Alexander Amadeo, composer, is from New Orleans, LA and is home schooled. In 2007 he received both the Fine Arts Award in composition from Interlocken and the Presidential Honors Award from the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts/Riverfront. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Emily Baker-White, viola, is from Williamstown, MA and attends Mt. Greylock Regional High School. She began piano lessons at age 3 and added viola in 4th grade. She has played at Williams College, the Levine School of Music and at Boston University Tanglewood Institute and performed with the Berkshire Symphony, All Eastern, Massachusetts All State and others. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Eva Belmont, piano (Acton, Mass.), is a student at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School and a member of the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division. In 2007 she won the Concord Orchestra Concerto Competition and was a finalist in the NEC Preparatory Concerto Competition (Division C). She is a past participant of the Bowdoin and Eastern Music Festivals. Past Young Artists Program participant (2006-2007).

Kelsey Blumenthal, violin, is from Cape Elizabeth, ME where she attends Cape Elizabeth High School. She has studied violin for 14 years. She has played with the Juilliard Pre-college Orchestra and the Quartet program. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007-2008)

Colin Brookes, viola, is from Pittsburgh, PA and attends the Juilliard School. He has played with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony and the National Youth Orchestra Festival, and soloed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He has attended festivals including Casalnaggiore, Encore and YMF Debut Camp. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007-2008).

Benjamin Carson, violin (Holliston, Mass.), is currently a student at Walnut Hill School. He has toured Portugal, Spain, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchesrta, where he served as both concertmaster and principal second violin. He is a past participant at Domaine Forget, Heifetz International Music Institute, and Point CounterPoint, among others. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Xiao Chen, piano, is from Haikou, China and attends the Bard Conservatory of Music. She has studied piano since the age of 5. She has taken prizes at the Steinway Piano Competition and the German Music Festival. Festival appearances include Morningside Bridge and Guangzhou. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Alexander Ciccone, cello, is from Brooklyn, NY and attends Regis High School. He has performed with the New York Youth Symphony, the Brownstone Trio, and the AAA Trio at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall. Summer festival appearances include Sewanee, Kinhaven, Soundfest and Bard Quartet Institute. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007-2008)

Matthew Cmiel, composer (San Francisco, Calif.), is a student at the San Francisco School of the Arts. His works have been performed by the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, the Golden Gate Philharmonic, and the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. He has won numerous awards for his performances on guitar, including the ASTA soloist award. Matt is a past participant of the Summer Music West Composition Program. Past Young Artists Program participant (2005-2006).

Francesca dePasquale, violin, is from Narberth, PA and is home schooled. Solo appearances have been with the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and Ocean City Pops. Summer Festivals include Strings International, Encore and National Arts Centre Institute. Awards include first prizes in the Delaware County Symphony, Kennett Symphony, and Atonement Bach Competitions.Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Lee Dionne, piano, is from Ridgefield, CT and studies at Yale University. He has been an avid chamber musician since he joined his first trio at the age of 10. At Phillips Academy, his trio, the Alisier Trio, won the junior division prize at the Fischoff Competition. He is currently a member of the Resonance Chamber Ensemble. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007-2008).

Justin Ehrman, composer, is from Wheaton, IL where he attends Wheaton North High School. He is a member of Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra and is principal cellist in the Symphony Orchestra at Merit School of Music and Wheaton North H. S. Chamber Orchestra. He plays in two quartets and a string trio. In 2008 he took first place in the Music Institute of Chicago Generation Next Young Composer's Competition. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Stephen Feigenbaum, composer (Winchester, Mass.), is a student at Winchester High School and New England Conservatory Preparatory School. In 2006 he was the First Place Winner of the Pikes Peak Young Composer Competition, and is a previous winner of the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Competition. He is a past participant of Tanglewood and the Putney School Summer Program. Past Young Artists Program particpant (2007).

Joseph Gotoff, cello (Lewisburg, Penn.), is a student at both Lewisburg Area High School and Temple Music Prep. He is the sole high school member of the Bucknell Symphony Orchestra and is co-founder of the Turbino Piano Trio. In 2006 he won First Place in the Williamsport Symphony Young Artist's Concerto Competition and performed with the Williamsport Symphony. Joseph is a past participant of Interlochen, Point CounterPoint, the Quartet Program, and the Tanglewood Institute Quartet Workshop. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Laura Ha, violin (Covina, Calif.), is currently a member of the Young Musician's Foundation Orchestra. She soloed with the Pasadena POPS Orchestra in MacArthur Park and Descanso Gardens. Laura is a four-time winner of the Southwestern Youth Music Festival and two-time Gold Medallist of the Bach Complete Works Competition. She is a past participant of Niagara International and Summit Music Festivals. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Annie Hart, cello (El Cerrito, Calif.), attends Berkeley High School and San Francisco Conservatory Chamber Music Program. She is associate principal of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and a member of the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra. Annie has won numerous awards including First Prize in the Oakland East Bay Symphony Concerto Competition. She is a past participant of Interlochen and Zephyr. Past Young Artists Program participant (2005-2007).

Jean Huang, violin, is from Lincoln, MA and is a student at Walnut Hill School. In 2007, she toured China with the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and gave two performances at Jordan Hall. She also regularly performs chamber music at the Keiter Center at the Walnut Hill School. Past Young Artist Program participant (2008).

Adrienne Hochman, viola (Houston, Tex.), is a student at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She is a member of the Houston Youth Symphony and the Virtuosi of Houston Orchestra. In 2006 Adrienne was named Texas Scholar in the Arts and won both the Houston Young Artists and Music Heals Chamber Competitions. She is a past participant of Encore/Coda, Kinhaven, and Musicorda. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Kathryn Kilian, violin (West Hartford, Conn.), is a student at Peabody Conservatory. She has performed in Ozawa Hall as part of the Honors Chamber Music Concert at the Tanglewood Institute and won first place in the New England String Ensemble Concerto Competition. Kathryn is a past participant of Encore, Meadowmount, and Tanglewood. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Diana Kim, piano (East Amherst, N.Y.), has studied piano since the age of four and is currently a student at Peabody Conservatory. She is a past winner of the Amherst (N.Y.) Symphony Orchestra Piano Concerto Competition, and she received honorable mention at the Ithaca College Piano competition in 2004. Diana is a past participant of the Chatauqua Institute. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Lisa Kudo, clarinet (Northbrook, Ill.), began studying her instrument five years ago at the Stanley Davis Music Institute of Chicago and has played with numerous orchestras including the Midwest Young Artists Symphony, and the Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra. Lisa is the 2007 winner of the Glenbrook Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition.. She is a past participant of the Midwest Young Artists Summer Music Festival. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Bethany Landby, violin (Upland, In.), is currently a student of Music Performance at Taylor University, where she is associate concertmaster with the University Symphony Orchestra. In 2006 she toured Spain as a soloist with the Mounds View Chamber Orchestra, performing at such venues as the Rock of Gibraltar. Bethany is a past participant of Masterworks and Northern Lights. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Christel Lee, violin (Coquitiam, Canada), has performed throughout the U.S.,Canada, England, and Korea, including a solo recital in Steinway Hall. Christel is a past winner of the Aspen Music Festival Violin Competition and Canadian Music Competition. She is a past participant of Aspen, Gdansk, the Indiana University Summer String Academy, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Vieen Leung, violin (Wan Chai, Hong Kong), is a student at Peabody Conservatory, where she serves as assistant concertmaster of the Concert Orchestra. She was a member of the Hong Kong Children's Symphony Orchestra for seven years, during three of which she was concertmaster. Vieen won First Place in the 6th National Violin Competition in China. She is a past participant of the European Youth Summer Music Program. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Patrick McGuire, cello, is from Natick, MA and is a recent graduate of Walnut Hill School. This past year he was co-principal cellist in New England Conservatory's Youth Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a Merit Award winner at youngARTS, a finalist in the NEC School concerto competition, and won third prize with the Attaca Quartet at the Fischoff Competition. He will attend the Juilliard School in the fall. Past Young Artists Program participant (2006, 2008)

Tommy Mesa, cello, is from Natick, MA where he attends the Walnut Hill School. In 2007 he played in the NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Walnut Hill Piano Trio. In 2006, he took first place in the Alhambra Concerto Competition, was a finalist in the New World Symphony Concerto Competition, and took third place in the greater Miami Youth Symphony Concerto Competition. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Stanley Moore, cello, is from Elgin, MA and is a student at Elgin High School. He has appeared with YoYo Ma and The Silk Road Project, the MYA Symphony and the Moore Family Players. He was a featured soloist with the Pathos Trio at the Chicago Art Institute. Honors include first place in the Rembrandt Chamber Players, Chicago National Chamber Music, MYA Walgreens Concerto Senior Division and Illinois Cello Competions. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Isaac Pastor-Chermak, cello, is from Moscow, Idaho. He studies with Irene Sharp at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a longtime member of the Walla Walla (WA) Symphony and the Rendezvous Chamber Players, was principal of the University of Idaho Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, and was a member of the Washington-Idaho Symphony and the Anonymous Three piano trio. Isaac is an alum of the Eastern Music Festival, Chamber Music in the Mountains, and the National Cello Institute, and was the principal player of the University of Idaho Cello and Bass Choir. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007-2008).

Rachel Ruggles, violin (Berkeley, Calif.), is enrolled in the San Francisco Conservatory Preparatory Program and plays with the Berkeley High School Orchestra and San Domenico Virtuoso Orchestra da Camera. Rachel has been featured on NPR's "From the Top" and was a Junior Bach Festival soloist. She is a past participant of Margess International, Marrowstone, Sequoia Chamber Workshop, and Summer Music West. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).

Elicia Silverstein, violin (Short Hills, N.J.), is a student at Professional Children's School and the Pre-College Program at Juilliard. She has appeared at Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, and the Juilliard Theater and on NPR's "From the Top." She is a past participant of California Summer Music, Greenwood Music Camp, and Killington Music Festivals. Past Young Artists Program participant (2005-2007).

Alexander St. Angelo, violin, is from Austin, TX and studies at the North Carolina School of the Arts. He was the 2007 Strings Division Winner at the San Antonio Symphony Concerto Competition and the 2006 winner of both the Pearl Amster Concerto Competition and the Austin Young Artist Competition. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Jan Stoneman, composer, is from Washington, DC, and is a student at Walnut Hill School. Jan played the piano for 8 years before starting to compose in 2006. He has studied composition at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Composition Program and at Walnut Hill. He received an Honorable mention in the NYAE Young Composer's Competition. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Justina Sullivan, cello, is from Orange, CT and attends the Juilliard School. She has performed with the New Haven Youth Symphony and the Juilliard Pre-college Chamber Ochestra, symphony, and orchestra. She is the 2006 winner of the Connecticut Alliance for Chamber Music Competition. She attended the Perlman Program in 2002-2006 and has performed with Itzhak Perlman, YoYo Ma, and Pinchas Zuckerman. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007-2008).

Thea Talento, violin, is from Woodstock, VT and studies at the Sharon Academy. She has performed with the Upper Valley Strings and the Upper Valley Music Center Quartet and played first violin at the Vermont All-State Music festival. She gave a solo performance of Kreisler's Tempo di Minuetto on NPR's popular From the Top radio show. She won Recipient of Merit for Outstanding Musicianship at the New England Music Festival in 2007. Past Young Artits Program participant (2008).

Mu-Ying Adina Tsai, violin, lives in Lincoln, MA and attends the Walnut Hill School. She has been a member of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of NEC since 2006, and toured China with them. She has won numerous prizes for string orchestra, string quartet and violin solo at the Taiwan National Music Festival, from 2004-2006. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

Deana Wang, violin, is from Santa Monica, CA and attends the Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences. In 2007, she was a semi-finalist in the Stulberg International String Competition. She was the youngest winner of the 2006-7 Beverly Hills Sunday at 2 Competition and has performed in the New York String Orchestra Seminar, ENCORE, Goldcoast, and the Walnut Hill Summer Chamber Music in France Program. Past Young Artists Program participant (2008).

William Zuckerman, composer (Franklin, Mass.), attends Franklin High School. His compositions have been performed at Boston University, New England Conservatory, and Walnut Hill. He has received awards from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and was a finalist in the Indiana University's Scholarship Competition. He is a past participant of the National Guitar Workshop and Tanglewood. Past Young Artists Program participant (2007).