Music
alumni
 

Brett O’Mara Campbell '01 – touring with Kanye West.

Dan Cantrell '96 – performing with Tom Waits on his new album Orphans, composed music that was featured in the movie Mean Girls.

Claire Chase '96 – executive director of ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble).

Jubel Chen '94 – performing with the National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan).

Evan Christopher '87 – performing at the JVC Jazz Festival, Jazz in the Pines.

Graham Dechter '04 – playing with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.

Dennis Doubin '97 – Assistant Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera.

Alejandro Duque '07 – finalist in the Junior Division of the Sphinx Competition.

Michal Emanovsky '97 – Associate Principal Horn at the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (South Korea).


Rachel Fine
'88 – Executive Director of the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus: Rachel Fine ’88 has served in leadership positions for several prominent music institutions including Chanticleer, The Juilliard School, Santa Fe Opera and the Aspen Music Festival. On January 1, 2007, Rachel was appointed executive director of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus.

Andy Fraga '97 – performing the music with the Broadway production of Oklahoma, performing at Jazz in the Pines.

Vesselin Gellev '95 – assistant concertmaster, London Symphony Orchestra.

Julia Gondek Summer – her CD The Complete Songs of Koral Szymanowski won the 2004 Fryderyk prize.

Trevor Hall '05 – four-record deal with Geffen Records, touring with The Wailers and Matisyahu.

Jimil-Anne Hilman summer – a clarinet player with the Navy’s Seventh Fleet Band and a saxophone player with the Seventh Fleet Big Band.

Grace Huang '94 – principal violist with the National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan).


Jason Jackson
'89 – performing with the Broadway musical The Color Purple: Jason has most recently become a member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Prior to his position in the VJO, Jason worked with the Ray Charles Orchestra, Lenny Kravitz, James Brown, Illinois Jacquet Big Band and Slide Hampton’s Jazz Masters. Jason has also played with the Dave Holland Big Band, McCoy Tyner Big Band, Charles Mingus Big Band, and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra directed by Wynton Marsalis.

Jennifer Johnson '96 – Composer (Opera – Leaving Santa Monica).

Denitza Kostova Kucera '93 – substitute Concertmistress, Basel Symphony (Switzerland).

Nickolai Kurganov '92 – performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Liana Koteva '97 – music faculty, Kanack School of Music and performing with the Rochester Philharmonic.

Joseph Kwon '98 – band Big Pretty and the Red Rockets opened for The Dave Matthews Band.

Paz Lechantin '92 – former member of A Perfect Circle, member of Zwan with former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.

Scott Lee '95 – faculty at Kansas University Conservatory of Music.

Wei-Yang Andy Lin '02 – performed with Itzhak Perlman.

Long Lou '96 – performing with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

Hristo Popov '96 – Concertmaster for Opera Circle, Cleveland: Assistant Professor at Kent State University: Teaches violin at Western Reserve Academy, Hudson OH.

Todor Popstoyanov '03 – 2nd horn in Lorin Maazel’s orchestra: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia.

Hallie Pridham '05 – performing with the Reno Pops.

Carol Andrews Schmiedecke summer– Director of Vocal Music for Allendale Public Schools in New Jersey.

Benjamin Schwartz '97 – Assistant Conductor at the San Francisco Symphony, Conductor of the San Francisco Youth Orchestra.

Richard Sheldon summer – Director of Opera a la Carte.


Simeon Simeonov
'00 – Concertmaster, Summer Festival Orchestra in Japan.

Michael Singer '98 – principal timpanist in the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (Japan).

Michael Tilson Thomas summer – Director of the San Francisco Symphony.

Jassen Todorov '94 – Professor of violin and Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at San Francisco State University.

Rebecca Tomlinson '93 - voice professor at Cal State San Bernardino and member of the Los Angeles Opera Chorus.

Angel Valchinov '99 – concertmaster, Aspen Music Festival Concert Orchestra.


Liang Wang
'99 – principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic: Liang Wang ’99 is Principal Oboe of the New York Philharmonic, a position to which Music Director Lorin Maazel appointed him in 2006. Liang was previously the Principal Oboist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.


Yao Zhao
'95 – associate cello principal at the San Diego Symphony Orchestra: The newly appointed Cello Principal of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Yao Zhao ’95, has held the Associate Cello Principal position for the past two years. Prior to that, he was the principal cellist of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra. Originally from China, he is one of the youngest cello principals in any major symphony orchestra in the world.

Bei Zhu '99 – Co-Concertmistress, Hong Kong Philharmonic

Linda Zoolalian summer – piano faculty at Pasadena City College.



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