David Cho
During his three seasons with the Utah Symphony, David has conducted many education, Pops, outreach, and tour concerts. In September of 2007 David was the recipient of the 1st Prize…
Erin Morley
Soprano Erin Morley, originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, joined the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program in September 2007, and made her Met Opera debut in Manon Lescaut and Peter Grimes in February…
Mindy Chen
Born in 1996, Mindy Chen, a six grader from Fremont, California, is currently a scholarship student at the Preparatory Division of San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She started playing the…
Crawford Gates
Crawford Gates was born in 1921 in San Francisco. He grew up in Palo Alto, California, attended San Jose State University (BA, with great distinction), Brigham Young University (MA), and…
Stephen Beus
“Mesmerizing… explosive… intelligent… he belongs on the world stage” (Salt Lake Tribune). American pianist Stephen Beus is recognized as one of the most promising pianists of his generation. In the…
Kory Katseanes
Professor Katseanes is the Director of Orchestras and an Associate Director of the School of Music at Brigham Young University. As Director of Orchestras he oversees the orchestral program that…
Sergio Pallottelli
Sergio Pallottelli captivates and dazzles audiences world-wide. As a soloist and avid chamber musician, his performances take him to halls all over the world, from Europe to Australia, from the…
Susan Goodfellow
Susan Goodfellow is a professor of flute at the University of Utah. She holds degrees from Julliard School of Music and the university of Chicago, and studied with Julius Baker…
Susan Neimoyer
A specialist in 20th century and American music, Susan Neimoyer received her Ph.D. in Music History from the University of Washington, where she was a student of American music scholar…
Gary Merrell
Gary Merrell began playing the clarinet at age 10 as part of a deal with his parents in which he was allowed to stop taking piano lessons. In elementary school,…
Bill Newton
Bill Newton graduated from the University of Utah in 1978 with a degree in Music. His most influential teachers were Utah Symphony members Jim Hough and Doug Craig. In 1984,…
Jim Yehle
By the fifth grade, Jim knew he wanted to play French horn, but he had to put his plans on hold for a year. The school in Denver had only…