FACULTY & GUEST ARTISTS (YAP)
FACULTY Stephen Coxe, composer
Stephen Coxe, composer, is a recipient of ASCAP, Aaron Copeland and National Association of Composers Awards and a BAEF Fellowship. Kirsten Doctor, viola
Kirsten Doctor, viola, is a member of the Naumburg Award-winning Cavani String Quartet and serves on the faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Mimi Hwang, cello
Mimi Hwang, cello, is Co-Artistic Director of the Young Artists Program. She serves on the chamber music faculty at the Eastman School of Music and is a former member of the Franciscan String Quartet, winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition. Seth Knopp, piano
Seth Knopp, piano, is Co-Artistic Director and founder of the Young Artists Program, and Artistic Director of the Yellow Barn Music School & Festival. He is a founding member of the Peabody Trio and is on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory. Violaine Melançon, violin
Violaine Melançon, violin, is a founding member of the Peabody Trio and the Knopp-Melançon Duo, and serves on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory.
Five Yellow Barn Music School & Festival participants, young professionals already active as performers and teachers, will serve as adjunct faculty and resident assistants.
VISITING ARTISTS Natasha Brofsky, cello
Natasha Brofsky, cello, is a member of the Peabody Trio and serves on the faculty of New England Conservatory. Bonnie Hampton, cello
Bonnie Hampton, cello, is a former member of the Francesco Trio and the Hampton-Schwarz Duo, and serves on the faculty at the Juilliard School. Victor Rosenbaum, piano
Victor Rosenbaum, piano, is a soloist and chamber artist and is past president of the Longy School of Music. He teaches there and at the New England Conservatory. Chris Theofanidis, composer
Chris Theofanidis, composer, was a 2007 Grammy nominee, has been composer-in-residence with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and is on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory. Melinda Wagner, composer
Melinda Wagner, composer, is a Pulitzer Prize winner who has received many commissions from major orchestras and has been a Guggenheim and ASCAP award recipient. Donald Weilerstein, violin
Donald Weilerstein, violin, was founding first violinist of the Cleveland Quartet, and serves on the faculty at the New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School. Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano
Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano, is a member of the Weilerstein Duo and the Weilerstein Trio, and is on the faculty at the New England Conservatory, where she directs the professional trio training program.
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