Roberto Díaz (viola)
A violist of international reputation, Roberto Díaz holds the prestigious position of President and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music. He thereby follows in the footsteps of renowned soloist/directors such as Rudolf Serkin, Gary Graffman, Efrem Zimbalist and Josef Hofmann. As a professor of viola at Curtis and former …
IRIS Orchestra
IRIS Orchestra, now celebrating its tenth anniversary, has established itself as one of the most successful musical groups in the United States. A community of musicians whose members come together from around the country and around the globe, IRIS’s unique structure makes it a new model for the 21st-century American …
Holly Bryan (wagner tuba)
Holly Bryan is an accomplished horn player based in Vancouver. Holly enjoys a diverse performance schedule as a freelance musician and is currently acting second horn in theVancouver Symphony Orchestra. Holly is passionate about chamber music and plays in several chamber groups. In addition to live performances, she is frequently …
Valerie Whitney (wagner tuba)
Valerie Whitney serves as Assistant Professor of Horn and as Brass Area Coordinator at the University of British Columbia. She appears regularly with many of the region’s orchestras including those in Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. She presents frequent solo and chamber performances around the BC Lower Mainland area, with these …
Laurel Spencer (wagner tuba)
Laurel Spencer received her Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria, British Columbia and then obtained her Master’s in Performance at the Mannes School of Music, New York where she was a student of Philip Myers. She is the Principal Horn of the Vancouver Opera and also plays with …
