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American conductor Jeffrey Milarsky is highly acclaimed worldwide for his impeccable musicianship, exhilarating presence, and innovative programming. He has been hailed for his interpretations in a wide range of repertoire, which spans from Bach to Xenakis. In recent seasons he has worked with accomplished groups such as the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, American Composers Orchestra, MET Chamber Ensemble, Bergen Philharmonic, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, New World Symphony, and the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra. In the United States and abroad, he has premiered and recorded works by many groundbreaking contemporary composers, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Boston’s Symphony Hall, and IRCAM in Paris.
Mr. Milarsky has a long history of premiering, recording, and performing American composers and in keeping with that, he was recently presented with the prestigious Ditson Conductor's Award. Established in 1945, it is the oldest award honoring conductors for their commitment to the performance of American music. Past honorees have included Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, and Alan Gilbert. His interest and dedication have brought forth collaborations with esteemed composers such as Adams, Babbitt, Cage, Carter, Corigliano, Crumb, Davidovsky, Druckman, Gordon, Lang, Mackey, Rouse, Shapey, Subotnick, Wuorinen, and an entire generation of young and developing composers.
A dedicated teacher, Mr. Milarsky is a Senior Lecturer in Music at Columbia University, where he is the Music Director and Conductor of the Columbia University Orchestra. In addition to conducting the Juilliard Orchestra, he is the Music Director of AXIOM, The Juilliard School’s critically acclaimed contemporary music ensemble, and serves on the conducting faculty at Juilliard.
A much-in-demand timpanist and percussionist, Mr. Milarsky has been the Principal Timpanist for the Santa Fe Opera since 2005. In addition, he has performed and recorded with the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony. He has recorded extensively for Angel, Bridge, Teldec, Telarc, New World, CRI, MusicMasters, EMI, Koch, and London records.
Jeffrey Milarsky received his Bachelor's and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Peter Mennin Prize for outstanding leadership and achievement in the arts.
Alyssa Regent is a New York based composer originally from the
islands of Guadeloupe. She has participated in several music festivals
and programs such as the 77th Composer’s Conference (Boston),
String Quartet Evolution at the Banff Center (Canada), New Music on
the Point and the Lucerne Music Festival (Switzerland).
In 2023, she was awarded the Ascap Morton Gould Young Composer
Award.
She studied composition with Suzanne Farrin, David Fulmer, Marcos
Balter, Georg Friedrich Haas, Zosha Di Castri and George Lewis. She is
currently pursuing a DMA at Columbia University and is the curator
of Comparing Domains of Improvisation.
She is inspired by what she calls “the unseen”, seeking to evoke
passions and sensations that are deeply rooted in introspection. She
harvests from the ethereal, the enigmatic intersections between
music and spirituality. She loves to think about music as an
exploration of the spiritual and emotional dimensions of the human
experience.
Her compositions urge listeners to reflect and embrace their
emotions; connect with each other during a shared listening
experience.
Her music has been performed by several New York based
ensembles and soloists.
Orchestra Manager: Emma Braunberger
Librarian: Eric Shen
Stage Manager: Joshua Song
Graphic Designer: Paul Wagner
Photographer: Alida Delaney
Violin 1
Andromeda Kepecs − Co-Concertmaster (Spring) (1, 2 part)
Eunseo Oh − Assistant Concertmaster (1, 2 part)
Isabella España − Associate Concertmaster (3, 4 part)
Shawn Yang (3, 4 part)
Nick Vanderveen (5, 6 part)
Joshua Song (5, 6 part)
Alyssa Kim (7, 8 part)
Eric Shen (7, 8 part)
Gigi Chen (9, 10 part)
Yuli Choi (9, 10 part)
Rei Iida (11, 12 part)
Ariel Yu (11, 12 part)
Ellie Kim (13, 14 part)
Eric Shao (13, 14 part)
Alanna Xue (15, 16 part)
Eliana Weinsaft (15, 16 part)
Peter Aliprandis (15, 16 part)*
Charlotte Depew (15, 16 part)*
Violin 2
Derek Martinez − Co-Principal (Spring) (1, 2 part)
Liyu Chen − Co-Principal (Fall) (1, 2 part)
Nathan Gendler (3, 4 part)
Gabriela Benyas (3, 4 part)
Justin Wang (5, 6 part)
Frances Tsai (5, 6 part)
Fanglin Yuan (7, 8 part)
Jude Griffin (7, 8 part)
Lillian Zhi (9, 10 part)
Sarah Hong (9, 10 part)
Melody Qian (11, 12 part)
Riva Rubin (11, 12 part)
Esme Smith (13, 14 part)
Kynnedy Smith (13, 14 part)
Viola
Juliana Castillo − Co-Principal (Spring) (1, 2 part)
Robert Fornos − Co-Principal (Fall) (1, 2 part)
Tejas Tirthapura (3, 4 part)
Kimberly Wei (3, 4 part)
Francis Deng (5, 6 part)
Joshua Wang (5, 6 part)
Casey Lamb (7, 8 part)
Cara Wreen (7, 8 part)
Lela Kornfeld (9, 10 part)
TBA (9, 10 part)*
TBA (11, 12 part)*
TBA (11, 12 part)*
Violoncello
Joel Kim − Co-Principal (Spring) (1, 2 part)
Natalie Kwok − Co-Principal (Fall) (1, 2 part)
Alex Laverty − Associate Principal (3, 4 part)
Chenyang Sun (3, 4 part)
David Fu (5, 6 part)
Leo Chang (5, 6 part)
Alexandra Pellot (7, 8 part)
Matthew Lee (7, 8 part)
Ari Jones-Davidis (9, 10 part)
Eli Trokenheim (9, 10 part)
Brittany Deng (11, 12 part)
Rosemary Ho (11, 12 part)
Sarah Rivas (11, 12 part)*
Julia Wineberg (11, 12 part)*
Henri Yoon (11, 12 part)*
Contrabass
Eugene Zhang − Principal (1, 2 part)
Max Mielcarek − Associate Principal (1, 2 part)
Benjamin Levin (3, 4 part)
Michael Forde (3, 4 part)
Zachary Domach (5, 6 part)
David Gima (5, 6 part)
William Charles (7, 8 part)
TBA (7, 8 part)*
TBA (9, 10 part)*
TBA (9, 10 part)*
TBA (11, 12 part)*
TBA (11, 12 part)*
NB * indicates exact string part in GF Haas work
Flute
Haas
Fl 1. Alicia Chang
Fl 2. Joey O’Neil
Fl 3. Melinda Yao
Fl 4. Nithin Chilakapati
Don Juan
Fl 1. Joey O'Neill
Fl 2. Eric Miau
Picc. Melinda Yao
Tan Dun
Fl 1: Nithin Chilakapati
Fl 2: Melinda Yao
Picc: Eric Miao
Oboe
Haas
Ob 1: Ruth Lipskar
Ob 2: Emma Braunberger
Ob 3: Yunah Kwon
Ob 4: Alice (Yelim) Song
Don Juan
Ob 1: Emma Braunberger
Ob 2: Yunah Kwon
EnH: Alice (Yelim) Song
Tan Dun
Ob 1: Yunah Kwo
Ob 2: Ruth Lipskar
EnH: Alice (Yelim) Song
Clarinet
Haas
B♭ Cl 1: Jake Richards
B♭ Cl 2: Kebin Lee
B♭ Cl 3: Alex Tang
B♭ Cl 4: Eleanor Koo
E♭/Bass 5: Yuchen Tian
E♭/Bass 6: TBA
DonJ
Cl 1: Alex Tang
Cl 2: Kebin Lee
Tan Dun
Cl 1: Alex Tang
Cl 2: Eleanor Koo
Bass: Kebin Lee
Bassoon
Haas
Bsn 1: Hiroshi Nakagawa
Bsn 2: Yael Bright
Bsn 3: TBA
Cbsn : TBA
Don Juan
Bsn 1: Hiroshi Nakagawa
Bsn 2: Yael Bright
Cbsn : TBA
Tan Dun
Bsn 1: Yael Bright
Bsn 2: Hiroshi Nakagawa
Cbsn : TBA
French Horn
Haas
Hn 1: Michael Nunes
Hn 2: Nik Cook
Hn 3: Lliam Boss-Harmon
Hn 4: TBA
Hn 5: TBA
Hn 6: TBA
Don Juan
Hn 1: Michael Nunes
Hn 2: Nik Cook
Hn 3: Lliam Boss-Harmon
Hn 4: TBA
Tan Dun
Hn 1: Nik Cook
Hn 2: Michael Nunes
Hn 3: Lliam Boss-Harmon
Hn 4: TBA
Trumpet
Haas (all in C)
Tpt 1: Diego Núñez
Tpt 2: Arielle Hillock
Tpt 3: Nicholas Olszewski
Tpt 4: Dani Davia
Don Juan
Tpt 1: Diego Carvajal Núñez
Tpt 2: Dani Davia
Tpt 3: Nicholas Olszewski
Tan Dun (all in C)
Tpt 1: Arielle Hillock
Tpt 2: Diego Núñez
Tpt 3: Nicholas Olszewski
Trombone
Haas
Trb 1: Sami Omaish
Trb 2: TBA
Trb 3: TBA
Ctrb: TBA
Don Juan
Trb 1: Sami Omaish
Trb 2: TBA
Trb 3: TBA
Tan Dun
Trb 1: Sami Omaish
Trb 2: TBA
Trb 3: TBA
Tuba
Haas
Tba 1: TBA
Tba 2: TBA
Don Juan
TBA
Tan Dun
TBA
Harp
Haas
Hp 1: Ella Brown
Hp 2: TBA
Don Juan
Ella Brown
Tan Dun
Ella Brown
Timpani/Percussion
Haas
Perc 1: Eric Chang
Perc 2: Tim Barron
Perc 3: Cole FitzGibbons
Perc 4: TBA
Don Juan
Timp: Cole FitzGibbons
Perc 1: Tim Barron
Perc 2: Eric Chang
Tan Dun
Timp: Eric Chang
Perc 1: Tim Barron
Perc 2: Cole FitzGibbons
Perc 3: TBA
Perc 4: TBA