Chicago, IL Susan Tang is Associate Professor of Piano at Northeastern Illinois University, artistic director of the Chicago Chamber Music Festival (an intensive summer workshop for young artists) and a [...]Read More
Chicago, IL Performing as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player, Chicago native Janice MacDonald has appeared on national and international stages, including Mexico, Ethiopia, Mali, and throughout Europe. She [...]Read More
Crystal Lake, IL Carol Dylan comes from a family of professional musicians and has played violin most of her life. She received her Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, [...]Read More
Orland Park, IL Emily Lewis Mantell is a busy freelance cellist in and around Chicago. She is a member of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chicago Sinfonietta. She teaches [...]Read More
Nashville, TN Katherine Kohler joined the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2018 as Assistant Principal and E-flat Clarinet. From 2016-2018 Katherine was the second clarinetist of the Phoenix [...]Read More
Saint Paul, MN Violinist Elizabeth York is Associate Concertmaster and Personnel Manager of South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, and performs on baroque violin with Lyra Baroque Orchestra. She teaches at the [...]Read More
Chicago, IL Dan O’Connell is the horn instructor at North Central College and maintains a private studio. As a performer, he has played with most of the Chicago area’s great [...]Read More
Chicago, IL John Gaudette studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, PA. He played in the Dallas Symphony, CBC Radio Orchestra, and was assistant principal in the Vancouver [...]Read More
Oak Park, IL 2022 marks Ricardo Castañeda’s 25th year at Birch Creek and his 22nd year as Symphony Session Program Director. Castañeda received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music [...]Read More
Chicago, IL Amanda Grimm enjoys a versatile career as a freelance artist in the greater Chicago area. A graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and Carnegie Mellon University, she has performed [...]Read More
Birch Creek is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
