MUSICIANS

The Lake George Music Festival (LGMF) is a collaborative artist retreat for advanced young professionals. Musicians attend solely as a way to advance intellectually, artistically, and professionally; working closely together in a tight-knit community and nurturing atmosphere.

PARTICIPANTS

WOODWINDS

FLUTE
Catherine Baker – USA, Southeast Symphony, The University of Southern California

PICCOLO
Vincenzo Volpe – USA, University of Toronto, Case Western Reserve University

OBOE
Joshua Lauretig – USA, Buffalo Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Curtis Institute of Music

ENGLISH HORN
Lauren Williams – USA, Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School

CLARINET
Samuel Boutris – USA, Curtis Institute of Music, Yale School of Music
Graeme Steele Johnson – USA, Center for Musical Excellence, Yale School of Music
Jacob Sweet – USA, Yale School of Music

BASSOON
Eleni Katz – USA, Yale School of Music, University of Wisconsin- Madison
Yen Chen Wu – Taiwan, Ensemble Connect, Stony Brook University

BRASS

HORN
Antonia Chandler – USA, Yale School of Music, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Cody Halquist – USA, Yale School of Music, University of Michigan

TRUMPET
Andy Kozar – USA, Loadbang, Eastman School of Music, Manhattan School of Music
Eric Rizzo- USA, Phoenix Orchestra, Yale School of Music

TROMBONE
Kevin Dombrowski – USA, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Alexander Theiss – USA, Texas Tech University, Texas Christian University

BASS TROMBONE
Zachary Haas – USA, Yale School of Music

PERCUSSION, HARP, PIANO

TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
Stella Perlic – USA, Eastman School of Music, The Juilliard School
Hanna Weaver – USA, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony

HARP
Rosanna Moore – United Kingdom, Rochester Philharmonic, Eastman School of Music, Royal Northern College of Music

PIANO
Ronaldo Rolim – Brazil, Astral Artists, Peabody Conservatory, Yale School of Music, Trio Appassionata
Sun-A Park – USA, The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, Peabody Conservatory
Xiaohui Yang – China, Peabody Institute, The Juilliard School, Curtis Institute of Music
Eloise Kim – USA, Colburn School, Manhattan School of Music

STRINGS

VIOLIN
Nikki Chooi – Canada, Astral Artists, Buffalo Philharmonic, Curtis Institute of Music
Heng-Han Hou – Canada, University of Toronto, New England Conservatory
Bora Kim – Canada, Yale School of Music, Colburn Conservatory of Music
Yoon Be Kim – USA, Yale School of Music, New England Conservatory
Barbora Kolářová – Czech Republic, Lincoln Center Stage, Malaysian Philharmonic
Milena Kolářová – Czech Republic, Czech Philharmonic
Giancarlo Latta – USA, Kinetic Ensemble, Shepard School of Music
Sophia Szokolay – Canada, Boston Philharmonic, New England Conservatory
Ryan Truby – Canada, Yale School of Music, Conservatoire de Musique de Montreal
Jung Tsai – Taiwan, Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Hadley-Yakir – USA, New England Conservatory of Music, Musikhochschule Köln

VIOLA
Jebat Kee – Malaysia, Malaysian Philharmonic, Eastman School of Music
Rosemary R. Nelis – USA, The Juilliard School, Bard Conservatory
Michael Resetar – USA, Lincoln Center Stage, HEMU, The Juilliard School
Jiawei Yan – China, The Orchestra NOW, Monclair Orchestra

CELLO
Mia Barcia-Colombo – USA, Lincoln Center Stage, Peabody Conservatory, USC Thornton School of Music
Samuel DeCaprio – USA, The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music
Nicholas Finch – USA, Louisville Orchestra, The Juilliard School, Harvard University
Allan Hon – USA, San Diego Symphony, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra

BASS
Kyle Motl – USA, Ghost Ensemble, Sibarg Ensemble
Charles Paul – USA, Rice University, Kinetoc Ensemble, Houston Symphony Orchestra

COMPOSITION

COMPOSITION
Carolina Heredia
George Lewis
David Ludwig
Juri Seo
Sheridan Seyfried
Alyssa Weinberg
Daniel Whitworth

ENSEMBLES

ENSEMBLES IN RESIDENCE
Byrne:Kozar:Duo – Corrine Byrne, Andy Kozar
Seagle Colony Singers – Sedona Libero, Sarah Larkworthy, Anthony Rohr, Jake Stamatis, Lilias Pastia, Thomas Lynch

GUEST ARTISTS
Gahlord Dewald
John de los Santos

VOICE

VOICE
Corrine Byrne – Stony Brook University, Manhattan School of Music, Byrne:Kozar:Duo

RESIDENT COMPOSERS

Steven Snowden

Carolina Heredia

David Serkin Ludwig

Alyssa Weinberg

Sheridan Seyfried

George Lewis

COMISSIONS

2019 COMMISSION
Sheridan Seyfried
Caprice for Solo Violin

2018 COMMISSION
Pascal Le Boeuf
Imp in Impulse

2017 COMMISSION
Sheridan Seyfried
Concerto for Two Violins
and Orchestra

2015 COMMISSION
Harry Stafylakis
Arc of Horizon

2013 COMMISSION
Brendan Faegre
The Brightness of Light

2018 COMMISSION
David Ludwig
Paganiniana

2018 COMMISSION
Christopher Rogerson
Four Meditations for Orchestra

2017 COMMISSION
Paul Dooley
Northern Nights

2014 COMMISSION
Michael Djupstrom
A Stave for Lake George

COMPOSITION COMPETITION

The Lake George Music Festival is a strong supporter of contemporary classical music, and annually hosts an international competition to promote its continued development and dissemination. Our mission is to discover the next generation of leading compositions and promote these works to the world at large.

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