NOI+F faculty members are drawn from the finest orchestras, ensembles and teach at the country's top universities and conservatories. 

Strings

Violin

Paul Arnold
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Juliana Athayde
Concertmaster, Rochester Philharmonic
Eastman School of Music

Qing Li
Principal Second Violin, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & The Peabody Institute

Amy Oshiro
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Jennifer Ross
Principal Second (Ret.), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Audrey Wright
New York Philharmonic
Concertmaster, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra

Viola

Choong Jin Chang
Principal, The Philadelphia Orchestra & The Peabody Institute

Joan DerHovsepian
Principal, Houston Symphony
Rice University

Matthew Sinno
Associate Principal Viola, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Cello

Ilya Finkelshteyn
Principal, Cincinnati Symphony
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Maki Kubota
Houston Symphony & Texas Southern University

Hai-Ye Ni
Principal, The Philadelphia Orchestra

Ken Slowik
Artistic Director, Smithsonian Chamber Music Society

Bass

Nina DeCesare
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & The Peabody Institute

Timothy Dilenschneider
Associate Principal, Houston Symphony

Owen Lee
Principal, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra & University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Ali Yazdanfar
Principal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal & McGill University

Woodwinds

Flute

Bart Feller
Principal, New Jersey Symphony, Santa Fe Opera & Rutgers University

Aaron Goldman
Principal, National Symphony Orchestra

Christina Smith
Principal, Atlanta Symphony & Emory University

Oboe

Erik Behr
Principal, Rochester Philharmonic*

Erin Hannigan
Principal, Rice University

Nathan Hughes
Principal, Minnesota Orchestra

Marion Kuszyk
Associate Principal, Los Angeles Philharmonic & University of Southern California

Clarinet

Yehuda Gilad
Colburn School
University of Southern California

Victoria Luperi
Associate Principal & Principal E-Flat, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Lin Ma
Principal, National Symphony Orchestra

Ricardo Morales
Principal, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Temple University

Bassoon

Harrison Miller
Principal. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Frank Morelli
Co- Principal, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Emeritus), The Juilliard School (Ret.), Yale School of Music, Manhattan School of Music (Ret.), SUNY Stony Brook (Ret.) & Aaron Copland School of Music

William Short
Principal, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music & Temple University

Catherine van Handel
Assistant Principal, The Cleveland Orchestra*

 

Brass

Horn

Jay Ferree
Principal, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Freimuth
Rice University

Gregory Miller
Empire Brass & University of Maryland, College Park

Gail Williams
Chicago Symphony (Ret.), Chicago Chamber Musicians & Northwestern University

Trumpet

Barbara Butler
Rice University

Billy Ray Hunter
Principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Micah Wilkinson
Principal, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Duquesne University

Trombone

Matt Guilford
Principal Solo Bass Trombone, National Symphony Orchestra

Craig Mulcahy
Principal, National Symphony Orchestra

Sasha Romero
Principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Larry Zalkind
Eastman School of Music

Tuba

Willie Clark
United States Air Force Ceremonial Band (Ret.) & University of Maryland, College Park

David Fedderly
Principal (Ret.), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Richard Antoine White
Principal, New Mexico Philharmonic
Principal, Santa Fe Symphony
University of New Mexico

Percussion

Percussion

Edouard Beyens
Principal Percussion, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Jauvon Gilliam
Principal Timpani, National Symphony Orchestra

Eric Shin
Principal Percussion, National Symphony Orchestra
University of Maryland*

John Tafoya
Principal, National Symphony (Ret.)
Indiana University

Alana Wiesing
Principal Timpani, Tucson Symphony Orchestra*

Harp

Harp

Abigail Kent
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Composition

Composition

Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis
Fordham University

Jerod Tate

Wang Jie

Conducting

Conducting

Marin Alsop
Music Director, National Orchestral Institute + Festival
Chief Conductor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chief Conductor and Curator, Ravinia Festival
Music Director Laureate, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Hege
Music Director, Wichita Symphony Orchestra
Music Director, Binghamton Philharmonic

David Alan Miller
Music Director, Albany Symphony

Valentina Peleggi
Music Director, Richmond Symphony

John Morris Russell
Music Director, Cincinnati Pops
Music Director, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra

Library

Library

Marcia Farabee
Principal Librarian (Ret.), National Symphony Orchestra

This is a partial list. Our faculty list is subject to change.

Asterisk* denotes NOI+F alumni faculty.