, are…

First Violin In addition to his work with the Pasadena Symphony and POPS Orchestra, Ron Clark has recorded on many feature film soundtracks including Incredibles 2 (2018) and Rogue One: A Star Wars…

Bass In addition to his work with the Pasadena Symphony and POPS orchestra, Peter Doubrovsky is a highly sought-after recording musician. He has recorded on countless feature film soundtracks for…

First Violin “Emerging as if a highly burnished and glowing ruby”, violinist Aroussiak Baltaian has gained an international attention through her extensive appearances as a prominent recitalist, soloist, chamber musician…