Strings
Eva Cappelletti Chao
Violin
Lin He
Violin
Philippe Chao
Viola
Jason Calloway
Cello
Sam Suggs
Bass
Mari-Liis Calloway
Violin
Gregory Lee
Violin
Hillary Herndon
Viola
Natasha Farny
Cello
Meghan Berindean
String Chamber Music
Coordinator
Jessica Dan Fan
Violin
Brittany MacWilliams
Violin
Sheldon Person
Viola
Tim Pearson
Bass
Jonathan Magness
Violin
Sabbatical Summer 2020
Woodwinds
Gabriel Beavers
Bassoon
Chad Burrow
Clarinet
Carl Rath
Bassoon
Donna Shin
Flute
Robert Stephenson
Oboe
Rebecca Van de Ven
Wind Chamber Music
Coordinator
Brass
Peter Bond
Trumpet
Jason Allison
Horn
Eric Bubacz
Tuba
Joshua Bynum
Trombone
Percussion
Phillip O’Banion
Piano
Steve Beck
Amy I-lin Cheng
Harp
Paula Bressman
Rachel Miller
Composition
Jorge Variego
Opera
Laura Brooks Rice
Program Director
Master Teacher
Blair Salter
Coach/Conductor
Amanda Consol
Dramatic Coach/Director
Joan Dornemann
Coach/Conductor
Howard Watkins
Coach/Conductor
Kathleen Kelly
Dramatic Coach/Director
Gina Lapinski
Coach/Conductor
Patrick Hansen
Conductor/Director
Hemdi Kfir
Language Coach
In Loving Memory
Hunter Thomas (1956-2018)
Hunter Thomas was a tremendous contributor to the life and breath of the festival. He spent over a decade on our faculty and added to the life of virtually every corner of activity within the festival.
He leaves a lasting impact on students from across the world. His loss is also deeply felt by his featival colleagues and entire Sewanee community. A scholarship has been established in his name to support the bassoon studio students during SSMF 2019.
Hunter Thomas, Principal Bassoon, Personnel Manager, and Librarian, performed with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra for more than forty years after winning an audition in 1971, while still a student in high school.