2021 Festival Artists, Fellows, Speakers, and Guests

Daniel Kelly - trumpet
Festival Artist Daniel Kelly, a native of Charleston, SC, is associate professor of trumpet at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He joined
Lucas Borges - trombone
Festival Artist Lucas Borges is an Assistant Professor of Trombone at Ohio University (OU) and is a Conn-Selmer Performing Artist.
Jessica Mathaes - Concertmaster
Hailed “a violinist like no other” (The New York Times) and “a master of the Khachaturian violin concerto” (Austin Chronicle), Jessica Mathaes enjoys an international
Michael Karcher-Young - Assistant Conductor and pianist
Winner of the Audience Prize at the Leeds Conductors’ Competition for his “electric conducting”, MahlerFest Fellow and Assistant Conductor Michael
Jordan Pyle - Oboe
Oboist Jordan Pyle’s love of music came at an early age when she fell in love with Mozart operas—dancing, singing,
Philip Sawyers - Visiting Composer
Philip Sawyers’s works have been performed and broadcast in many countries worldwide including USA, Canada, Spain, Austria, Czech Republic, France
David Rahbee - Symposium Speaker
David Alexander Rahbee is currently Senior Artist in Residence at the University of Washington School of Music in Seattle, where
Jason Starr - Biography
JASON STARR Producer and Director Jason's films are available on DVD and Blu-Ray from the MahlerFest store. Award-winning filmmaker Jason
Parry Karp – cello
Cellist Parry Karp is Artist-in Residence and Professor of Chamber Music and Cello, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he
Suzanne Casey - violin
Violinist and Festival Artist Suzanne Casey studied as a young musician at the Hereford Cathedral School, and while there was a
Karen Bentley Pollick – violin
Festival Artist Karen Bentley Pollick joined the Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Ensemble in 1999 and champions a wide range of solo
Jennifer Hayghe – piano
Pianist and Festival Artist Jennifer Hayghe is an Associate Professor of Piano in the Roser Piano and Keyboard Area at
Lauren Spaulding - viola
Dr. Lauren Spaulding, under the alias of @MonochromeViola, has established herself as a rising genre-defying soloist and chamber musician through
Jay Reise - Symposium Speaker
Award-winning composer Jay Reise wrote both the music and libretto for his opera Rasputin which was commissioned by the late Beverly Sills
Hannah Porter Occeña - Flute
Hailed by the New York Times as possessing “rich tone and deft technique,” Hannah Porter Occeña is Assistant Professor of
Daniel Silver – clarinet
Festival Artist Daniel Silver, professor of clarinet at CU, is a versatile performer and teacher whose career encompasses a full
Lydia Van Dreel - horn
Festival Artist Lydia Van Dreel, Professor of Horn at the University of Oregon, joined the faculty in 2006. Prior to
Michael Tetreault - Timpani
Michael Tetreault holds a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY and a Master of
Kellan Toohey - Clarinet
Kellan Toohey is an avid performer whose varied career includes recitals and solo appearances, chamber music, teaching, and orchestral playing.
Andrew Brown - cello
MahlerFest Fellow Andrew Brown has served as the principal cellist of Aspen Music Festival’s Opera and the Longmont Symphony, and