Attention YMF alumni - we want to here from you! E-mail your name, instrument, YMF program(s) that you participated in, and recent accomplishments, news and upcoming performances to alumni@ymf.org. 

Allison Allport - Solo Recital at World Harp Congress in Prague ; 1st prize Junior Divison ASTA National Competition; full scholarship to USC Thorton School of Music

Dayna Anderson - Concertmaster and soloist with Metropolis Youth Symphony; soloed for Barbara Bush.

Justine Bahrami - Currently pursuing a Master of Music degree in flute performance, under the guidance of Carol Wincenc, at the Juillard School . 

Jessica Bodner - Viola prize winner in the competitions of Clear Lake Symphony Orchestra, Greater Houston Youth Orchestra, and Corpus Christi String Competition.

Bergen Carlson-Price - Principal trombone, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Jazz Ensemble . 

Edward Crafts - Engagements with Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera Coven Garden, Rome Opera, Vienna Staatsoper, Opera de Monte Carlo, Chicago Lyric Opera, Polish National Opera, Santa Fe Opera.

Julietta Curenton - Flutist at The Juilliard School; soloist with U.S. Army Band, Arlington Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra.

Emil de Cou - Music Director and Conductor of the San Francisco Ballet; guest conductor with Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, and Detroit Symphony, among others.

Carter Dewberry - Cellist with San Fernando Valley Symphony.

Lauren Elachi - Principal bass, Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra and SCSBOA Middle School Orchestra.

David Feldman - French Horn; member of Idyllwild Arts Symphonic Band and Horn Trio; member of Los Cerritos Middle School Advanced Band and Wind Quintet.

Erin Finger - Cellist; winner of Louisville Orchestra Young Artist Competition; soloist at the Aspen Music Festival and with Starling Chamber Orchestra.

Nmon Ford-Livene - Baritone, upcoming engagements with American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco Opera, Burbank Chamber Orchestra, Opera Memphis, Syracuse Opera, and Utah Opera.

Stuart Fox - Fulbright Scholar to study guitar in Spain; Fellowship at Center for the Creative and Performing Arts in New York; Current professor of Guitar at California Institute of the Arts.

Jay Good - Cellist; management positions with New York Philharmonic, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, and Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.

Elise Goodman - Violinist; performed at Aspen Music Festival, Utah Music Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival; attends Julliard School on scholarship.

Ralph Grierson - Freelance piano / keyboard player; performances with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ojai Festival, London Philharmonia Orchestra; soloist for Rhapsody in Blue in Fantasia 2000.

David Hall - Trumpet; attended Boston University Tanglewood Institute; member of Idyllwild Arts Concert Band; member of CBDA All State Honor Band, Pacific Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Greg Heffernan - Principal cellist of Stamford Young Artist's Philharmonic; Soloist with Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico; member of Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra.

Jory Herman - Bassist with Houston Youth Symphony and All State Orchestra; 1st chair Camp World Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Arieelle Hirschfeld - Principal cellist New Jersey Region I Orchestra, New Jersey All State Orchestra, and Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division Symphony Orchestra .

Kevin Kenner - Pianist, first prize in 1990 International Chopin Competition and 1990 Terence Judd Award, 3rd prize in 1990 International Tchaikovsky Competition.

Ashley Kerber - Trombonist in All-State Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, Temple University Brass Ensemble, and Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra.

Jeremy Kesselman - Oboist enrolled at Temple University ; recipient of the 2000 ASCAP Foundation / Leiber and Stoller Scholarship.

Prema Kesselman - Flutist with Haddonfield Symphony; 3rd place winner of National Flute Association International Soloist Competition.

Carissa Kim - Pianist at Aspen Music Festival; winner of Classical Instrumental Music Category of the Music Center 's 2000 Spotlight Awards.

Elizabeth Koch - Principal oboe in New York State Honors Band; member of Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra.

James Kreger - Cello faculty at The Juilliard School; Piatigorsky Award and prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition; concerto, chamber, and recital appearances around the world; recording of Mendelssohn works with YMF alum, pianist Gerald Robbins. www.jameskreger.com

Wendy Lin Duplechain - Flutist with Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Round Top Music Festival; Rice University graduate.

Paul Linnes - Basso Cantante regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Western and Northwestern auditions and the San Francisco Opera Center auditions; winner of the Bel Canto Foundation's National Opera auditions.

Jacqueline Marshall - Harpist and soloist with Southern California Young Artists Symphony.

Robert Matsuda - Violinist with Debut Orchestra; studio and freelance violinist, e.g. American Beauty, The Green Mile, Erin Brockovich; film soundtrack work and television appearances.

Lauren Mindoro - Associate concertmistress of San Diego Youth Symphony. 2nd Place ASTA.

Marilyn Neeley - Prizewinner in 1963 Van Cliburn International Competition; Emmy for complete Beethoven violin & piano sonatas; soloist with more than 100 orchestras, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, Atlanta, Baltimore, Seattle; piano faculty at the Catholic University of America.

Tyler Nelezen - Clarinetist with the UW Milwaukee Youth Wind Ensemble; studied at Interlochen Arts Academy.

Paul Neubauer - Viola soloist with New York, Los Angeles, Taipei, and Helsinki philharmonics and National, St. Louis, Detroit, and San Francisco symphonies; 1989 Avery Fisher Career Grant; Juilliard School faculty; former principal violist of New York Philharmonic.

Shawn Oshmiansky - Clarinetist with the Jr. Philharmonic Symphony, Jewish Symphony Jessica Oudin Principal violist, Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra; member of HSPVA Symphony Orchestra and Pariante String Quartet.

Justin Partridge - Principal Cellist of San Diego Youth Symphony and ISOMATA orchestra; 1st place winner of MTAC junior division.

Ronald Patterson - Concertmaster of Miami, Denver, Houston, Monte Carlo Philharmonic; Assistant Professor Rice University; presently, Ruth Sutton Waters Endowed Professor at the University of Washington School of Music.

Sean Pawling - Trombonist with Northern California High School Honor Band, CAME All State Honor Band, CBDA All State Honor Band, Northern California High School Honor Band Cal Poly Festival Wind Orchestra.

Brandie Jean Phillips - Violinist; finalist in the Austin Young Musicians Competition; runner-up in the Fort Collins Young Musicians Competitions.

Breanna Quiggins - Violinist; 1st place in Tennessee American String Teachers Competition; Member of New York String Seminar at Carnegie Hall; Presidents Award from Manhattan School of Music.

Anne Rabbat - Violinist at Indiana University ; concertmaster of National Youth Orchestra Festival; soloist with several local orchestras.

Yana Reznik - Pianist; ARTS award; soloist with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra; attended Interlochen Arts Camp and Academy; currently student at Manhattan School of Music.

Sharon Robinson - Winner of the Avery Fisher Recital Award, the Piatigorsky Memorial Award, and a Grammy nomination; soloist world-wide including the orchestras of London, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Dallas, Minnesota, Los Angeles. www.schmidtart.com

Elizabeth Rowe - Joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in September 2004 as Principal Flute.

Benjamin Shwartz - Flutist at Curtis Institute of Music; performances with Andre Previn and Anne-Sophie Mutter on tour of Europe .

Anthony Strong - Student at London 's Royal Academy of Music; winner of the Mayor's Cup for a Croydon Resident and "Musician of the Year" at the Croydon Music Festival.

Ted Sugata - Oboist; full scholarship student at the Manhattan School of Music; attended Music Academy of the West, Sarasota Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Festival.

Deanna Talens - Cellist; 1st place winner of Stulberg International Competition, Kingsville International String Competition; soloist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the Midwest Young Artists Orchestra; winner of 2000 Walgreens Concerto Competition;

Crosby Tencher - Principal tuba in Maryland All-State Orchestra; tuba player with Peabody Sinfonia Orchestra; winner of the Encore Orchestra Concerto Competition.

Jennifer Thomas - Principal Violist with the San Diego Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra; member of SDYS String Quartet; 1st place viola at ASTA;

Tom Vos - Violinist and violist with the symphonies of Riverside, Pasadena, and West Los Angeles .

Paul Wiancko - Full cello scholarship to Aspen Music Festival; runner-up in 2000 Music Center Spotlight Awards; "Sundays at Two" recitalist.

Daniel Won - Principal clarinet, Debut Orchestra. John Wrenn Percussionist, Connecticut All State High School Orchestra.

Carol Zeavin - Violinist with Mostly Mozart, Speculum Musicum, New York Chamber Symphony; elementary school teacher.