Guest Artists

Mr. Xiao Ming, director, chief conductor, and executive president of Hunan Symphony Orchestra, is one of the national first class conductors of China. Mr. Xiao graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory…

For her ninth birthday, Charlotte asked for a yoyo. Apparently hearing only the vowels, her parents instead gave her an oboe. She subsequently learned to play at the University of…

“Phillip Bimstein uses the voices, natural sounds and culture of his adopted home in his compositions, and he practices politics with music in mind.“ – National Public Radio’s All Things Considered…

The University Lyric Opera Ensemble performs regularly each spring in Kingsbury Hall with the Utah Philharmonia under the direction of Conductor Rob Baldwin. Cathy Reese of the Salt Lake Tribune…

Caleb Harris was the second of seven children growing up in a musical household in Borger, Texas. When his father, a pilot and rancher who played trombone on the side,…

Anthony has over a hundred credits to his name as stage director, music director, actor, singer, stage manager and composer on stages in Utah, Ohio, New York and Italy. Favorite…

Hasse Borup is Associate Professor of violin and Head of String and Chamber Music Studies the University of Utah School of Music. He has earned degrees in violin performance from…

During his tenure as conductor of the Great Falls Symphony, Gordon Johnson has been known for his energetic performances and dynamic leadership. In addition to his responsibilities in Great Falls,…

Rocky Mountain Strings is an advanced performing group of young violinists directed by Deborah Moench, Ramona Stirling, Asheley Watabe and Chandelle Fairbanks. Shelley Astle is the accompanist, with Michael Thomas…

Deborah Moench began teaching the violin when she was in the fifth grade, one year after beginning lessons! This began a love of sharing music with children that has never…

Ramona Stirling has been the director of the Intermountain Suzuki String Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah, for twenty three years. She has been teaching the Suzuki violin method for…

Before joining the Salt Lake Symphony, Larry Spell was the Music Director and Conductor of the Pitt Community College Symphony Orchestra in Greenville, North Carolina. The PCCSO was founded by…