Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Staff List & Bios

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Staff List & Bios

Click on a name below to learn more about each member of the OrchKids staff.

Marin Alsop, BSO Music Director, and Founding Director, OrchKids	Dan Trahey, Director of Artistic Program Development contact	Nick Skinner, OrchKids Manager contact

Rafaela Dreisin, OrchKids Site Coordinator at New Song Academy Kassie Lord, OrchKids Site Coordinator at Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School Alma Santana, OrchKids Site Coordinator at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School Danni Schmitt, LBES Woodwind TA Derek Stults, LBES Bucket Band TA Dion Cunningham, LBES Choir Director Eli With, LBES Ensemble Director Eric Rassmussen, LBES Musicianship Instructor Evie Jeffreys, LBES Assistant Ensemble Director Hannah Pressley, LBES Cello Instructor Ian Simms, LBES Clarinet Instructor Janet Melincoff-Brown, LBES Violin Instructor Karen Seward, LBES Exploratory Instructor Kathleen Mccormac, LBES Cello TA Peter Francis, LBES Brass TA Pete Lander, LBES Brass Instructor Rachel Choe, LBES Flute Instructor Russell Kirk, LBES Woodwind TA, Wednesday-Friday Sherrie Jeffrey, LBES Program Assistant Susan Silverman, LBES Exploratory TA Lee Dix, HEMS and MAWES Musicianship Instructor Jeremy Norris, NSA Musicianship Instructor Brian Prechtl, LBES Bucket Band Instructor (BSO musician) Yoshi Horiguchi, LBES Bass Instructor

Deepest Appreciation for Extraordinary Sustaining Gifts

Robert E. Meyerhoff & Rheda Becker

Marin Alsop
BSO Music Director and OrchKids Founder

Early Education Sponsor	Official Instrument Partner

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is internationally recognized as having achieved a preeminent place among the world's most important orchestras. Acclaimed for its uncompromising pursuit of artistic excellence, the Baltimore Symphony has attracted a devoted national and international following while maintaining deep bonds throughout the Maryland community.