ARTIST FACULTY
BREVARD MUSIC CENTER ROBERT ALDRIDGE has written more than 80 works for orchestra, opera, musictheater, dance, string quartet, solo, and chamber ensembles. He has received numerous fellowships and awards for his music from institutions including the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA. Aldridge received the 2012 Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for his opera, Elmer Gantry. He is currently Director/Chair of the Music Department at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. SUE BARBER serves as Professor of Bassoon, Chair of the Woodwind Area, and member of the Montpelier Wind Quintet at James Madison University. Dr. Barber is an active performer and clinician, presenting workshops and recitals throughout the United States. She has previously held positions with the Baton Rouge Symphony, The Hartford Symphony, The Connecticut Opera, Sarasota Opera, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, and the Soni Fidelis Woodwind Quintet. NEAL BERNTSEN joined the trumpet section of the Pittsburgh Symphony in 1997, after previously serving as a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera and the Grant Park Symphony. Mr. Berntsen teaches at Carnegie Mellon University and has presented masterclasses and recitals around the world. Mr. Berntsen holds degrees from the University of Puget Sound and Northwestern University, and has studied with Adolph Herseth, Vincent Cichowicz, and Manuel Laureano. EMILY BREBACH , a native of Philadelphia, joined the Atlanta Symphony as English horn and oboe in the fall of 2012. Prior to joining the ASO, Ms. Brebach held the position of English horn and oboe with the Sarasota Orchestra. She has also performed with the Boston Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and the Kansas City Symphony. Ms. Brebach holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Rice University, and has studied with Louis Rosenblatt, James Caldwell, Robert Atherholt, and Robert Walters. Bassist CRAIG BROWN is a member of the North Carolina Symphony and serves on the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He has been Principal Bass in the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra, and has been a member of the Toledo Symphony. Mr. Brown is an active chamber musician, and has also been a bass clinician for the American String Teachers Association.
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster JONATHAN CARNEY is in his 14th season with the BSO, after 12 seasons in the same position with London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Born in New Jersey, Mr. Carney hails from a musical family with all six members having graduated from The Juilliard School. After completing his studies with Ivan Galamian and Christine Dethier, he was awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship to continue his studies in London at the Royal College of Music. Mr. Carney is passionate about music education and currently serves as artistic advisor for the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras and is on the board of the Baltimore School for the Arts. Bassist KEVIN CASSEDAY is a member of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and teaches bass at the University of Florida. Mr. Casseday holds degrees from Indiana University, and has studied with Stuart Sankey, Eugene Levinson, and Edgar Meyer. As a composer, he has written music for solo bass, chamber ensembles with bass, and a book of technical exercises written to help players of all levels maintain a relaxed technique. Pianist JIHYE CHANG is the First Prize recipient of the Mikhashoff Pianist-Composer Competition and has appeared as soloist and collaborative artist in venues throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. An avid performer of new music, Dr. Chang has also recorded for Albany, Sony/ BMG Korea, and Sony Music Korea. She holds degrees from Indiana University and Seoul National University. Dr. Chang currently serves on the faculty of the Nuevo Mundo Festival and Academy and Florida State University. Cellist SUSANNAH CHAPMAN is well established as a chamber musician, soloist, and performer in leading chamber orchestras. She performed the entire 2012-13 season with the New York Philharmonic, has played Principal Cello in the Oregon Bach Festival and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, is a former member of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and currently performs regularly with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Ms. Chapman holds a DMA from SUNY Stony Brook, and teaches at Sarah Lawrence College, Kean University, Princeton University, and Rutgers University.