Feb 23, 2016 | Alumni Spotlight
Immediately following her summer with the NRO in Keystone during the 1992 season, Elizabeth Hainen won her first position at the Kennedy Center Opera House as Principal Harp. “I know that my summer with Carl Topilow and the outstanding musicians I played with...
Feb 11, 2016 | Alumni Spotlight
An emerging young pianist, Yu “Dean” Zhang (NRO 2013 & 2014) appears in concerts across the United States and China. Praised by The Miami Harold, Zhang is recognized as “a powerful keyboard player” with a “smooth, fluid touch at the keyboard, bringing...
Feb 10, 2016 | Alumni Spotlight
After David Young attended the NRO in 2014, he was appointed Acting Second Bassoon/Contrabassoon with the Bergen Philharmonic in Norway from January through March, 2015. Following his stint in Norway, David joined “The President’s Own” United States...
Feb 9, 2016 | Alumni Spotlight
Steven K. Leonard was with the NRO in 1982, when it was called the Colorado Philharmonic and when it was located in Evergreen, CO. About his experience, he states, “My work with the Colorado Philharmonic acted as the stepping stone to my orchestral work...
Jan 28, 2016 | Alumni Spotlight
Harpist Faye Seeman (NRO 1977) is principal harpist with the Chicago Sinfonietta Orchestra, and professor of harp studies at both Wheaton College and Northern Illinois University. On her NRO experience, Faye states, “I was privileged to be a part of the National...
