by Nic Wrampe | Sep 11, 2025
KATIE ALTHEN-VELÁZQUEZAn award-winning flutist, content creator, and educator, Katie Althen-Velázquez enjoys a rich career with a multifaceted impact on the arts. Widely recognized as a unique musician, the Boston Musical Intelligencer has praised her performances...
by Nic Wrampe | Jul 12, 2025
CHARLES HUANGDr. Charles Huang has performed throughout North and South America, Germany, and Asia as soloist and chamber musician. A founding member of Oboe Duo Agosto, he has advanced a wide variety of commissions for their concerts. Huang has been a Fulbright...
by Nic Wrampe | Jun 20, 2025
SAM KELDERPraised by the Boston Globe as a “committed and dynamic” performer, violist Dr. Samuel Kelder’s interpretations of contemporary repertoire and virtuosic technique have led him to become a sought after soloist and chamber musician, traveling...
by Nic Wrampe | Jun 12, 2025
REBECCA CHRISTAINSENRebecca Christainsen is from Palo Alto, California and graduated from Williams College in 2021 with bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and music. While at Williams, they studied viola with Ah Ling Neu and played in the Berkshire Symphony, Chamber...
by Nic Wrampe | Jun 12, 2025
TAYLOR SMITHBassoonist Taylor Smith is a dynamic orchestral, opera, and chamber musician who splits his time between New York City and Birmingham, Alabama. He serves as Principal Bassoon of both the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and the Missouri Symphony, and holds...