Our
Musicians
Catherine Beeson
President and Artistic Director, Viola
Catherine Beeson (President and Artistic Director, Viola) has served as a Teaching Artist and as a performer with the Colorado Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Friends of Chamber Music - Denver, Lenape Chamber Ensemble (PA), Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Music Chamber Orchestra, Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra (San Diego) and Loon Lake Live. In addition to her artistic administrator role with Loon Lake Live, Catherine has served in administrative roles as Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Colorado Symphony, Artistic Director of Ensemble Faucheux, Executive Director of the Longmont Symphony Orchestra, and as a speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant to education, chamber music, and symphonic organizations. Catherine is a proud advocate for inclusion practices in the musical arts, lately focusing on concert and performance opportunities for the neurodiverse community. She enjoys connecting diverse groups of people through community and school residency programs that encourage music composition and performance. In service to this, Catherine has designed and published teachers' guides and lesson plans to support the education and outreach endeavors of the New York Philharmonic, Colorado Symphony, Up Close and Musical orchestra (Denver) and Friends of Chamber Music (Denver). Catherine has also been a facilitator for adult lectures through Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, led workshops at the Colorado Music Educators' Association conference, and presented as a panelist at the League of American Orchestras conferences and at Denver Comic Con. Catherine serves on the board of The Primavera Fund, a Philadelphia based organization offering support to develop young musicians into agents of change in communities as future performers, teachers, leaders, and role models. Catherine has just completed a year of study and growth in the inaugural cohort of the Anne Parsons Leadership Program, a mentorship and training program led by the League of American Orchestras. Believe it or not, Catherine has spare time during which she enjoys being outside, playing board games, reading, and having random adventures. This summer, just like all the rest of the summers previous and hence, you can find Catherine on Saturday mornings at the Saranac Lake Farmers Market very likely salivating over a Triple Green Jade Farm cardamom raisin bun.
Ari Fierer
Violin
Ari Fierer is a violinist specializing in classical and American Roots music. He is a graduate of Denison University where he studied psychology, music, and was a member of the baseball team. After graduating he spent a year living in Boston where he taught 5th grade and jammed at Lily Ps on Tuesday nights. Ari is currently pursuing a Sports Psychology Master's program at Boston University, is Head Coach of the BU club baseball program, and still jams on Tuesday nights. Ari has been coming to Loon Lake Live concerts since the early 2000s and listening to his parents and their musician friends rehearse. He's super excited to return to Loon Lake Live for a second year as a performer. When he isn't fiddling around he can be found fly-fishing or tying flies in preparation to go fly-fishing.
Sara Fierer
Cello
Sara Fierer is glad that she enthusiastically began cello lessons with her school music teacher in second grade. Growing up she enjoyed playing in her Youth Orchestra and has always liked meeting new friends by playing music with them. Sara graduated from Oberlin with a double degree in Environmental Studies and Cello Performance. During her time at Oberlin, she helped start a music program in Panama and it was there that she discovered that she loved to teach. She then continued her exploration of cello performance and teaching at the University of Texas in Austin where she received her Master of Music. Sara was a co-founder of Loon Lake Live and has extended her commitment to community based chamber music performances through her group Highland Square Ensemble (H2E) in the Denver area. She loves all the different aspects of being a musician: playing in the Boulder Philharmonic; getting to teach group viola and cello classes, orchestra and private lessons at the Denver Waldorf School; and playing chamber music. In her free time she likes to read, make carrot cake and go for walks with her dogs.
Jordan Gunn
Cello
Jordan Gunn is a cellist from Champaign, Illinois. She regularly performs in the New York area, often joining the Buffalo Philharmonic, Glimmerglass Opera Festival, and Syracuse Orchestra, among others. She has held the position of principal cello in The Orchestra Now, The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra. Ms. Gunn has a passion for new works, and has performed workshops with the New York City based SEM Ensemble and Beth Morrison Projects, and in the spring of 2025 she will be performing alongside Mandy Patinkon and Nathan Gunn in the Mandy and Nathan Show. Some of her recent projects include a performance with the Musicians of Ma'alwyck featuring Henry Peyrebrune of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Andrea Cone of the Buffalo Philharmonic. She also performed principal cello in the premiere of Birds of America by Scott Wheeler featuring Gil Shaham at Carnegie Hall, and she appeared in the 2023 film MAESTRO by Bradley Cooper on Netflix, conducted by Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin. An enthusiastic chamber musician, Ms. Gunn was a founding member of the Lilac String Quartet which in 2019 won 2nd prize in the MTNA competition, served a residency in Lake Placid, and performed in Eastman Honor's concerts as well as faculty Sunday Morning Chamber series. During her studies at Eastman, with Steven Doane and Rosemary Elliott, Jordan won the prestigious Performer's Certificate along with her Bachelor's degree, as well as the John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music and the Glenn and Francis Harris Cello Prize. Ms. Gunn loves to promote informed listening of classical music, which prompted her to co-create the podcast Class Half Full.
Heidi Hoffman
Cello
Cellist Heidi Hoffman has made her debut as soloist with the Seattle Symphony at the age of 17. She received her Bachelors of Music and Performers Certificate at the Eastman School of Music, and an MM and DMA from Stony Brook University. As a fellowship student at the Tanglewood Music Center, Heidi performed under conductors Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa. She has performed in North and South America, Europe, and Japan with such diverse groups as the American Symphony, Jupiter Symphony, Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra, Northwest Sinfonietta, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the new music group Ensemble X, as well as rock bands Paige and Plant, and Heart. Ms. Hoffman is principal cellist of Symphoria (formerly the Syracuse Symphony) and was a member of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra in Chicago from 1997 to 2005. She has served on the faculties of Ithaca College, Wells College, and Cornell University. Heidi has recorded for the Albany and Fleur de Son labels. Her teachers have included Alan Harris, Timothy Eddy, and Julius Levine. Heidi is an avid equestrienne and is the dressage instructor and trainer at If Only Farm in Freeville, NY where she has her two horses, Manny and Freddy. She lives in Freeville with her husband Rick Faria, and dog Ziggy.
Susanna Klein
Violin
Susanna Klein currently serves as an Associate Professor of Violin and Coordinator of Strings at Virginia Commonwealth University. A visionary in the field of practice psychology and musician training, violinist Susanna Klein has been researching solutions to the “practice problem” for more than a decade. A pioneer in the technology in the practice room, her groundbreaking research has been grant-funded and multidisciplinary. Prof. Klein is the author of the workbook Practizma Practice Journal and is currently working on a book on the psychology of practice, tentatively titled "Practice Makes Crazy: A Musician's Guide to Empowerment." Prof. Klein been invited to lead workshops at music schools and festivals throughout the country on the topics summarized in my proposed book, among them at Peabody Conservatory, ASTA conferences, University of North Texas, MidEast Flute Conference, Francis Marion University, Vanderbilt University, Wintergreen Music Festival, Online String Insiders, Digital Clarinet Academy, Eastern Carolina University, and Maestra Music. She has written articles on the psychology of practice for Strings Magazine, ASTA Journal, College Music Society, Classical Singer Magazine, The Instrumentalist, The Strad Online, and Violinist.com. Recent Podcast appearances include Mind Over Finger, Contrabass Conversations, MusicianCentric, The Happy Musician, Violin Podcast, Clarineat, Music Studio, and the Creative Baggage Podcast. As an orchestral musician, she served as principal second violin of the Richmond Symphony for five years. Other orchestral appointments have been with the Colorado Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Vermont Symphony, and Rhode Island Philharmonic. Prof. Klein has played under the baton of notable conductors such as Marin Alsop, Seiji Ozawa, Yoel Levi, and Lorin Maazel and has appeared at music festivals such as Tanglewood, Spoleto Italy, Shira, Kneisel Hall, and the Nova Scotia Festival. In the summer, she performs regularly at the Wintergreen Performing Arts Festival, Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival, and Loon Lake Live. Recording credits include One Ring Zero, Modern Groove Syndicate, Trio 826, Richmond Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Loon Lake Live, and the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble. Prof. Klein holds a BM degree from VCU and a Master of Music degree from Boston University, where she was an assistant to the legendary violinist Roman Totenberg.
Alexander Kollias
Clarinet
Alexander S. Kollias is a clarinetist devoted to exploring the multitude of characters within the clarinet voice. As a chamber musician, he is the principal clarinetist with the Hartford Independent chamber Orchestra (HICO), as well as a founding member of Kalmia Ensemble. He also has appeared multiple times as a featured guest soloist with the string ensemble, Cuatro Puntos. As a jazz clarinetist he is a founding member of the traditional jazz ensemble, French 75, and performs regularly with the Juniper Hill Jumpers and Corinthian Jazz Band. Kollias is also a founding member of HuaTian Ave, a trio of musicians dedicated to creating a new wave of unispherical jazz. Each member brings a unique voice, rooted in their own cultures, by melding jazz, klezmer, and Chinese music traditions. HuaTian Ave, is a group dedicated to playing and improvising together to create something original and honest, and is comprised of guzheng, clarinet, and guitar. Kollias has performed across the world in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Winter Garden, in the World Financial Center, in New York, the Yokosuka Arts Theatre in Japan, and Harpa in Reykjavik, Iceland. Kollias has recorded on two previously released CD’s with the GVSU New Music Ensemble, Music for 18 Musicians and In C Remixed, both receiving much critical acclaim. He has premiered multiple works by composers such as Susan Botti, David MacBride, Jessica Rudman, Thomas Schuttenhelm, and Ken Steen. Kollias is a previous winner of the Paranov Concerto Competition, Sewanee Summer Music Festival Concerto Competition, and the Grand Valley State University Concerto Competition. Along with performing, Kollias has a continuous commitment to pedagogy. His students range from young beginners to university students. He is on faculty at The Hartt School Community Division, The Hotchkiss School, Miss Porter’s School, and Holyoke Community College. His young students are competitive at the district and state levels, and many continue their clarinet studies at the collegiate level. Kollias holds both a Doctorate of Musical Arts (DMA 2018) and a Master of Music (MM 2013) degree from The Hartt School, where he studied with Ayako Oshima.
Christine Fish Moulton
Flute
Christine Fish Moulton is professor of flute at Mansfield University of PA where she also teaches Keyboard Skills, Body Mapping for Musicians, Music Fundamentals and directs the Mansfield High School Summer Flute Intensive in early summer every year. Regular performances are with Valley Vivaldi, the Manhattan Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (MCCE), the annual Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival and the annual Bach by Candlelight concerts at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Elkins Park, PA. MCCE was recently featured in WSKG TV’s show Expressions and the group performs regularly at Christ & St. Stephens Church in Manhattan as well as venues including Symphony Space, Zankel and Weill Halls at Carnegie Hall and live concerts on WXXI and WVIA Radio Stations. MCCE also performed at National Flute Association conventions in Phoenix, San Diego and Orlando as well as the New Jersey Flute Society, Rochester Flute Association and many other concert venues in the northeast. Allan Kozinn said in the New York Times review of Richard Auldon Clark’s “Four Sketches” for flute and string trio, “Christine Moulton gave its flute line a shapely, colorful reading…” Previously a member of the Allentown Symphony, she also participated in the Spoleto Festivals in the USA and Italy. Body Mapping is a method to help musicians move and play with more ease and effectiveness, the Timani technique is an approach to playing more effectively based in Oslo, Norway. As a licensed Body Mapping Educator and certified Timani teacher she teaches lessons and leads workshops and master classes which have included the Juilliard Pre-College program, the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia, Rochester Flute Association, Pocono Flute Society, Penn State Flute Fairs, Pittsburgh Flute Club, NYSSMA, Muhlenberg College Music Department, Flute Fest of Central PA, Hochstein School Summer Flute Camp and others. See: christinemoulton.com and moyse24etudes.com She was first place winner in the James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition, 1993 and serves as secretary of the Marcel Moyse Society. She is also a long term practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga.
Aaron Packard
Violin
Aaron Packard maintains a varied career as a violinist, performing music of many genres and periods. He is an avid improviser and proponent of new music, having worked closely with composers such as Ellen Lindquist, Elizabeth Adams, Ted Hearne, Henryk Strindberg, and John Luther Adams to find and experiment with new sound ideas. He currently teaches at the Joy of Music Program in Worcester, MA, and at the Groton School in Groton, MA. Performance collaborators include Orfeo Duo, Avery Ensemble, Mantra Percussion, rapper Self Suffice, harpsichordist Gabe Shuford, violinist Vita Wallace, violist David Yang, and bassist Nick Walker. He is a founding member of the Hartford-based Cuatro Puntos Ensemble (cuatropuntos.org), with whom he can be heard on many recordings on the Arkadash and Métier labels. He is also a member of the New England Repertory Orchestra, the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, and the Worcester Symphony Orchestra. Since 2007 Aaron has been honored to perform in and around Saranac Lake, NY as a part of the Loon Lake Live concert series. Major violin teachers include Greg Fulkerson, Mark Steinberg, and the late Mitchell Stern, but he is proud to say he was really started on the path toward becoming a listener by the incomparable pianist Gil Kalish, and cellist Tim Eddy of the Orion String Quartet. When he’s not teaching or performing, you can probably find Aaron chopping wood, reading a book (mostly sci-fi, etymology, and history!) or doing a crossword puzzle.
Eduardo Sepúlveda
Oboe
Eduardo Sepúlveda is the Principal Oboist of The Syracuse Orchestra. A native of Antofagasta, Chile, he also served as Principal Oboe for the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Mansfield (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra, Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, and the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile, touring Europe and South America. Eduardo Sepúlveda has performed as a guest musician with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Chile, the Santiago Philharmonic, and the Chamber Orchestra of Chile. As a soloist, he has performed the Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin and Haydn Sinfonia Concertante with Symphoria, the Mozart Oboe Concerto and Lebrun Oboe Concerto N.2 with the Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen’s Cantata with the Oberlin Contemporary Ensemble, and Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto with the Oberlin String Orchestra. Eduardo began his studies at Liceo Experimental Artístico of Antofagasta and continued his education in Santiago, Chile, at Universidad Mayor with American oboist Lillian Copeland. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in oboe performance with a minor in historical performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Robert Walters and Kathryn Montoya. Subsequently, he pursued a Professional Studies Diploma at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he was a student of Frank Rosenwein. Eduardo recently obtained a Master’s degree at The Juilliard School with Nathan Hughes. In his free time, Eduardo enjoys biking, spending time with his cats, watching sports, playing card games and making music with friends.
Deborah Sherrill
French Horn
Debra Sherrill-Ward, is Principal Horn with Chamber Music Charleston and the North Charleston Pops Orchestra, Third Horn of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, the Savannah Philharmonic and the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. Debra was honored to be the featured Guest Artist for the 2018 Western Illinois University Horn Festival. She is the director of the Charleston Horn Camp, a camp she started in 2010 for middle school through college age horn students. Debra promotes contemporary composers and has commissioned new works, including: “Moonflower” for solo horn by Kate Caliendo, “Sacred Secrets” for horn and piano by James Naigus, “Pastime” for horn and piano by Carrado Maria Saglietti, “Hyperion in the Red Forest” for Soprano and Horn and “Angels Nine” for 3 Horns and Piano” by Karen Walwyn. Debra has been a featured soloist with the North Charleston Pops Orchestra, the North Charleston Brass Band and soloed with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra horn section, performing the Schumann Konzertstück for 4 horns. During the summers, she has played for the St. Augustine Music Festival, Loon Lake Live, Musica en Segura Festival, the Endless Mountains Music Festival, and the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival. Debra was a member of the Barcelona Symphony, the South Dakota Symphony, and the Charleston Symphony. She studied under Froydis Werke in Oslo, Norway, Jerome Ashby at the Juilliard School, Erik Ralske at Manhattan School of Music and Roger Collins at Western Illinois University. Her other notable teachers include John Cerminaro and Randall Faust.
Robyn Sosa
Violin
Robyn Sosa (violin) Growing up in Colorado, Robyn Sosa received a strong foundation in violin from her teachers; Ellie Albers, James Maurer and Linda Wang. She has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Violin Performance and Suzuki pedagogy certification from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. Robyn has performed and taught in the United States, Italy, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil and is fluent in English and Spanish. Currently residing in Denver with her husband and two daughters, Robyn maintains a Suzuki studio, is on the faculty of the Denver Talent Education program and performs in many of the region’s orchestras; including the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera Colorado Orchestra.
Shelly Tramposh
Viola
Dr. Shelly Tramposh is Professor of Viola at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, where she teaches viola, chamber music, string pedagogy, Irish traditional fiddling and the Crane Mariachi ensemble, “Mariachi los Osos del Norte”. Dr. Tramposh is a frequent presenter at ASTA national conventions and American Viola Society events, where she performs and speaks about issues such as practicing, hypermobility, and the pedagogy bow strokes. Her articles have appeared in the Strad, and her CD “Sprezzatura” with Cullan Bryant is available online. Gramophone praised her CD as “a disc that ought to hold appeal far beyond the viola community”, praising her “bright, silvery tone.” She is currently Principal Viola with the Orchestra of Northern New York and a member of the Julia Trio. Before joining the faculty at the Crane School of Music, Dr. Tramposh was a member of several orchestras, including the Colorado Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, the Colorado Springs Symphony, the Central City Opera Orchestra, the Berkeley Symphony, and the Marin Symphony. Her summer festival engagements include the Taos Summer Chamber Music Academy, the National Repertory Orchestra, Eastern Music Festival, and three years with the Spoleto Festival/Festival dei due Mondi. Dr. Tramposh holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her principal teachers include Martha Katz, Steven Tenenbom, Erika Eckert, and Don Ehrlich, and she studied Suzuki pedagogy with Bill Starr and Teri Einfeldt. She is a past member of the executive board of the American Viola Society and an avid supporter of all things alto. Dr. Tramposh plays a 1971 viola by Francesco Bissolotti.
Lynette Wardle
Harp
Lynette Wardle is an orchestra harpist, chamber musician, recording artist, and soloist. She has been recognized for her “refined tone production & spot-on rhythmic sense.” In addition to being the principal harpist of both the Richmond and Albany Symphonies, she performs regularly with the New Jersey Symphony and the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. Lynette has held several Broadway orchestra chairs including The Notebook and the revival of Camelot at Lincoln Center Theatre. She was also the harpist for both the national tour of the Tony award-winning musical Light in the Piazza, and the City Center Encores! production. For the holiday seasons, she has been in the orchestra for A Christmas Story, the Musical, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Lynette holds a Masters in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music.
Sonya Stith Williams
Violin
Sonya Stith Williams has been playing the violin since the age of five. Many practice years later she earned a BM in performance and an MM in performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music where her primary teachers were Zvi Zeitlin and Ilya Kaler. Sonya is the Associate Concertmaster of Symphoria where she has also served as Acting Concertmaster. She has had the privilege of soloing with Symphoria on multiple occasions. Prior to her current orchestral position, she was a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra for ten years and has performed in many orchestras in the area including the Buffalo Philharmonic. While at the Eastman School of Music, Sonya participated in two string quartet rural residencies in Kentucky. This experience of connecting with a small community was a memorable one and something that has proven to always be relevant, no matter the size of the town. In Syracuse, besides playing chamber music with many of her Symphoria colleagues in concerts and educational settings, other chamber experiences have been with the Skaneateles Festival, the Society for New Music, Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music, and many other excellent organizations. She is also a member of the Finger Lakes Piano Trio which have performed many concerts in the region together. Sonya teaches at LeMoyne College and SUN Oswego. When Sonya is not playing her violin, and possibly sometimes when she is, she is raising her three young children Makenna, Caden, and Rowen with her husband Matt. They have revived an old farmhouse together, which is a process that is always “nearly” completed, in a location where they have ample space for their dogs, cats, chickens, and a large vegetable garden.
Adam Willson
Cello
Originally from Hastings on Hudson, New York, cellist Adam Willson is a performer of solo, chamber and orchestral works currently based in New York. Adam is a member of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and regularly performs with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and others. Through these performances and chamber works, Adam hopes to break down the barrier between audience and performer, aiming to facilitate one communally shared experience. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory, Adam received degrees in both cello performance and mathematics. After attending Oberlin, Adam completed his graduate studies at Rice University. Adam has studied with Darrett Adkins, Desmond Hoebig, and Fred Zlotkin. Aside from music, Adam is an avid hiker, runner and chef. His passion for music extends into his love for nature, melding these two interests into one.
John Winn
Clarinet/Saxophone
John Winn is a musician and composer hailing from Richmond, VA. He can be heard performing regularly at jazz clubs, concert venues, in musical theater pits and at occasional wedding receptions around the Mid-Atlantic. John was featured as a singer with his jazz quartet, Neighborliness, when they were selected to tour parts of Asia, Russia and Mexico under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State’s Jazz Ambassadors program in the early 2000s. As a clarinetist/saxophonist he performed more than two dozen times at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC while a member of The Great American Music Ensemble, the resident jazz orchestra there for seven years. John has also appeared onstage with music luminaries such as Lou Rawls, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Bernadette Peters, Natalie Cole, Doc Severinsen, Idina Menzel, Johnny Mathis, Chita Rivera, Marie Osmond and many others. As a composer, John’s music is no stranger to Loon Lake concertgoers. His Adirondack Suite for strings, harp and clarinet as well as his song cycle, Songs For Modern Times for string quartet and voice were recorded and released by Loon Lake Live! on their 2005 CD Around the Campfire. Those pieces, as well as his string quartet, The More Things Change… have been performed here several times over the years. John is super happy to be back with a brand new piece for string trio this year!
Asher Wulfman
Violin
Violinist Asher Wulfman is a performer of solo, chamber, and orchestral works for violin currently based in Ithaca NY. He is a first violinist in Symphoria and performs regularly with Cayuga Chamber Orchestra and as concertmaster of Opera Ithaca. As a soloist, Asher has performed with the Livingston Symphony Orchestra and the Oberlin Sinfonietta. He has performed in summer music festivals including Spoleto Festival, Yellow Barn Music Festival YAP, Round Top Festival Institute, and Methow Valley Chamber Music Festival. Asher is a frequent interpreter of new music, and has enjoyed collaborating with and premiering works by young composers such as Seare Farhat, Ashlin Hunter, Uri Kochavi, Aliya Ultan, and Tara Valkonen. He is regularly featured in Cornell University’s contemporary music concert series, Ensemble X, and has also enjoyed collaborations with DMA composers in the Cornell music department. In 2022, Asher was invited to participate in Creative Dialogues, an international composer-performer workshop sponsored by the Sibelius Academy. In 2018, Asher was a featured artist with the Oberlin Sinfonietta, playing Four Portraits for Solo Violin by Grammy-winning composer Billy Childs. Asher also enjoys studying and performing early music. As a member of the Thornton Early Music Ensemble, he performed many chamber and solo works on the baroque violin. He now performs regularly as a bass with his early music vocal chamber ensemble. Asher holds a Master’s Degree in Violin Performance from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, and Bachelor’s Degrees in Violin Performance and English from Oberlin College and Conservatory. His former teachers include Lina Bahn, Marilyn McDonald, and Richard Amoroso.
