Known for her skill creating works of musical wit and whimsy, Chicago-based composer and orchestrator Michelle Isaac writes music of an eclectic nature, a mix of intricate and imaginative storytelling and humor grounded in a mastery of orchestration. With a…
A Chicago Sinfonietta Conducting Freeman Fellow as well as a Conducting Fellow with the Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra, Glenn Alexander II is a versatile young conductor and pianist whose musicality crosses many genres. Known for his unique, passionate interpretations of…
Emerging Puerto Rican conductor Yabetza Vivas Irizarry is the Music Director of the Puerto Rico National Youth Orchestra of El Sistema Música’s 100 x 35 program and Administrative Coordinator of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. She is in her second…
A graceful and powerful force on the podium, Argentinian-Italian conductor Michelle Di Russo is known for her compelling interpretations, passionate musicality, and championing of contemporary music. Recently appointed Assistant Conductor of North Carolina Symphony and Interim Director of Orchestras at…
An eloquent communicator known for his thoughtful and revelatory interpretations, American conductor Jherrard Hardeman is a rising star in the symphonic and chamber music stages. Most recently Music Director and Conductor of the Detroit Chamber Orchestra and Interim/Guest Conductor of…
Based in Florida, Aaron King Vaughn is the Assistant Conductor of Sinfonia Gulf Coast under Maestro Demetrius Fuller and Music Director for the Sinfonia Youth Orchestras and a Project Inclusion Freeman Conducting Fellow with the Chicago Sinfonietta under Music Director…
Taichi Fukumura is a rising Japanese-American conductor known for his dynamic stage presence, resulting in a growing international career. Acclaimed for his musical finesse and passionate interpretations, Fukumura is currently Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta and winner of the…
Co-Assistant Conductor of the Chicago Sinfonietta for the 2021-22 season, and Assistant Conductor of the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, American conductor Kyle Dickson is quickly building a reputation as an innovative and compelling presence on the podium.…
Selected as a Project Inclusion Administrative Fellow with the Chicago Sinfonietta for the 2021-2022 season, Colombian born Paula Martinez-Marrugo was recently appointed as Program Coordinator for The People’s Music School in Chicago for both of their Uptown and Back of…
Violist Pedro Pablo Mendez Torrealba is a member of the viola section of the Civic Symphony Orchestra in Chicago, and is concurrently also a Chicago Sinfonietta’s Project Inclusion Freeman Fellow in both the Orchestral and Ensemble programs. As a soloist,…
