News & Notes

D. Wilson Ochoa, NRO Horn alumnus from 1990 (when NRO was in Keystone), is now the Principal Librarian with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. After leaving the NRO, Mr. Ochoa played professionally for 13 years with various organizations including the Memphis Symphony,...

Michael Marks, NRO 2014, joined the Arizona Opera as its principal bassist and youngest member in May of 2013 and quickly fell in love with the operatic canon and the warm and welcoming community that thrives at Arizona Opera. During intermission and after concerts,...

Luke Fitzpatrick, NRO 2012 alumnus, was recently appointed the new Principal Flute of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.  During the summer months, he also performs with the Des Moines Metro Opera orchestra. Des Moines Metro Opera is a major American Summer Opera Festival...

Mike Grittani, NRO 2014 alumnus and pictured here with Yo-Yo Ma, is entering​ his second (of two) seasons as a cellist with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training ensemble of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  The Civic Orchestra of Chicago aims to prepare young...

R. Conrad Cornelison has been working as a bassoonist with the Houston Grand Opera orchestra since 2015, and has formerly held the positions of Principal Bassoonist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra (Baton Rouge, LA) and Principal Bassoonist with the Symphony of...

Lin Ma, NRO 2013 alumnus, recently began a new job with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as assistant principal clarinet and E-flat clarinet. Previously he played as second clarinet in a one year position with the Houston Symphony. About his experience with the NRO,...

Cheonho Yoon attended NRO in 2011. Since NRO he continued his jobs at West Virginia Symphony as Sub-Principal/2nd Trumpet and Principal Trumpet at Berkeley Symphony. In July 2014, Cheonho won the audition for Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and became a full tenured...

Kevin Pearl played oboe for the National Repertory Orchestra in 2011 and is now the newly appointed assistant principal oboe with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.  After attending the NRO, Kevin spent the next four years with the New World Symphony, where he toured...