These are the MahlerFest 38 Featured Artists including soloists, chamber musicians, Festival Artists, and Symposium Speakers
Classical violist and North Carolina native, Aria Cheregosha made her debut in Carnegie Hall at the age of 13 and Read more
Brennen Guillory (Tenor) Tenor Brennen Guillory has become known for his powerful, dramatic voice and thoughtful interpretations of both operatic Read more
Craig Butterfield is Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of South Carolina. American Record Guide has Read more
Festival Artist Daniel Kelly, a native of Charleston, SC, is associate professor of trumpet at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He joined Read more
Festival Artist Daniel Silver, professor of clarinet at CU, is a versatile performer and teacher whose career encompasses a full Read more
Dave Maass is the writer of “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis” (Berger Books, 2024), the graphic novel adaptation of Read more
Deborah Pritchard is an award-winning British composer whose music has been performed worldwide by ensembles including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Read more
Marilyn L. McCoy teaches music at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York. She has also taught at Clark Read more
Highlights: Philippe in Don Carlos (Hamburgische Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper am Rhein). Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin (San Francisco Opera, The Read more
Hannah Benson is a classically trained mezzo-soprano from Grand Island, Nebraska. She received her BM in Voice Performance from Wheaton Read more
Hailed by the New York Times as possessing “rich tone and deft technique,” Hannah Porter Occeña is Assistant Professor of Read more
Jack Barry is a versatile solo, chamber, and orchestral percussionist in the New England area. As a timpanist and percussionist, Read more
Pianist and Festival Artist Jennifer Hayghe is an Associate Professor of Piano in the Roser Piano and Keyboard Area at Read more
Jer Umholtz is currently a Temporary Assistant Professor of Trombone at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), a position he has Read more
Jesse Jones is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who moonlights as a luthier. His music lurks on the lines between folk, Read more
Dr. Jesse Orth (he/him) is the assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at the Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He has recently performed and presented at Read more
THE JONES/BUTTERFIELD DUO is comprised of world-renowned bassist Craig Butterfield and award-winning composer/instrumentalist Jesse Jones, both music professors at the Read more
Oboist Jordan Pyle’s love of music came at an early age when she fell in love with Mozart operas—dancing, singing, Read more
Kalanit-Liat Chalstrom is pursuing her Ph.D. in Musicology at the University of Arizona. Her primary area of research is Jewish Read more
Dr. Karl Knapp is a dynamic cellist, university professor, and dedicated Suzuki educator, recognized for his artistry as both a Read more
Harpist Kathryn Harms is recognized for her vibrant artistry and versatility as an orchestral performer and chamber musician, as well Read more
Dr. Lauren Spaulding, under the alias of @MonochromeViola, has established herself as a rising genre-defying soloist and chamber musician through Read more
Leah Claiborne, D.M.A. promotes diversity in the arts by championing piano music by Black composers in her performances, research, and Read more
Festival Artist Lydia Van Dreel, Professor of Horn at the University of Oregon, joined the faculty in 2006. Prior to Read more
Cellist Parry Karp is Artist-in Residence and Professor of Chamber Music and Cello, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he Read more
Dr. Richard Adams joined the faculty of Texas Woman's University in 2015. He has performed with the Center Stage Brass, Read more
Dutch / American Baritone Ryan Hugh Ross holds degrees from Southwest Minnesota State University, the Cole Conservatory of Music at Read more
Bassoonist Sarah Fish is principal bassoon of Boulder Symphony and an active orchestral and chamber musician. She has soloed with Read more
Lauded for her “stirring and singing tone” by Martha’s Vineyard Gazette, Canadian violinist Sophia Szokolay has captivated audiences across Canada, Read more
The 2022-2023 season marks violinist Stephen Cepeda‘s 17th year as a concertmaster of the Helena Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared Read more
Violinist and Festival Artist Suzanne Casey studied as a young musician at the Hereford Cathedral School, and while there was a Read more
Tallā Rouge, meaning ‘the Red-Gold’ in Farsi and French, was established by the fiery Persian-American & Cajun-American violists, Aria Cheregosha Read more
Festival Artist and The Indianapolis Quartet first violinist, Zachary DePue has established himself in concert venues around the world delivering Read more