Recent Orchestral, Academic and Professional Appointments
Marie-Andre Chevrette (MM ’98) – Associate Principal Second Violin, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
David Connor (MM ’13) – Assistant Principal Bass tenure, Houston Ballet Orchestra
Gina Ford (MM ’15) – Principal Oboe,The Dallas Opera Orchestra
Chloe Yeseul Gam (current graduate student) – Assistant Concertmaster, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
Ian Hallas (BM ’13) – Principal Double Bass, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Keith Hammer (current graduate student) – Section Percussion, Orchestra Iowa
Sydney Hancock (current undergraduate student) – Assistant Principal / Second Oboe, San Antonio Symphony
Mayu Isom (MM ’18) – Second Oboe / English Horn, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
June Kim (MM ’16) – Oboe, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Laven (MM ’19) – Assistant Principal Cello, Grand Rapids Symphony
Dr. Haerim (Elizabeth) Lee (MM ’12) – one-year position as Lecturer in Violin, Texas Christian University School of Music
Jarita Ng (MM ’15) – Assistant Principal Viola, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Timothy MacDuff (MM ’16) – Viola Section, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Macelaru (MM ’06, MM ’08) – music director, Orchestre National de France
Tamás Markovics (MM ’16) – Bass Trombone, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Michael Marks (MM ’18) – Double Bass Section, National Symphony Orchestra
Abraham Martin (current graduate student) – Viola Section, San Diego Symphony
Virginia McDowell (current graduate student) – One-year Acting Principal Oboe, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Mary Thornton (BM ’91) – Professor of Trumpet and Music Theory, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Elected to the Board of Directors of the International Trumpet Guild.
Ben St. Pierre (BM ‘19) – Tuba position, United States Marine Band
Daniel Saenz (MM ’00) – Associate Professor of Cello, Sam Houston State University; Cellist and Director of Education for APERIO, Music of the Americas; Founder and Executive Director Texas All-State Strings Camp.
Rosie Salvucci (BM ’14) – Principal Double Bass, Neue Philharmonie
Titus Underwood (former graduate student) – Principal Oboe, Nashville Symphony
Dorothy VanDine (BM ’15) – Institutional Relations Coordinator, The Metropolitan Opera Assistant Organist, St. Vincent Ferrer Church, NYC
Dr. Kirsten Yon (DMA ’08) – Concertmaster, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
Competitions, Awards, Performances and Premieres
Current graduate student Andrew Dunlap performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Manitowoc Symphony Orchestra
Composer Tommy Dougherty (MM ’15) was the recipient of the 2019 ASCAP Foundation Leo Kaplan Award and a recipient of the 2019 Morton Gould Award.
Fredrick Ballentine (MM ’13) performed the leading role of Sportin’ Life in the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “Porgy and Bess”.
Mi Ou Lee (current doctoral candidate) performed Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra at Avalon Theatre.
Meghan Kasanders (MM ’16) is a new member of the Columbia Artists roster. She recently made her Carnegie Hall debut singing in Bernstein’s “Songfest.”
Second violinist Jennifer Leshnower (BM ’89) in the Cassatt String Quartet presented “Cassatt in the Basin!” residency to Basin-area students.
Rolston String Quartet (MM ’17) performed at the West Vancouver United Church.