Alexandra Silocea

Born in Romania with German-Russian roots, Alexandra Silocea started her musical education in Bucharest before moving to Vienna to continue her studies at the Music Academy at the age of 16 under the guidance of internationally renowned teachers: Oleg Maisenberg, Johannes Marian and Christoph Berner. She then continued her studies …

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Jerome Simas | clarinet

Jerome Simas, a member of the San Francisco Symphony and the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, is professor of clarinet, bass clarinet, and chamber music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. As a music educator, he has taught master classes at leading conservatoires and universities in the US, Canada, and …

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Singapore Symphony Orchestra | orchestra

Since its founding in 1979, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has been Singapore’s flagship orchestra, touching lives through classical music and providing the heartbeat of the cultural scene in the cosmopolitan city-state. In addition to its subscription series concerts, the orchestra is well-loved for its outdoor and community appearances, and …

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Michael Slattery

Juilliard graduate Michael Slattery has been soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall. For his UK debut in February 2005, with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London, he sang the title role in …

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Craig Smith

CRAIG SMITH (1947 – 2007) was both founder and artistic director of Emmanuel Music. For 37 years, Mr. Smith conducted a cantata of J.S. Bach each week as part of the Sunday worship service at Boston’s Emmanuel Church, where Emmanuel Music is the Ensemble-in-Residence. As artistic director, Mr. Smith presided …

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